View Full Version : News of the Weird. I think I'm going to consolidate all of my "news of the weird" posts into a single thread, along the lines of the "Backroom Video" and suchlike. I see way too many odd stories that I want to post, and I don't want to be accused of cluttering up the forum.
Just an idea, anyway. Huzzah for elfectomies: Accused knicker nicker says he was in bad elf Wednesday, March 7, A man accused of robbing a Belfast lingerie shop at knifepoint has fallen back on a time honoured defence — namely, his claim that he believed he was a female elf at the time. Belfast Crown Court was told by the prosecution that year-old Robert Boyd from Broadlands, Carrickfergus had held up the shop, Orchid, while disguised in a wig, hat and sunglasses.
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He allegedly made off with bras, knickers, stockings and suspender belts. However, Boyd's defence maintain that at the time, Boyd believed that he was a elf, having been playing the cyberpunk role-playing game Shadowrun.
More specifically, he believed that he was a female shaman meaning a natural magic user elf named Beho, and that he thought he was armed with a samurai sword. Boyd admits that he may have 'blurred reality and fantasy'. He also claims that he can not remember the details of the incident. While Boyd maintains that he is innocent of the crime, he admits that he can't be sure that the metahuman Beho did not plan to rob the store. I think this is a great idea for a thread - though it might mean we loose out on some entertaining threads about odd incidents.
Can't hurt to try. Mind if I occasionally post a crazy story or two? I love the one about the elf by the way, and I can't wait to see how it turns out. Gotta move fast with News of the Weird. Prosecutor Ingrid Rosenquist said Phillip C. Holliday Jr. He told officers at the scene that a unicorn was driving, she said.
