Full Moon Friday?

Any bets on how quickly Lucky makes it to EBay? AP (03.18.05):

A central Indiana pet shop owner says a turtle that was the only animal to survive an October fire has developed an image of Satan's face on its shell." 'Satan' Said to Appear on Turtle's Shell

The shop owner says he sees "a goatee and a pair of pointy horns on the shell of the palm-sized red-eared slider turtle named Lucky." He also says "Lucky is healthy and its behavior hasn't changed." Not yet it hasn't, bub. AP (03.18.05):

"A woman testified that she paid a popular local musician to fly four mermaids from London to Harare to help her recover a stolen car and cash." Woman Paid Invisible 'Mermaids' Airfare

A musician? Figures. She paid $5,000 to have them flown down. Apparently, mermaids are rather ill-tempered, and are prone to wreak havoc on evildoers. The names of the mermaids were Emma, Charmaine, Sharvine, and Bella. A fifth, whose name was not disclosed but who was rumored to be an Arab mermaid, appears to not have made the flight. What WeHereAtTheOffice^™ would like to know is if the mermaids were invisible, how do you know they weren't on the flight? Paging Mr. Dobson. Former cop, already on probation for lewd conduct? Issues, people, this man has issues. AP (03.18.05):

"A former Stamford police officer has been charged with lewd conduct involving a toy banana. Arthur Bertana, 62, who had been on probation for lewd conduct more than four years ago, was arrested Saturday after police said he placed a toy banana in his pants and flashed people." Police Charge Man for Flashing With Banana

Sgt. Petrone descibed the banana as "'a yellow, plush, child's toy banana. It had a smiley face on it.'" No word as to how quickly this thing might turn up on EBay.