Friday Snippets and Soundbites

We're back at work after a long holiday weekend last week and "Snippets and Soundbites" is sure to help you get this weekend started off right! And if today's blast of some of the weirder stories in the news isn't enough for you, be sure to check out page 38 of this month's (and every month's) ec for more!

Ready? Let's get your Friday started off right!

It's not official until it's on Facebook.
Last month, Dana Hanna married Tracy Page. Noteworthy only if you know them, right? Well, the couple and their wedding gained media attention when the groom, Dana, updated his relationship status and tweeted about the wedding on Facebook and Twitter, respectively, during the ceremony. After the couple had taken their vows, Dana reached into his pocket for his phone just as the minister was about to pronounce them man and wife. The minister announced that Dana was updating his status and continued the ceremony after Dana was finished. Tracy didn't know about Dana's plan to do this during the ceremony, but joined in with Dana when he also produced her phone from his pocket. Dana had talked the stunt over with the minister before the ceremony. A video of the couple's nuptials and Dana's joke has been viewed more than 350,000 times. Tell us what you think about Dana's antics in the comments. You can read more about the media frenzy surrounding the event here. And watch the video here.

You shouldn't steal. Especially from police officers.
An Ohio man is in even bigger trouble after he tried to steal candy bars . . . from the police. The man and his girlfriend had been arrested by police in the city of Middletown, Ohio, on disorderly conduct charges the night before. The next morning, the police released them, and the couple began asking passersby to borrow a cell phone. Noticing this, a police officer invited them to use the station phone, which they did. But when the couple left, an officer noticed a police-issue hat under the man's own cap. Upon searching him, they found two candy bars he'd stolen from officer's desks and two used syringes. He was arrested again on theft charges. Learn more about this odd story here.

Going to the monkeys.
In South Africa, people do have a rather high crime rate to worry about, particularly when they visit popular holiday destinations. But now, they have even more to worry about since baboons in the heavily tourist-oriented coastal areas have learned how to open car doors and jump through windows in search of sandwiches and other treats. Last week, a troupe of 49 baboons raided four cars outside of Simon's Town, a coastal city. When people stopped to watch the raid, the baboons attacked their cars, too. Officials said they spent most of the day rescuing tourists from the raids. Baboons are protected under South African law, but the current state of affairs has caused some tension between the law and citizens. Want to hear more? Go here.