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Shoelace News Stories
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Robbing Crew Steals Thousands from Victims
(Fox 5 News, Atlanta USA, 18-Jun-2008)
"The man says he woke up in a room with about twenty other victims, who had also been beaten and tied up with shoe
laces."
http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail ...
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Tangled shoelace leads to a collision
(The Times-Tribune, USA, 24-May-2008)
"Three cars collided and a man sustained minor injuries when a driver’s shoelace got caught on a gas pedal Friday
evening."
http://www.thetimes-tribune.com/site/news.cfm ...
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Bandits Use Shoe Laces In Robbery
(Local 6 News, Orlando USA, 13-Apr-2008)
"Several armed men pistol-whipped a clerk and a customer during a robbery of a cell phone store that involved the
men using shoe laces they brought to the crime, police said."
http://www.local6.com/news/15870406/detail.html
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Meet Mr. and Miss Bowling Bowling
(Detroit Free Press, USA, 11-Apr-2008)
"Just before the biggest shot of his high school bowling season, Chad Skinner looked down and noticed his shoelace
was untied."
"With the Division 2 state title on the line at Sunnybrook Lanes in Sterling Heights he calmly took 30 seconds to
tie his shoelace, approached the lane and threw a strike to finish with a 221 game and gave Pinconning a nine-pin
victory and the crown."
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article ...
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Dad delivers his own daughter in a van
(Chippewa Valley News, USA, 04-Apr-2008)
"At one point, he asked a doctor there if they had anything he could use as a makeshift shoelace. The doctor handed
him something, and Jason laced up the loose shoe."
"It turned out to be umbilical cord tape - the stuff doctors use in the delivery room to tie off the cord."
http://www.chippewa.com/articles/2008/04/05/news/732l.txt
Ian's Comment:
I love the irony of Jason using his shoelaces to tie off the umbilical cord, then being given umbilical cord tape
to tie up his shoes!
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Bekele a shoo-in for title of best over cross country
(The Independent, UK, 31-Mar-2008)
"The world and Olympic 10,000m champion lost nearly 25 metres as he bent to untie the laces on his shoe and do
them back up again."
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/athletics/ ...
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Andy's High Regard For Doctors
(60 Minutes, CBS News, USA, 23-Mar-2008)
"He did not know how to tie his shoelaces. His laces always ended up with the loops parallel to the shoe instead of
with the bow across. This is a doctor who knows how to do the most sophisticated things with the organs inside a
human body but can't tie his shoelaces?"
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/03/20/60minutes/ ...
Ian's Comment:
This sounds like a "Granny Knot", the solution to which can be found on my
Crooked Shoelaces page.
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25 years jail for escaped drug dealer
(ABC News, Australia, 04-Mar-2008)
"Lau was once dubbed the shoelace escapee because when he fled the state authorities claimed he used a shoelace to
manipulate a lock on a door."
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/03/04/2179885.htm
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Bayern keepers hit by illness, shoelaces
(Guardian Unlimited, UK, (via Reuters), 13-Feb-2008)
" 'A couple of days ago Michael hurt his back while tying his shoes,' coach Ottmar Hitzfeld told reporters with the
Bayern team. 'I'm confident he'll be able to play, though. In an emergency we'll find someone to tie his laces for
him.' "
http://football.guardian.co.uk/breakingnews/feedstory/ ...
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Police: Woman Tied to Bed for 12 Hours
(ABC 7 News, Virginia USA, 18-Jan-2008)
"Police say Somerville dragged her to a bedroom and tied her to a bed with shoe laces for nearly 12 hours."
http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/0108/488831.html
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Motoring News
(Daily Record, Scotland UK, 18-Jan-2008)
"The survey, which questioned nearly 800 UK drivers, found that more than one in seven drivers have asked the
passenger to hold the steering wheel while they tie a shoelace or check a map."
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/lifestyle/car-reviews/car-guide/ ...
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'Shoe tree' toppled
(Union Tribune, San Diego CA USA, 09-Jan-2008)
"All of the shoes were gone, but there were two pairs of laces - one turquoise, the other white - strung around the
branch. And what looked like a black handkerchief was actually a pair of Victoria Secret panties."
" 'Somehow that's appropriate,' a nearby golfer remarked."
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20080109-9999-1m9tree.html
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This ref rules the game
(The Chronicle Herald, Halifax NS Canada, 29-Nov-2007)
" 'Here's the story that stands out to me,' said Donnie Ehler of Basketball Nova Scotia. 'The refs tell him not to
blow his whistle. Well, he blew the whistle and they said, "Phil, don't blow the whistle," but he said, "Somebody's
shoelace is undone." Sure enough, some kid's shoelace was undone and he was the only person in the gym that heard
it. He hears things that nobody else can.' "
http://thechronicleherald.ca/
(Link to original story now dead)
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Smashed vases go back on display
(BBC News, UK, 09-Nov-2007)
"Before they were smashed, the vases had been on display for 60 years in a window recess on the staircase of the
museum."
"They were smashed into hundreds of pieces when Mr Flynn tripped over his shoelace."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/cambridgeshire/7087084.stm
Ian's Comment:
See also the original story at the bottom of this page.
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Clinton told to "tie her shoe"
(The Messenger, Fort Dodge IA USA, 10-Oct-2007)
" 'We've been at this, in Iowa especially, a year,' said the man, adding, 'And lastly, would you tie your shoe so
you don’t trip over it?' "
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"Then, proving that even a candidate seeking the highest office in the United States can take a bit of friendly
advice, she sat down and tied her shoelace. The audience loved it."
http://www.messengernews.net/page/content.detail/id/500049.html
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Investigation determines shooting was self-inflicted
(The News Courier, Alabama USA, 03-Oct-2007)
"He took their child’s shoelace and tied her hands behind her back and dragged her into the bedroom."
http://www.enewscourier.com/local/local_story_276222445.html
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Mahaica taxi-driver hijacked - car stolen
(Stabroek News, Georgetown, Guyana, South America, 30-Sep-2007)
"In the vicinity of Mosquito Hall, one of the men wrapped a shoelace around Muir's neck and began choking him,
forcing him to stop the vehicle."
http://www.stabroeknews.com/index.pl/article_general_news?id=56530041
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Police: Student Arrested After Bringing Nooses To School
(NBC 5 News, Chicago IL USA, 28-Sep-2007)
" 'He had a confederate flag and noose in his car on his rearview mirror fashioned out of a shoelace,' said Dep.
Kevin Woodside."
http://www.nbc5.com/news/14226327/detail.html
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Probe into Portland man's death reaches conclusion
(The Star Press, Muncie IN USA, 30-Sep-2007)
"Police say they have wrapped up their investigation of the death of Paul E. Frisch, 37, Portland, whose body was
found floating in a quarry east of Ridgeville on Aug. 6 with a rock tied to his boot with a shoelace."
http://www.thestarpress.com/
(Link to original story now dead)
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Police release more details in accidental shooting
(Capital News 9, Albany NY USA, 12-Sep-2007)
"The officers tied him up with shoelace because they didn't carry handcuffs into the field either. O'Reilly escaped
the shoelace restraints and ran away before being caught."
http://www.capitalnews9.com/content/top_stories/default.asp ...
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Family Suing After Son Drowns
(KNDO/KNDU News, Washington USA, Aug-2007)
"Loch was sliding through a culvert with friends in the Beer Falls area off Clearwater in Kennewick last October
when his shoelace got caught and held him under the water and he drown." [sic]
http://www.kndo.com/Global/story.asp?S=6970154&nav=menu484_2_9
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Woman charged with choking man with shoelace
(Daily Tribune, USA, 17-Aug-2007)
"A 31-year-old Ferndale woman was charged Thursday with assault with the intent to murder after she allegedly tried
choking an 82-year-old man with a shoestring."
http://www.dailytribune.com/stories/081707/loc_choke001.shtml
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Davis' 7 home runs help secure youth baseball World Series victory
(Dailynews, Santa Clarita USA, 06-Aug-2007)
"When Devin Davis' shoelace got caught in his spokes causing a fall that fractured his arm in three places, the
competitive young baseball player thought he was out for the season."
"But six screws and a metal plate couldn't hold back the spunky 10-year-old."
http://www.dailynews.com/
(Link to original story now dead)
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New Glover Work Falls Short
(SFGate.com, via Associated Press, 26-Jun-2007)
"They shook their left hands like maracas as their left feet pounded into the boards, and eased off as Glover
shifted the energy to the extreme by performing a running tap for so long and with such intensity that a shoelace
came undone on one foot."
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi ...
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Diana's wolf whistle to Simon
(The Sun, UK, 26-Jun-2007)
"I jumped off a running machine because my shoelace was undone".
"She wolf-whistled at me across the room and yelled like a brickie, 'Nice legs! I'd recognise that bum anywhere!' "
http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2007290258,00.html
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Boy, 12, shot with fireworks
(Toronto Sun, USA, 19-May-2007)
"But the boy tripped over his shoelace and tried to hide behind a car."
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"As he took cover, he was hit in the back by a rocket fired under the car."
http://torontosun.com/News/2007/05/19/4193430.html
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Surveillance video released of hit and run that killed young girl
(KGET, USA, 04-May-2007)
"The video shows Erica Paulina Guerra stopping for a moment to tie her shoelace before she ran to catch up with her
mother, Laura Guerra."
http://www.kget.com/news/local/story.aspx ...
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Drummer Bobby Jarzombek Breaks Wrist, Is Forced To Sit Out PainMuseum Festival Gig
(BlabberMouth, 23-Apr-2007)
"Just one of those things - I was re-arranging my rehearsal studio in Hollywood when my shoelace got caught in the
'U' part of a guitar stand (the part that the neck sits into) that was laying on the floor."
http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx ...
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Man admits killing lover with shoelace
(ABC, Australia, 18-Apr-2007)
"The jury had heard Fraser strangled Mr Moore with a shoelace then covered the body in clothes and bedsheets."
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200704/s1900791.htm
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Miami Woman Gives Birth To Son In Minivan
(NBC6, USA, 05-Apr-2007)
"He needed something to tie the cord with," dispatcher Jasmine Fernandez said. "In a moment like that we need
anything we can get so I said, 'Ask for a shoelace.' He asked, 'A specific shoelace?' I said, 'No, any shoe.'
He grabbed the shoelace, tied the cord and waited for fire rescue."
http://www.nbc6.net/news/11533109/detail.html
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Man stops car to deliver his baby
(The Free Lance-Star, USA, 05-Jan-2007)
"He laid the baby across Buccino's chest and used a brown shoelace from his Skechers sneakers to pinch off the
umbilical cord."
http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2007/052007/05012007/280307
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Shoelace costs museum dear as vases are shattered
(The Guardian, UK, 31-Jan-2006)
"According to witnesses, an unfortunate visitor tripped over his shoelace and fell on to three Qing dynasty vases,
shattering them."
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"The man kept pointing to his shoelace, saying, 'There it is; that's the culprit.' "
http://arts.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,1698619,00.html
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Shoelaces are common, useful items. Here's some links to recent news stories, where you'll discover some of the
good and bad, happy and sad events either caused by or involving shoelaces.
