Weekly Weird News -- Randy Cassingham's This is True

"How did he get so popular so fast?
Well, for one thing, he writes funny stuff." —New York Times

This is True is a weekly e-mail newsletter by Colorado humorist Randy Cassingham. True reports on bizarre-but-true news items from legitimate newspapers from around the world (never "tabloids"). Each story ends with commentary by Randy -- a tagline which is humorous, ironic or opinionated. Sign up for stories of human weirdness sent to you each week by e-mail for free in the box below.

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A man sued his doctor because he survived his cancer longer than the doctor predicted.
Two robbers were in the process of their crime when one changed his mind and arrested the other.
A woman had her husband's ashes made into an egg timer when he died so he could still "help" in the kitchen.
Only 68 of 200 Anglican priests polled could name all Ten Commandments, but half said they believed in space aliens.

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