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Related: About this forum(Guess) man calls 911 to report that his wife was a spider
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William Rutger, a 61-year-old Tarpon Springs resident, first called 911 around 1:30 AM Tuesday and told a police operator that his spouse was an arachnid. Rutger added that he wanted her involuntarily admitted for a mental examination per the states Baker Act.
Rutger, seen at right, was slurring his words and appeared intoxicated, according to a responding patrolman. Officer Jacob Miller explained to Rutger--who was not expressing coherent thoughts--that the 911 system was for emergencies only. Miller did not arrest Rutger.
Shortly after 3 AM, when Rutger again dialed 911 to say that his wife was a black widow spider, Miller returned to Rutgers residence and placed him in handcuffs.
Rutger is a retired lawyer and the author of The Alcoholics Guide to Adventure, a 2009 autobiography that is described on Amazon as a lighthearted jaunt into the sublime world of drunken decadence. (1 page)
Rutger, seen at right, was slurring his words and appeared intoxicated, according to a responding patrolman. Officer Jacob Miller explained to Rutger--who was not expressing coherent thoughts--that the 911 system was for emergencies only. Miller did not arrest Rutger.
Shortly after 3 AM, when Rutger again dialed 911 to say that his wife was a black widow spider, Miller returned to Rutgers residence and placed him in handcuffs.
Rutger is a retired lawyer and the author of The Alcoholics Guide to Adventure, a 2009 autobiography that is described on Amazon as a lighthearted jaunt into the sublime world of drunken decadence. (1 page)
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(Guess) man calls 911 to report that his wife was a spider (Original Post)
47of74
Jan 2018
OP
Of course this one deserves at least one rec. truly weird...thanks for posting...
Stuart G
Jan 2018
#3
I see we thought of the same thing at the same exact minute . DUers in sync GMTA
lunasun
Jan 2018
#9
FreepFryer
(7,077 posts)1. Mrs. Rutger, meet Mr. Kafka (n/t)
PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)2. ...
Stuart G
(38,439 posts)3. Of course this one deserves at least one rec. truly weird...thanks for posting...
PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,873 posts)4. Hmmm. I am capable of saying many unkind things about my ex,
but I'd never call him a spider.
htuttle
(23,738 posts)5. He was probably sniffing too much bug powder
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lunasun
(21,646 posts)6. Like the start of a Burroughs novel or something ..
htuttle
(23,738 posts)7. lol, exactly
lunasun
(21,646 posts)9. I see we thought of the same thing at the same exact minute . DUers in sync GMTA
thbobby
(1,474 posts)8. Thanks!
Needed a good belly laugh today.
Also, I like your signature line. Reminds me of an image I saw on acidcow.com last year. A sign said "Please do not hit each other with the dildos. Seriously". I suppose it was at a porn shop, but could not tell.
But being able to laugh occasionally when always angry at the news is priceless. And healthy.
eppur_se_muova
(36,280 posts)10. Doing research for a sequel ? nt