The news is way too normal today — if there’s anything really absurd going on, we don’t seem to know about it.  So, instead of filling the blog with second-rate stuff, I’m dipping into my list of the top 25 Oddly Enough stories in the history of the world, and repeating a classic:

Imagine His Surprise  

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian police are looking for a phony sorcerer who conned a man into believing he was invisible and could rob banks, the Jam-e Jam newspaper said.

Customers at a Tehran bank quickly overpowered the deluded robber after he started snatching banknotes from their hands. 

Appearing in court, the repentant thief said he paid five million rials ($625) to a man who gave him some spells and told him to tie them to his arm to become invisible.
I made a mistake. I understand now what a big trick was played on me, the would-be bank robber was reported as telling the judge.