Thief emails to apologise for stealing laptop

A Twitter user, Zweli_Thixo shared an email he received from a thief who had stolen the laptop. Along with the screenshot, the caption read, “They stole my laptop last night and they sent me an email using my email, I have mixed emotions now.”

The email sent by the thief read, “Bro Howzit, I know I stole your laptop yesterday. I needed the money as I have been struggling to make ends meet. I see that you were busy with a research proposal, I have attached it and if (there) are any other files that you need please alert me before Monday 12.00 since I have found a customer. Once again I am sorry.” The subject line was, “Sorry for the laptop.”

Man pays in coins to buy bike

A small businessman from Assam’s Karimganj district bought a bike by paying for it with a sack of coins he had been saving for years. Suranjan Roy went to the showroom near his house and expressed his desire to buy his dream bike.

“After seeing the bike, the man told us that he had the money in coins and he wants to buy the bike by depositing the amount as a down payment,” staff at the showroom said.

“At first, we were shocked at seeing the sack of coins, but later we discussed with our owner and decided to deliver the bike to the man,” they added.

World’s largest jack-o’-lantern

A Minnesota gardener’s 2,560 pound pumpkin, the largest in US history, is being carved into the world’s largest jack-o’-lantern.

The pumpkin, dubbed Maverick in honour of Tom Cruise’s character from the Top Gun films, broke the US record for pumpkin size when it recently won the World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay, Calif.

Travis Gienger, who grew the massive pumpkin, brought Maverick back to his home in Anoka, and the gargantuan gourd is being carved it in an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for largest jack-o’-lantern.

A foodie heaven for pups in San Francisco

San Francisco is a foodie heaven with plenty of Michelin-starred restaurants. And San Franciscans love dogs. So an entrepreneur combined the two passions, creating what’s believed to be the first restaurant exclusively for man’s best friend.

Dogue, which rhymes with vogue, opened in the city’s trendy Mission District. For $75 dollars per pup, doggie diners get a multiple-course “bone appetite” meal featuring dishes like chicken skin waffles and fillet mignon steak tartare with quail egg. It also includes a mimosa and a baked treat for the pup’s human.

Rahmi Massarweh, a dog owner and classically trained chef, left his stressful job running a fine dining restaurant to focus on his new canine cafe.

Some critics expressed online outrage over the price, pointing out income inequality and homelessness in the city. But Massarweh receives overwhelming support from his customers, who appreciate having a place to pamper their pups.

Published in Dawn, Young World, November 5th, 2022