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- Sun Jan 13, 2008 11:16 pm
- Forum: World Events
- Topic: Weird News
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The Great Escape . . . Jan 11, 9:30 PM EST Minn. Man Finds His AWOL Wallaby CHAMPLIN, Minn. (AP) -- Dave Carlson says the police in this north-metro suburb thought he was joking when he called to report that his wallaby went AWOL. "And then they wanted to know what a wallaby was," he said. "I expla...
- Sun Jan 06, 2008 8:18 pm
- Forum: World Events
- Topic: Weird News
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Isn't death-by-tiger a good behavior modification tool? Taunting no excuse for tiger attack Published January 5 2008 Maybe the greatest fake commercial ever on "Saturday Night Live" was for a toy called "Happy Fun Ball." The gag was that, despite being a tiny ball and being marketed to children, Hap...
- Tue Dec 25, 2007 4:01 pm
- Forum: World Events
- Topic: Weird News
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They finally got that jolly old elf . . . Santa in g-string arrested on DUI charge LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Some gifts from Kris Kringle are better kept wrapped. A man in a Santa hat was arrested Sunday night for investigation of drunken driving after he was spotted outside Grauman's Chinese ...
- Sun Dec 09, 2007 11:40 pm
- Forum: World Events
- Topic: Weird News
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The Illinois State Police and the Strange Case of the Skeleton by the Highway Remains positively identified; deputy coroner believes death may have occurred 20 years ago By TESA CULLI tesa.culli@register-news.com JEFFERSON COUNTY — Jefferson County Deputy Coroner Eddie Marks has officially identif...
- Mon Dec 03, 2007 5:03 pm
- Forum: World Events
- Topic: Evel Knievel Dead - 1938-2007
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- Mon Dec 03, 2007 3:44 pm
- Forum: World Events
- Topic: Evel Knievel Dead - 1938-2007
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- Mon Dec 03, 2007 1:51 am
- Forum: World Events
- Topic: Weird News
- Replies: 1613
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Nothing says fun like unexploded ordnance! Landscapers unearth 30 WWII-era shells Sat Dec 1, 1:07 PM ET KEY WEST, Fla. - A landscaping crew about to grind a tree stump discovered 30 World War II mortar shells buried on property once owned by the Navy. A worker hit and broke one of the shells Friday,...
- Fri Nov 23, 2007 2:45 pm
- Forum: World Events
- Topic: Weird News
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When turkey goes bad . . . Holiday meal sickens workers United feast intended as good-will gesture By Megan Twohey Tribune staff reporter November 23, 2007 After years of acrimony between management and workers, United Airlines recently began offering an olive branch: elaborate meals for employees w...
- Wed Nov 21, 2007 7:43 pm
- Forum: World Events
- Topic: Weird News
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The streak is alive and well, and living in Delaware . . . Drunk, naked man causes I-95 wrecks Wed Nov 21, 11:21 AM ET BRANDYWINE HUNDRED, Del. - A naked, drunk man was arrested after he caused three accidents by running into highway traffic, police said. Two people stopped to try to help 26-year-ol...
- Mon Nov 19, 2007 10:06 pm
- Forum: World Events
- Topic: Weird News
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See, he told us not to squeeze the Charmin! `Mr. Whipple' TV Actor Dick Wilson Dies By JEFF WILSON – 2 hours ago LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dick Wilson, the actor and pitchman who played the uptight grocer begging customers "Please, don't squeeze the Charmin," died Monday. He was 91. The man famous as T...
- Sat Nov 17, 2007 10:21 am
- Forum: World Events
- Topic: Weird News
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Tesla and Edison fistfight in heaven . . . [quote] November 14, 2007, 12:53 pm Off Goes the Power Current Started by Thomas Edison By Jennifer 8. Lee Today, Con Edison will end 125 years of direct current electricity service that began when Thomas Edison opened his Pearl Street power station on Sept...
- Sun Nov 11, 2007 12:01 am
- Forum: World Events
- Topic: Weird News
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Yes, there's nothing funny about this, nothing funny at all . . . Seeing red over revolutionary toilet humor Thu Nov 8, 9:53 AM ET BEIJING (Reuters) - Beijing authorities have scolded a local Communist revolution-themed restaurant for harming national sentiment by painting a sign "liberation zone" p...
- Fri Nov 02, 2007 4:55 am
- Forum: World Events
- Topic: Weird News
- Replies: 1613
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Nov 1, 11:16 PM EDT Prank Leaves 75 Gnomes Without Homes SPRINGFIELD, Ore. (AP) -- A number of gnomes have taken sanctuary at the Springfield police station. Somebody apparently collected 75 lawn ornaments from around town and then, on the night of Oct. 17, placed them meticulously on and around th...
- Tue Oct 23, 2007 12:55 am
- Forum: World Events
- Topic: Weird News
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At least they weren't over Lake Michigan . . . Officials find bag that fell from jet near Midway By Jon Hilkevitch Tribune transportation reporter 2:27 PM CDT, October 22, 2007 Giving a new meaning to "baggage claim," authorities today recovered one of two pieces of luggage that spilled out of the c...
- Fri Oct 19, 2007 2:39 pm
- Forum: World Events
- Topic: Weird News
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Bringing the hammer down on Comcast . . . Taking a Whack Against Comcast Mona Shaw Reached Her Breaking Point, Then for Her Hammer By Neely Tucker Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, October 18, 2007; C01 Sometimes truly American virtues arise in outlaws who -- by dint of heroic but questionable ...