Archive | October, 2008

Cheetahs on a Plane: Animal gets loose in cargo hold

Cheetahs on a Plane: Animal gets loose in cargo hold

Posted on 31 October 2008

A Delta baggage worker got a bit of a fright before Halloween when she opened a jetliner’s cargo door and found a cheetah running loose amid the luggage.

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Hanging Dummy Causes Panic in China

Hanging Dummy Causes Panic in China

Posted on 28 October 2008

An ad billboard has caused outrage in a Chinese city by featuring what appears to be a man hanging from a rope.

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Leopard Man Moves Into Retirement Home

Leopard Man Moves Into Retirement Home

Posted on 28 October 2008

The infamous Leopard Man of Skye, Scotland has given up his remote hermit lifestyle to live in a retirement home.

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World’s Biggest Beach Ball Drops in Dallas

World’s Biggest Beach Ball Drops in Dallas

Posted on 28 October 2008

The world’s biggest beach ball was dropped on Elm Street in Dallas on Sunday. The ball was accepted into the Guinness Book of World Records.

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Japanese Team Finds ‘Yeti Footprints’ in Nepal

Japanese Team Finds ‘Yeti Footprints’ in Nepal

Posted on 20 October 2008

A team of Japanese adventurers say they have discovered footprints they believe were made by the legendary yeti said to roam the Himalayan regions of Nepal and Tibet.

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Man Sues God, Unsuccessfully

Man Sues God, Unsuccessfully

Posted on 16 October 2008

A judge has thrown out a Nebraska legislator’s lawsuit against God, saying the Almighty wasn’t properly served due to his unlisted home address.

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Mutant Flesh Eating Fish is Hunting Humans

Mutant Flesh Eating Fish is Hunting Humans

Posted on 16 October 2008

SCIENTISTS have claimed a fearsome mutant fish has begun actively hunting people – after gorging itself on human corpses which have been dumped in rivers.

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Boom Economy Memorial Installed Outside London Bank

Boom Economy Memorial Installed Outside London Bank

Posted on 15 October 2008

Street artist K-Guy put up this touching tribute for the economic good times, called “In Loving Memory of The Boom Economy.” It’s outside the Bank of England, Threadneedle Street, Central London.

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Soccer Mom Carries Pistol at Child’s Games

Soccer Mom Carries Pistol at Child’s Games

Posted on 15 October 2008

A mother who angered fellow parents when she wore a holstered pistol at her 5-year-old daughter’s soccer game got her concealed weapons permit back yesterday after a judge overruled a sheriff’s decision to revoke it.

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Man Tries to Pay For Fast Food with Pot

Man Tries to Pay For Fast Food with Pot

Posted on 15 October 2008

A McDonald’s cashier called 911 after a Vero Beach drive-thru customer offered to pay for his meal with marijuana.

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Woman changes name to URL to protest dissections

Woman changes name to URL to protest dissections

Posted on 14 October 2008

A woman whose driver’s license now reads Dissection.com, Cutout — wanted to do something to protest animal dissections in schools.

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Man Pays To Fill Strangers’ Gas Tanks

Man Pays To Fill Strangers’ Gas Tanks

Posted on 14 October 2008

A man surprises strangers at a gas station, offering to pay their tab if they “Pay It Forward.”

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Airport Luggage Checker Swipes Electronics to Sell on eBay

Airport Luggage Checker Swipes Electronics to Sell on eBay

Posted on 13 October 2008

A TSA Luggage screener has been charged with the theft of hundreds of passenger’s electronics – items that he later tried to sell on eBay.

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Top 10 TV News Mishaps – Part 2

Top 10 TV News Mishaps – Part 2

Posted on 13 October 2008

More video of TV News Mishaps…

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Sarah Palin Inspires Sex Doll and Porn Flick

Sarah Palin Inspires Sex Doll and Porn Flick

Posted on 12 October 2008

Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin has inspired America in more ways than expected. A blow up sex doll and x-rated porn movie are the latest of those inspirations.

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Highway Patrol Cop Gets a Surprise

Posted on 11 October 2008

For this Road Cop it was another day, another speeding ticket…..until……WAIT FOR IT!!!

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Man Tracks Cat with GPS Device

Man Tracks Cat with GPS Device

Posted on 09 October 2008

A German man has re-purposed a GPS tracking device to follow the neighborhood wanderings of his cat, Mr Lee. The device called CatTrack is also offered for sale online.

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History Suggests: ‘Don’t Take Doctor’s Advice’

History Suggests: ‘Don’t Take Doctor’s Advice’

Posted on 09 October 2008

An exhibition of tobacco advertisements shows how tobacco companies used doctor’s endorsements to reassure the public of the safety of their products.

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Highway to Hell Popular at Funerals

Highway to Hell Popular at Funerals

Posted on 08 October 2008

AC/DC’s Highway to Hell is one of the most requested funeral tunes in Australia.

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Couple Beaten to Death in Bizarre Stop-smoking Ritual

Couple Beaten to Death in Bizarre Stop-smoking Ritual

Posted on 08 October 2008

A Malaysian couple have been beaten to death by four close family members in a ritual intended to help one of them stop smoking.

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