Archive: October 1, 2006 - October 7, 2006
Probing Compensation
German lawyer Jens Lorek has an out of this world strategy to pack his office with weirdos. The 41-year-old advocate is pursuing state compensation for people who claim they've been abducted by aliens.
By Emil Steiner | October 6, 2006; 9:16 AM ET | Comments (6)
Have You Seen These Boobs?
In what has to be the most sought after wanted poster in the history of wanted posters, a German plastic surgeon has given police photos of the breasts of several women who skipped out on paying for their enlargements
By Emil Steiner | October 5, 2006; 10:41 AM ET | Comments (3)
Fining Poor Speech
Next time your in Malaysia you better choose your words wisely. According to the Minister of Culture, Arts and Heritage, Rais Yatim, fines as high as 1,000 ringgit ($271) may be levied against folks who use any incorrect forms of Malay.
By Emil Steiner | October 5, 2006; 9:34 AM ET | Comments (2)
If Books Could Kill
Perhaps inspired by "Footloose" or maybe the Salem Witch Trials, Laura Mallory, of Loganville, Georgia wants local schools to expunge their libraries of Harry Potter. Though neither a literary critic nor religious scholar, the impassioned mother of four informed the Gwinnett County Board of Education Tuesday that the best selling children's books are in fact an "evil" attempt to indoctrinate children in Wicca religion.
By Emil Steiner | October 4, 2006; 4:09 PM ET | Comments (49)
Of Blackmail, Body Paint, & Politics
Talk about being caught with your pants down. West Virginia state senator Randy White (D) is considering dropping out of this November's race after a local news channel aired photos of him and at least two other guys wearing nothing but body paint
By Emil Steiner | October 4, 2006; 12:50 PM ET | Comments (1)
Fox Fixes Foley
It could have been a typo, but on Fox News's O'Reilly Factor, disgraced former congressman Mark Foley (R-FL) was labeled as a Democrat. Foley resigned last week amid allegations he sent inappropriate e-mails to male Congressional pages under the age of 18.
By Emil Steiner | October 4, 2006; 8:46 AM ET | Comments (26)
Here's To Another DWI
Susan Marshall, of Little Rock, Arkansas, arrived at traffic court drunk, Tuesday morning, for her fifth drunk driving charge in a year and third in less than a month.
By Emil Steiner | October 4, 2006; 8:28 AM ET | Comments (1)
Help Control Juvenile Crime, Have Your Parents Spayed or Neutered
On Monday, Larry Shirley, a city councilman in Charleston, South Carolina, apologized for suggesting that unfit parents should be sterilized maintaining he was just trying to "start the dialogue
By Emil Steiner | October 3, 2006; 3:52 PM ET | Comments (4)
Breast Implants Save Another Life
Who needs airbags when you've got fake breasts? On Saturday, a 24-year-old Bulgarian woman ran a red light at a busy intersection in the town of Ruse, smashing head-on into another car and survived thanks to her 40 DD enhancements.
By Emil Steiner | October 3, 2006; 11:45 AM ET | Comments (5)
Clown In City Hall?
A 42-year-old professional clown has announced he's running for mayor of Alameda, California.
By Emil Steiner | October 3, 2006; 8:44 AM ET | Email a Comment
Terrorist Puppies
In what be the worst marketing decision since "New Coke" Paula Young, director of Mount Vernon's animal shelter attempted to put 4 rat terrier pups up for adoption with a two-week, three-line ad that read, "Twin Rat Terrorists; 11 months, adorable, full of fun."
By Emil Steiner | October 3, 2006; 8:05 AM ET | Comments (2)
