Archive: October 21, 2007 - October 27, 2007
This Week In Offbeat Crime
Tommy Vercetti they ain't. (Rockstar Games) It's Friday again, time to look back on another fabulous week in OFF/beat crime! Here are your nominees for this week's Stupidest Criminal Award: * The front-runners, thus far, are a pair of feckless Swedish bank robbers who proved that even in crime, "reading is fundamental." According to reports out of Ankarsrum, the dynamic duo failed to read a sign outside the the Tjustbygdens Sparbank, stating that there was "no cash on the premises." Toting a handgun and a crowbar, they refused to believe staff who insisted it was a "cashless bank" and scoured the premises. Coming up empty-handed they then attempted to rob a nearby grocery store but were foiled by a clerk who locked the door and refused to let them in. Bank manager Mats Hasselqvist summarized the situation well by saying: "You would think that robbers would do some research...
By Emil Steiner | October 26, 2007; 5:42 AM ET | Comments (1)
Thursday Breakfast Bender
From the world's coolest bar to France's national lazing around day, here is your morning dose of offbeat news.
By Emil Steiner | October 25, 2007; 5:20 AM ET | Comments (2)
Aussie MP Kevin Rudd Waxes Disgusting
Is a man with so little savvy for the cameras surrounding him fit to hold his nation's highest office?
By Emil Steiner | October 24, 2007; 10:27 AM ET | Comments (42)
Wednesday Breakfast Bender
From drunk elephants to fat spouses, here is your morning dose of offbeat news.
By Emil Steiner | October 24, 2007; 5:00 AM ET | Comments (1)
Second-Grader Kyle Walker Suspended For Drawing a Gun
The story of a seven-year-old who got suspended for drawing a gun (on a sheet of paper).
By Emil Steiner | October 23, 2007; 10:30 AM ET | Comments (71)
Tuesday Breakfast Bender
From Harry Potter-related injuries to a $1.3 million bra, here is your morning dose of offbeat news.†
By Emil Steiner | October 23, 2007; 5:00 AM ET | Comments (2)
Myanmar's Panty Protest, Rome's Reddest Fountain
The return of absurd protests, demonstrations and political gestures.
By Emil Steiner | October 22, 2007; 11:00 AM ET | Comments (4)
Monday Breakfast Bender
From a 'Vomit Walk' in Iowa City to butlering at gunpoint, here is your morning dose of offbeat news.
By Emil Steiner | October 22, 2007; 6:00 AM ET | Email a Comment
