Archive: February 24, 2008 - March 1, 2008
This Week In OFF/beat Crime
The weekly roundup of stupid crimes and the people accused of committing them.
By Emil Steiner | February 29, 2008; 8:00 AM ET | Comments (1)
Guinness Lobbies for St. Patrick's Day Holiday
Should the celebration of Ireland's patron saint be a national holiday?
By Emil Steiner | February 28, 2008; 10:15 AM ET | Comments (18)
Thursday Breakfast Bender
From playing dead to pick up women to a kindergarten student suspended for his haircut, here is your morning dose of offbeat news.
By Emil Steiner | February 28, 2008; 6:00 AM ET | Email a Comment
BBC Reporter Smokes Marijuana to Enhance Story
Would this column be better if I wrote it under the influence of drugs? Vote now -- and depending on the results, I'll check with my editor.
By Emil Steiner | February 27, 2008; 10:30 AM ET | Comments (77)
Wednesday Breakfast Bender
From an elephant hunt to a monkey wedding, here is your morning dose of offbeat news.
By Emil Steiner | February 27, 2008; 6:15 AM ET | Email a Comment
Fouad Mourtada Gets Three Years for Phony Facebook Page
The story of a Moroccan man's imprisonment, and subsequent international outrage, over a Facebook tribute page.
By Emil Steiner | February 26, 2008; 10:00 AM ET | Comments (22)
Tuesday Breakfast Bender
From shoes for Germany's police dogs to a trade school teaching students to grow pot, here is your morning dose of offbeat news.
By Emil Steiner | February 26, 2008; 7:00 AM ET | Comments (2)
Monday Breakfast Bender
From the fattest cheerleaders in baseball to the world's largest hamburger, here is your morning dose of offbeat news.
By Emil Steiner | February 25, 2008; 6:30 AM ET | Email a Comment
