Archive for the 'Weird News' Category

Plumbing Companies Fight Over Number, ‘867-5309′

Saturday, May 19th, 2007

Over two decades ago one-hit wonder band, Tommy Tutone made the hit song ‘867-5309,’ which was sung everywhere about a girl named Jenny. And it is still talked about, at least with plumbers that is. Two plumbing companies took their argument to court, complaining that one had rights of the number first before the other. […]

Man Charged For Putting Dog Poop in Envelope

Saturday, May 19th, 2007

A 22 year-old man were charged with misdemeanor May 11th after sending dog feces to the Austin Police Department. It all started on April 18th when the man seen a ticket placed on his parked car in front of his house. Though he decided to make a payment, he placed dog feces in the mail; […]

Restroom Sign Send Mix Messages

Friday, May 18th, 2007

A Florida Irish Pub finds it hilarious to switch gender signs for 10 years. But the jokes on them after a man filed a complaint for the sign to be taken down. It started when an incident occurred in the ‘women’s room’, after the man 15-year-old daughter spotted a guy in the restroom, the father […]

Teachers Stage a Fake Shooting as a Joke?

Monday, May 14th, 2007

Yes, you read it correctly. Teachers at a Murfreesboro elementary school in Nashville, along with an assistant principle, decided to play a prank on their unsuspecting students. Of course water balloons or marker fights just weren’t enough for these teachers. They went full tilt with an all out staged shooting.It was on the last night […]

Intruder Breaks Into Jail Cell, Let Himself Out

Monday, May 14th, 2007

A New Zealand man wanted to experience what it is like to lock oneself into jail and how to break out. Saturday night, the unknown man went into a deserted police station in Matamata, which he assumed was not occupied and decided to get inside cell, not knowing there was an automatic shut in door.
The […]

No Pizza On Death Row

Saturday, May 12th, 2007

A man convicted of murder and put to death in Tennessee was denied his final meal request this week.
When Phillip Workman was asked what he wanted for his final meal, he requested that, in lieu of the traditional final meal, a vegetarian pizza be made and delivered to the homeless . Prison official refused to […]

Man Stolen 26 Cars To See Girlfriend

Thursday, May 3rd, 2007

A person in love does whatever they can to see their significant other-even if it means stealing dozens of cars to visit their girlfriend. Antonio Moreno of Los Angeles stole 26 cars to see his girlfriend, police says, as he takes a random car drive over to the girlfriend’s house.
Moreno, 31, were arrested close to […]

Teacher Sprinkles Urine on Students

Monday, April 30th, 2007

Actually, it wasn’t the teacher’s pee. That would be uncivilized. Everyone knows that the proper thing to do is use cow urine. At least everyone in Mumbai, India does anyway.Why the sprinkle of the tinkle you ask? When a new teacher took over the post from a lower-caste instructor he requested that a colleague purify […]

Man Takes Ass to Court. Really!

Thursday, April 26th, 2007

What do you do if someone accuses your donkey of being to loud? You drag your ass into court, or at least that’s what Gregory Shamoun, a local attorney of Dallas, Texas, did. After a neighbor accused his donkey Buddy of braying loudly day and night and leaving manure piles all over the place, Gregory […]

Man’s Missing Shoe Fits Perfectly After Collision

Tuesday, April 24th, 2007

If authorities only can find a suspect based on their shoe size, things can be much easier. At least for
Florida highway troopers, that is. John Glen Aquista, 43, of St. Petersburg, Florida ran his van into a couple’s home in suburban Holiday. The homeowners, Sandy McCombie and Michael Toth watched the driver running away from […]