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April 2007 Archives


Weird World: Romeo rides hot wheels to the big house

4:24 PM Sun, Apr 29, 2007 |
Michelle Homer

Nothing says "I love you" like 26 counts of grand theft auto.

Police say that whenever a lovesick Los Angeles man wanted to visit his ladyfriend, he'd hop in a car and drive right over.

Except all Antonio Moreno's rides were of the red-hot variety.

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Weird World: Man makes a robot clone with his own hair

4:26 PM Wed, Apr 25, 2007 |
Michelle Homer

It wasn't me. It was my freakishly lifelike self-styled robot clone.

A Japanese researcher has the perfect excuse for behaving badly: a robot that looks just like him.

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Weird World: Car crash sends 'Cinderella' to the clink

2:38 PM Tue, Apr 24, 2007 |
Michelle Homer

It's just like Cinderella, if Cinderella was a nearly-naked, shoeless, bloody dude returning to the scene of a bone-headed accident.

The fairy tale began when John Glen Aguista, 43, accidentally crashed his pumpkin ... err ... van into the bathroom of a house in a land far, far away (by which we mean Holiday, Fla.), according to the Associated Press.

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Weird World: You're not a drunk, you're a health nut!

4:42 PM Sun, Apr 22, 2007 |
Michelle Homer


U.S. and Thai researchers announced last week that fruity cocktails may count as health foods, validating the life choices of Jimmy Buffet fans and beach bums across the globe in one fell swoop.

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AP Photo

Praise be to science!

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Weird World: Christie's auctions off old dead things

11:52 AM Mon, Apr 16, 2007 |
Michelle Homer

Finally, a place to buy a gift for the person in your life who has absolutely everything.

Christie's auction house in Paris -- usually a purveyor of fine art and furniture -- is hosting an auction of old dead things on Monday.

Seriously.

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AP Photo

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Weird World: Nude dude coming to a fridge near you

4:02 PM Sat, Apr 14, 2007 |
Michelle Homer

Spring has sprung. The birds are chirping, the sun is shining, and there's a random naked dude helping himself to the beverages in your fridge.

Err ... at least that's the case for one Florida woman.

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Weird World: How to make roasted Russell...

11:45 AM Wed, Apr 11, 2007 |
Michelle Homer

A West Virginia man says he knows what's going to happen to him when he kicks the bucket. That's because he comes with detailed instructions.

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