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June 2008 Archives


A long lost class ring finds its way home

10:16 AM Mon, Jun 30, 2008 |

You have to believe that Jan Pedersen had given up all hope of ever seeing her class ring again... if she even remembers it at all. Afterall, she lost the thing more than fifty years ago in Lake Michigan ... but, the strangest thing happened...

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Motorist torches BMW over high gas prices

9:57 AM Mon, Jun 30, 2008 |

High gas prices has everyone on edge anymore... but for one guy it was a little more than he could stand. So he decided to make a statement - protesting the soaring prices by torching his BMW.

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Boy gets restaining order against the mayor

4:04 PM Thu, Jun 26, 2008 |

What could a 15-year-old kid do that could possibly make the mayor completely lose his cool? I mean - so freaked out that the court has stepped in and the boy's dad is talking about seeking assault charges.

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Dumb - naked - crook

11:59 AM Wed, Jun 25, 2008 |

It is hard to believe how there seems to be a "dumb crook" story every single day. Today, it is a new twist ... not only do we have dumb crooks ... we have a story about a dumb, naked crook!

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School loses its bison

11:55 AM Wed, Jun 25, 2008 |

The headline is enough to make you go, "huh?" But it gets even weirder than that. How many schools do you know of that have bison to lose... what is really freaky is what this school was planning on doing with the big animals.

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Inmate falls through ceiling

11:52 AM Tue, Jun 24, 2008 |

In the latest addition to the dumb crook file ... we have a couple of sly guys trying to break out of a Texas prison. Things were going smoothly until one of the inmates took a wrong step, and fell into a big mess...

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Sports bra rescue

11:49 AM Tue, Jun 24, 2008 |

An injured hiker keeps her cool and gets rescued thanks to creative use of her underwear.

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Man drops lots o' weight with fast food diet

11:46 AM Tue, Jun 24, 2008 |

This might be a dieters dream come true. Check out how this guy is managing to eat fast food every day - and still shed the pounds! Woo hoo!

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City council seeks to shut down the 'Gates of Hell'

9:28 AM Mon, Jun 23, 2008 |

Talk about city leaders who aren't afraid to take on a big challenge...

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Illinois bird attacks

9:19 AM Mon, Jun 23, 2008 |

Watch out if you plan on taking a stroll, jog or bike ride in parts of Illinois. The birds are have gone mad ... mad I say .... and they are not afraid to attack.

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Man in wheelchair charged with drunk driving

9:17 AM Mon, Jun 23, 2008 |

Crazy story out of Australia where police dropped the hammer on a man with a blood alcohol reading of more than six-times the legal limit.

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Community moves to put restrictions on furniture

9:08 AM Mon, Jun 23, 2008 |

Some communities can be so snooty. Take Stroudsburg, PA for instance where city fathers are talking about banning residents from keeping certain pieces of couches in certain places.

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'Big twins' tip scales at North Carolina hospital

4:51 PM Fri, Jun 20, 2008 |

Everyone has or knows someone with a big baby story. The story one North Carolina can now tell will make everyone's jaw drop.

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Monster in the drain pipe

4:40 PM Fri, Jun 20, 2008 |

So some kids in Tennessee heard some growling coming from a drain. They thought it was a dog. Authorities were called in, and what they found shocked everyone

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Dumb crooks

10:00 AM Fri, Jun 20, 2008 |

It is not so much that there are good robbers and bad robbers, but every once in a while you hear about some robbers that are so stupid that they just leave you shaking your head. Check out what these two brainiacs did.

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Toilet Paper Wedding

9:22 AM Fri, Jun 20, 2008 |

Here is a great way for brides-to-be to save some money on their wedding, make your own dress. Wanna really save some cash and have a dress that offers convenience like no other? Make it out of toilet paper.

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A monument to the enema .... seriously

5:04 PM Thu, Jun 19, 2008 |

Wow... that's all you can say about a new monument that was unveiled today in Russia. Huh? What? Why? Here is your answer and a photo...

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Weird World: Don't read this

2:55 PM Thu, Jun 19, 2008 |

I want to tell you about some surprising findings of a new study, but to have you read it here ... well that would could only contribute to what may be a growing problem.

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Coffee crook goes on a major binge

10:39 AM Thu, Jun 19, 2008 |

Police in Hawaii are on the lookout for a jittery thief...

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Cocaine Wig

9:38 AM Thu, Jun 19, 2008 |

File this story under 'dumb drug runners.' Another amazing example of how far some people will go to try to sneak things through airport security.

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Lizards on the runway

5:00 AM Thu, Jun 19, 2008 |

How many times has it happened to you ... you are rushing to catch your flight, you break your neck trying to get to the airport, scoot through security only to find your flight has been delayed! Imagine, just imagine if weather wasn't to blame .... but a giant lizard!

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Monkey Escape

4:50 PM Wed, Jun 18, 2008 |

You have heard the saying monkey see, monkey do... well apparently it is true and it resulted in the escape of about fifteen monkeys from a Lakeland, Florida preserve. But it is how they escaped that has keepers going bananas.

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Dumb robber

4:40 PM Wed, Jun 18, 2008 |

Police in Michigan say Joseph Webster's troubles started when he woke up and decided to rob a bank.

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Woman says she is scared of mail, court doesn't buy it

11:45 AM Wed, Jun 18, 2008 |

For a judge that has likely heard every excuse in the book, the recent claim by a woman must have been a first.

Check out this story from the Associated Press.

BERLIN (AP) -- A German court has ruled against a woman who claimed a phobia of official letters in her appeal of authorities' decision to cut off child support benefits.
The court in western Rhineland-Palatinate state said Wednesday that the woman was sent a lette...