• Mimes’ protest for free speech falls on deaf ears

    The last few months have been riddled with worldwide rallies and protests, with unruly crowds singing, shouting, and acting out in defiance of oppressive governments and backward legislation. And then, in Nashville, the mimes got involved. The Nashville Comedy Theater rallied outside the Rutherford County Courthouse, evidently standing up...
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    Mine eyes have seen the glory: Jesus in a tree

    To quote somebody without a good answer, “The Lord works in mysterious ways.”  Now a Virginia family believes they have been given a sign – in the shape of tree rings. The Norton family had branches trimmed from a tree; a few weeks later, the rings in one of...
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    19-year-old arrested for killing brother’s hamster

    When Monique Smith visited her family’s apartment last June to find that her hamster had died, she found herself beset with grief.  But instead of getting angry, she got even – with her brother, whom she accused of being responsible for the rodent’s death. In what can be only...
  • Prison security unprepared for break-in, TV stolen

    In what could be called a “reverse prison break” thieves managed to infiltrate a prison’s administration building and make off with a 50-inch plasma screen TV in New Plymouth, New Zealand. Police were only alerted to the theft after firefighters were called to fight a blaze in the administration...
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    Bad haircut gets ugly

    A man in Stamford, Connecticut is behind bars after slashing another man in the back with a pair of scissors during a haircut. David Davis’ mugshot tells all: As a friend was giving him a haircut in his Stamford apartment, the victim evidently approached Davis in what was called...
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    Today’s frivolous lawsuit brought to you by a Starbucks tip jar

    On March 3, 2008, 54-year-old Roger Kreutz was ordering coffee at Starbucks when 19-year-old thief Aaron Poisson snatched the tip jar and took off.  Instead of fully evaluating the situation – for example, the odds that a senior citizen could chase down a teenager, or whether such a chase...
  • The Beckster’s Google attack gets some Taiwanese animation

    Taiwan’s NMA World Edition continues it’s unique style of animated news coverage and this time it’s American TV commentator and radio personality, Glenn Beck, who’s been digitized. Known for his conspiracy theories and controversial rants, Beck’s latest claims are that Google is behind the recent civil unrest in Egypt...
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    Tweaker takes spouse on 40-mile ghost-riding adventure

    “Ghost-riding” which has gained popularity from East Bay rappers like E-40 and Mistah Fab is the practice of operating a motor vehicle from outside said motor vehicle.  Beyond California, this is frequently called “Iowa Surfing” or “wicked retarded.” In any case, a man clearly on the cusp of a...
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    Pizzeria owner “donates” mice to competitors

    Perhaps taking the concept of “passing the buck” a little too far, a pizzeria owner in Pennsylvania with mouse troubles decided to share the love – by planting bags of live mice in two competing pizza restaurants. Nikolas Galiatsatos now faces charges of animal cruelty, disorderly conduct and harassment...