Vintage Nintendo Sold for $13,105
The good news is I still have my old Nintendo NES game system, accessories, games, manuals and all. The bad news? Heck if I know where I put it. Read More @ Plugged In »
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Finland’s Androgynous Bank Robber
February 10, 2010
A bank in Finland was robbed at crossbow-point by a woman… or was it a man? They actually can’t tell. They say s/he looked like a woman but spoke like a man. But never mind that — what I really want to know is how the heck did s/he make it into the bank and [...]
The Sinatra “My Way” Karaoke Curse
February 10, 2010
Singing Frank Sinatra’s “My Way” can get you killed… at Philippine karaoke bars. Enough fights, more than a few fatal, have erupted around the song that many karaoke patrons think it’s cursed. Cursed. You’d think that honor would belong to Captain and Tenille’s “Muskrat Love,” go figure. Read More @ NY Times »
Mayor Mutes Speakers at Council Meetings
February 10, 2010
Carson, Ca., mayor Jim Dear has been accused of pressing the mute button on public speakers at City Council meetings before they’ve used up their allotted 3 minutes if Dear doesn’t like what he’s hearing. Yeah, it’s something we’d all like to do, but no fair that only he gets to do it. Read More @ [...]
Going Hiking in Wyoming? Don’t Get Pooped
February 9, 2010
On hiking and cross country skiing trails around Jackson, Wyo., the smelly doggy stuff is piling up. 173 piles of dog poop were recently counted, for example, at just one trailhead. Counting dog poop piles… now there’s a job to die for, huh? Read More @ AP/Google »
Chinese Woman Wants Jessica Alba Plastic Surgery Makeover
February 9, 2010
A 21-year-old Chinese woman in Shanghai wants to look like Jessica Alba, and is pushing to get plastic surgery to do it. Why? To get back her ex-boyfriend who’s obsessed with the actress. Good thing for her he isn’t obsessed with Steve Buscemi. Read More @ Vancouver Sun »
Judge Who Orders a Lawyer be Paid in Gift Cards, Disciplined
February 9, 2010
Retired Los Angeles County judge Brett C. Klein was censured and barred from presiding over future court cases after being accused by the Commission on Judicial Performance for abusing his authority, among other things. It seems that Judge Klein, while presiding over a class action lawsuit against a clothing store chain that resulted in the [...]
Fake U.S. Marshall Kidnaps, Deports Woman to the Philippines
February 8, 2010
Helmet, Ca., police said that Gregory R. Denny dressed up as a U.S. Marshall, badge and gun and all, “arrested” a local woman, then eventually managed to escort and get her through security at San Diego airport (TSA? Hello? What’s up with that?), put her on a flight to the Philippines and “deport” her. Read More [...]
In England, When They Say Funds are Low, They Aren’t Kidding!
February 8, 2010
Barely 19″ off of the ground, an ATM at Whitchurch, Hants in the UK is the only 24hr machine in town. Read More (and See) @ Daily Telegraph »
March 6, 2010