Weird News

A collection of weird and strange news articles from around the Internet.

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New weapon in battle of the bulge...
SYDNEY, Nov 2 (Reuters Life!) - Size really does count, just ask Australian underwear maker AussieBum which has just launched the "Wonderjock" for men who want to look bigger.

Teen points BB pistol at the wrong car
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - A teenager pointed his BB pistol at the wrong car. The car stopped and the two men inside pulled out their real .40-caliber Glock handguns. They were undercover police driving an unmarked car.

Home Pot Delivery Makes Getting A Buzz Even Easier
(CBS/AP) NEW YORK In a city already spoiled by home delivery of groceries, of laundry, of Chinese food, and now of a salesman named Chris who finds comfort in knowing that a quality buzz is just a phone call away.

Woman Unexpectedly has Baby Boy
BELLEVUE, Wash. - November 2, 2006 - Amanda Brisendine attributed the 30 pounds she gained in the past year to an abandoned smoking habit and rich food. So when she went to the hospital with sharp stomach pain, she wasn't expecting to leave with a newborn son.

Taser Guns Make Lousy Cattle Prods
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) - November 2, 2006 - A Taser stun gun apparently makes for a lousy cattle prod. Johnson City police learned that Monday afternoon while trying to force a bull and cow off a city street.

Convict posts himself to freedom
A Bosnian prisoner, Muradif Hasanbegovic, wrapped himself in a large parcel and posted himself to freedom from a jail in Austria.

Teen Charged With Burglary After Residents Notice Big Porn Bill
LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. -- A 16-year-old boy was arrested on charges he repeatedly broke into a home and ordered more than $250 worth of pay-per-view porn movies, authorities said.

School Fires Driver For Giving Bush The Finger
ISSAQUAH, Wash. -- A finger to the commander of chief got one driver in a lot of trouble. A 43-year-old Issaquah school bus driver was fired in September after allegedly flipping off President George W. Bush during his visit to Washington in June.

Cool Links

A collection of cool, weird and funny links from around the Internet.

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Things in Rubbers
Pictures of many different items inside a rubber.

LAKE FRONT 5 ACRE 10K+ SQ FOOT UNPRECEDENTED ESTATE
LAKEFRONT PROPERTY, FEATURING A UNIQUE OUTDOOR THEATER, LAKE MILTON, OHIO

Sprinkle Brigade
This site is dedicated to pictures of dog crap in various states of pose.

List of ethnic slurs by ethnicity
There are numerous offensive terms given to some people, depending on their nationality. Many of these have a pejorative association, some are considered as racist.

Barbie Size Miniature Personal Massager and Duracells
Personal Massager for Barbie huh? I knew she broke up with Ken but I figured she didn't need to click her own mouse yet.

Joke of the Day

Let's get technical

... In 2031, President Clinton finishes his time on earth and approaches the Pearly Gates of Heaven...

"And who might you be?" inquires St. Peter. "It's me, Bill Clinton, formerly the President of the United States and Leader of the Free World."

"Oh...Mr....... President! What may I do for you?" asks St. Peter. "I'd like to come in," replies Clinton.

"Sure," says the Saint. "But first, you have to confess your sins. What bad things have you done in your life?"

Clinton bites his lip and answers, "Well, I tried marijuana, but you can't call it 'dope-smoking' because I didn't inhale. There were inappropriate extramarital relationships, but you can't call it 'adultery' because I didn't have full 'sexual relations.' And I made some statements that were misleading, but legally accurate, but you can't call it 'bearing false witness' because, as far as I know, it didn't meet the legal standard of perjury."

With that, St. Peter consults the Book of Life briefly, and declares, "OK, here's the deal. We'll send you somewhere hot, but we won't call it 'Hell.' You'll be there indefinitely, but we won't call it 'eternity.' And when you enter, you don't have to abandon all hope, just hold your breath waiting for it to freeze over."

1493 - Christopher Columbus first sights the island of Dominica in the Caribbean Sea.

1783 - John Austin, a highwayman, is the last to be publicly hanged at London's Tyburn gallows.

1783 - The Continental Army is disbanded.

1793 - French playwright, journalist and feminist Olympe de Gouges is guillotined.

1817 - The Bank of Montreal, Canada's oldest chartered bank, opens in Montreal, Quebec.

1838 - The Times of India, the world's largest circulated English language daily broadsheet newspaper is founded as The Bombay Times and Journal of Commerce.

1844 - Debut of Giuseppe Verdi's I due Foscari, at Teatro Argentina, Rome.

1848 - A greatly revised constitution, drafted by Johan Rudolf Thorbecke, severely limiting the powers of the Dutch monarchy, and strengthening the powers of the parliament and the ministers, is proclaimed. This constitution is still in effect today.

1868 - U.S. presidential election: Republican Ulysses S. Grant is elected to the first of his two terms in a victory over Democrat Horatio Seymour.

1883 - American Old West: Self-described "Black Bart the Po-8" gets away with his last stagecoach robbery, but leaves an incriminating clue that eventually leads to his capture.

1896 - U.S. presidential election: Republican William McKinley is elected over Democrat William Jennings Bryan.

1903 - With the encouragement of the United States, Panama proclaims itself independent from Colombia. US President Theodore Roosevelt had wanted the United States to build the Panama Canal, but was not willing to pay what Colombia asked.

1908 - U.S. presidential election: Republican William Howard Taft defeats William Jennings Bryan, Democratic candidate in his third and final nomination.

1911 - Chevrolet officially enters the automobile market in competition with the Ford Model T.

1913 - The USA introduces an income tax.

1918 - Austria-Hungary enters an armistice with the World War I Allies, and the Habsburg-ruled empire dissolves.

1918 - Poland declares its independence from Russia.

1930 - Getúlio Dornelles Vargas became Head of the Provisional Government in Brazil after a bloodless coup on October 24.

1935 - George II of Greece regains his throne.

1936 - U.S. presidential election, 1936: Franklin D. Roosevelt is reelected to a second term in a landslide victory over Alf Landon.

1942 - World War II: Second Battle of El Alamein ends - German forces under Erwin Rommel are forced to retreat during the night.

1944 - World War II: Two supreme commanders of the Slovak National Uprising, Generals Ján Golian and Rudolf Viest are captured, tortured and later executed by German forces.

1954 - The first in the Godzilla series of films is released in Japan.

1957 - Sputnik program: The Soviet Union launches Sputnik 2. On board is the first animal to enter orbit: a dog named Laika.

1964 - U.S. presidential election, 1964: Incumbent US President Lyndon B. Johnson defeats Republican challenger Barry Goldwater, Sr with over 60 percent of the popular vote.

1967 - Vietnam War: Battle of Dak To begins.

1969 - Vietnam War: U.S. President Richard M. Nixon addresses the nation on television and radio, asking the "silent majority" to join him in solidarity on the Vietnam War effort and to support his policies.

1970 - Salvador Allende is inaugurated as president of Chile.

1973 - Mariner program: NASA launches the Mariner 10 toward Mercury, on March 29, 1974 becoming the first space probe to reach that planet.

1975 - An independent audit of Mattel, one of the United States's largest toy manufacturers, reveals that company officials fabricated press releases and financial information to "maintain the appearance of continued corporate growth."

1978 - Dominica gains its independence from the United Kingdom.

1979 - Greensboro massacre: Five members of the Communist Workers Party are shot dead and seven are wounded by a group of Klansmen and neo-Nazis during a "Death to the Klan" rally.

1982 - The Salang tunnel fire in Afghanistan kills up to 2,000+ people.

1984 - Indira Gandhi was cremated at Shakti Sthal.

1986 - Iran-Contra Affair: The Lebanese magazine Ash-Shiraa reports that the United States has been selling weapons to Iran in secret in order to secure the release of seven American hostages held by pro-Iranian groups in Lebanon.

1988 - Sri Lankan Tamil mercenaries try to overthrow the Maldivian government. At President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom's request, the Indian military suppresses the coup attempt within 24 hours.

1991 - Fifteen people are killed in the Barrios Altos massacre in Lima, Peru.

1992 - U.S. presidential election: Democratic challenger Bill Clinton defeats incumbent Republican George H.W. Bush and independent candidate Ross Perot.

1998 - Former professional wrestler Jesse Ventura is elected Governor of the U.S. state of Minnesota.