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Kidnapper Naps Wrong Victim

January 4th, 2007 at 9:44 am » Comments (0)

There’s nothing like a stupid crook who can’t commit a crime right.
According to CBS, a recent Hollywood, CA kidnapping ended with the wrong victim ditched in her own car near Los Angeles Valley College.
The woman told authorities that the kidnapping was allegedly an attempt to retaliate against a failed relationship — one that involved […]



Ramen Noodles Timer

December 29th, 2006 at 3:04 pm » Comments (0)

Say you love ramen because that’s all you can afford, and you just never know when the boiling water cools down just enough to not burn your tongue. Worry no more, because this “Instant Noodles Timer” is just the thing you need. It does exactly what the name says.
It’s basically a basic timer on which […]



Battery Secret Revealed!

December 29th, 2006 at 9:35 am » Comments (0)

I think it’s safe to say we’ve all been pretty curious of what’s inside a battery and we’ve all thought it would be really dangerous to even attempt to cut them apart. Well, thanks to an individual who risked his/her life to uncover this mystery, we now know the secret of the 9-volt battery. All […]



Donald Trump is Patriotic

December 26th, 2006 at 5:16 pm » Comments (1)

It’s Donald Trump vs. everyone, Round 2.
It appears Rosie O’Donnell isn’t the only thing in Donald’s way these days. This always-looks-constipated real estate mogul is now suing Palm Beach, Florida, “accusing local officials of trampling his free speech rights by trying to ban a giant American flag from his property.”
Trump was cited in October […]



Get Santa Updates on Your Phone

December 24th, 2006 at 1:55 pm » Comments (0)

In light of the Christmas holiday, I thought I’d pass along this article for anyone who believes in Santa Claus. Yes, all two of you:
Updates on Santa’s Christmas preparations and climactic sleigh ride will be just a phone call away this weekend. A Silicon Valley firm that specializes in voice recognition and mobile search technology […]



Spying Pervert Got Caught

December 19th, 2006 at 5:37 pm » Comments (1)

An Oak Creek man was charged with invasion of privacy and could face up to 28 years in prison and up to $80,000 in fines. Police said he gave his friends a radio clock for their bathroom which was actually a hidden spy camera which he had used to take nude images and video clips.
Investigators […]



Drunk Man Slept on Railroad

December 16th, 2006 at 6:47 pm » Comments (1)

What happens if you fall asleep, butt-drunk, in the middle of a railroad? If you said “get run over and die,” you’ll be wrong.
A drunken businessman who napped on a railroad track was fined $1090 and 180 hours of community service for causing rush hour disruption, according to MSNBC.
The thing is, he’s not some homeless […]



Man Feeds Rats, Eaten by Rats

December 15th, 2006 at 3:18 pm » Comments (1)

We can’t have a story about cats without a story about rats, too.
How would you like to feed rats in your own home only to die and have your own rats feed on your own corpse?
That’s what happened to 67-year-old Washington man, Thomas Stone. His neighbors have been complaining for years as they watched him […]



Cloned Cat Had Babies

December 15th, 2006 at 12:12 pm » Comments (0)

Forbes.com reports that the world’s first cloned cat just became a mother — without test tubes. Copy Cat, who was cloned by Texas A&M University researchers in 2001, had three kittens in September. The father is Smokey, a naturally born tabby who was brought in to mate with CC. Two of the kittens came out […]



Wanna Smell Like Marie-Antoinette?

December 13th, 2006 at 12:45 am » Comments (0)

BBC News reports that The Palace of Versailles will launch a perfume based on the fragrance once used by Marie-Antoinette. The perfume combines various scents including rose, iris, jasmine, orange blossom and sandalwood. It will cost about 350 euros, which is $463.
Um, they forgot one other scent: blood! Great, all I need is a […]



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