Archive for September, 2007

2 holes-in-one at Pa. golf course

Saturday, September 29th, 2007

YORK, Pa. — It’s a good golf game when someone gets a hole in one. But what about when two people get aces - in the same game?

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Whoaaa! Stop signs try humor in Illinois

Saturday, September 29th, 2007

OAK LAWN, Ill. — A big red sign that says “Stop” sometimes isn’t enough to get everyone to stop. Maybe a laugh will get their attention.

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Wisconsin city on watch for toilet paper thief

Saturday, September 29th, 2007

Officials believe someone has been stealing from the men’s bathrooms at the Fond du Lac City County Government Center.

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Toilet paper thief on the loose in Wis.

Saturday, September 29th, 2007

FOND DU LAC, Wis. — Someone is either too cheap to buy his own toilet paper or planning a big prank.

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Bear rescued from Sierra bridge ledge

Friday, September 28th, 2007

TRUCKEE, Calif. — A 250-pound bear stranded under a bridge near Lake Tahoe was saved by an army of rescuers, a tranquilizer dart and a nylon net bought at an Army surplus store.

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Woman left in CT scanner for hours

Friday, September 28th, 2007

TUCSON, Ariz. — A cancer patient says she was left alone in a CT scanner for hours after a technician apparently forget about her, and she finally crawled out of the device, only to find herself locked in the closed clinic.

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Cash found in attic spurs legal fight

Friday, September 28th, 2007

SANFORD, Fla. — Bernard Salcedo was looking for a bad wire in his attic after the power went out when he found $100,000 in cash. Now the money is in a police evidence vault while Salcedo and his home’s former owner argue over who should get it.

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Woman forgotten in CT scanner for hours

Friday, September 28th, 2007

A cancer patient says she was left alone in a CT scanner for hours after a technician apparently forget about her, and she finally …

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Flag hydrant headed back to dog park

Friday, September 28th, 2007

HILLSBORO, Ore. — The flag-painted fire hydrant that was removed because critics thought dogs would disrespectfully urinate on it is being reinstalled, but with a fence to keep the pooches away.

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German police: Man stole 1M screws

Friday, September 28th, 2007

German police have arrested a man for stealing more than 1 million screws from his employers and selling his booty on the Internet, …

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