Archive for January, 2009
eBay: Cars, boats and, just maybe, Miss.’s jet (AP)
AP – Mississippi is the latest state trying to unload pricey property because of the economic meltdown.
Its a catastrophe for the apostrophe in Britain (AP)
AP – On the streets of Birmingham, the queen’s English is now the queens English.
Area Man Already Tired Of Prison
SHERIDAN, OR—”Honestly, what am I supposed to do now?” First-time inmate Martin Hayes asked. “Sit-Ups? Did some already. And I finished the book I brought with me.”
[audio] Heartbroken Demolitions Expert Throws Himself Into His Work
Onion Radio News – with Doyle Redland
Steelers in Super Bowl may bring luck to investors (Reuters)
Reuters – Win or lose on Sunday, having Pittsburgh in the Super Bowl could be a good luck charm for the U.S. stock market, according to a light-hearted analysis done to coincide with the biggest NFL game of the year.
Gluttony and strippers reign at Philly Wing Bowl (AP)
AP – In a gut-busting display of championship eating, a man nicknamed Super Squibb has won Philadelphia’s Wing Bowl by downing 203 chicken wings in about 20 minutes. For his efforts, 23-year-old John Squibb of Berlin, N.J., gets a car, a $7,500 diamond ring and a crown of miniature chickens. And maybe a case of indigestion.
Rescue a mixed blessing for lost hunter (AP)
AP – Being rescued was a mixed blessing for a man who got lost while hunting in Cheboygan County. Howard Keshick became disoriented in Inverness Township in December and called for help on his cell phone. Police and a Coast Guard helicopter braved high winds and blowing snow to locate him.
Police arrest man driving boom lift at 3 a.m. (AP)
AP – Police knew something wasn’t quite right after they spotted a man driving a piece of construction lift equipment down a street at 3 a.m. on Thursday. The man, who appparently had been drinking, was in the lift bucket of the Genie Boom with an unopened six-pack of beer and a bag of beef jerky when police pulled the vehicle over. He was clocked at 2 mph.
Police: Sister beats up bride at wedding reception (AP)
AP – A woman who wasn’t invited to her sister’s wedding reception showed up anyway and attacked the bride, pulling out clumps of her hair, police said. Annmarie Bricker, 23, of Valparaiso, was arrested on a misdemeanor charge of battery.
Police: Sister beats up bride at wedding reception (AP)
AP – A woman who wasn’t invited to her sister’s wedding reception showed up anyway and attacked the bride, pulling out clumps of her hair, police said. Annmarie Bricker, 23, of Valparaiso, was arrested on a misdemeanor charge of battery.
