Archived brainless wonders for Jun 2007
Mankind has created spectacular works of art, engineered incredibly tall buildings, designed impressive supercomputers, lived in outerspace, discovered cures for nasty diseases. As a whole, nothing can compare to human intelligence, but sometimes humans, well, you know...
Police: Man Stalked Neighbor Dressed In Revealing Women's Lingerie, Wig
Jun 6 2007 - Internet Broadcasting Systems
A 56-year-old man dressed in revealing women's clothes and a wig was taken into custody on suspicion he was stalking his neighbor in the outfit, according to the Osceola County Sheriff's Office.
A woman living on Tall Pines Circle...
Feisty Ga. Family Subdues Home Intruder
Jun 7 2007 - AP
A robbery suspect was rescued by officers after his intended victims disarmed him, beat him with a metal broomstick and were about to whack him with a shovel, authorities said.
Police officers who were summoned to the home late Tuesday said...
Teen in mall drive-through faces charges
Jun 8 2007 - AP
A teenager who smashed his car through the front of a Long Island mall, careening 500 yards past screaming shoppers before blasting through an exit, was apparently angry with an ex-girlfriend who worked there, police said Friday.
"It's...
Butts charged with stealing toilet paper
Jun 11 2007 - AP
Police blame a woman named Butts for stealing toilet paper from a central Iowa courthouse, and while they're chuckling, the theft charge could put her in prison.
"She's facing potentially three years of incarceration for three...
Pants plaintiff: Customer always right
Jun 13 2007 - AP
The customer is always right, said a judge who testified Wednesday in his $54 million lawsuit against a dry cleaner who lost his pants. Administrative law judge Roy L. Pearson argued that he is acting in the interest of all city residents against poor...
Police on Wednesday were investigating how a naked couple fell 50 feet from the roof of a downtown office building to their deaths.
Jun 20 2007 - AP
Police on Wednesday were investigating how a naked couple fell 50 feet from the roof of a downtown office building to their deaths.
The bodies were found on the road by a passing cabdriver around 5 a.m. Wednesday.
Clothing was...
Woman loses in court after losing lottery
Jun 21 2007 - Reuters
A Dutch woman has lost her compensation claim for mental distress she suffered from missing out when her neighbors won a lottery windfall.
Prize winners are chosen by postal code and Helene de Gier would have shared in the 14 million...
Romney aide is the focus of probe; Allegedly acted as State Police trooper
Jun 22 2007 - Boston Globe
State Police are investigating one of Mitt Romney's top campaign aides for allegedly impersonating a trooper by calling a Wilmington company and threatening to cite the driver of a company van for erratic driving, according to two law enforcement...
Nude bather arrested at Rome's Spanish Steps
Jun 24 2007 - Reuters
A 22-year-old American man was arrested on Sunday after an early morning naked bath in the historic Barcaccia fountain at the foot of Rome's Spanish Steps, an Italian news agency reported.
The man stripped and bathed in the 17th century...
Japan's all-star speed eater suffers professional injury
Jun 25 2007 - AFP
A Japanese man who set a world record by wolfing down dozens of hot dogs within minutes has suffered a severe jaw injury due to his rigorous training, making his next title uncertain.
Takeru "Tsunami" Kobayashi said he can only open...
Cambodians warned over DIY penis enlargement
Jun 27 2007 - Associated Metro Limited
Authorities in Cambodia warned men on Tuesday against do-it-yourself penis enlargement treatments, in the aftermath of a case in which a man killed himself because of the side-effects of a botched enlargement attempt.
The man reportedly had...
Fleeing thief requests time out, gets time inside instead
Jun 27 2007 - Associated Metro Limited
Philippine police chased down an unfit thief on Tuesday after he ran out of breath and asked his pursuers for a 'time out.'
He was panting and gasping for air when we caught up with him after a 500 meter sprint,' Erwin Buenceso,...
Man pays $4.88 for plasma TV at Wal-Mart
Jun 28 2007 - AP
While Wal-Mart is known for dropping its prices, one West Monroe man took the ad campaign seriously when he dropped the price of a plasma television from $984 to $4.88. Police arrested Chandon L. Simms, 23, on Tuesday at the retail store on a charge of...
Nude customer a hair-raising experience
Jun 28 2007 - AP
The stylists wear scanty outfits, but a Salem man has found out that customers have to stay covered up. Kevin Bean, 48, was charged with indecent exposure and lewdness after allegedly stripping naked in the Lather & Lace hair salon in Salem this week.