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Archive for February, 2002

Corpses tossed in the woods

February 17, 2002 By: Kaboom! Category: Weird News No Comments →

Tri-State crematory in Noble, Georgia has been discovered to have tossed corpses in the woods instead of cremating them. Perhaps over a hundred bodies are believed to be involved. Some are just days old while others are mummified.

Full story from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Children love playing with pork

February 16, 2002 By: Kaboom! Category: Weird News No Comments →

Apparently the pork industry doesn’t think they’re providing enough entertainment value with just the name “pork.” Check out Pork for Kids for hours of artery-clogging fun.

Woman beaten in supermarket express line

February 15, 2002 By: Kaboom! Category: Weird News No Comments →

38-year-old Karen Morgan of Lowell, Massachusetts beat the crap out of another supermarket shopper who had one too many items in the express lane. Morgan assaulted the woman in the parking lot after they had both left the store. “She got out of the car and commenced a whooping on me,’” the victim said.

Full story from the Lowell Sun

Naked Olympics reporter locked out of room

February 15, 2002 By: Kaboom! Category: Weird News No Comments →

Canadian reporter Francois Gagnon, who is on assignment at the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, left his hotel room to get his newspaper. Unfortunately for Gagnon, his locked door closed behind him and he was totally naked.

Using his newspaper to hide his privates, he tracked down the hotel manager who helped him back into his room and then kicked him out of the hotel.

Full story from KTRK TV

Bank encourages customers to call gay dating service

February 14, 2002 By: Kaboom! Category: Weird News No Comments →

Halifax bank in Great Britain encouraged 15,000 customers to phone a financial advice line but mistakenly gave out the number to a gay dating service.

A bank spokesman blames an employee who put a digit in the wrong place.

Full story from ABC Online (Australia)

Russians, French cheat at Winter Olympics

February 13, 2002 By: Kaboom! Category: Weird News No Comments →

How could Russians Elena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze win gold medals in Salt Lake City even though their performance wasn’t as good as Canadians Jamie Sale and David Pelletier? Cheating.

Sources within the International Skating Union report that the Russians and French made a pact which sealed the fate of the Winter Olympics’ pairs skating event.

Full story from ESPN

Man receives bill for being an arrogant bastard

February 13, 2002 By: Kaboom! Category: Weird News No Comments →

James Storrie of Auckland, New Zealand examined his mobile phone bill Monday and discovered a $337.50 ($141 US dollars) charge listed as “for being an arrogant bastard.”

Mr. Storrie says he had complained a week ago because his mobile phone had been disconnected in error.

Full story in the New Zealand Herald