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Archive for December, 2002

Man who caused fatal crash was driving with knees while smoking crack

December 24, 2002 By: Kaboom! Category: Weird News No Comments →

A man who caused a crash that killed a Camden, New Jersey, nun was smoking crack cocaine and steering with his knees, according to prosecutors. Edward Chinchillo of Williamstown is charged with aggravated manslaughter in the case.

Full story from KYW-3

Queen Latifah admits taking money for sex

December 23, 2002 By: Kaboom! Category: Weird News No Comments →

Queen Latifah has admitted to Glamour magazine that her biggest regret is “I tried having sex for money once, when I was 16. Not in a prostitution sort of way, but with an older man I was seeing. After, I felt disgusted.”

Full story from PageSix.com

Joan Rivers goes berzerk, attacks rental car agent

December 22, 2002 By: Kaboom! Category: Weird News No Comments →

Former celebrity Joan Rivers faces a possible charge of third degree assault after she allegedly threw a hissy fit - and a marking pen - that struck a clerk in the eye at a New York car rental agency. In addition to striking the woman in the eye with a pen, Rivers is said to have unleashed a torrent of obscenities.

Full story from NYPOST.COM

US Senator Patty Murray praises Osama bin Laden’s accomplishments

December 20, 2002 By: Kaboom! Category: Weird News No Comments →

US Sen. Patty Murray told Vancouver high school students Wednesday that Osama bin Laden is popular in poor countries because, unlike the United States, he’s been providing things like roads, schools, and health care for decades. Murray admitted she does not know how to handle the current crisis but she’d like to do that.

Full story from The Columbian

MGM sued for selling falsely labeled widescreen DVDs

December 19, 2002 By: Kaboom! Category: Weird News No Comments →

A movie buff is suing Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and several retailers, saying many so-called widescreen DVDs, advertised as showing the movie as seen in theaters actually show even less than already cropped standard versions. The falsely labeled widescreen titles include “Rain Man” and “Hoosiers”.

Full story from The Hollywood Reporter.com

Porn spliced into high school’s morning video

December 18, 2002 By: Kaboom! Category: Weird News No Comments →

A Calgary, Canada, high school is offering a reward for the capture of a prankster who spliced 30 seconds of hard-core pornography into the morning O Canada video. Usually students watch scenic shots of the country while the anthem plays in classrooms throughout the school.

Full story from azcentral.com

Drunken elephants kill 6 in India

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

At least six people were trampled to death by a herd of elephants that went amok after getting drunk on rice beer in northeast India. The elephants broke into granaries and smashed open casks to drink the rice beer prior to the attack. In the last two years, elephants have killed at least 150 people. Villagers have killed up to 200 of the elephants.

Full story from The Times of India