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Archive for May, 2003

Baseball player struck by Volkswagen in front of dugout

May 30, 2003 By: Kaboom! Category: Weird News No Comments →

Kansas City T-Bones’ third baseman Jeff Brooks was struck by a Volkswagen as he was coming out of the dugout during a game in Joliet, Illinois. The player suffered a bruise to his left knee. The T-Bones went on to lose the game 9-7.

Full story from the Kansas City Star

Large number of Trading Spaces participants hate home’s new look

May 29, 2003 By: Kaboom! Category: Weird News No Comments →

Many participants on the television show Trading Spaces hate what has been done to their homes and often undo all the changes within 48 hours. One freelancer who writes follow-up interviews for the Trading Spaces web site found 25% hated or couldn’t live with the changes.

Full story from Washington Post

Boston Herald mistakenly prints sex hotline number in travel article

May 29, 2003 By: Kaboom! Category: Weird News No Comments →

A misprint in the Boston Herald recently published a sex hotline phone number with a travel article inviting Americans to “come play on my Island.”

Full story from the Halifax Herald Limited

Hooker closing North Carolina location

May 29, 2003 By: Kaboom! Category: Weird News No Comments →

Hooker Furniture in Kernersville, North Carolina, plans to close its local plant by late summer, according to company officials. The company will offer severence packages to its 270 workers.

Full story from WXII12.com

80-year-old man beaten into coma by donkey

May 28, 2003 By: Kaboom! Category: Weird News No Comments →

A rampaging donkey that attacked an 80-year-old man and put him into a coma has been sentenced to death in Istanbul, Turkey. An execution date for the ass has not be released.

Full story from Yahoo! News

Students create musical based on Winona Ryder shoplifting case

May 27, 2003 By: Kaboom! Category: Weird News No Comments →

A group of high school students in San Diego has created a musical based on Winona Ryder’s shoplifting trial. The play satirizes the trial last fall in which the Oscar-nominated actress was convicted of taking items from Saks Fifth Avenue in Beverly Hills.

Full story from azcentral

English gardeners prefer squirrels, moles, and rabbits over cats

May 26, 2003 By: Kaboom! Category: Weird News No Comments →

A new survey among English gardeners reveals that cats are among the least favorite mammals to pay a visit. One mammal expert said: “…most people are heartily sick of having their neighbours’ cats in their garden”.

Full story from BBC News