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Archive for August, 2004

Feds shut down Bedrock Bank

August 31, 2004 By: Kaboom! Category: Weird News No Comments →

Federal regulators shut down a phony Internet bank, the First National Bank of Bedrock, which claimed to be located in the tiny Colorado town of Bedrock. Regulators said it was unclear if the Web site was a joke. The town still receives mail for Fred, Wilma, Barney and Betty, all of which gets returned to sender.

Suspect may do prison time for burrito theft

August 30, 2004 By: Kaboom! Category: Weird News No Comments →

An Oklahoma man who was allegedly caught attempting to steal a burrito may face time in prison. When the suspect saw a policeman he threw the burrito at the officer and attempted to flee. After a scuffle the man was subdued. Because the man has been convicted in the past for grand larceny, the theft of the burrito becomes a felony charge.

Sexually frustrated chimp turns to smoking

August 30, 2004 By: Kaboom! Category: Weird News No Comments →

A sexually frustrated chimp in China has turned to smoking cigarettes and spitting. The chimp’s partner was 28 years older than she was and became incapable of satisfying her needs. Zookeeper believe the smoking is merely imitating the behavior of zoo visitors.

Nicole Kidman gets intimate with 10-year-old boy

August 28, 2004 By: Kaboom! Category: Weird News No Comments →

In her latest film ‘Birth’, Nicole Kidman gets intimate with a 10-year-old boy during a nude bubblebath. In the film, she believes the boy is the reincarnation of her dead husband.

Store puts hamster fur coats on clearance

August 27, 2004 By: Kaboom! Category: Weird News No Comments →

A retailer in Scotland has put coats made from hamster fur back on sale at a clearance price. The shop pulled them from its shelves earlier this year following an outcry. Animal-rights activists say the store should stop selling the coats and donate them to the homeless.

Police find hundreds of boxes of misplaced evidence

August 26, 2004 By: Kaboom! Category: Weird News No Comments →

Hundreds of mislabeled and improperly stored boxes of evidence from the late 1970s to the early 1990s have been discovered in the Houston Police Department’s Crime Lab. Among the contents are a fetus and assorted body parts from homicide cases. Police expect it will take a year to properly label and store all the items.

Lawmaker wants to legalize drunk bicycling

August 26, 2004 By: Kaboom! Category: Weird News No Comments →

A New Hampshire legislator says he will file a bill to prohibit police from filing charges against people riding bicycles while under the influence of alcohol or drugs. The state chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving is opposed to changing the law.