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Archive for October, 2004

Maria Shriver breaks foot

October 29, 2004 By: Kaboom! Category: Weird News No Comments →

Red Sox fan Maria Shriver broke her foot while watching the fifth playoff game between Boston and the New York Yankees. During an exciting part of the game California’s first lady jumped off the sofa and landed on her children’s shoes.

Green Party meeting ends with stabbing

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

Madison, Wisconsin, police are investigating a stabbing that occurred at a Green Party meeting Monday night. One man was arrested and taken to Mendota Mental Health Institute. The victim suffered non-life threatening injuries and was taken to the hospital.

John Deere and iRobot announce driverless vehicle for military

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

iRobot and John Deere announced plans Monday to build a battlefield vehicle for the military that can pilot itself without a driver. iRobot is the manufacturer of the Roomba vacuum cleaner.

Taiwan legislators throw food at each other

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

Taiwan’s legislators had a food fight Tuesday while arguing about whether to spend billions on weapons. The food fight left tabletops, chairs and the floor littered with rice and chunks of hard-boiled eggs.

Man shot by puppy arrested for animal cruelty

October 25, 2004 By: Kaboom! Category: Weird News No Comments →

An animal cruelty charged was filed against a man who shot himself when one of the puppies he was preparing to shoot made the gun discharge. The man was holding two puppies, trying to shoot them in the head with a revolver on when one wiggled, sending a bullet into the man’s wrist.

Schoolbus driver shows kids nude photos of boyfriend

October 23, 2004 By: Kaboom! Category: Weird News No Comments →

Police in Delaware arrested a school bus driver for allegedly showing students snapshots of her nude boyfriend. The driver is charged with two counts of misdemeanor endangering the welfare of a child.

Driver fined for transporting pony in back of Volkswagen

October 22, 2004 By: Kaboom! Category: Weird News No Comments →

Dutch police fined a driver of a small Volkswagen hatchback after spotting a Shetland pony crammed in the back. The pony had no room to move and his head was pressed against the window according to police.