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Archive for January, 2005

Dummer Academy plans name change

January 31, 2005 By: Kaboom! Category: Weird News No Comments →

Governor Dummer Academy, an 18th century boarding school in Massachusetts, plans to change its name to put forth a better first impression. Many alumni are incensed about the change. The school is named after Massachusetts Governor William Dummer, who donated land to start the school.

Kmart cashier nearly steals millions in stock scam

January 30, 2005 By: Kaboom! Category: Weird News No Comments →

A 20-year-old former Kmart cashier nearly defrauded the company out of tens of millions of dollars. The employee managed to get millions of dollars worth of stock sent to him, but it was returned to the company as undeliverable because he failed to include his apartment number in his account information. The return of the stock raised enough suspicion that the FBI was called in who tracked the suspect down.

Tip leads to arrest of three drivers

January 29, 2005 By: Kaboom! Category: Weird News No Comments →

Cinncinnati police, acting on tip that the driver had a gun, pulled over three dark-colored Monte Carlos near a local nightclub. Guns were found in all three cars. In one of the stops, officers ordered the person to get back in the car and a confrontation ensued. An officer fired at least two shots, hitting one person in the neck and shoulder.

Tourists flock to Harry Potter’s grave

January 26, 2005 By: Kaboom! Category: Weird News No Comments →

Tourists have been flocking to the tomb of Harry Potter, a 19-year-old British soldier who is buried in a cemetery close to Tel Aviv. Corporal Harry Potter was killed 66 years ago during fighting in the southern West Bank town of Hebron and was subsequently laid to rest in a cemetery in the town of Ramle.

‘Desparate Housewives’ star loves kinky sex games

January 25, 2005 By: Kaboom! Category: Weird News No Comments →

‘Desperate Housewives’ star Eva Longoria has confessed to enjoying kinky sex games. The sex-obsessed brunette says she likes to be tied up while a “tall, dark, handsome” lover “uses” her for his sexual pleasure while she struggles to escape. Eva who claims she has provided all her boyfriends sex lessons but her lovers up-and-leave once they have been trained to their sexual prime.

Mother calms 4-year-old with crack

January 24, 2005 By: Kaboom! Category: Weird News No Comments →

A Missouri mother has been arrested on charges that she gave crack to her 4-year-old son to “calm him down.” The 32-year-old woman from Kansas City was arrested Thursday on a child endangerment charge. The boy remains in state custody.

Man run over while sleeping in parking lot

January 22, 2005 By: Kaboom! Category: Weird News No Comments →

A San Diego man sleeping in a McDonald’s parking lot suffered 10 broken ribs and other serious injuries when a vehicle drove over him. The man had been sleeping in the grass, but moved into a parking space when the sprinkler system turned on.