Category: Weird stories

CBGBs runs out of time

CBGBs runs out of time

The club CBGBs, which was the launching point for bands such as The Ramones, Television, Talking Heads, Blondie, and many others has reached the end of it’s time. The building that it is located...

Trekkies bid like confused Ferrengi

Trekkies bid like confused Ferrengi

Christies held an auction of star trek memorabilia and collectibles, about 1000 lots total of stuff from the actual making of the shows, including a captains chair and other interesting things. They thought they...

You Tube becomes Google Tube?

You Tube becomes Google Tube?

The internet land grab continues without stopping, I guess.  The snapping up of popular (sut usually very unprofitable) websites by the biggest companies continues.  It has been that long since Fox Companies / Rubert...

Hedgehog Humbles McDonalds

Hedgehog Humbles McDonalds

Seems that the McFlurry lids used in the UK happen to be a bad size for the local hedgehogs.  Seems they get their heads stuck in them, and becomes a trap that is fatal...

Hurricane Season

Hurricane Season

I guess I am lucky, because I don’t live in the south east, so I don’t have to deal with hurricanes.  But with the arrival of the first hurricane of the 2006 season, Hurricane...

Italy wins World Cup

Italy wins World Cup

Well, I enjoyed the final game.  I am not a huge fan or anything, but the final game was what I think it was suppose to be, a bunch of tense moments, good solid...

Dust Art

Dust Art

I can’t even begin to describe this one. Wait… give me a minute. Okay, it is nuts. This guy goes around looking for hatchback cars with dirty back windows… dusty, brown, and dry. He...

I can’t be on the jury, I am on drugs

I can’t be on the jury, I am on drugs

I know people have used some pretty weird excuses for getting out of jury duty, especially if it looks like the case could be a long one and make your life difficult. From religeous...