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Sunday, July 9, 2006

Louisiana Garden Yields Yard-Long ... Cuculoupe?

Sunday, July 9, 2006 HOUMA, La. - They're a yard long and a good few inches across. The skin is waxy, sort of like a cucumber, but yellow and ridged like a canteloupe. A half dozen of them grew between the cucumbers and cantaloupes in a Houma home garden. "We call it a cuculoupe," Karen Dusenbery... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, July 8, 2006

Drought Conditions Make 'Stink Lake' Worse

Saturday, July 8, 2006 LARAMIE, Wyo. - LaBonte Lake, often referred to by locals as "stink lake," is living up to its nickname this year, in part because of drought conditions. Water levels have dropped 1 1/2 to 2 feet below normal this year, and the shoreline has receded 25 to 30 feet, because of a... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, July 7, 2006

Village Tries Outhouse Humor to Pay Bills

Wednesday, July 5, 2006 CHAUNCEY, Ohio - A citizens' group is trying to pay the street light bill with a little potty humor. The Chauncey Emergency Management Group places an old-fashioned, wooden outhouse on a resident's lawn with a donation box where the toilet bowl should be and a sign on the... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, July 6, 2006

Run this through your spellchecker! Push for Simpler Spelling Persists

Wednesday, July 5, 2006 WASHINGTON - When "say," "they" and "weigh" rhyme, but "bomb," "comb" and "tomb" don't, wuudn't it maek mor sens to spel wurdz the wae thae sound? Those in favor of simplified spelling say children would learn faster and illiteracy rates would drop. Opponents say a new system... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, July 5, 2006

Tahoe Bear Swills Booze With Pizza Snack

Wednesday, July 5, 2006 STATELINE, Nev. - A bear cub drew a crowd of spectators at a Lake Tahoe neighborhood as it munched on barbecue-chicken-and-jalapeno pizza in the back seat of a vintage red Buick convertible. It also apparently washed it down with a swig of a Jack Daniel's mixer, an Absolut... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, July 3, 2006

Drive-Thru Pot Smoke Gives Pair Away

Drive-Thru Pot Smoke Gives Pair Away Saturday, July 1, 2006 BUFFALO, N.Y. - A pair of accused pot smokers apparently picked the wrong day to use the drive-thru window at a KFC restaurant. Two men pulled up to the restaurant's window and asked for the "Wednesday special" while a couple of narcotics... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, July 2, 2006

Police: Heist Note Had Suspect's Address

Dusting off a long-inactive blog of strange and wierd news. Police: Heist Note Had Suspect's Address Saturday, July 1, 2006 RIVERHEAD, N.Y. - Police investigating a bank robbery didn't have to look far for a suspect: A note passed to the teller announcing the holdup had the robber's address on the... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, March 4, 2005

How to make the spread of democracy look bad

For some time, Jethro has been keeping us apprised of the liberal slant of the news. Now that he's on his way to China, I'll step up and keep the ball rolling. Leading off, we have the revered New York Times trying with all its might to make the spread of democracy in the Middle East into something... Sign in to see full entry.

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