Grad Student Says He Will Sue Over Lost Collection of Lizard Dung
“To some it might have been just a bag of lizard [dung], but to me it represented seven years of painstaking work.”
2009
Man Has Cuffs Removed, Briefly, at Police Station
I guess the police station is the logical place to go if you are trying to get some handcuffs off, although now that I say that, I think I would try a locksmith first. But, FYI, the police-station option is not a…
Author of “Why We Get Duped” Admits He Got Duped
Do as he says, not as he did.
Australian Arrested for Pigeon, Eggplant Smuggling
A man described as "an Australian pigeon fancier" was arrested in Melbourne on February 3 after customs officials found two birds in his pants. Officials said the man had wrapped each pigeon in a roll of newspaper and stuffed one…
“Lobster Gone Bad” Turns Out To Be Hoax
A man in Amsterdam, New York, returned a lobster to his local Price Chopper supermarket on January 18, saying it was “bad.” Employees said that Walter Tessier wanted to exchange the bad lobster for a bag of king crab legs….
Florida Driver Cited For Speeding, 49 Or So Other Violations
Laying a claim to the title of World's Worst Driver, or maybe just Least Likely to Be Allowed to Ever Drive Again, 46-year-old Elvis Barrett racked up approximately 50 traffic citations in a brief period on the morning of February 5. …
Class-Action Attorney Paid Just Like Class Members — In Gift Cards
The "coupon settlement" is a controversial practice by which a class action is settled in such a way that the class attorney gets his or her fee while the actual class members get only a coupon or gift card. This…
The Mysterious Piano, Captive-Audience Doctrine, and Other Assorted Items
Groups opposed to the Australian government's plan to impose a mandatory filter on Internet access formed a new political party. The organizer of the "Australian Sex Party," Fiona Patten, said that party members were in agreement with the need to…
Pro-Life Group Criticizes Doughnut Maker
The American Life League, an anti-abortion/pro-life group, objected in January to a promotion that doughnut maker Krispy Kreme ran for Inauguration Day. The company had offered customers one free doughnut on January 20th, a donation it said was intended to…
Thieves Grab Costumes for Late-Night Performance
Last Sunday night or early Monday morning, a person or persons unknown stole a variety of costumes from a shop associated with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. The items taken, worth about $5,000 in all, were intended for upcoming productions of "Macbeth" and "The…