Archive for September, 2008
Nearly half a million Sony Vaio laptops recalled for overheating
Sony is recalling 440,000 Vaio laptops worldwide due to a wiring flaw that can cause overheating and has resulted in fires. There are over 209 reports of overheating worldwide, with seven cases involving people being burned by their Vaios.
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Men not responsible for cheating: controlled by genes
Men not responsible for cheating: controlled by gene
Researchers have given men the ultimate excuse for cheating – it’s not us it’s our genes (or some of us anyway).
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School bus driver arrested for getting lost
A 53-year-old school bus driver in Brooklyn New York was arrested but will not be charged by the district attorney for getting lost.
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Richland County SWAT team armed with .50 caliber machine gun
The Richland County (S.C.) Sheriff’s Department has acquired an armored personnel carrier complete with a turret-mounted .50-caliber belt-fed machine gun for its Special Response Team.
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Thief loses breast while stealing purse
Police are currently fingerprinting the fake breast left behind by a cross-dressing criminal who dropped the item in the commission of a purse robbery.
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Parachutists land in wrong stadium with game ball
About an hour before kickoff against James Madison, two parachutists landed at the 35-yard line at Wallace Wade Stadium with a game ball, according to a story in the Raleigh News & Observer. The Blue Devils hadn’t scheduled the event, however. The jumpers were supposed to land eight miles down the road in Chapel Hill, N.C., before the North Carolina game. Continue Reading »
Don LaFontaine, the ‘voice’ of Hollywood passes away
The busiest actor in Hollywood has passed away, Donald LaFontaine ‘the voice’ was famous for recording over 5,000 movie trailers, commercials, network promotions and video game trailers.
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Iran to solve inflation problems with long division
The Iranian government is considering lopping off three or four zeros off it’s currency in an effort to fight out of control inflation.
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