Archive for December 2006
December 2, 2006
· Deputies pull man from alligator's jaw
· Man who tried to kill John Paul asks to meet pope
· Hawking says humans must colonise other planets
· N.Y. Man Accused Of Spray Painting Goats Genitals
· Man allegedly tries to put wife in oven
· Move over Jaws, chomping sea lion terrorizes swimmers
· Window cleaner 'nodded off' - on the 20th floor
· Police use Taser on python to free man
· Neighbors incensed by peace-sign wreath
· How well do you know "How the Grinch Stole Christmas"? Take this quiz to find out
· CNET editor James Kim and family still missing in Oregon
December 3, 2006
· Swedish city strives to safeguard its giant Christmas straw goat from vandals
December 4, 2006
· Have Camera Phone? Yahoo and Reuters Want You to Work for Their News Service
· France's Blogging Phenom Goes Global
· Factory in China used grease from swill, sewage and recycled industrial oil to make edible lard.
· War on Drugs Expands to Catnip
· Pennsylvania man blames molestations on wife's bingo
December 5, 2006
· Apple acquires broadcast media firm
· RUMOR: Apple plans lightweight, ultra-thin MacBook Pro with 12-inch widescreen
· McDonald's experimenting with mini-gyms
· NASA plans to put a base on the moon by 2020
· Wife, daughters of missing CNET editor found alive, James Kim still missing (UPDATE)
December 6, 2006
· Bus shelters get cookie scent
· S.C. mom has son arrested for playing with present before Christmas
· U.S. plane forced to land after passenger lights match to hide flatulence
· China mum and son tomb raiders back from the dead
· 'Pregnant' man in trouble
December 7, 2006
· RIP: James Kim
· Heathrow airport testing opt-in big brother biometrics
· Apple gets low score in Greenpeace e-waste report
· Mac developers' sale to raise cash for the children's charity 'Child's Play'
· Guinness guzzling camel crashes Xmas party
December 8, 2006
· NYC Surgeon Offers Britney Free Tummy Tuck
· Women too busy to shave armpits?
· Santa's evil sidekick? Who knew?
· EMI Music starts selling DRM-free music
· Run, reindeer, run! Duo leap at chance to escape
· Woman uses baby as weapon
· No sex please, we're watching TV
December 9, 2006
· Diamonds stashed in dead fish
· Bogus priest held in bathtub scam
· Human remains found inside Indonesia crocodile
· Float driver in parade charged with DUI
· Norway court rules no tax on strip club "artists"
· Harrods sack 'bad Santa'
· 'Blind' man took over from drunk driver
December 10, 2006
· Man sentenced in foot fetish calls
· Brazil plans to sell 30-year-old coffee beans
· Drunk invents mugging to avoid wife's wrath
December 11, 2006
· Man Kills 3 Over Stolen Toilet Seat Patent
· Mozilla releases its first alpha release of Firefox 3.0 for developers.
· Man rams Portland Police, upset about NOT being pulled over
· Naughty Christmas "Pornaments" are not nice, say Florida protesters
December 12, 2006
· Malaysian man stranded for hours atop billboard
· Man Calls 911 to Report Stolen Drugs
December 13, 2006
· Texas Bill: Let Blind Hunters Use Lasers
· Man gives wife gift of snow... in Ga.
December 14, 2006
· Long arms of world's tallest man saves dolphins in northeast China
· Global warming threatens Alpine ski resorts
· Real estate agent gives guns to homebuyers
· Teacher suspended over genital art
December 15, 2006
· Urine, stain weapons in fight against tree poachers
· Harper invites media to holiday reception - on a date that doesn't exist
· Store Manager Assaulted With Potatoes
· Man Fired Over Camel Sacrifice in Turkey
· Pilot sees plane take off without him
· Teacher under fire for bottle bathroom
· Study calls for more study
December 16, 2006
· Hundreds of Mexican clowns join march to honour the Virgin of Guadalupe
December 17, 2006
· Man Pulls 7-Foot Python From Toilet
· 4-year-old suspended after hugging teacher's aide
· 3 million bees removed from flat
· Zoo animals manure-facture power in Germany
· When at Chicago hot dog stand, don't think Rudolph
· CBS Records resurrected to provide iTunes music
· Belgian viewers fall for TV hoax
· Man to wear pup costume for shooting dog
· Cyber-concrete lets walls speak
· Barely a century after discovery, Equator's glaciers are slipping away
· Vienna to get gender-equal traffic and exit signs
· Man fined for falling asleep on railway track
December 18, 2006
· Cops: Man tried driving car on 3 tires
· Cingular makes deal with MySpace.com
December 19, 2006
· Scottish soldiers forced to share kilts
· The iPhone is launched ... by Linksys, not Apple
· Google to put NASA data online
· Headbutt from horse 'cured' blindness
· World's tallest man saves plastic eating dolphins
December 20, 2006
· Scottish Santa dons hardhat after mince pie attack
· Cops Put 2 on Ice After Frosty Stabbing
· Couple forgets baby in Toys R' Us
December 21, 2006
· Chinese airline fined for selling 13-cent tickets
· Baby mistakenly put through airport X-ray machine
· Teen finds $24K in Long Island theater, returns every last dollar
· Injured man wins damages for sex overdrive
· Intel to launch Core 2 Quad in January
· Fifty-thousand pounds of free Twinkies
· Scooter-riding woman rescued from drain
December 22, 2006
· Fifty-thousand pounds of free Twinkies
· Santa's Web site hacked
· Patrons toss dead cat through drive-thru
· Pac-Man hits road for dots
· Gangsta rappers' lyrics are used against them in court
· Breath Capture smells of love
· Monks with crowbars face off over monastery
December 24, 2006
· Hot Dog Mailed Between Sisters for 54 Years
· Deep-Fried Turkey Grounded at Dulles
· Tumbleweeds, not snow, invade Colo. town
December 25, 2006
· It's Christmas! Have a little more bat meat!
· Kentucky fears loss of traditional critter dish
· Majority of Americans Believe in Angels
December 26, 2006
· Sewage divers submerge in murky world
· Clocky, the hiding alarm clock: intriguingly ridiculous
· The Wall Street Journal: Apple’s ‘Get a Mac’ knife cuts deep
December 27, 2006
· Wikipedia-like search engine in development
· Chinese doctors, nurses don combat gear to fight off angry patients
· Cattle Rustler Uses Bus to Transport Stolen Cows
· 2006 Foot-in-Mouth Awards
December 28, 2006
· Woman crushed by leaping dolphin
· Show goes on despite poisoning attempt
· Flatulence allegedly sparks jail fight
· Woman fakes kidnapping to avoid work
· S. Korea offers cash in attempt to reduce prostitution
· A Month of Apple Bugs Planned
· Head-banging snakes may predict China quak
December 29, 2006
· Goalkeeper swapped for gas
· Airline luggage found near Houston store
December 30, 2006
· Trailer Full of Broccoli Disappears
· Carjacking suspect reportedly calls 911 on himself
· Chicago Tests Rubber Sidewalks
December 31, 2006
· Ramen Noodle Cup Timer
· Woman on her way to buy bread gets stuck in Paris elevator for 3 days
· Apple Clears Jobs; Questions Remain
· Man accused of using log in assaults
· Thirsty man sells beagle to buy beer
· Oops! Unruly flier slaps undercover air marshal
· A tale of two cities for confused tourist
· Woman charged with malicious castration
· Man charged with theft for 'double-dogging'
· Apple Holiday Catalog, circa 1983
· Man Arrested For Trying To Steal NYC Hotel