Archive for November 2011
November 1, 2011
· Sinkhole Swallows Man, 80, As He Goes for Morning Newspaper
· Police: Shooter says neighbor ‘telepathically’ threatened him, wife
· Zombie worms found in whale fossil
· Tourist attraction gives free deodorant
· Grandma's birth control problems persist
· Nebraska's 'Carhenge' up for sale
· Apple Misses iTunes Match Launch Target as iTunes 10.5.1 Developer Beta Expires
November 2, 2011
· Man admits switchblade assault in squirrel dispute
· Man dies after trying to remove pacemaker
· R.I.P. to 14 cars and trucks for 2012
· 20 boxes of frozen pigs' feet taken in train heist
· 65 years ago today Howard Hughes flies the "Spruce Goose"
November 3, 2011
· 83 year-old Centerville man arrested for prostitution
· 5 Trapped in Border Tunnel Filled with Sewage
· Snake in a cash machine
· iOS 5.0.1 released to devs, fixes iPhone 4S battery problems
· Lasers change eye color for good
November 4, 2011
· Penn Jillette's 10 Commandments for atheists
· Star Wars fan killed his wife after 'she smashed his toy collection'
· Police association was selling t-shirts showing a child behind bars and saying "U Raise 'Em, We Cage 'Em"
· Husband secretly fed wife steroids to 'fatten her up' and make her stay at home
· Florida Friday: Ex-Daytona Beach commissioner sues over bathroom sex sting
· Florida Friday: Heavy rain unearths vaults in Fla. cemetery
· Florida Friday: Does Gov. Rick Scott really not know we're called Tampa Bay?
· Florida Friday: Rare 2-Headed Albino Milk Snake Born In Florida
· Florida Friday: Bonita Springs man accused of beating girlfriend after she wakes him with sex toy
· Florida Friday: Girl, 9, Facing Four Felonies For Wild School Bus Tantrum, Battering Sheriff's Deputy
· Siri goes all “BlackBerry Messenger” for a few hours
· Google Planning Kansas City Cable TV Utopia?
· Florida Friday: Deputies scramble to thwart vandalism eggstravaganza
· John Lennon's rotten tooth goes under the hammer
· Florida Friday: Customer reportedly urinates in drive-through bank tube
· Man who stole checks at interview gets 3 to 6 years
· 22 Bizarre Sculptures from Norway's Vigeland Park
November 5, 2011
· Watch: Sports anchor wins $2 million lottery on live TV
· Florida Friday: Plumber finds $20,000 in an air duct, turns it in
· German court grants injunction against Apple for infringement of Motorola patents (update: Apple responds)
· R.I.P.: Andy Rooney dies at 92
· Growl commercial version 1.3.1 released
· Central Florida man confesses to stealing parade float
· Post office explosion was popping light bulb
· Oregon man prepares to pilot lawn chair over Baghdad
November 6, 2011
· Florida man turns himself in after mistaken release from jail
· Army veteran injured in Oakland clashes with police
· Renewed effort underway to douse 70-year-old underground fire
· After splitting from her toyboy, IVF mum, 61 admits: My critics were right and age limit should be 50
November 7, 2011
· UW scientists condemn gummy bears to crushing ocean depths
· Man crushed by garden model train at his Wilmcote home
· Miami Man Found Dead Inside Home Full Of Bees
· At 75, 'Life' Revisits Its First Cover Story
· Best Buy UK shuttering after steep losses
· Apple iPhone Experiencing Bluetooth Connectivity Problems After iOS 5 Upgrade
November 8, 2011
· Man accused of lying to Hoboken police to avoid outstanding warrants actually had none
· Trio of teenagers call paramedics after using a fire poker to brand their buttocks in Toowoomba
· 'Sourtoe Cocktail': Father And Son Bond Over Drinking Dead Man's Toe
· Wife, 87, Shoots "Cheating" Husband, 88
· Woman, 85, reels in 850lb marlin
· R.I.P.: Joe Frazier, Boxing Champ, Dies at Age 67‎
· Invention That Sucks the Water Out of Dry Skies Has Won This Year’s James Dyson Award
· Parents upset after children receive fetus dolls at Halloween event
· Oklahoma tornado from inside "The Tank"
· The 1% are the very best destroyers of wealth the world has ever seen
November 9, 2011
· AT&T launches iPhone app for VoIP international calls
· Apple Introduces MagSafe Adapter Replacement Program
· LaCie Thunderbolt Little Big Disk SSD review @ CNET
· Turning Ryanair blue: Boss of budget airline plans to screen in-flight pornography
· Pippi Longstocking books deemed racist
· Man threatened to blow up store over sold out Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 video game
· China Threatens Massive Venting of Super Greenhouse Gases in Attempt to Extort Billions as UNFCCC Meeting Approaches
· Adobe confirms it will no longer develop Flash for mobile browsers
· Google to discontinue Gmail app for BlackBerry
· I See Your Siri and Raise You a Yap: Amazon Quietly Snaps Up Speech-Recognition Startup
November 10, 2011
· Ancient treatment to chase tooth worms away
· Angry Students Protest Firing of Penn State Coach Joe Paterno by Overturning TV News Live Truck
· Plane passengers 'saw wheel fall off' but did not immediately inform the crew
· Smoke alarm starts a fire
· Fire Hydrant Car Jack (Video)
· Suck on These Single-Serving Coffee Sacks
· This Is The World's Most Expensive Photograph
· 'Second Paris' built towards end of First World War to fool Germans
· R.I.P: 'Family Circus' Creator Bil Keane Dies at 89
· 14 'Luxury' Sex Toys for the Extremely Rich and Creepy
· iPhone 4S has AirPlay audio problems, dev confirms
· Little Sister Siri
· Wireless Electric Vehicle Charging trial announced for London
November 11, 2011
· VH1 Classic proclaims today "National Metal Day"
· Man wearing blanket arrested in Wal-Mart robbery
· Lack Of Toilet Paper Leads Man To Destroy Charlotte Motel
· Woman Disfigured In Meth Explosion Can't Quit Her Habit
· Florida Friday: Comedian arrested in bank robbery
· Florida Friday: Scouts learn ‘important lesson’ about fire safety after leader is burned during flag ceremony
· Florida Friday: Prisons offer special dorms for veterans
· Florida Friday: East Naples firefighter, Estates man both accused of soliciting sex from 14-year-old girl
· Florida Friday: Man jumps into New River in failed bid to flee authorities
· Florida Friday: Movin' and groovin' with the governor in Miami
· Florida Friday: Panther found in a garage freezer at the home of a Loxahatchee man
· Florida Friday: Florida Prisoner Suing Over ‘Cruel And Unusual’ Soy-Based Meals
· Florida Friday: Man jumps into New River in failed bid to flee authorities
· Florida Friday: Coast Guard OKs Winding Down BP Spill Cleanup
· Florida Friday: Occupy Tampa members try tai chi, meditation to occupy time
· Florida Friday: Threesome goes wrong: East Naples man accused of attacking wife and other woman
· Florida Friday: Vegetables stuck in workers undies before being served at upscale steakhouse
· Florida Friday: Mobile mammography unit will help uninsured women in cancer fight
· Florida Friday: USF Poly pays $10,000 for ‘Star Wars,' Captain Kirk and E.T. replicas
November 12, 2011
· Newly adopted dog runs off burglar from Ohio home
· Mystery Radiation Detected 'Across Europe'
· On Veteran’s Day, Romney suggests ‘voucher’ system for vet benefits
· Chinese 'koala meat' was actually bamboo rat, restaurant claims
· Police Snare Suspects With Free Beer Sting
· Husband searches through nine tons of garbage for wife’s ring
· Man walks into house; puts up Christmas decorations
· Pot hole saves girl's life
· Credit scores could take a hit from unpaid traffic fines
November 13, 2011
· Swedish police rescue man stuck in sealed baggage locker at train station
· Boy born at 11:11 on 11-11-11 to veteran on Veteran's Day
· Apple is replacing first gen iPod nanos due to faulty batteries
· 9 Rides Truly Wired Gearheads Should Love
· Google Street View goes off road
· Apple offering AppleCare+ for iPhone 4 and 4S preorders ends November 14th
· Man Calls 911 to fix Broken iPhone
· Ex-boyfriend charged with breaking in, lighting ironing board on fire
· 11 Sounds That Your Kids Have Probably Never Heard
November 14, 2011
· Roman Catholic church's paedophile investigator jailed for possessing thousands of child porn images
· Mother banned from the internet after 'sexting' 16-year-old son's classmate naked pictures of herself
· Cancer-stricken mother of three bequeaths her entire family to her sister
· School head on rape claim: 'boys will be boys'
· Woman breaks into home, raids cookie jar and falls asleep in the homeowner’s bed
· Motorcyclist Crashes Into Deer, Gets Bike Stolen by Friends
· Father accidentally kills himself in front of children at grocery store
· Couple sues airline after finding cockroaches hanging above their heads
· Chrysler van comes fully loaded -- cocaine included
· Apple on pace to sell record 5.3M Macs in holiday quarter
· Apple Launches iTunes Match: You Can Now Get Your Piracy Amnesty for Just $25/Year
· Today Is The Last Day To Buy AppleCare+ For Your New iPhone 4S [Reminder]
· Apple PC share jumps 20% in Europe as Acer plunges
· Hands on with iTunes Match @ Macworld.com
· The Santa Claw at Gizmodo Gallery
November 15, 2011
· Missiles to protect London 2012 Olympics
· Russian Super Speed Camera Can Issue Thousands of Tickets Per Hour
· Police find mummified corpses in historian's apartment
· Kent woman dies from 15-year-old gunshot wound
· iTunes Connect shutdown scheduled for Dec. 22nd through 29th
· Zynga tells employees to give their stock back or be fired
· Google To Allow Location Service Opt-out
November 16, 2011
· Apple names Arthur Levinson Chairman of the board, Disney's Bob Iger will also join the board
· Amazon drops the price on Apple TV 2 and renames it
· Canada CRTC Rules Against Usage Based Billing
· The World’s First Chip-Based CPU Turned 40 Today
· Big Lake man charged for attacking snowplow with ax
· Man charged with killing bobcat, then eating it
· DOJ: Lying on Match.com needs to be a crime
· Jerry Sandusky’s lawyer, Joe Amendola, got a 16-year- old client pregnant and later married her
· Giraffe’s tongue-lashing for snapper
· Hunter dies after encounter with deer
· Appeals Court Says Owners May Sue to Recover the Sentimental Value of a Dog
· House GOP Classifies Pizza As A Vegetable To ‘Prevent Overly Burdensome’ School Lunch Regulations
· Teacher Accused Of Masturbating In Class
· Woman keeps 'alien' in fridge for two years after it crash-lands outside her home (picture)
· Man arrested for calling 911 67 times in 2 Hours (thanks Jeff)
· Man Grows New Fingertip On His Stomach
· EU Bans Airport X-Ray Machines
· Army Wants Virtual Training to Really Hurt
November 17, 2011
· 1Password 3.9.2 now available in the Mac App Store
· Rock Star Sting Says Apps Are The New CDs
· Photographer Annie Leibovitz recommends iPhone as a camera
· Senate to hold hearing on Facebook tracking cookies
· DevilRobber Trojan now disguised as PixelMator
· Secrets of iTunes Match
· Google Music goes live in U.S. with Google+ integration
· Heinrich Himmler's postcards to 'mummy' up for sale
· The Candy Bomber
· Fire truck catches fire during test drive
· Resort fire can’t douse flames of love
· 'Bubble man' bids to end tumour misery
· Minnesota boy, fed up with parents' pot, helps spur bust
· Police solve mystery of severed bison head
· Restaurant Cook Decides That Giving Sake To A 2-Year-Old Is A Good Idea
· Electric blue lobster snapped up by museum
· Mac's worldwide market share reaches 15-year high at 5%
· Cain: 'I'm Not Supposed To Know Anything About Foreign Policy'
· Occupy’s 84-year-old pepper spray victim
· Mom upset by crotchless panties at Kids N Teen store
· Dad crashes car in Detroit and flees, leaving young daughters behind
· Obama kisses Chavez in new Benetton ad
· Airline to passengers at refueling stop: "You are going to have to pitch in for gas if you want to get home"
· Congressional report slams TSA as bloated, ineffective
· PETA asks Turkey, Texas to change its name for Thanksgiving
· Texas law requiring cars to display license plates expires January 1
· Baconlube: J & D's Food Offers Porky Sexual Lubricant
· Teenage Honduran builds $300 open source eye-tracking computer interface for the disabled
· Apple reportedly reduced iPad 2 orders because it bought 16M last quarter
· Dumped man sells engagement ring, buys Halo armor suit
November 18, 2011
· Can Food/Life Get Any Better Than Spiral Hot Dogs? (Answer: NO, NO IT CAN’T)
· Jimmy Kimmel to Facebook: it’s the second National UnFriend Day
· Astronomy Picture of the Day
· Modern Warfare 3 Smashes 5 Day Sales Record; Makes $775 Million
· Would-Be iPhone Customers Still Facing Weeks-Long Waits
· Rolls-Royce 102EX does the electric glide
· Buy now, if you dare: Microsoft takes orders for $8,400 table PC
· Toronto School Bans Hard Balls
· State Agency Lands $800,000 Federal Bonus For Boosting Breast-Feeding Rates
· Being 'Out' in Saint Petersburg, Russia, Could Soon be Illegal for Gays
· Self-Healing Plastic
· In pictures: Japan tsunami recovery from the air
· Why Teachers Shouldn’t Set Up A Porn Business On School-Issued Macs
· AppleCare+ Now Available for Sale Within 30 Days of iPhone Purchase
· Darth Vader claims Ukrainian plot to dock spaceship
· No naked hiking in Swiss Alps, court rules
· 'I need to finish what he started': Fallen soldier's fiancé to join Marine Corps the same month they were due to marry
· Florida Friday: Grandfather, 79, dies after nurse gives him execution drug rather than over-the-counter medicine
· Florida Friday: Tampa Woman Lines Up 9 Days Early For Best Buy's Black Friday Sale
· Florida Friday: Boy, 10, steals truck from Eatonville impound lot
· Florida Friday: Charlotte teacher sold grades to pay debts
· Florida Friday: Mom, daughter arrested after school cafeteria brawl
· Florida Friday: International search begins for new Bok Tower carillonneur
· Florida Friday: Going fishing? Don't forget your gun
· Florida Friday: Deputies on probation after failing to find felon's gun
· Florida Friday: Police: Fla. woman picks up boyfriend from jail, gets beaten up
· 10 horrific moments of implied violence in the movies
November 19, 2011
· Florida Friday: At planned Sunny Isles Beach condo, cars and drivers ride elevator home
· Florida Friday: Quack Doctor Charged In Butt Rebuilding, Injected Cement and Fix-a-Flat
· Report: NYPD cop pushes New York Supreme Court Judge into wall
· I’ve stopped having sex three times a night now I’m a dad, says 95-year-old man
· 5 Ways To Know If You’re A Douche Bag Beer Snob
· Mercedes manager from Germany arrested on Alabama immigration charge
November 20, 2011
· Mom upset that Hooters waitress is guest speaker at Pinellas school
· Lawsuit: Ga. man fired for refusing to wear '666'
· Retired police chief arrested in full uniform at Occupy Wall Street demo
· Thieves make off with two trains in Switzerland
· Woman Arrested, Accused of Giving Baby Alcohol
· Man stuffed his undies with sausage and pig's foot, cops say
November 21, 2011
· Sugar Plum Fairy: Fired for swearing or fired for hot pants?
· For richer hot chocolate, add doughnuts
· California officials probe boxing kangaroo complaint
· Pizza A Vegetable? 11 Other Things That Aren't Either
· Zurich residents to vote on drive-in sex stalls
· Herne Bay gran struggles to sleep because of groping ghost
· Prostitution sting: Woman arrested after massaging undercover deputy for over 30-minutes
· Combined Mac, iPad sales to make Apple largest global PC vendor in 2012
· Kindle Fire Review @ Ubergizmo
· Study: 65% of tablet buyers want an iPad, 22% a Kindle Fire
· Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet @ engadget
· Developer builds Siri proxy server
· New York man arrested suspected of bomb plot
November 22, 2011
· HP chairman caught using MacBook Air at home
· Update: AT&T says attempted hack of customer accounts failed
· Volcano Surfing: The 'Latest Hot Extreme Sport' (Video)
· Best 7 Insane Taiwanese News Animations Of 2011 (Video)
· Mystery after man 'bursts into flames' outside Swedish station
· Police: Two Clayton women waterboarded 89-year-old patient
· Can't Pay For That HoneyBaked Ham Now? Put It On Layaway
· Didn’t Get That New Job? You Need a Better Facebook Score
· Microsoft's new incentive for engineering hires: bacon
· With iPad 3, Apple could ship more PCs than HP
· Equation: How the FAA Estimates Space-Junk Risks
· Apple Announces Special One-Day Sale For Black Friday on Friday, Nov. 25
· Man leaves a million bucks at Italian restaurant
· Pixelmator 2.0.1 released on the Mac App Store
· WiFi Scanner 1.4.5 released on the Mac App Store
· More MRSA Found In U.S. Retail Meat (Turkey, Too)
November 23, 2011
· Feds Seize Fisherman's 881-Pound Tuna
· Officer on eviction drive beats himself up with shoe
· Bronx Cheer For J. Lo's Phony Fiat Commercial
· 'Christmas Quality, Hanukkah Pricing’
· Dog caught driving in Australia
· 'Lost" Russian Mars Probe Phones Home
· 5 Black Friday Myths The Media Wants You to Believe
· Google kills off seven more products including Wave
· Apple 2011 Black Friday ads surface
· Brain fritters, chocolate blood ice cream and crispy testicles: The chef who loves cooking 'other bits'
· Boy asks for job, then shoplifts from same store, police say
· Octopus crawls out of water and walks on dry land (Video)
November 24, 2011
· Tascam unveils iM2 stereo mic for iOS devices
· A Charlie Brown Christmas Comes to the iPad
· Dupin Lite 1.1.3 released on the Mac App Store
· Unwitting father sues fertility clinic after his girlfriend 'stole his sperm and got pregnant with twins via IVF' - then sued him for child support
· When Turkeys Attack — 10 Terrifying Gobblers (Videos)
· BBC Nature: 'Brinicle' ice finger of death filmed in Antarctic (Video)
· Jack Daniel’s donates more than $100,000 to pay for soldiers' travel funds to spend the holidays with their families.
· 40 years later, new evidence emerges in D.B. Cooper case
· Minn. Trapper Catches 75-Pound Beaver
· WA woman, 59, chases down purse snatcher
· Late-Night Vacuuming Results In Police Citation
November 25, 2011
· Columnist proposes Update Your Parents' Browser Day
· Drugged-Up Turkey: Antibiotic Use On Farms Linked To Rising Rates Of Drug-Resistant Infections
· Man bitten by venomous snake while trying to purchase it at an interstate exit in Georgia
· Naked woman left dangling from balcony after tumbling over rail while having sex
· Amish Communities Voice Concern Over Haircut Attacks
· World's Funniest Signs
· Florida Friday: Broward fair ride shares name with Holocaust poison gas
· Florida Friday: Passers-by accused of fighting with deputy making traffic stop in Port St. Lucie
· Florida Friday: Angry landlord crushed mobile home while tenants fled, deputies report
· 16-year-old boy accidentally shot in the head while inspecting rifle, deputies say
· Florida Friday: Be on the lookout for a 30-foot beer bottle
· Florida Friday: Nudists Eye Youth Movement
· Florida Friday: Dog-lovers want Lake County to join the pack, ban daytime tethering
· Florida Friday: Deputies: Driver stabbed with ice pick in apparent road rage incident
· For today only, get 80% off MacScan! Use coupon code CYBERSALE11
· 'Jetman' Yves Rossy flies in formation with jets
· A Riot Over a Two Dollar Waffle Iron Is What the Holidays Are All About
November 26, 2011
· Florida Friday: Woman not happy about deputy shooting her dog
· Florida Friday: Florida Inmate Drops Pounds in Exchange for Early Release
· 'Harry Potter and yoga are evil', says Catholic Church exorcist
· South Korea to start testing robot prison guards
· 5 Undefeated Eating Challenges
· Local News Station Makes Unfortunate ‘Black Holiday Shoppers’ Chyron Error
· No jail time for man with 17 DUIs, just a lecture after probation violation
· Verizon Worker Accused of Trying to Strangle Wife, Listening to Phone Calls
· Black Friday deals on software, Most on sale through Cyber Monday
· Arizona woman tries to rob store with toy penguin, police say
· DOCUMERICA: Images of America in Crisis in the 1970s
· What a face! (in sprinkles)
· Man builds girlfriend $125 iPad
November 27, 2011
· Magpie steals $900 Gucci glasses
· Largo fights the not-so-sweet soundtrack of ice cream truck music
· Subcutaneous Penile Insertion of Domino Fragments by Incarcerated Males in Southwest United States Prisons
· Man dies after getting stuck in window
· 'Done or not' Man pokes himself with turkey thermometer
· 'Brick' breaker: Lego bible too racy for Sam's Club
· Utah man arrested for viewing child porn during flight
· 3 face prison time in special toilet paper scam
· Thai crackdown on Facebook remarks on king
November 28, 2011
· Easy treat: Caramel Bacon Peanut Bark
· Florida crime keeps falling, and experts and law enforcement search for why
· China to Cancel College Majors That Don’t Pay
· Worker's hand minced in Swedish meatball mishap
· Muslim medical students boycotting lectures on evolution... because it 'clashes with the Koran'
· Gun club invites children to pose with Santa... and their choice of firearm
· Car ding leads to early morning shootout in Wichita
· How to make a home-made pocket-sized espresso machine with tiny alcohol stove
· Lab at Hershey Medical Center identifies a virus that could kill cancer
· Kiwi's space photos stun astronomers
· Money doesn't buy you manners: Owner of world's most expensive car gets slapped with fine for parking in disabled space
· French Toddler Dies after Being Locked Inside Washing Machine
· Medvedev threatens to punish the 'guilty' over Russia's space failures
November 29, 2011
· The Shortest Distance Between a Leaf Blower and Vomit (Video)
· 75% of Apple stores sold out of iPhone 4S on Black Friday, iPad sales up 68%
· Apple ’76 Founding Contract Signed by Jobs Could Fetch $150,000
· $2m AT&T hack funded terrorists
· What’s smaller than Apple? A lot of things it seems
· Black Friday: Target Shoppers Step Over Walter Vance As He Collapses, Dies
· Man Busted For Secretly Filming Woman In Bathroom. Oh, The Woman Was His Mother-In-Law.
· Connecticut Asset Managers Claim $254M Powerball Jackpot
· Germany ready to inseminate you, minister says
· British WWII bomb forces evacuation of Koblenz, Germany
· Senator Joe “Droopy Dog” Lieberman wants Blogger to have a terrorist flag button
· Woman stabbed with Christmas ornament
· YouTube Passes 20 Billion Video Views In One Month
· British Library newspaper archive puts 300 years of history online
· Photoshopped or Not? A Tool to Tell
· Facebook worm poses as two blonde women
· Finally, Facebook Privacy Changes Are Up to You
November 30, 2011
· Obama Legalizes Horse Slaughter for Human Consumption
· NYC uses haiku to promote street safety message
· Atlanta man wins $1 million lottery for second time in three years
· Winter vomiting virus: British oysters contain bug
· Sheriff Patrick J. Sullivan Jr. to be jailed in the Patrick J. Sullivan Jr. Detention Facility for trafficking methamphetamine.
· Man accused of trying to kill woman who wouldn't leave his chair on Thankgiving day
· Man gets shock of his life when prostitute he ordered ends up being his daughter
· Family sues after gravediggers 'jumped on 91-year-old's casket to squeeze it into hole that was too small'
· Mom charged for trying to burn a tattoo off her 13-year-old son's hand by placing it on a stovetop burner
· Albino rarity: a glowing white snail
· Android handsets secretly logging keystrokes, SMS messages?
· Police: Soldier Being Robbed Pulls Gun On Assailants
· Craigslist Ad: Mega-billionaire seeks hot twin bodyguard/assassins - m4ww (Secret)
· Agents Uncover 'Most Sophisticated' Drug Tunnel in Years
· Fare abuse: US Airways' monopoly route hurts Pa. travelers
December 1, 2011
· German intelligence files on ex-Nazis shredded
· Laptop Wi-Fi May Affect Men's Sperm
· New Apple Board Member Bob Iger Buys $1M In AAPL Shares
· The world's first international sex school has opened in Austria
· Passenger charged with drunken driving after St. Paul crash