Weird News Roundup - January 2008's Top Weird News
Keep up with the most bizarre news of our times with, "This Week in Weird," a rundown of the week's weirdest news.
This Week in Weird - Highlights (Jan 1-11)
Two guys who wheeled their dead friend around New York . . . A husband meets his wife in a brothel . . . And a Canadian group fights breast cancer with "The Booby Wall."
Two guys who wheeled their dead friend around New York . . . A husband meets his wife in a brothel . . . And a Canadian group fights breast cancer with "The Booby Wall."
This Week in Weird - Highlights (Jan. 12-18)
New Study Shows Kids hate clown . . . Virgina proposes a "no rubber testicles" law . . . And more strangeness.
New Study Shows Kids hate clown . . . Virgina proposes a "no rubber testicles" law . . . And more strangeness.
This Week in Weird - Highlights (Jan. 19 - 25)
Call Samel L Jackson: Life imitates bad art with a genuine case of snakes on a plane . . . A 24-year-old steals 93 pounds of ladies' underwear (precisely 1,613 bras and panties) . . . and a Chilean man wakes up in a coffin during his own wake.
Call Samel L Jackson: Life imitates bad art with a genuine case of snakes on a plane . . . A 24-year-old steals 93 pounds of ladies' underwear (precisely 1,613 bras and panties) . . . and a Chilean man wakes up in a coffin during his own wake.
This Week in Weird - Highlights (Jan 26 - Feb. 1)
Rich woman sign up for 'Sugar Mama Speed Dating' . . . An all-nude airline opens for business in Germany . . . and a man bites off a prostitute's ear.
Rich woman sign up for 'Sugar Mama Speed Dating' . . . An all-nude airline opens for business in Germany . . . and a man bites off a prostitute's ear.
Dumb Crime Du Jour - January 2008 Weird Crime News
Another day, another loser. Here's a daily look at the day's most outrageous crime.
Another day, another loser. Here's a daily look at the day's most outrageous crime.
Wrestling With Your Sex Drive?
Bear-wrestler-turned-pro-wrestler-turned-Wall-Street-analyst John "Bradshaw" Layfield is taking his strangest turn yet -- he's now a sex guru. The former WWE "SmackDown" champ is ballyhooing an aphrodisiac called MamaJuana.
Bear-wrestler-turned-pro-wrestler-turned-Wall-Street-analyst John "Bradshaw" Layfield is taking his strangest turn yet -- he's now a sex guru. The former WWE "SmackDown" champ is ballyhooing an aphrodisiac called MamaJuana.
Only in L.A.: Marijuana Vending Machine
For marijuana users, vending machines were once only something you thought of to satisfy the munchies. Not anymore. Los Angeles has introduced a 24-hour medical marijuana vending machine for "convenient access."
For marijuana users, vending machines were once only something you thought of to satisfy the munchies. Not anymore. Los Angeles has introduced a 24-hour medical marijuana vending machine for "convenient access."
Don't Drop the Soap
Has Monopoly become a monotony? Maybe a little prison riot will make your next board game a little less boring. The son of Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius has developed "Don't Drop the Soap."
Has Monopoly become a monotony? Maybe a little prison riot will make your next board game a little less boring. The son of Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius has developed "Don't Drop the Soap."
Single Women Want Obama Naked
Single voters have spoken, and the presidential candidate they most want to see naked is -- drum roll, please -- Barack Obama.
Single voters have spoken, and the presidential candidate they most want to see naked is -- drum roll, please -- Barack Obama.
China and Sex: Little Talk, Lots of Action
We probably don't need a worldwide survey from Durex to tell us the Chinese have more sex than the global average. Isn't 1.3 billion Chinese people proof enough?
We probably don't need a worldwide survey from Durex to tell us the Chinese have more sex than the global average. Isn't 1.3 billion Chinese people proof enough?
Breast Implants Up (for Men)
Call it the Matthew McConaughey phenomena. There's a skyrocketing amount of men undergoing plastic surgery to attain those perfectly symmetrical, squared-off pecs, like the Spartan warriors from 300.
Call it the Matthew McConaughey phenomena. There's a skyrocketing amount of men undergoing plastic surgery to attain those perfectly symmetrical, squared-off pecs, like the Spartan warriors from 300.
Wheelie Doggone Cute
Three Chihuahuas came to New York's North Shore Animal League in April so badly deformed they resembled pint-sized kangaroos. What did they need? A set of wheels!
Three Chihuahuas came to New York's North Shore Animal League in April so badly deformed they resembled pint-sized kangaroos. What did they need? A set of wheels!
Fear of Clowns: No Laughing Matter
Bad news for Patch Adams: A medical study says kids hate clowns, even when they're not getting doused over the head with a bucket of confetti.
Bad news for Patch Adams: A medical study says kids hate clowns, even when they're not getting doused over the head with a bucket of confetti.
Where There's Smoke, There's a Liar
What ever happened to integrity in smoking? Several days ago, we learned that Skip Legault, the one-legged poster boy in New York's anti-smoking campaign is, indeed, still smoking.
What ever happened to integrity in smoking? Several days ago, we learned that Skip Legault, the one-legged poster boy in New York's anti-smoking campaign is, indeed, still smoking.
Austrian Woman Spends Months With Dead Boyfriend
Even a hopeless romantic must admit that there's a time when you have to give up on your boyfriend -- and that time is when he starts to decompose.
Even a hopeless romantic must admit that there's a time when you have to give up on your boyfriend -- and that time is when he starts to decompose.
Dead Guy on a Roll
Like a scene out of "Weekend at Bernies," two men wheeled their dead friend around Manhattan sidewalks in an office chair in an attempt to cash his social security check.
Like a scene out of "Weekend at Bernies," two men wheeled their dead friend around Manhattan sidewalks in an office chair in an attempt to cash his social security check.
Ninja Bandit Strikes Again
You might assume a nunchuck-wielding man in black pajamas might be easy to find. Still, New York city police are looking for the elusive Ninja Bandit.
You might assume a nunchuck-wielding man in black pajamas might be easy to find. Still, New York city police are looking for the elusive Ninja Bandit.
R.I.P. Court TV
As Court TV changes to truTV, CourtTVnews.com is standing in the gallows with its head in a noose, much like many defendants on the network who faced the death penalty.
As Court TV changes to truTV, CourtTVnews.com is standing in the gallows with its head in a noose, much like many defendants on the network who faced the death penalty.