 | #6651 In September, a 7-year- old boy fell
In September, a 7-year- old boy fell off a 100-foot-high bluff near Ozark, Ark., after he lost his grip swinging on a cross that marked the spot where another person had fallen to his death in 1990.
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| #6649 The White House freed $250 million to promote
Government as Usual:
The White House freed $250 million to promote a new sex education program. "It teaches marital fidelity," says Argus Hamilton. "It sure gets expensive when Bill Clinton and Dic... |
| #6648 A young woman who was several months pregnant
Only in Merry Olde England
A young woman who was several months pregnant boarded a bus.
When she noticed a young man smiling at her she began feeling humiliated on account of her condition. She ... |
| #6647 A massive cold front swept across the nation
A massive cold front swept across the nation this week, but it,s not expected to affect the election. Says Hamilton, "The Weather Channel said the five-day forecast for Bob Dole is three days." ... |
| #6646 The Democratic National Committee finally
The Democratic National Committee finally released thousands of pages of financial disclosure information. Says Vince Vieceli, "Unfortunately, they released them from a third-floor balcony in New York... |
| #6645 Coca-Cola fixing an embarrassing typo
Atlanta Coca-Cola is fixing an embarrassing typo in the word "disk" in copyright information on about 2 million 12-packs of the drink.
In the misprint, the "s" is replaced by a "c." Normally, the s... |
| #6644 Disturbing product of the month
Disturbing product of the month:
Armour Pork Brains with Milk Gravy
Where and when bought: Ingles supermarket, Asheville, N.C., October 1995, for 73 cents. Bonus points: That delicious milk gravy. E... |
| #6641 Safeway has made a $1.7 billion offer for Vons markets
Safeway has made a $1.7 billion offer for Vons markets. Says Bob Mills, "The amount of the bid became public after a checkout clerk was overheard yelling ,Price check on the company!,"
He adds, "th... |
| #6617 A drunk security man asked a colleague
MOSCOW, RUSSIA - A drunk security man asked a colleague at the Moscow bank they were guarding to stab his bullet-proof vest to see if it protected him against the knife.....
It didn,t and the 25-ye... |
| #6612 Frequently, I get a strip of coupons or other promotional
Frequently, I get a strip of coupons or other promotional items from a little printer at the checkout of my local grocery.
Coupons emerge as a thank-you for purchasing a product, or based on some o... |
| #6611 Two men tried to pull the front off an ATM
Kentucky: Two men tried to pull the front off an ATM cash machine by running a chain from the machine to the bumper of their pickup truck. Instead of pulling the front panel off the machine, though, t... |
| #6610 General Motors Introduces
General Motors Introduces New Instant-Win Airbags
Detroit-- With third-quarter sales sluggish and its share of the domestic market down 11 percent since 1993, General Motors unveiled a new instant-wi... |
| #6609 GOP leaders
GOP leaders have returned from that bash in Palm Beach for donors of $175,000," says Hamilton. "Last Year, Congress promised to do something about special-interest contributions. What they have decide... |
| #6606 You all know about the Darwin Awards
Darwin Award Winner for 1997 Announced
You all know about the Darwin Awards - It,s an annual honor given to the person who did the gene pool the biggest service by killing themselves in the most extr... |
| #6605 Microsoft Corp. dismissed an anti-virus
Microsoft Corp. dismissed an anti-virus company,s claim that versions of Internet Explorer 3.0 and above possess another hole in security by calling the feature in question a "design thing, not a bug.... |
