Quirks
Laptop-Shooting Dad Makes Up With Daughter
ALBEMARLE, N.C. (UPI) — A North Carolina man who posted a video to YouTube depicting him shooting his teenage daughter’s laptop computer said he and the girl have reconciled. Tommy Jordan, who posted the 8-minute, 30-second clip on YouTube in early February, told NBC’s “Today” show he and his daughter, Hannah Marie, 15, have made […]
Men On Cross Country Walks Meet In Louisiana
FRANKLIN, La. (UPI) — Two men on separate walks across the United States said they crossed paths in Louisiana and ended up staying the night in the same house. Andrew Forsthoefel, 23, of Chadd’s Ford, Pa., and George Throop, 36, of Vancouver, Wash., said they encountered one another in Franklin and swapped stories while staying […]
Hickenlooper’s Wife: Watch Your Language
DENVER (UPI) — Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper’s wife said she had a talk with her husband after a pair of recent racy remarks. The Democrat, who was elected in 2010, drew laughter Tuesday when introducing Denver Mayor Michael Hancock at a Colorado Business Committee for the Arts luncheon and making reference to the mayor’s wife, […]
Man Ordered To Remove 72-Foot Boat From Yard
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (UPI) — A California man who has spent the past six years restoring a 72-foot ship in his yard said the city is ordering him to get rid of the boat. Dennis Holland, who has been restoring the Shawnee, a 1916 ketch, at his Newport Beach home, said city officials obtained a […]
Woman, 90, Teaches Water Aerobics
BRADENTON, Fla. (UPI) — A 90-year-old Florida woman who still teaches water aerobics at the YMCA said her trick is refusing to think of herself as old. Pat Gorman, 90, who has been working at the YMCA in Bradenton since 1984, said her background in dance and synchronized swimming helped condition her body to always […]
Colorado Couple Sole Residents Of Precinct
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (UPI) — A Colorado couple said last year’s legislative and congressional redistricting left them as the sole residents of the state’s smallest voting precinct. Larimer County resident Ann Grant, a Democrat, said she and her husband, Butch Hartson, a Republican, learned of their unique status from an official with the local Republican […]
‘Rude’ Girl Handcuffed At School
WESTMINSTER, Colo. (UPI) — A Colorado woman said she moved her 11-year-old daughter to a new school after administrators had her handcuffed for being “rude.” Mireya Gaytan said her daughter, Yajira, was handcuffed and taken by a school resource officer to a juvenile holding facility for disobeying the orders of the assistant principal at Shaw […]
108-Year-Old Vacuum Cleaner Still Works
TIMPERLEY, England (UPI) — A British man who rescued a 108-year-old vacuum cleaner from ending up in a landfill said the machine is still in working order. Harry Cox, 53, of Timperley, England, who is now believed to be the owner of the world’s oldest working vacuum cleaner, said he found the 1904 American Sturtevant […]
Man Finds Jesus Image On His Tortilla
ESPANOLA, N.M. (UPI) — A New Mexico man said he discovered the image of Jesus Christ on a tortilla he was preparing on Ash Wednesday. David Sandoval of Espanola said he was shocked to discover the face of Jesus on his food, but he has always been a believer in Christianity, KOAT-TV, Albuquerque, reported Thursday. […]
Couple To Stay At Waldorf For $16.80
NEW YORK (UPI) — A couple who spent their wedding night at New York’s Waldorf-Astoria are spending their 60th anniversary at the hotel for the 1952 price of $16.80. Isidore Schwartz, 88, and his wife, Joan, 82, said they are taking advantage of a service offered by the Waldorf to spend their 60th anniversary at […]
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