Quirks
Pilot’s ‘Mom’ Statement Misheard As ‘Bomb’
MACARTHUR, N.Y. (UPI) — Southwest Airlines said passengers on a flight from Baltimore to MacArthur, N.Y., were concerned when a pilot’s statement about a “mom” was misheard as “bomb.” The airline said the pilot on the Friday afternoon flight used the intercom to wish a happy birthday a woman on board who is the mother […]
School’s Sculpture Compared To Genitals
WASILLA, Alaska (UPI) — An Alaska high school said a sculpture some say resembles female genitalia will be left in place until surveys are taken later in the school year. Principal Amy Spargo of Wasilla High School said the sculpture, which is comprised of a pair of overlapping Zulu-style shields, will remain at the school […]
Lost Wallet Found 35 Years Later
SPRING HILL, Kan. (UPI) — A man who lost his wallet while installing pipes in the attic of a Kansas home more than 35 years ago said he was shocked when it reappeared. Gean Brown Jr. said he lost his wallet while working in the attic of the Spring Hill home in 1976 or 1977 […]
Street Cleaner Finds Rolex In Drain
SOUTHEND, England, Feb. 15 (UPI) — An English street cleaner who found an 18-carat Rolex Oyster Daytona watch in a drain turned it over to police after getting a jeweler to assess its value. The watch’s estimated value is 21,000 pounds ($32,000), This Is Total Essex reported. If no one claims it in the next […]
Heart Attack Grill Earns Name
LAS VEGAS, Feb. 15 (UPI) — Workers at the Heart Attack Grill in Las Vegas said the restaurant lived up to its name when a customer was carted away with chest pains. “Doctor” Jon Basso, the owner of the restaurant and not an actual medical doctor, said he originally thought Saturday’s incident was a joke […]
Jayhawks-Hating Girl Gets Free Tickets
OLATHE, Kan., Feb. 15 (UPI) — A Kansas kindergarten student who refused to color a Kansas University Jayhawk in class was given free tickets to the Kansas State Wildcats game. Julie Burton of Olathe said her daughter, Emma, became a minor celebrity in Kansas when she refused to color the Kansas University picture and told […]
Neighborhood Wants Peafowl Gone
BOYNTON BEACH, Fla., Feb. 15 (UPI) — A Florida homeowners association said it is considering a plan to pay $6,000 to have half of the neighborhood’s 400 peafowl rounded up and killed. The Fox Hollow homeowners association in Boynton Beach said a trapper who has assessed the situation estimated the population of the nuisance birds […]
Fake Nikes Had Too Many Fingers On Logo
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga., Feb. 15 (UPI) — Authorities in Georgia said they arrested two women accused of trafficking in fake Nike shoes featuring an image of Michael Jordan with one too many fingers. Gwinnett County police said the women, Kotina Lashan Feaster and Jessica Pennick, were pulled over Saturday for following too closely to another car […]
Porn Accidentally Plays At Kid's Party
TREMONTON, Utah, Feb. 14 (UPI) — Police in Utah said a man playing a DVD at his child’s birthday party accidentally showed pornographic images to the assembled kids. Tremonton Police Chief Dave Nance said the images were briefly shown on the projector connected to the man’s laptop computer while he was attempting to play a […]
Bush's Socks Get 'More Outrageous'
HOUSTON, Feb. 14 (UPI) — Staff members at former U.S. President George H.W. Bush’s Houston office said the ex-official’s socks have “gotten more outrageous” in recent months. Jean Becker, Bush’s long-time chief of staff, said the 41st president has long been a fan of socks with bright colors and unusual designs, but recently he has […]
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