Quirks
Carol Burnett Wins Mark Twain Prize For Humor
WASHINGTON, (UPI) – The 16th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor will be presented to television icon Carol Burnett at a ceremony in Washington this fall. Burnett, 80, is to collect the award during a star-studded tribute Oct. 20. The event is to air on PBS stations nationwide Oct. 30. “From her television program […]
Man Survives Fall Onto Broadway Theater Marquee
NEW YORK, (UPI) – Emergency responders in New York said a man fell out a window at a Broadway theater and landed on the facility’s marquee. Fire officials said the man, whose name wasn’t released, was at the Lyceum Theater to see “The Nance” starring Nathan Lane and fell out a window around 2:50 p.m. […]
Toy Helicopter Triggers School Fire Sprinkler
MIDLOTHIAN, Va., (UPI) – Officials at a Virginia high school said students were soaked when a toy helicopter collided with a fire sprinkler. Brenda Mayo, principal of Cosby High School in Midlothian, said the fire sprinkler in a classroom was triggered when it was struck Thursday morning by a toy helicopter, WTVR-TV, Richmond, Va., reported […]
Headstones Used To Ward Off Vagrants Bear Real Names
HOUSTON, (UPI) – A Houston property owner said he did not know the phony headstones he installed to ward off vagrants bore the names and information of real people. The property owner, who asked not to be named, said he installed the headstones on his grassy lot of land near the highway about a year […]
Canadian Singer Apologizes For U.S. Anthem Botch
SASKATOON, Saskatchewan, (UPI) – A Canadian jazz singer apologized for botching the U.S. national anthem at the Memorial Cup junior ice hockey game in Saskatchewan. Alexis Normand said she had been asked the day before the Saturday game to learn the Star-Spangled Banner to perform at the Western Hockey League game between Nova Scotia’s Halifax […]
Man Rides Navy Pier Ferris Wheel For 48 Hours Non-Stop
CHICAGO, (UPI) — The operations manager at Chicago’s Navy Pier set a world record by riding the Ferris wheel non-stop for 48 hours. Clinton Shepherd boarded the Ferris wheel at 2:30 p.m. Friday and rode for a full 48 hours, beating the previous Guinness record for an amusement park ride, 30 hours and 35 seconds, […]
Beatles Guitar Sells For $408,000 At New York City Auction
NEW YORK, (UPI) — A rare VOX guitar played by Beatles bandmates John Lennon and George Harrison was sold for $408,000 in New York, Julien’s Auctions said. The instrument was sold to an undisclosed buyer at the company’s annual Music Icons auction event at the Hard Rock Cafe in Manhattan Saturday. The guitar was displayed […]
Father, Son Graduate College Together
ATLANTA, (UPI) — A man and his son graduated together from Morehouse College in Georgia Sunday, with the son saying he is “proud of [his dad] as a man” for going back to school. Dorian Joyner Sr., 46, was a student at the college in 1988 when he decided to take some time off. He […]
Police Called To Starbucks Over Diaper-Changing Flap
DENVER, (UPI) — Police said they responded to a Denver Starbucks after an altercation between an employee and customers who changed their son’s diaper at their table. Alex Burgos said he and his wife Ruth were getting coffee Mothers’ Day weekend when their 1-year-old son Thiago needed to be changed. Ruth took him to the […]
Miami Heat’s Dwyane Wade Surprises Perseverant Fan At Her Prom
MIAMI, (UPI) — The Miami Heat’s Dwyane Wade said he wanted to make a Miami teen’s prom “a memorable moment,” so he surprised her by showing up at her senior prom. Nicole Muxo, a senior at Archbishop Coleman Carroll High School, had asked Wade to be her prom date for Friday night, but he hadn’t […]
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