Cards from heaven have dead man talking
2007-12-26 08:05:44
Fitch, known for his sense of humor, died in October at age 88 but gave his friends and family a start recently: Christmas cards, 34 of them, began arriving -- written in his hand with a return address of "Heaven."
Woman gets surprise wedding
2007-12-26 07:52:07
Some people get surprise birthday parties. Ilda Ruth Southey gets surprise weddings.
Pig spleens forecast weather
2007-12-25 15:19:52
A US farmer can forecast a major snowstorm through his pig spleens instead of radar or other high-tech equipment, media reported on Monday.
Merry Christmas? No. Mary Christmas!
2007-12-25 11:57:44
Merry Christmas to you, Mary Christmas. That's what the former Mary Young is hearing this holiday season, after she married Brian Christmas earlier this year.
US man crucifies Santa to protest commercialism
2007-12-24 16:53:06
A US man nailed Santa Claus to a 15-foot crucifix in front of his house to protest against the commercialization of Christmas.
Drunk Santas raid cinema complex
2007-12-24 15:54:02
A gang of about 50 drunken Santa Clauses raided a New Zealand cinema complex on Dec 22, the cinema's manager said.
X'mas gift? Baby Jesus gets GPS
2007-12-24 15:21:13
A statue of the infant Jesus on display near Miami in Florida is being fitted with a Global Positioning System navigation device, according to US media reports on Sunday.
60-year-old man sues child over skiing
2007-12-24 09:40:12
A 60-year-old man is taking an 8-year-old boy and his dad to court, claiming the boy caused a ski-slope collision that left the older man with a shoulder injury.
Texas slaps a tax on strip clubs
2007-12-22 09:23:49
Texas, where strip clubs have given rise to Anna Nicole Smith and many other less-generously endowed performers, is about to make it more expensive to watch a little bump.
Co-worker is man's birth mom
2007-12-21 09:29:28
Steve Flaig's long search for his birth mother ended at an incredible place: the checkout line of the home-improvement store where he works.
'Bee boy' attracts bees
2007-12-20 11:19:36
Ee Qing Hai is not called the "bee boy" for nothing. He can attract 80,000 bees and bear them for two hours.
Pink bikini gets serviceman jail
2007-12-19 11:37:00
A Singapore national serviceman who sashayed into a lift early one morning wearing only a pink bikini has been handed a day's jail and a S$11,000 ($7,529) fine by a court in the city-state, a newspaper said on Tuesday.