In a great report today out of Reuters, a German thief found himself on the opposite side of the exchange when would-be victim not only fought him off, but stole the thief’s wallet instead. The 20-year-old attacker in the western German town of Aldenhoven waited, wanting his wallet back, while the taxi driver he had [...]
Another wonderful Top 10 list has come out. DogFriendly.com has unveiled their list of dog-friendly destinations in the United States and Canada. 1. Boston — Take a boat or whale watching cruise. Walk the Freedom Trail, visit Salem and explore history at Minute Man Park. Your leashed dog is also welcome on the subway. 2. [...]
In the realm of all things absolutely screwed up, Reuters repoted the victim of a suspected Tijuana gangland murder was wrapped up in Christmas tree wrapping paper when police found him in a Mexican wasteland last week. The unidentified victim in his 40s had his eyes taped over with two bullet bounds and signs of [...]
A Tacoma woman and her son will serve time for faking a mental retardation to collect governmental benefits. CNN reported that Rosie Costello, 46 will serve three years and pay $288,000 in restitution for coaching her son, 28-year-old Pete, to pretend he was retarded so the pair could collect money at the expense of the [...]
Well, it’s not crack, meth, pot, acid tabs or prescription drug cases, but U.S. customs announced today, the recovery of $3 million worth of stolen wedding dresses as they were being smuggled over the border in Arizona. In November 2006, a trailer filled with wedding dresses destined for a breast cancer charity event was heading [...]
Google, if you believe what you read, has come up with a way to provide free, fast Internet services to the entire country. There’s only one catch. It goes through your toilet. Check out Google TiSP for yourself
This one comes courtesy of my friend, Berkeley Beacon editor Nate Hurst via our respective colleague and PRrag reader Michael Corcoran. Former Editor Can’t Believe Shit College Newspaper Is Printing NEW YORK—"It’s clear the new people don’t give a shit, and believe me, that kind of thing starts at the top," Troy Bartell said of [...]
The PR guy received a most entertaining press release today, announcing the results of a national Valentine’s Day Survey. For V-day, 60 percent of women responding said they wanted to give their man a sexy surprise by wearing hot new lingerie for them. 72 percent of the guys that responded said that was A-Okay and [...]
Does anyone else find it odd (or intriguing from a PR perspective)n that the new UPS commercials use music by a band called “The Postal Service?”
Jude Law was born in 1972. Dexter Holland in 1966. Ted Danson in 1947. Jon Voight 1938. Mary Tyler Moore was born in 1936. St Thomas à Becket, the 40th archbishop of Canterbury, was killed by Henry II’s knights in 1170. Texas was signed into statehood by President Polk. Sun Yat-sen became the first president [...]