Weird News

NEWS OF THE WEIRD (The Columbus Dispatch)

13 May 2008

The merchandising arm of Nickelodeon is marketing a SpongeBob SquarePants Musical Rectal Thermometer, which plays the theme of the animated series. The tune is apparently designed to make the temperature-taking process less unpleasant.

Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sun 9th Apr 2006 18:29 UTC (OS News)

13 May 2008

I'm from the Netherlands. That may sound like a weird statement to start a column with-- don't worry, at the end of this week's Sunday Eve Column you'll understand why I put my nationality so bluntly up front.

Washington DC (The San Francisco Examiner)

13 May 2008

INGLEWOOD, Calif. ( Map , News ) - Three investigations were under way Monday into the killing of an unarmed man and wounding of another by two police officers who heard gunshots, believed they were under attack by occupants of a car coming at them and opened fire, the police chief said.