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Republicans accidentally talk negatively about their party.
OOPS! That's not exactly what you want to be heard talking about when your mic is still on.
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Transit Authority Gets Color Wrong
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) issued a service alert Tuesday morning, but there was something wrong with it.
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New £200K yacht smashed en route to owner
A motor cruiser worth £200,000 sinks after two men attempting to deliver it to its new owner smashed it on to rocks.
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Man goes on holiday, 'declared dead' on his arrival home
If you go on holiday, tell people where you're going...Michael O'Neill wishes he had.
After taking a very last minute holiday to Australia he overlooked the fact telling people where he was going might be a good idea, but thought little of it. Until he returned to England...
On arriving back in Middlesborough, he found his mates mourning his death after neighbours had grown so worried they had reported him missing to the police. The police subsequently broke down his flat door but couldn't find any evidence to where he was.
Now comes the good bit, a week before Michael' return to the UK, his friends saw an obituary in the local paper and figured their worst fears had come true: an announcement for the death of Michael O'Neill, aged 50 who has left behind two brothers, Kevin and Terry.
Turns out the man that died was the same age, had the same name, and identically named siblings and because last0-minute jetsetter O'Neill didn't tell anyone he was off down under, they all thought he was dead.
Oopsy! If you go on holiday, tell people where you're going...Michael O'Neill wishes he had. ... more -
Oops! Lifeguards' 4x4 swallowed up by the sea
Eye witnesses describe the moment when the rescue vehicle was lost to the tide.
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Thinking of stealing a PS3? Think again!
Dustin Walker thought he had it all when his fiancee brought him home his very own Sony PS3, until the police knocked at his door.
Turns out his loving fiancee had bought the console from the a local pawn shop not realising that the PS3 was actually stolen, and that the policeman at his door was there to collect his prize and joy.
He was only traced down to Sony's nifty network which tracked the console via its IP address, because he'd been logged in under "someone else's name—someone who'd reported their system stolen as part of a larger ring of crime." Dustin Walker thought he had it all when his fiancee brought him home his very own Sony PS3, until the police knocked at his door. ... more -
House Fire Leads to Marijuana Arrests
Firefighters say the fire began when a grow light placed in a closet that had been converted into a growing room ignited a burlap bag.
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"Home Alone" at Israel Airport
An Israeli couple going on a European vacation remembered to take their duty-free shopping and their 18 suitcases, but forgot their 3-year-old daughter at the airport, police said Monday. An Israeli couple going on a European vacation remembered to take their duty-free shopping and their 18 suitcases, but forgot their 3-... more
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Oh, The Anthrax Attacks Were Just A Test
"WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal prosecutors investigating the 2001 anthrax attacks were planning to indict and seek the death penalty against a top Army microbiologist suspected of releasing the deadly toxin to test anthrax drugs he was developing. The scientist committed suicide this week."
And no one in our own government thought it would be nice to let us know about any of this? "WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal prosecutors investigating the 2001 anthrax attacks were planning to indict and seek the death penalty... more -
Sorry Boss, your Ferrari is on fire
Poor Martin, having worked at the same garage for 18 years he takes his bosses Ferrari to be repaired. When he stops at the lights it bursts into flames!
I'm not entirely sure I would be happy about making that phone call...... Poor Martin, having worked at the same garage for 18 years he takes his bosses Ferrari to be repaired. When he stops at the lights it ... more -
Iraqi PM backs Obama troop plan? White House accidentally emails story to reporter...
The White House this afternoon accidentally sent to its extensive distribution list a Reuters story headlined "Iraqi PM backs Obama troop exit plan - magazine."
The story relayed how Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki told the German magazine Der Spiegel that "he supported prospective U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's proposal that U.S. troops should leave Iraq within 16 months … ‘U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama talks about 16 months. That, we think, would be the right timeframe for a withdrawal, with the possibility of slight changes,'" the prime minister said.
Latest: McCain advisor on Iraqi PM's Obama endorsement - "We're f*cked":
http://current.com/items/89119614_mccain_adviser_on_ira...
Fox plays down al-Maliki's endorsement:
http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/07/20/iraq-pm-not-end... The White House this afternoon accidentally sent to its extensive distribution list a Reuters story headlined "Iraqi PM backs Oba... more -
Nearly new arena ordered closed
If you had plans to go to the Prudential Center, you may have an opening in your schedule.
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25 Tons of Potatoes Flatten Car
When a farmer in Germany nipped into a convenience store to buy cigarettes, his tractor and the 25 tons of potatoes attached to it went rolling down a hill. They smashed a parked car against a wall, completely destroying it. When a farmer in Germany nipped into a convenience store to buy cigarettes, his tractor and the 25 tons of potatoes attached to it wen... more
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Nazi stamp printed by mistake
German neo-Nazis use a personalized stamp service to send letters bearing the image of Hitler's deputy Rudolf Hess.
The German mail company Deutsche Post accidentally issued stamps with the image of Hess.
The company printed 20 stamps with Hess next to a bouquet of flowers as part of a service which allows clients to order custom-made envelopes, a company spokesman said. He added, "It is very unfortunate. But it happened". German neo-Nazis use a personalized stamp service to send letters bearing the image of Hitler's deputy Rudolf Hess. ... more -
Drugs bust misses drug den, but gets 50-year-old woman's house
Police officers carrying out a drugs raids have had to apologise to an innocent woman after smashing their way into her house by mistake.
Officers in Bolton were carrying out the early morning raids as part of an operation to tackle a notorious drug ring. Seven officers dressed in riot gear smashed through the front window of her house at 6.30am, only to realise that it wasn't the drug den they had anticipated, but rather the house of a nice lady in her 50s.
"GMP has apologised to the occupant and will ensure that the damage to the property is repaired.
I wonder if the drug den was next door, it'd give them dodgy dealers plenty of time to wake up, have a cup of coffee and then dispose of the things they know they shouldn' be selling... Police officers carrying out a drugs raids have had to apologise to an innocent woman after smashing their way into her house by mista... more -
Buying under the influence...
They warn you about waking up with someone you don't know after a night of hard drinking, but what about a box from your favorite online store? They warn you about waking up with someone you don't know after a night of hard drinking, but what about a box from your favorite... more
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Woman crashes into McDonald's
A 90-year-old woman accidentally backed into a McDonald's restaurant, disrupting a bingo game and sending a couple to the hospital with minor injuries.
Lois Weber told police one of her tennis shoes became stuck under the gas pedal on her 2004 Cadillac, causing her to lose control and back into the restaurant Wednesday. She said she recently changed shoe brands and was not used to the wider fit.
No tickets were issued. Weber, who has a valid driver's license, was able to drive her car home.
Police said the car crashed into a wall and window of the restaurant in the Broad Ripple neighborhood on the north side of the city. The car pushed John Atkinson, 80, and his wife Beverly, 75, both of Indianapolis, who were playing bingo.
The couple suffered cuts on their hands from broken glass. A 90-year-old woman accidentally backed into a McDonald's restaurant, disrupting a bingo game and sending a couple to the hospita... more -
Absolut Vodka apologizes for this ad
The U.S.-Mexico border is shown where it was before the Mexican-American war of 1848 when California was Mexican territory and known as Alta California. The U.S.-Mexico border is shown where it was before the Mexican-American war of 1848 when California was Mexican territory and known a... more
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Heathrow's nightmare continues
Just listen to how super high-tech the baggage system was supposed to be at Heathrow airport Terminal 5. On opening the terminal utter carnage ensued, with bags being sent to the wrong destinations, bags not making it onto flights, and delays just about everywhere.
British Airways called off 37 flights from T5 on Sunday, a further 54 services will not operate on Monday and some may also be disrupted on Tuesday. It's all thanks to that super sophisticated baggage system which now has a backlog of 15,000 bags clogging up the system, across all of Heathrow's terminals.
BA have tried to put peoples nerves to rest, especially those who think their flights might be canceled by saying that the system is now "generally working well", hardly the most confident of statements.
With the Olympics just around the corner, is this a bad sign of the state of British organisation? We were over budget and behind schedule on Wembley by a considerable margin, and now the launch of our world beating airport terminal has been overshadowed by complete chaos in the baggage department. Let's hope that the Olympics are the exception to the rule... Just listen to how super high-tech the baggage system was supposed to be at Heathrow airport Terminal 5. On opening the terminal utter... more -
Oops! US missile parts sent to Taiwan in errror
How does something like this happen???? Read more at the associated link.
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