Don’t use “monster” anywhere, you might get sued
Monster Cable Products has recently been working hard to protect its name. They’re suing everybody that uses monster.
Archive for November, 2004
Woman uses $200 bill, and the cashier accepted it!
Which is worse; a woman trying to pass a $200 bill with George Bush on the front, or a cashier accepting it?
Man stuck in restaurant grease vent
A man in Redmond, Oregon got stuck in a crime; literally. He tried to break into a restaurant by going down the grease vent, but he didn’t quite make it.
Criminals foiled by sliding glass door
Three Australian men intended to rob a seafood restaurant. What stopped them? Not the police, not a brave citizen; but a sliding glass door.
Video game goes too far by simulating Kennedy assassination
A game scheduled for released Monday will allow players to try their hand as Lee Harvey Oswald and assassinate a computer generated John F Kennedy.
Woman suing railroad
In a bid for the dumbest lawsuit ever, Patricia Frankhouser is suing Norfolk Southern Railway for not warning her that walking along a train track can be dangerous.
Oops, I knew we forgot something
Microsoft finally gets around to registering Excel as a trademark - 19 years too late.
Fighting over video rights to the Bush’s dog
Online publishers are fighting to get video rights from the White House. But, it’s not George or Laura - it’s their dog.
Handwriting too good for forged prescription
An Ontario man is arrested for forging a prescription for a narcotic. His mistake: the handwriting was too neat.
Man fakes break in to hock engagement ring
So ladies, what would you do? A 43 year old Connecticut man staged a break in at his house, claiming his fiancee’s engagement ring had been stolen only to have the ring turn up at a pawn shop where he had sold it.