COUPLE CELEBRATE 80TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY: A couple in Brookfield, Wisconsin celebrated their 80th wedding anniversary on Monday (February 6th). At a party marking the event, 100-year-old Roy Fleming and 95-year-old Dorothy Fleming joked that the secret to their marriage is that they both know who’s boss. Dorothy said, “He knows who’s boss. That’s how we [...]

MAN ACCIDENTALLY SHOOTS SELF AT GUN SHOW: Police in Georgia have launched an investigation after a man attending a gun show in Savannah accidentally shot himself in the leg. The 26-year-old, whose name wasn’t released, was reloading his pistol when he accidentally fired the weapon into his leg on Sunday (February 5th). He was taken [...]

JUDGE FALLS ASLEEP; RETRIAL ORDERED: An appeals court case in Sweden will be retried after a judge fell asleep on the job. The judge will no longer preside over the case, though he claims he did not fall asleep during the proceedings. Prosecutor Margareta Esplund said that witnesses said there were signs he was falling [...]

STUDENT GOES 90 DAYS WITHOUT CELLPHONE: A 24-year-old student at the Chicago Portfolio School who went 90 days without his cell phone said that starting out was the hardest part. Jake Reilly ended up giving up social media as well, because he felt he might turn to it in place of a cell phone. He [...]

COUPLE SELECTS BABY’S NAME FROM FACEBOOK POLL: A couple in Crystal Lake, Illinois have named their baby Madelyn after the name won the most votes on a Facebook poll. Dave Meske wanted to name the baby “Madelyn,” while his wife Lindsay was stuck on “McKenna.” A few months ago the couple decided to post those [...]

SEATTLE WOMAN MARRIES BUILDING: A woman in Seattle who is trying to save a 107-year-old building held a ceremony to marry the structure as a protest. Babylonia Aivaz said she was fighting against the gentrification in the neighborhood. Aivaz reportedly referred to the building marriage as a “gay marriage.” (Los Angeles Times) SAN FRANCISCO AIRPORT [...]

COLLEGE ACCIDENTALLY SENDS ACCEPTANCE LETTERS: Vassar College in New York sent acceptance letters to 76 applicants who were not gaining admittance to the school. Officials said the acceptance letter went to all 254 of the early decision applicants via the school’s admissions website. The school’s director of media relations explained, “That was a placeholder that [...]

ELEVATOR SAFETY RULES LEAVE WOMAN STUCK FOR AN HOUR: A woman in Britain said she and her 2-year-old granddaughter were stuck in a supermarket elevator for an hour and 15 minutes until a technician came and pressed one button to release it. Janice Woodward said store employees could have freed them but claimed they were [...]

Jon Stewart Mocks Obama’s SOTU bin Laden Opener: ‘Does Rick Springfield Open With ’Jesse’s Girl?!’ DAD GETS RESTRAINING ORDER AGAINST SON’S BULLY: A father in Southern California has obtained a restraining order against a kid who allegedly threatened his 10-year-old son Christopher with a knife. Robert Casteel said, “My son was terrified. I kept him [...]

TEEN CALLS 911 ON MOM FOR HAVING SEX: A 15-year-old girl in Florida called 911 when she “heard her mother having sex.” Panama City Police said the teen called around 4 a.m. on Thursday (January 19th) and asked to be placed in a local Christian children’s shelter because she “felt disrespected.” When police arrived at [...]