Offbeat NewsNews on Offbeat continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Has Bigfoot been found- August 13, 2008 Two Bigfoot hunters claim they have the body of one and plan to release a photo and what they claim is DNA evidence at a news conference in Palo Alto on Friday. The Bigfoot is claimed to have been found in the woods of northern Georgia by Matthew Whitton and Rick Dyer, and the claim is being supported by a Bay Area Bigfoot researcher Tom Biscardi, a multiple local Democratic candidate.http://www.topix.net/news/weird/2008/08/has-bigfoot-been-found?fromrss=1 Inflatable dog feces sculpture blows away- August 13, 2008 An inflatable dog feces sculpture the size of a house from a modern art exhibition in a Swiss museum has blown away.http://www.topix.net/news/weird/2008/08/inflatable-dog-feces-sculpture-blows-away?fromrss=... Ohio woman's stolen wallet found after 44 years- August 13, 2008 WARREN, Ohio (AP) -- The demolition of a northeast Ohio school has unearthed a personal time capsule: a wallet stolen from a student in 1964. Kareen Theresa Reese said she's "flabbergasted" that it turned up.http://www.topix.net/news/weird/2008/08/ohio-womans-stolen-wallet-found-after-44-years?fro... Ex-cook gets 6 months for hair in steak- August 13, 2008 WEST BEND, Wis. (AP) -- A former restaurant cook who has pleaded guilty to a food-tampering charge in Washington County has been sentenced to six months behind bars and three years probation. Ryan Kropp, of West Bend, was fired along with another cook after a Feb. 23 incident at the Texas Roadhouse restaurant in West Bendhttp://www.topix.net/news/weird/2008/08/ex-cook-gets-6-months-for-hair-in-steak?fromrss=1 Judge doesn't buy Pa. woman's 'shopaholic' defense- August 13, 2008 PITTSBURGH (AP) -- A federal judge in Pittsburgh didn't buy a woman's defense who claimed a shopaholic disorder caused her to steal nearly $758,000 from her former employer. The woman was sentenced to 33 months in prisonhttp://www.topix.net/news/weird/2008/08/judge-doesnt-buy-pa-womans-shopaholic-defense?from... Dog guarded owner's body for weeks after suicide- August 13, 2008 GREELEY, Colo. (AP) -- A dog stood guard over her owner's body for up to six weeks after the man committed suicide on the remote northeastern Colorado plains, authorities saidhttp://www.topix.net/news/weird/2008/08/dog-guarded-owners-body-for-weeks-after-suicide?fr... A BSOD of Olympic Proportions- August 13, 2008 Most of us who have used a Windows PC know what a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) is. Well, there could be no more perfect timing for a BSOD than this. Right when Li Ning was rounding the lip of the Bird's Nest during the climax of the torch-lighting ceremony, someone snapped this photo of the familiar BSOD most of us have seen at one time or another.http://www.topix.net/news/weird/2008/08/a-bsod-of-olympic-proportions?fromrss=1 Olympic opening uses girl's voice, not face- August 12, 2008 A 7-year-old Chinese girl was not good-looking enough for the Olympics opening ceremony, so another little girl with a pixie smile lip-synched "Ode to the Motherland," a ceremony official said...http://www.topix.net/news/weird/2008/08/olympic-opening-uses-girls-voice-not-face?fromrss=... 'Porn inspector' tries to get free X-rated videos- August 12, 2008 A man claiming to be a police detective tried to get an adult novelty shop to give him free X-rated videos, saying he wanted to make sure the performers weren't underage, authorities said.http://www.topix.net/news/weird/2008/08/porn-inspector-tries-to-get-free-x-rated-videos?fr... Winnie-the-Pooh held for Tokyo robbery- August 12, 2008 Japanese police have arrested a 20-year-old man who attacked and robbed two people after they stared at his Winnie-the-Pooh costume, officials said on Tuesday.http://www.topix.net/news/weird/2008/08/winnie-the-pooh-held-for-tokyo-robbery?fromrss=1 |