Man Sets Himself Aflame To Impress Date
December 30, 2008
Sweden (ChattahBox) – In what has to be one of the worst pick-up moves in history, a man trying to impress a woman he was on a date with lit himself on fire, and is now suffering from serious burns.
Woman Finds $10,000 In Annie’s Crackers Box
December 28, 2008
US (ChattahBox) – When mother Debra Rogoff walked into a Whole Foods, intending to buy her kids a box of crackers, what she didn’t expect to find was a bunch of green.
Red Ink Banned In UK Schools
December 26, 2008
UK (ChattahBox) – In the growing trend of student friendly measures to increase self esteem, a new ban of red ink has some critics wondering: how far is too far?
Man arrested in Egypt airport trying to smuggle 2,000-year-old animal mummies
December 26, 2008
(ChattahBox) — Egyptian airport security nabbed an Australian teacher who stuffed his luggage with 2,000-year old animal mummies and religious figurines wrapped as gifts. The man was on his way to Thailand when a security official became suspicious of the wrapped figurines that were placed amid souvenir ceramic pots in his suitcase. Read more
25 Foot Snowzilla Appears In Alaska Again
December 25, 2008
Alaska (ChattahBox) – The annual feature ‘Snowzilla’ has once again appeared in Anchorage, Alaska, after a cease and desist order attempted to ban the 25 foot snow man last year.
Man Sets House On Fire With Blowtorch
December 24, 2008
Massachusetts (ChattahBox) – A man who was attempting to melt ice that ran along his back porch set his house on fire Monday night, causing $30,000 worth of damage, and causing him to become the butt of jokes around the US.
Four Teens Charged In Bizarre Hammer Slaying
December 24, 2008
US (ChattahBox) – In a strange tale of increasing youth violence in the US, four teenagers have been charged with the murder of 18 year old Matthew Silliman, but the level of apparent planning, and the aggression associated with the murder, give this story an odd twist.
Voodoo the Cat: falls 34 stories and lives to meow about it!
December 24, 2008
Australia (ChattahBox) – Is it a bird, is it a plane, nope it’s a falling cat! An Australian kitty named Voodoo used up one of its nine lives after plunging 34-storeys from an apartment building window, a report said Wednesday.
The seven-year-old The Manx cat liked to live life on the edge, often balancing right on the ledge of his balcony. Read more
Santa Gang Send Two Men To The ER
December 23, 2008
UK (ChattahBox) – Police are on the lookout for a gang of violent Santas who were seen brawling and being generally naughty last Saturday.
Man Claims Ecstasy Was For Dog
December 22, 2008
Australia (ChattahBox) – An Australian man who was caught possessing 70 ecstasy pills much have been on something when he came up with his defense. Steven Dwyer, 48, was also found holding a small amount of methamphetamine, which he plead guilty for, but he refused to plead guilty for the pills, stating that he had thought they were birth control pills for his dog.