Headlines for: 04-11-2002
New Zealand Mayor Wants To Get Rid of STD
South Taranaki District, New Zealand (Wireless Flash) Whats in a name? Plenty if the initials are S.T.D. Currently, the tiny town of South Taranaki District, New Zealand, is known
Gwen Stefani Is Don Hos Dream Duet
HONOLULU (Wireless Flash) Hawaiian legend Don Ho is looking for duet partners and theres no doubt who his dream singer is: Gwen Stefani.
White Sox Baseball Stadium To Be Dogged By Poop Smell
CHICAGO (Wireless Flash) Dog Day is a seven-year tradition at Chicagos Comiskey Park baseball field, but it looks like this year might leave the place smelling like poop.
Woman Starts Fossil Fuel Anonymous Program
BERKELEY, Calif. (Wireless Flash) A female author in Berkeley, California, has opened a recovery group for folks addicted to fossil fuels. Cathy Holt recognized she had an addiction to fossil fuels when she
Dokken Singer: We Were Never a Hair Band!
LOS ANGELES (Wireless Flash) The singer from the 1980s metal band Dokken has a big bomb to drop he insists Dokken was never a hair band.
A Candy Store for Grown-Ups
NEW YORK (Wireless Flash) Candy stores arent just for kids anymore now that two entrepreneurs are opening up a just for grown- ups sweet shop in downtown New York.
Do-It-Yourself Straw Buildings Splendid Band Practice Spaces
SAN ANDREAS, Calif. (Wireless Flash) Garage bands who want to practice their music without driving the neighbors crazy may want to take a tip from the Three Little Pigs and build a practice space from straw.
Enron Employees Lose Money, But Gain A Joke Book
VANCOUVER, Wash. (Wireless Flash) What ex-Enron employees have lost in savings in the recent scandal they may gain back in giggles. Thats because Enron execs have inspired a new book, The Totally
Couch Potatoes Prefer Sci-Fi Books
NEW YORK (Wireless Flash) If you dont want your kids to grow up to be couch potatoes they should read something other than sci-fi stories. According to a survey by IKEA conducted to support reading programs, adults
Flash Lites: Rip N Read Pop Culture Recap
CHICAGO (Wireless Flash) Jerry Springer is on Springer Break this week and hes airing a special show from Jamaica to prove it. Besides typical spring break events like wet t-shirt contests,
Around the Weird: Bizarre News Briefs
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Wireless Flash) Talk about having your dreams come true: A Winnipeg man won a windfall in the Canadian lottery the day after having a dream in which he won the lottery.