The Dreaded Office Refrigerator!
We've all experienced it. The dreaded office refrigerator where who knows what foul, leftovers have been lurking for weeks. But at the AT&T building in downtown San Jose, California, one office fridge was so bad a hazmat team was called! An enterprising office worker had decided to clean out the office fridge -- full of rotten food--- and in the process created a smell so noxious that it sent seven co-workers to the hospital and made many others ill. They literally called 911 and a hazmat team was dispatched. The self-appointed fridge cleaner placed the rotten food in a conference room while using two cleaning chemicals to scrub down the mess. The mixture of old lunches and disinfectant caused 28 people to need treatment for vomiting and nausea. Ironically, the person who cleaned the fridge didn't need treatment because she can't smell due to bad spring allergies. (myway.com)
BIT IDEA: We did this once and it was a riot. Have a listener come to the studio and then go find all the nasty stuff you can in your office fridge. We gave him $20 for each bite he took of anything we could find! He made about $200 bucks before he said he couldn't take any more.
Just Gotta Have One Last Burrito!
In Fort Wayne, Indiana, police finally caught up with a suspected drug dealer who had led them on a 90 mph chase after the suspect suddenly stopped at a Taco Bell! 36-year-old Jermaine Askia Cooper told officers he "knew he was going to jail for a while" and wanted to get one last Taco Bell burrito. (The Journal Gazette)
Teacher Spends 65 Hours in a Tree!
David Buth is a part-time science teacher at Rockford Christian School in Rockford, Michigan. One thing you have to say -- he's a man of his word. He's spending 65 hours in a tree perched 40 feet above ground as part of a deal he made with the students, who earned and collected thousands of dollars for a trip this summer to Teton Science Schools in Jackson, Wyoming. He calls it Operation Squirrel and Buth is hanging out in a hammock, along with a tarp and some other items. His 65 hours finally comes to an end this morning. (myway.com)
Play With Me Or I'll Shoot You?
In Martinsburg, West Virginia, police said an 11-year-old girl threatened her 7-year-old sister with a gun to force the younger child to play with her while at her grandmother's house. She then turned the .38-caliber pistol at grandma. The child surrendered the gun after the grandmother made several demands for it. The weapon wasn't loaded but police don't think the kid knew that. She's now being held at a juvenile detention center on charges of brandishing a weapon and domestic assault. See folks, this is why they have locking gun cabinets! (myway.com)
Don't Drive Drunk in Norway!
A rich Norwegian has been ordered to pay a $109,000 fine for driving drunk! Police stopped the 49-year-old man near the airport in Oslo and tests showed he had a blood alcohol content of .188 percent. Norway doesn't play around and their maximum is .02 percent! Norway also has the neat idea of setting drunken driving fines based on the person's income and personal wealth. Given that this guy is a multi-millionaire, the court set the fine at $109,000. They also revoked his license for two years and three months! (AHN News)
Painful New World Record!
In Arlington, Texas, Jeremy Stroud got his wish! He'll now be in the Guinness World Records Book after he was pierced 1,197 times in one day! A friend spent about five hours inserting 800 18-gauge needles into Stroud's back, 300 in his right arm, 50 in his leg and about 20 in his left arm. Stroud works as a diesel mechanic for a large freight carrier. He sees his tattoos and piercings as an art. But a word of warning to anyone who wants to steal the record away--Stroud was careful with his record-breaking bid and had two emergency medical technicians on site during the piercings as well as a witness and a photographer to support his bid for the Guinness Book of World Records. He originally had hoped to reach 2,000 piercings, but the pain finally got to him. (AHN News)
Drumming Up a New Record!
A group of high school drummers from Rock Hill, South Carolina set a new world record when they sustained a single drum roll for 27 hours and 23 seconds. The Rock Hill High School students kept drumming from 5 p.m. Friday until almost 8 p.m. Saturday, beating the previous Guinness world record of 24 hours, 23 seconds set by a Michigan high school group. Twenty-eight students took turns on a snare drum at the fundraising event, which collected about $3,600 to buy new equipment for Rock Hill High's Band of Distinction. Of the students who took turns, no one played longer than junior Jason Piers, who drum rolled for 4 hours, 10 minutes. (AHN News)