061909: Water Cooler News
Friday Water Cooler News!
It’s been a while since I’ve posted any Water Cooler News. I’ve received some email from people wanting me to bring it back. So, here it is! It’s time for your Friday Water Cooler News!
Fun news you can use as you gather around the Water Cooler today. In this edition of the Water Cooler News you will find…
- Mugger Targets Man With Bologna Sandwich
- Toilet Damage at Arby’s
- Road Rage Motorist Sinks Teeth Into Pedestrian
Also in this edition of the Water Cooler News, the usual birthday list and other historical notes.
Fun News Stories
Mugger Targets Man With Bologna Sandwich
Police in Oklahoma City have issued an ABB — All Bologna Bulletin — for the individual who walked up to a man sitting at a bus stop and attacked him for his bologna and cheese sandwich. Authorities say 24-year-old Roger Hamilton was sitting on a bench, about to put mayonnaise on his sandwich, when a man started staring at him. Hamilton said the man then walked over, punched him in the mouth and fled with the sandwich.
Toilet Damage at Arby’s
Fireworks are usually reserved for outdoor celebrations on the Fourth of July, not the inside of a bathroom at an Arby’s restaurant. Delaware State Police say a man walked into the bathroom at an Arby’s in Talleyville and set off fireworks, damaging a toilet. The man fled the scene moments before the fireworks went off and remains at large.
Road Rage Motorist Sinks Teeth Into Pedestrian
A motorist in Romania has been charged with assault for allegedly biting a pedestrian who was taking too long to cross the road. The victim told police he was walking across the road at a pedestrian crossing when an impatient driver jumped out of his car and bit him. He told police the motorist shouted at him and then grabbed him by the belly with his teeth. He tore a hole in his short and left – quote – “nasty wound.”
On This Date
Today is…
Garfield’s Birthday – America’s favorite cat – 1978
Juneteenth – Celebrated in Texas to commemorate the day in 1865, when Union General Granger proclaimed the slaves of Texas free.
World Sauntering Day- A day to revive the lost art of Victorian sauntering and to discourage jogging.
Notable birthdays…
Phylicia Rashad, 61, actress (The Cosby Show)
Ann Wilson, 59, musician / singer (Heart)
Paula Abdul, 47, singer / choreographer
Poppy Montgomery, 37, actress (Without A Trace)
Paul Dano, 25, actor (Little Miss Sunshine, No Country for Old Men)
Born on this date…
Guy Lombardo–1902-1977/bandleader, Royal Canadians
Moe Howard–1897-1975/original member of The Three Stooges
Lou Gehrig–1903-1941
Music History
1988 – Over 3,000 East Germans gathered at the Berlin Wall to hear Michael Jackson. Jackson was performing a concert on the other side of the wall in West Berlin.
1971 – Carole King had a double-A-sided number one single with “It’s Too Late/I Feel The Earth Move.”
1967 – In an interview with Life magazine, Paul McCartney admitted he had taken LSD.
1966 – The Beatles had the number one single with “Paperback Writer.”
General History
1536 – Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII’s second wife, was beheaded.
1846 – The New York Knickerbocker Club played the New York Club at the Elysian Fields in Hoboken, New Jersey. It’s considered the first organized baseball game.
1934 – Congress established the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The commission was to regulate radio and, later, TV broadcasting.
1942 – Norma Jeane Mortenson, the birth name of Marilyn Monroe, and her 21-year-old neighbor Jimmy Dougherty were married. They were divorced in June of 1946.
1973 – Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds got his 2,000th career hit.
1981 – Superman II entered theaters.
1999 – The Dallas Stars won their first NHL Stanley Cup by defeating the Buffalo Sabres in the third overtime of game six.
Yours in Water Cooler News!
Dr. Rus
