110509: Water Cooler News
Water Cooler News – November 5/09
Welcome to Thursday and welcome to another edition of the Water Cooler News!
In this edition of the Water Cooler News you will find the usual collection of historical fun factiods along with some birthdays for todays date. You will also find some off-beat news…
- Woman Tosses Ranch Dressing During Road Rage Encounter
- Blockbuster Employee Stabs Himself To Avoid Work
- Teletubbie Robs Woman At Gunpoint
Daily Mindbender Question
72% of women surveyed said that this would be their ultimate fantasy. What is it? (hint: TV)
Answer at end of post!
Off-Beat News
“Woman Tosses Ranch Dressing During Road Rage Encounter”
An Idaho woman pled guilty to a road rage incident in which she rammed her pickup into another car and tossed ranch dressing at the driver. Authorities say 18-year-old Tiffany Wallace was arrested June 1st after police say she used her truck to ram a car at least four times. The other driver told investigators the road rage incident started when he was cut off by Wallace. The driver said Wallace also screamed at him, threw coins and tossed containers of ranch dressing at his car.
“Blockbuster Employee Stabs Himself To Avoid Work”
Lots of people have made up excuses to avoid going to work, but police in the Denver suburb of Edgewater say a 29-year man stabbed himself and then made up a story about being attacked so he could avoid doing his shift at Blockbuster. Police say Aaron Siebers reported being attacked by three men dressed in black. Five police agencies along with K-9 units arrived on the scene, but Siebers later admitted he made the story up so he could skip work. Siebers said he alone was responsible for the knife wound to his leg and other superficial cuts on his body.
“Teletubbie Robs Woman At Gunpoint”
London police say a man dressed as a Teletubbie robbed a woman at gunpoint. Authorities say the woman handed over cash and wasn’t hurt in the incident. Police thought they caught the suspect a short time later when they stopped and questioned a man who was dressed as a Teletubbie, but it turned out to be a case of mistaken Teletubbie — he had just chosen the costume for Halloween.
On This Date
Today is…
First Shattered Backboard Anniversary – 1946 – Chuck Connors of the Boston Celtics became the first NBA player to shatter a backboard, doing so during the pregame warm-up in Boston Garden. Connors
also played major league baseball with the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs and gained fame as star of the television series “The Rifleman”.
National Men Make Dinner Day – One day set aside for “Non-Cooking Men Only” in the kitchen. Give wives a break, and let the men whip up some culinary delight with no help from family members. In the true spirit of of Men Make Dinner, barbecues are not allowed. Web: www.menmakedinnerday.com
Notable Birthdays…
Art Garfunkel, 68, singer
Sam Shepard, 66, dramatist, actor
Peter Noone 62/singer, Herman’s Hermits
Bryan Adams, 50, singer
Tatum O’Neal, 46, actress
Kevin Jonas, 22, guitarist (The Jonas Brothers)
Born on this date…also known as the late…
Staff Sgt. Barry Sadler -1941-1989 singer “Ballad of the Green Berets”
Gram Parsons–1946-1973/singer-songwriter, The Byrds, Flying Burrito Brothers
Ike Turner–1931-2007/singer-songwriter, ex-con, Tina’s ex
Roy Rogers–1911-1998/actor-singer-cowboy, TV star. His horse was named Trigger.
Natalie Schafer–1912-1991/actress. Mrs. Howell on TV’s Gilligan’s Island.
Music History
1995 – The Wizard Of Oz in Concert featured an all-star cast: Jackson Browne was the Scarecrow, Roger Daltrey was the Tin Man, Nathan Lane played the Cowardly Lion and Jewel was Dorothy. The concert, held at New York City’s Lincoln Center, was a benefit for the Children’s Defense Fund.
1988 – “The Locomotion” became the first song in chart history to hit the top five in three different versions when Kylie Minogue’s version made it to number four. The song had been a number one for Little Eva and Grand Funk.
1988 – The Beach Boys had the number one single with “Kokomo.” It was written by John Phillips of the Mamas & Papas and was included on the soundtrack to the Tom Cruise film, Cocktail.
1967 – Robin Gibb of The Bee Gees was on a train that crashed in South East London. Forty-nine passengers were killed, 78 were injured. Gibb was treated for shock.
1966 – The Monkees had the number one single with “Last Train To Clarksville.”
1965 – The Who released the “My Generation” single in the UK.
1960 – Singer Johnny Horton died in an auto accident after a gig at the Skyline Club in Austin, Texas.
General History
1605 – The “Gunpowder Plot” attempted by Guy Fawkes failed when he was captured before he could blow up the English Parliament. Guy Fawkes Day is celebrated every November 5th in Britain to celebrate his failure to blow up all the members of Parliament and King James I.
1639 – The first post office opened in Massachusetts Colony.
1895 – George B. Selden, of Rochester, New York, received the first U.S. patent for an automobile. He sold the rights four years later for $200,000.
1994 – Forty-five-year-old George Foreman became boxing’s oldest heavyweight champion when he knocked out Michael Moorer in the 10th round of their WBA fight in Las Vegas.
Daily Mindbender Answer
72% of women surveyed said “starring in a soap opera” would be their ultimate fantasy.
Yours in Water Cooler News!
Dr. Rus
