110909: Water Cooler News
Water Cooler News – November 9/09
Welcome to Monday and welcome to another edition of the Water Cooler News! In this edition you will find the usual collection of historical factoids, birthdays for todays date, and some off-beat news!
- A Particularly Embarrassing Time To Get Caught Stealing A Car
- Wanted Man Submits Own Mug Shot to Local Paper
- Woman Nails Driving Exam On 950th Try
Daily Mindbender Question
A new survey has found that sending a text message is now the most popular way to “do this”. What is it?
Answer at end of post!
Off-Beat News
“A Particularly Embarrassing Time To Get Caught Stealing A Car”
Police in Vallejo, California arrested 24 year old Samuel Botchvaroff after he stole a car so he could go to court to make an appearance in another case where he’s accused of — stealing a car! Police busted Botchvaroff in a Range Rover after he was about to leave the courthouse. He claimed he took the vehicle because his car had been towed and he had no other way to make his arraignment.
“Wanted Man Submits Own Mug Shot to Local Paper”
A man wanted for burglary in Wales sent a picture of himself to a newspaper because he didn’t like the mug shot of him that accompanied an article about local crimes. A spokesman for the South Wales Evening Post said, quote, “He telephoned saying he was not happy with the picture and that he would send in another.” Unlike most criminals, he remained true to his word and sent in a picture of him standing next to a police van.
“Woman Nails Driving Exam On 950th Try”
68 year old Cha Sa-soon finally passed the written portion of her driver’s test last week on her 950th attempt! She had been trying to pass the test since April of 2005 and spent some 42 hundred dollars in application fees along the way. Unfortunately, Cha never scored the minimum 60 percent needed to pass. And when we say she passed, we mean “squeaked by,” since this most recent attempt earned her a 60 on the nose.
Historical Notes
Today is…
Berlin Wall Opened – 1989 – After 28 years as a symbol of the Cold War, the Berlin Wall was opened on this evening. Both sides walked freely through the barrier as others danced atop the structure
East Coast Blackout Anniversary – 1965
Notable birthdays…
Charlie Robinson 64/actor, Mac on TV’s Night Court
Lou Ferrigno, 57, actor / body builder
Eric Dane, 37, actor (Grey’s Anatomy)
Nikki Blonsky, 21 actress (Hairspray)
Born on this date…also known as the late…
Tom Fogerty -1941-1990 co-founded Credence Clearwater Revival with brother John
Spiro Agnew–1918-1996/former vice president
Music History
1998 – Michael Jackson settled a lawsuit over stories and pictures in the London Daily Mirror that say his face had been disfigured by cosmetic surgery.
1990 – The IRS seized all of Willie Nelson’s bank accounts and real estate holdings in connection with a $16 million tax debt.
1978 – Donna Summer had the number one song with her disco remake of Jimmy Webb’s “MacArthur Park.”
1974 – The number one song was “You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet” by Bachman-Turner Overdrive.
1967 – The first issue of Rolling Stone magazine was published. John Lennon was on the cover.
1966 – Johnny Rivers had the number one song with “Poor Side Of Town.”
1961 – Brian Epstein saw The Beatles for the first time at a lunch hour concert at The Cavern in Liverpool.
1958 – Elvis Presley’s “Hound Dog” single broke the three million copies mark in sales.
1955 – The Everly Brothers made their first studio recordings. They cut four tracks in 22 minutes at Nashville’s Old Tulane Hotel Studios.
General History
1964 – The comic strip Wizard of Id was published for the first time.
2004 – First lady Laura Bush officially re-opened Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House to pedestrians.
Daily Mindbender Answer
A new survey found that sending a text message is now the most popular way to “ask someone out on a 1st date”.
Yours in Water Cooler News Fun!
Dr. Rus
