112309: Water Cooler News
Water Cooler News – November 23/09
It’s the start of a new week, but for some, it might be a rather short week as we head toward Thanksgiving! Of course that’s followed by the wonderful Shopping Day Holiday known as Black Friday. Will you be hitting the midnight sales?
In this edition of the Water Cooler News you will find the usual collection of historical tidbits and a list of birthdays for this date. You will also find some off-beat news…
- DUI Checkpoint Includes Breathalyzer and Free Turkey
- Police: Bank Robbery Suspect May Have Eaten Hold-Up Note
- Man Crashes Into Building Because of Alleged FBI Mind-Reading Device
Daily Mindbender Question
A large percentage of fliers surveyed said that they would pay $10 extra for this. What is it?
Answer at end of post!
Off-Beat News
“DUI Checkpoint Includes Breathalyzer and Free Turkey”
Most drivers would rather not deal with a police DUI checkpoint, but some people California like their local department’s set-up so much, they drive through it more than once. The Salinas Police Department’s annual DUI checkpoint during Thanksgiving week includes a turkey giveaway. Officers select drivers at random who successfully pass the check to receive free turkeys. Tomorrow marks the seventh year Salinas police have added a turkey giveaway to their Thanksgiving week DUI checkpoint.
“Police: Bank Robbery Suspect May Have Eaten Hold-Up Note”
An Ohio bank robbery suspect didn’t get away, but a note he allegedly used during the hold-up may have. Authorities say 35 year old John Ford of Cleveland was being frisked and handcuffed by the side of a police cruiser following a report of a robbery and was caught by a dashboard-mounted video camera grabbing a piece of paper from the hood of the car with his mouth and swallowing it. Police will probably be able to make their case against Ford without the note — a bag filled with money from the bank was in the back seat of Ford’s car, along with a dye pack that had exploded.
“Man Crashes Into Building Because of Alleged FBI Mind-Reading Device”
Police say a 36-year-old man who crashed his truck into the side of a building in Minneapolis told officers he did it because the FBI was inside the building, controlling his thoughts with a mind-reading device. James Kromer told police he was angry because a – quote – “computer-type device” was inside the building, sending signals to his head and reading his mind. The FBI says it does not have any offices in the building.
Historical Notes
Today is…
First Play Be Play Football Game Broadcast – 1919 – Texas A&M vs. University of Texas
Better Conversation Week
Notable Birthdays…
Steve Landesberg 64/actor, Dietrich on TV’s Barney Miller
Bruce Hornsby 55/singer-pianist, “The Way It Is”
Steve Harvey, 53, comedian
Lucas Gabreel, 25, actor (High School Musical)
Miley Cyrus, 17, actress/singer (Hannah Montana)
Born on this date…also known as the late…
Boris Karloff–1887-1969/actor who played Frankenstein
Music History
1998 – A businessman convicted of second-degree murder in the drowning of the ex-wife of Jackson 5 member Tito Jackson was given 15 years to life in prison.
1976 – Jerry Lee Lewis was arrested outside of Graceland after waving a pistol and demanding to see “The King.”
1960 – Elvis Presley had the number one single with “Are You Lonesome Tonight.”
1899 – The first jukebox was installed in the Palais Hotel in San Francisco. It consisted of an Edison tinfoil phonograph with four listening tubes and a nickel coin slot for each tube. “Juke” was slang for disorderly house or brothel — “Juke Organ” was the original term for the device.
General History
1936 – The first issue of Life magazine hit the newsstands.
1998 – Dennis Rodman filed for an annulment from Carmen Electra. The two had been married on November 14, 1998.
2001 – A crowd of 87,555 people watched the Texas Longhorns beat the Texas A&M Aggies, 21-7. It was the largest crowd to see a football game in Texas.
Daily Mindbender Answer”
A large percentage of fliers surveyed said they would pay $10 extra for a “seat away from people with a baby”.
Yours in Water Cooler News Fun!
Dr. Rus
