121009: Water Cooler News
Water Cooler News – December 10/09
Welcome to another Thursday and welcome to another edition of the Water Cooler News! In this edition you will find the usual collection of historical tidbits and birthdays for this day. You will also find a collection of off-beat news…
- Beaten With Beef
- Don’t Drink And Ride A Horse In A Parade
- Woman Weeps Her Way Out of Speeding Ticket Fine
Off-Beat News
“Beaten With Beef”
Police in Dunnellon, Florida arrested 53 year old Elsie Egan for hitting her live-in boyfriend in the head with a piece of raw steak. Why did Egan have a “beef” with him you ask? Authorities say it all started with her boyfriend, who’s disabled, wanted a roll instead of a piece of sliced bread with his dinner. Egan denies hitting the man with the meat. But, shd did confess to slapping him so – quote – “he could learn a thing or two.”
“Don’t Drink And Ride A Horse In A Parade”
A 46 year old woman was arrested in Shelbyville, Tennessee after police found her passed out on a horse during the town’s Christmas parade last Saturday. Authorities say they responded to the scene after a witness called police to report the woman may have had more than her share of egg nog. Officers who eventually found her hunched over the horse outside a motel had to catch her twice to keep her from falling down.
“Woman Weeps Her Way Out of Speeding Ticket Fine”
Tears of sadness turned into tears of joy after a woman in Germany paid for another driver’s speeding ticket. The woman who was speeding arrived at the police station crying over the matter. The other woman was so moved by how heartbroken she was, she took out her walled and paid the fine for her. The Good Samaritan was quoted as saying – “It’s Christmas soon after all”.
Historical Notes
Today is…
First Grand Ole Opry Broadcast – 1927
The Mighty Mouse Playhouse TV Show Premiered – 1955 – “Here I come to save the day! ”
Notable Birthdays…
Chad Stuart, 68, singer (Chad and Jeremy)
Walter “Clyde” Orange 63/drummer, The Commodores
Susan Dey, 57, actress (The Partridge Family)
Raven-Symone, 24, actress (The Cosby Show, That’s So Raven)
Born on this date…also known as the late…
Emily Dickinson–1830-1886/she wrote more than 1,700 poems; 1,000 during the Civil War! Only seven were published in her lifetime.
Movie History
1938 – The movie Gone with the Wind began filming in Hollywood and dozens of backlot sets were set on fire for the “burning of Atlanta” scene, including the huge wooden gates from King Kong.
1974 – The Towering Inferno had its world premiere.
1982 – Airplane Two: The Sequel opened in theaters.
Music History
1998 – Bruce Springsteen won a two-and-a-half-year legal battle with two British companies seeking to release previously unreleased songs from his early career.
1996 – Michael Jackson arrived in Tokyo on his fifth visit to Japan. He did four sold-out shows at the 56,000-seat Tokyo Dome.
1984 – The single “Do They Know It’s Christmas” was released by Band-Aid. The group was assembled to aid in famine relief.
1977 – The Bee Gees released “Stayin’ Alive.”
1973 – Charlie Rich earned his second gold single for “The Most Beautiful Girl.”
1972 – Billy Paul had the number one song with “Me and Mrs. Jones.”
1972 – Roberta Flack and two members of her backup band were injured in a car accident while driving into Manhattan.
1971 – Frank Zappa was attacked onstage during a concert in London by 24-year-old Trevor Howell, who shoved Zappa into the orchestra pit because his girlfriend said she loved Zappa. As a result, Zappa ended up with a broken leg, broken ankle, fractured skull and a crushed larynx, which permanently lowered his voice.
1968 – John Lennon made his first solo TV appearance, singing “Yer Blues.”
1967 – Otis Redding died in a plane crash near Madison, Wisconsin. He was just 26 years old.
1966 – The Beach Boys’ “Good Vibrations” hit number one on the singles charts.
1966 – The Monkees released “I’m A Believer.”
1965 – The Grateful Dead played their first concert. The show took place at the Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco.
1963 – Donny Osmond made his debut with The Osmonds on NBC’s Andy Williams Show.
General History
1792 – The Insurance Corporation of North America offered the first life insurance policy in the U.S. The company soon discovered that nobody was dying to buy life insurance, however, and only six policies were sold during the first five years.
1906 – President Theodore Roosevelt became the first American to win the Nobel Peace Prize, for helping to mediate an end to the Russo-Japanese War.
1931 – Jane Addams became the first woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
1958 – The first domestic passenger jet flight took place in the U.S. as a National Airlines Boeing 707 flew 111 passengers and seven crew members from NYC to Miami in about two-and-a-half hours.
Yours in Water Cooler News!
Dr. Rus
