1. The Snuggie is a hugh success and top seller in the US. According to an article USA Today on the 27th of January, over 4 million Snuggies have been sold and the product has even developed a bizarre cult following....seriously? I saw an infommerical for this a few months ago and couldn't stop laughing....you can watch it here:
https://www.getsnuggie.com/flare/next?tag=ossmgotm
2. A Japanese fire station burns down. A blaze broke out after a firefighter left a cooking stove burning as crew members left the station to respond to emergency calls. They plan to order-in dinner from now on....
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/thepress/westcoast/4833871a4560.html
3. A man tried to reclaim breast implants from his ex. Prosecutors say a spurned lover ambushed his ex-girlfriend and tried to cut out the breast implants he paid for by stabbing her. Apparently, he wanted to reclaim what was rightfully his.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090130/ap_on_re_us/implants_attack;_ylt=AtzcTQFquCB.xyUFxChu9djtiBIF
4. Two New Zealand prisoners who were handcuffed together as they fled a courthouse foiled their own getaway when they ran to opposite sides of a light pole, slammed into each other and fell to the ground. Jailers nabbed them as they struggled to their feet.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090130/ap_on_fe_st/as_odd_new_zealand_foiled_escape;_ylt=Ajss7G9OXZnmQevUs1pdLmntiBIF
5. Robber has a really bad day. He was on foot as his getaway car was wrecked, and his rookie attempt at robbing a bank was thwarted by a set of locked doors. Looking for a place to hide, police say, he found himself inside the home of a frightened old woman. He didn't want to hurt the woman but ended up scaring her to death.
http://www.wral.com/news/state/story/4424690/
Friday, January 30, 2009
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