Weird New York

ANIMAL DUMPER? This Vet Is Accused Of Tossing Dead Pets On The Highway

www.huffingtonpost.com | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Weird New York, Animal Cruelty, Spca, Video, Dumped Pets, Andrew Manesis, Vet Dumps Pets, Mug Shots, Pet Cruelty, Crime News

HARRISON, N.Y. -- A New York veterinarian has been charged with dumping 35 euthanized pets alongside a highway. The Society for the Prevention of C...

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No More Chocolate Behind Bars?

Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Weird Food, Video, New York Crime, Prison Junk Food, Michael Bloomberg, Junk Food Jail Ban, Junk Food Banned in Jail, Prisons Ban Junk Food, Samantha Levine, Weird New York, New York, New York City, Jails Ban Junk Food, Crime News

This news should definitely leave a bad taste in the mouths of New York city jailbirds: Junk food may soon be banned from jail cells. City official...

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Got Helium? The Intrepid Needs A Lift

AP | CAROLYN THOMPSON | Posted 05.20.2012

Read More: Civil War Replica Balloon, Genesee Country Museum, Civil War Helium Balloon, Civil War, 1996 Helium Privatization Act, Weird New York, Intrepid, Video, Weird News News

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- A helium shortage is threatening to deflate a western New York museum's plans for the July 4 launch of a manned balloon like the ones...

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STRONG SENIORS: Will You Be Able To Do This At 93?

The Huffington Post | David Moye | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Edith Wilma Connor, Berniece Bates, Video, Oldest Yoga Teacher, Guinness World Records, Oldest Female Bodybuilder, Anatomical Wonders, Slideexpand, World Records, Weird Photos & Videos, Tao Porchon-Lynch, Oldest Body Builder, Weird New York, Weird Denver, Weird News News

To say Tao Porchon-Lynch is an extraordinary yoga teacher isn't a stretch, considering she has fans all over the world. But what makes her truly am...

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Butt Dials Make Up 40 Percent Of NYC's 911 Calls

Newser | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Butt Dialing, Pocket Dial 911, Butt Dial 911, Weird New York, Butt Dials, Weird News News

Calling 911 by accident can make you feel like an ass, but now comes a study suggesting that nearly 40 percent of New York City's 911 calls were "butt...

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VIDEO: Another Burn For Tanorexic Mom

HuffingtonPost.com | David Moye | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Video, Patricia Krentcil, Weird Toys, Weird Action Figures, Stephen Fishler, Tanorexic Mom, Tanorexic Mom Action Figure, Weird New Jersey, Slideexpand, Weird Photos & Videos, Weird New York, Tanning Mom Action Figure, Tanning Mom, Weird News News

A Connecticut-based company is hoping to make green money off the tanned hide of Tanorexic Mom Patricia Krentcil. Herobuilders.com, which specializ...

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Biker Clocked At 170 MPH On Highway

AP | Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Nikkolaus McCarthy, Video, New York Crime, Speeding, Biker Goes 170 Mph, 170 Mph, Motorcycles, Speed Gun, Weird New York, Crime News

RAVENA, N.Y. -- Authorities say a 25-year-old upstate New York man has been arrested after troopers clocked him driving his motorcycle at 170 mph on t...

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Charlie Sheen Vs. New York Strip Club: The Battle Continues

TMZ | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Charlie Sheen, Video, Charlie Sheen Cheetahs, Holly-Weird, Charlie Sheen Strip Bar, Charlie Sheen VIP Room, Weird Photos & Videos, Weird New York, Weird News News

Charlie Sheen is getting some serious push-back from an NYC strip club -- and not in the good way. Because Cheetah's Gentlemen's Club is refusing t...

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Woman Allegedly Smacks Cop In Forehead With Pink Dildo

The Huffington Post | Andy Campbell | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Video, New York Crime, Dumb Crime, Lisa Anderson, Woman Throws Dildo at Cops Head, Handcuffs, Weird New York, Weapon of Choice, Sex Toys, Dildo, Weird News News

She violated the penal law. Upstate New York police are buzzing with anger today after a woman threw a pink sex toy that hit an officer in the head...

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Woman Admits Faking Cancer To Get Money For Wedding And Honeymoon

AP | Posted 04.25.2012

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GOSHEN, N.Y. — A New York woman admitted Wednesday that she faked cancer to con donors out of money and services for her wedding and Caribbean h...

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Original Titanic Launch Ticket Could Sell For $70,000 At Auction

Reuters | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Titanic Memorabilia, Video, Titanic Launch Ticket, Titanic Anniversary, Titanic Auction, Reuters, Titanic, Weird New York, Bonham's, Weird News News

NEW YORK, April 10 (Reuters) - A rare original launch ticket that could sell for up to $70,000 will be the highlight of an auction in New York of T...

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NY Police Find Stolen Truck As It's Being Buried

AP | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Dumb Crime, Weird New York, Murray New York, Video, Stolen Buried Truck, Buried Truck, Weird News News

MURRAY, N.Y. -- Authorities say investigators using a helicopter to find a stolen 26-foot-long truck spotted a man using a bulldozer to bury the vehic...

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Cops Raid Wrong Home, Scare Old Man

HuffingtonPost.com | Steven Hoffer | Posted 03.29.2012

Read More: Drug Bust, Auburn New York, Video, Cops Raid Wrong House, Finger Lakes, Gary Gionnotta, Cops Scare Old Man, Weird New York, Fred Skinner, New York, Police Raid Wrong House, Weird News News

Drug enforcement officers in upstate New York bashed through an elderly man's front door only to discover that they had the wrong address. Auburn r...

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FORGET-ME-NOT: This Man Has America's Best Memory (VIDEO)

AP | KATHY MATHESON | Posted 03.23.2012

Read More: Nelson Dellis, Video, USA Memory Championship, Tony Dottino, Colette Silvestri, Dana Hamilton, World Records, Weird New York, Mike Mirski, Weird News News

PHILADELPHIA -- As Mike Mirski sits down with a pack of playing cards, he starts spinning the most incredible yarn. It involves a giant club sandwich,...

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Teacher Uses Robber, Gun To Teach Kids Spelling

Newser.com | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Weird New York, Gun Spelling Word, Weird Education, Weird Crime, Weird News News

How do you spell G-U-N? That's the lesson a 5-year-old girl brought home, complete with a picture of a pistol-packin' bank robber escaping with a bag ...

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WATCH: Weird Baby Clothes And A Skull With Many Flaps

Posted 02.02.2012

Read More: Oddities, Video, Obscura Antiques & Oddities, Weird Science, Weird Baby Clothes, Science Channel, Weird Photos & Videos, Mike Zohn, Evan Michelson, Weird New York, Weird News News

Looking for a baby gift that verges on the inappropriate? How about a pair of baby mittens that are actually metal balls. According to Evan Mich...

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Mystery Outbreak Could Bring On Zombie Invasion

TruTV.com | Posted 03.31.2012

Read More: Weird UK, Mass Psychogenic Illness, Zombie Attack, Video, Conversion Disorder, Weird New York, Zombie Invasion, Leroy New York, Weird News News

As many as 16 students in LeRoy, New York have been stricken with a mysterious illness characterized by facial tics and Tourettes-like outbursts. D...

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Desperate Boyfriend Supposedly Offers $500 For Pre-Super Bowl Football Lessons

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 03.27.2012

Read More: Relationships, Super Bowl XLVI, Football, Brooklyn, Super Bowl, Video, Super Bowl 2012, Football Lessons, Craigslist Ad, Dating, Craigslist, Super Bowl Football Lessons, ESPN.Com, Classified Advertising, Weird New York, Weird News News

Do you consider yourself a football expert? Do you eat, sleep and breathe the game? If so, you may want to hook up with a desperate guy in Brooklyn wh...

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Embarrassing 'SHCOOL' Sign Replaced In NYC

AP | Posted 03.26.2012

Read More: Shcool, Weird New York, Lower East Side, Embarrassing 'Shcool' Sign, New York, Sign, Weird News News

NEW YORK — An embarrassing misspelling of "school" is gone from the street outside a New York City school building. Utility workers used heavy ...

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Daughter Turns In Fugitive Dad, Hiding In Attic

AP | Posted 03.24.2012

Read More: New York Crime, Girl Tells Police Dad Hiding in Attic, Massena New York, John Colby, Daughter Reports Dad to Police, Weird-Lost-and-Found, Daughter Tells Police Dad Hiding Place, Weird New York, Police Arrest Dad Hiding in Attic, Crime News

MASSENA, N.Y. -- Kids say the darndest things, especially when daddy is trying to hide from the police. State police say troopers went to John Colby'...

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WATCH: Man Jump Ropes 164 Times On A Unicycle

HuffPost Weird News | David Moye | Posted 03.08.2012

Read More: RecordSetter.Com, Video, King Charles Troupe, Slidepollajax, Kim Anthony Jones, Jump Roping Unicycle, Weird Photos & Videos, World Records, Weird Sports, Weird New York, Weird News News

Some people never master jump roping. Most people never master the unicycle. Kim Anthony Jones has mastered both and now he has a world record to ...

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NY Judge Says Cat Litter Commercial Stinks

AP | Posted 01.05.2012

Read More: Weird New York, Weird Pets, Arm & Hammer, Video, Fresh Step, Animals in the News, Weird Photos & Videos, Cat Litter Ad, Weird Ads, Kitty Litter, Weird News News

NEW YORK -- A New York federal judge says the Clorox Pet Products Co. must stop airing a cat litter commercial that unfairly seeks supremacy over a co...

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STOP THAT BUS! Man Steals Greyhound To Visit Friend

Posted 12.27.2011

Read More: Peekskill, Video, New York Crime, Greyhound, Stolen Vehicle, Upstate New York, Man Steals Greyhound, Man Steals Bus, Weird New York, New York, Syracuse, Weird News News

When someone suggests you 'take the bus,' do not literally take the bus. Police in upstate New York say that a 39-year-old man planning to give him...

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WATCH: Contortionist Yogi Laser Gets A Big Discount On A Small Coffin By Fitting Into Tiny Box

HuffPost Weird News | David Moye | Posted 12.24.2011

Read More: Oddities, Reality TV, Video, Obscura, Science Channel, Mike Zohn, Contortionist, Yogi Laser, Weird New York, Tiny Coffins, Weird News News

Some people will go to great lengths for a discount, but probably not as far as contortionist Yogi Laser. In the "Holiday Bizarre" episode of "Oddi...

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Don't Be Cheap! A Cautionary Tale For The Holiday Tightwad

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 12.23.2011

Read More: Holidays, Video, Weird News, Christmas, Charles Dickens, Lillian Rosenfeld, Harry Jelinek, Weird New York, Harry Jellinek, Weird News News

It certainly is nifty to be thrifty with the holidays upon us. After all, today's penny pinching could result in tomorrow's bountiful celebration. ...

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