Yet another scam: hitman with a cancellation offer  St. Petersburg Times - Found Feb. 1, 2012Yep. We certainly have unusual news stories. Offbeat news. Strange, interesting stories. Weird, unusual, true news stories. Get the picture?  

CES 2012 in Photos: Weirdest of the Weird [SLIDESHOW] The 2012 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas was the biggest to-date, but with a convention so massive, there were plenty of strange sights to see. From unusual costumes to offbeat gadgets, there was plenty of weird to go around at CES this year. Here is the weirdest of that weird. 

Woman gets violent when husband brings home another woman  St. Petersburg Times - Found Jan. 31, 2012Yep. We certainly have unusual news stories. Offbeat news. Strange, interesting stories. Weird, unusual, true news stories. Get the picture?  

Thursday Apple Rumors: Offbeat Media Events Expected in Run-up to iPad 3 Rollout - Investorplace.com Investorplace.comThursday Apple Rumors: Offbeat Media Events Expected in Run-up to iPad 3 RolloutInvestorplace.comApple Holding ?Strange? Event Before iPad 3 Release in March: Japanese blog Macotakara is back at its favorite game: spinning weird rumors about Apple's future product releases. Weird in this case seems to be the operative word, though.and more » 

Theater Review: ?The Elephant Room? at Arena Stage  Washingtonian.com - Found Jan. 31, 2012... zany jokes meet theater in this offbeat new ... I?m not going to lie to you?things get weird. ... that the performers achieve a strange ...  

Deputy's wild day: a foot chase, a pit bull, a brawl, a Taser and a bystander stabbing himself twice OCKLAWAHA ? Deputy Owen Confessore has had some close calls while working with the Marion County Sheriff's Office, the Ocala Star-Banner reports. In May 2011, he was shot in the chest by a man who earlier had shot his step-grandfather in the stomach, which eventually claimed the elderly man's life. Fortunately, the eight-year deputy was wearing a bulletproof vest, which saved his life ... 

Porn actor pleads guilty in New Port Richey murder  St. Petersburg Times - Found Jan. 26, 2012Yep. We certainly have unusual news stories. Offbeat news. Strange, interesting stories. Weird, unusual, true news stories. Get the picture?  

Offbeat: Of supergirl and billion dollar crib - The Express Tribune The Express TribuneOffbeat: Of supergirl and billion dollar cribThe Express TribuneA team of shipwreck hunters that found a strange circular object on the floor of the Baltic Sea in 2011 now says they have discovered visual evidence of a second ?disc-like shape? some 200 metres from the original find, CNN reports. 

Loxy & Resound - Burning Shadows  Resident Advisor - Found Jan. 25, 2012... have gone electro, Consequence went weird, ASC ... post-industrial backdrops of strange effects ... atmosphere accented by the slippery, ...  

Newt?s Wacky Moon-Colony Proposal Gingrich?s proposal that the U.S. establish a colony on the moon is not the first offbeat idea from a presidential contender. By Ben Jacobs. 

Forge Theatre revives Woody Allen classic  Springfield Sun - Found Jan. 22, 2012... work, besides Allen?s clever, offbeat humor ... occur because of their strange, unpredictable ... they are surrounded by weird people;  

The Friday question: what was your favourite ever weird game? - The Guardian (blog) The Friday question: what was your favourite ever weird game?The Guardian (blog)Which have you played beyond the initial 'wow, this is really strange' moment? Are there any truly odd titles that make it into your favourite games of all time list? Really? For this Friday, let's think about the offbeat titles that we genuinely do ... 

Woman, 34, barges in on elderly couple and batters them, deputies ...  St. Petersburg Times - Found Jan. 15, 2012Yep. We certainly have unusual news stories. Offbeat news. Strange, interesting stories. Weird, unusual, true news stories. Get the picture?  

Hot sauce lands special needs teacher in hot water. Lillian Gomez a special needs teacher at Sunrise Elementary School in Kissimmee has landed in hot water after being accused of pouring hot sauce on crayons. Wftv.com reported that Gomez is currently suspended for pouring hot sauce on crayons so her autistic students wouldn't put the crayons in their mouths. To read more about parent reactions go to wftv.com . 

Here's the 27 Films that Indiewire Reviewed at Sundance 2012  Indiewire - Found Jan. 30, 2012... and engaging in a series of strange antics and ... Sundance 2009) nor innumerable offbeat short ... Sustained by its weird-but-true hooks, ...  

More odd, off-beat news stories - Newsday NewsdayMore odd, off-beat news storiesNewsdayNation Newsday > News > Nation More odd, off-beat news stories Strange headlines from the United States and around the world. article Nation 1/22/12 Santas from Ohio, Michigan meet to recap holidays A group of Santas from Ohio and Michigan have held ...and more » 

Man accused of hiding video cameras in women's restrooms A 45-year-old Dixie County man was arrested Wednesday and charged with three counts of video voyeurism after authorities said he hid video cameras in several women's restrooms, the Gainesville Sun reports. Ronald A. Everett of Old Town was arrested on the charges that investigators said stemmed from recordings that appeared to have been made at Ruth Rains Middle School in Cross City, and the ... 

Warrior Times Weekly: Offbeat beat: Strange stories of 2012 - my.hsj.org Warrior Times Weekly: Offbeat beat: Strange stories of 2012my.hsj.orgBetween presidential campaigns, Mayan prophecies, and the likely-to-continue misadventures of Beezow Doo-Doo Zoppitybop-bop-bop, 2012 seems likely to produce many strange news stories. When they occur, the Offbeat Beat will be there to chronicle them. 

Millionaire sued in DUI fatality adopts girlfriend as daughter In the strangest wrinkle yet in a legal drama that pits the state of Florida and the family of a DUI crash victim against a Houston millionaire, the girlfriend of John Goodman is now his daughter. The heir to an air-conditioning fortune and the founder of the International Polo Club Palm Beach, Goodman, 48, has legally adopted 42-year-old Heather Hutchins. The adoption, which took place in Miami ... 

OFFBEAT :German National Team's Retro Ad, Mourinho's Carpark Moment, Harry ... - Futbolita OFFBEAT :German National Team's Retro Ad, Mourinho's Carpark Moment, Harry ...FutbolitaOFFBEAT :German National Team's Retro Ad, Mourinho's Carpark Moment, Harry Kewell's Tennis Day.. Welcome to Offbeat Wednesday, where we cover the wacky side of football! Today, read about the German National Team's bizarre new campaign, ... 

Woman gets violent when husband brings home another woman VERO BEACH -- Marian Searchwell, 56, grabbed the neck of her husband after he came into their master bedroom and asked her to leave. He said he wanted to use the bed with his "female visitor." Searchwell began yelling at her husband and when she refused to leave the room, he picked her up from the bed, a police report stated. Read more at TCPalm.com 

New Mesa store Lulubell brings exotic toys and art - AZ Central.com New Mesa store Lulubell brings exotic toys and artAZ Central.comBoth Evermore Nevermore, a pop-culture art shop, and the Royale, an offbeat avant-garde movie theater, closed in December, citing low sales, the down economy and the lack of nightlife in the area. Now stores such as Lulubell and Monsterland, ... 

Porn actor pleads guilty in New Port Richey murder NEW PORT RICHEY -- Jason Andrews, the pornographic actor accused of killing tattoo parlor owner Dennis "Scooter" Abrahamsen in 2010, pleaded guilty Wednesday to first-degree murder. Andrews, 28, agreed to spend the rest of his life in prison without the possibility of parole. Read more at tampabay.com 

The Sunday Offbeat: A strange drive to school - The Grand Rapids Press - MLive.com The Grand Rapids Press - MLive.comThe Sunday Offbeat: A strange drive to schoolThe Grand Rapids Press - MLive.comBy David Harris | Flint Journal Maybe this guy thought he was doing the right thing eluding police to drop off a 4-year-old girl at school on time. A Flint police officer was stopped at a red light just before 9 am Wednesday at the intersection of ... 

Not-so-silly string gets Lightning Bug fired TAMPA ? In a case of viral video and cloak-and-dagger intrigue, ThunderBug has been fired. The final offense? Inappropriate use of Silly String. The Tampa Bay Lightning mascot sprayed a Boston Bruins fan at a Jan. 17 hockey game. The fan took offense and pushed ThunderBug down. Thousands saw it on YouTube. The team did not condone ThunderBug's actions. Click here to read Joe Smith's whole story. 

Newt's Wacky Moon-Colony Proposal - Daily Beast Daily BeastNewt's Wacky Moon-Colony ProposalDaily Beastby Ben Jacobs Jan 27, 2012 4:45 AM EST Gingrich's proposal that the US establish a colony on the moon may have sounded weird, but it is not the first offbeat suggestion by a presidential candidate. Remember Bill Clinton's V-Chip and George W. Bush's ...and more » 

Man rams woman's car with his truck in Fort Myers An Estero man is accused of intentionally smashing his truck into another vehicle in a fit of rage, the Fort Myers News-Press reports. Gordon Douglas Gaskill III, 38, of the 4900 block of Mederia Lane, was arrested Wednesday by Fort Myers police at the intersection of State Road 82 and Ortiz Avenue. He is facing charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and reckless driving with ... 

Oooh-weee-oooh: BMOP unveils a concerto for theremin, among works for other ... - Boston Classical Review Oooh-weee-oooh: BMOP unveils a concerto for theremin, among works for other ...Boston Classical ReviewFive solo concertos or concerto-like works by present-day composers, including a world premiere and a US premiere, made up a program the orchestra titled ?Strange Bedfellows? ? reflecting how rarely the evening's featured instruments?respectively, ...and more »