AOL user receives hoax, forwards it

Submitted by mike on Tue, 10/02/2001 - 15:39
AOL user Kathleen Fox has lost all her friends after forwarding an email hoax. "How was I to know?", she asked. "It sounded perfectly reasonable to me that Bill Gates would pay me for forwarding email about collecting pull tabs for Craig Shergold to help him pay his modem tax. It had two pages of forwarded headers on it, so it had to be true - I did what it said and forwarded it to everyone I knew. Now no one responds to my emails any more."

Buddhist tailgate party gets out of hand

Submitted by mike on Sun, 09/30/2001 - 22:22
At Foxboro Stadium today, a pre-game tailgate party of Buddhists went out of control, temporarily leading to widespread awareness among innocent bystanders. A police spokesman reported that the group had been meditating in the parking lot "at least since 9 this morning", and by game time were heavily enlightened. "They just lost control," he said, "they smashed through the preoccupations of everyone around them, and brought understanding of the universality of suffering to half the lot."

Tree gone, Whoville sings

Submitted by mike on Wed, 09/12/2001 - 11:13
At dawn this morning every Who in Whoville, the tall and the small, gathered around their town center, clasped hands, and began singing. The center had been left barren by the Grinch's sneak attack yesterday. The song echoed from the surrounding mountains, where the Grinch is believed to hide. It is suspected that the Grinch's intent was to crush the spirits of the villagers. Grinch expert William Who suggests, "We expect he felt very frustrated at the sound, as it started in low then started to grow."

Young tree cut down in its prime

Submitted by phazer08 on Fri, 09/07/2001 - 10:07
A 5 year old hackberry tree at the home of Bruce Ringo was tragically cut down yesterday as neighbors stood by and watched. Ringo justified his action, saying “I just decided I didn’t want a hackberry tree. They’re ugly and everyone made fun of it. I want something pretty, like a dogwood.” In addition, several saplings of the hackberry are missing and presumed dead.

Cat dies after saving 7 from burning building

Submitted by deefairbanks on Mon, 09/03/2001 - 17:24
Muffy Buttersmuffin, age 5, died tragically today after saving 7 family members from a house fire. "Muffy dragged me and my wife out of the house, then went back for the baby and our other 4 children," said owner Jack Smith. "But she returned to the house. We begged her not to go back in, but she seemed so determined." Muffy's body was later recovered from the house, her paws wrapped tightly around an automatic can opener. Firefighter Joe Brownfer theorized that had Muffy opposable thumbs, she might have been able to unplug the can opener and escape her fiery doom.