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 ...  

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. 

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?  

From Chrysler SRT - the Cherokerrari! - Independent Online Independent OnlineFrom Chrysler SRT - the Cherokerrari!Independent OnlineThe unlikely marriage of Fiat and Chrysler has resulted in some strange offspring - but these two must be among the most off-beat. Two examples of the new Grand Cherokee SRT8, which Chrysler says is the most powerful production Jeep yet built, ...and more » 

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, ...  

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 

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;  

'Catherine' review (PS3) - Digital Spy 'Catherine' review (PS3)Digital SpyOffbeat and unconventional, Catherine is a genuinely unique title, quite unlike anything else available today. It contains platform elements, puzzle stages and life-simulation sections, all topped off with a healthy dose of psychological horror.and more » 

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, ...  

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 ... 

How big is your wife? Plenty big enough, buster, without your ...  TwinCities.com - Found Jan. 13, 2012Does your town have a festival - an exhibition, say, "Of something weird or dead or ... "Keep it offbeat, very strange; charge an arm, a leg.  

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. 

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?  

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 alternative Brit Award nominations  BBC - Found Jan. 11, 2012... site Mara Carlyle The seductive, offbeat vocal ... called "the year's most thrillingly weird record". ... Her third solo album Strange Mercy ...  

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 » 

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. 

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 ... 

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 ... 

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. 

Woman, 34, barges in on elderly couple and batters them, deputies say SILVER SPRINGS -- An intoxicated woman who barged into an elderly couple?s mobile home and had a fight with them and later tussled with a sheriff?s deputy was taken into custody by law enforcement officials on Friday night, according to deputies. When deputies arrived at the residence, located off Northeast 171st Avenue in Silver Springs, they said a 79-year-old man told them there was a strange ... 

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 ... 

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 . 

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 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 ... 

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 »