http://weirdnews.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com Weird News GuideSite. http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hi http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2009-07-03T15:53:48Z Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:53:48 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://weirdnews.about.com/b/2009/07/04/chestnut-wins-coney-island-hot-dog-contest-i-was-wrong.htm Congratulations, Joey Chestnut! You are now the three-time hot dog eating champ. I'll be eating crow this July 4th, having predicted yesterday that Patrick Bertoletti of Chicago, the No. 2 eater... http://weirdnews.about.com/b/2009/07/04/chestnut-wins-coney-island-hot-dog-contest-i-was-wrong.htm Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:25:15 +0000 2009-07-04T13:25:15Z http://weirdnews.about.com/b/2009/07/03/prediction-bertoletti-will-take-the-coney-island-hot-dog-contest.htm A new king will be crowned Saturday at Coney Island. Let me go on record as predicting Patrick "Deep Dish" Bertoletti will win the coveted Nathan's mustard yellow belt. Most of... http://weirdnews.about.com/b/2009/07/03/prediction-bertoletti-will-take-the-coney-island-hot-dog-contest.htm Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:53:48 +0000 2009-07-03T15:53:48Z http://weirdnews.about.com/b/2009/07/01/toilet-paper-jail-break.htm You would think that someone at Howard County Jail might have grown suspicious when Curtis Jones started using inordinate amounts of toilet paper. The 31-year-old convicted burglar ingeniously jammed his electronic... http://weirdnews.about.com/b/2009/07/01/toilet-paper-jail-break.htm Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:10:09 +0000 2009-07-01T15:10:09Z http://weirdnews.about.com/b/2009/06/30/man-with-the-worlds-largest-penis-snubbed-for-role-on-hbos-hung.htm Jonah Falcon thought for sure that HBO would give him a shot on its new show, Hung, even if it was just for a bit part. After all, it was... http://weirdnews.about.com/b/2009/06/30/man-with-the-worlds-largest-penis-snubbed-for-role-on-hbos-hung.htm Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:16:11 +0000 2009-06-30T15:16:11Z http://weirdnews.about.com/b/2009/06/29/a-cheetos-assault-and-a-fritos-hooker.htm You already knew fast-food was bad for you. But here's something to crunch on. Cheetos played a major role in a domestic violence bust involving 40-year-old James Earl Taylor, and Mary... http://weirdnews.about.com/b/2009/06/29/a-cheetos-assault-and-a-fritos-hooker.htm Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:50:37 +0000 2009-06-29T15:50:37Z http://weirdnews.about.com/b/2009/06/26/my-trip-to-temple-with-michael-jackson-jacko-and-the-jews.htm In all my years covering weird news, nothing surpasses the night I went to temple with Michael Jackson, "Kosher Sex" Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, and the spoon bending psychic Uri Geller. It... http://weirdnews.about.com/b/2009/06/26/my-trip-to-temple-with-michael-jackson-jacko-and-the-jews.htm Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:06:00 +0000 2009-06-26T12:06:00Z http://weirdnews.about.com/b/2009/06/24/driver-tells-cops-im-drunk-as-hell.htm Here's a tip: If a cop gives you a field sobriety test, try to remember that part of the Miranda Rights that goes something like this: "Anything you say can... http://weirdnews.about.com/b/2009/06/24/driver-tells-cops-im-drunk-as-hell.htm Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:38:59 +0000 2009-06-24T12:38:59Z http://weirdnews.about.com/b/2009/06/22/mom-takes-3-year-old-on-crime-spree.htm At least Miranda Peters-Ortiz remembered to strap her 3-year-old into a car seat. The 34-year-old woman from Florida allegedly robbed a Wendy's over the weekend, and then got into a high... http://weirdnews.about.com/b/2009/06/22/mom-takes-3-year-old-on-crime-spree.htm Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:28:03 +0000 2009-06-22T13:28:03Z http://weirdnews.about.com/b/2009/06/19/greetings-to-the-new-oldest-man.htm We mourn the loss today of Tomoji Tanabe, who, until early this morning, was better known as the world's oldest living man. Tanabe (right) died in his home in southern Japan... http://weirdnews.about.com/b/2009/06/19/greetings-to-the-new-oldest-man.htm Fri, 19 Jun 2009 13:12:26 +0000 2009-06-19T13:12:26Z http://weirdnews.about.com/b/2009/06/18/whats-wrong-with-a-man-driving-home-naked.htm When the police stop you for drunk driving and you're wearing sunglasses, a hat, sandals and nothing else, you might as well have some attitude. Dearry Smiley took the "So what?"... http://weirdnews.about.com/b/2009/06/18/whats-wrong-with-a-man-driving-home-naked.htm Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:31:07 +0000 2009-06-18T12:31:07Z