Archive for August, 2007
« Previous EntriesLin-Si Lo Han is Tired of the Name Jokes
Friday, August 31st, 2007Austin, TX - It’s hard to attend an institute of higher education in a foreign country, thousands of miles from your family. But to do so amid constant name-calling and jokes can be nothing short of overwhelming.
Such is the case with Lin-Si Lo Han, a UT freshman exchange student from Yangshuo, China.
According to Lo Han, […]
Pflugerville Student Builds Hasselhoff-2 for Science Fair
Thursday, August 30th, 2007Austin, TX — It seems the days of building a shoebox diorama for your elementary school’s science fair are long gone — eclipsed by better technology, smarter students and larger prizes.
Nowhere was this more evident than at the recently concluded “All-Austin Science Fair” held at the Bob Bullock Museum in downtown Austin. The fair included […]
New Reality Show Recruits Austin Pimps
Wednesday, August 29th, 2007Austin, TX — The Fox Network announced a new reality show last week, set to premier in the spring of 2008. Auditions for the show will be held in Austin, Texas in November of this year.
Fox’s new show, “The Pimp,” bears similarities to ABC’s “The Bachelor,” a reality show in which one young man must […]
Man’s Head Explodes at Hot Sauce Festival in Austin
Monday, August 27th, 2007Reader Warning: This news story contains graphic imagery and witness descriptions of a full-scale cranial eruption. This story may not be suitable to some readers.
Austin, TX — On Sunday, August 26, the 17th Annual Hot Sauce Festival in Austin began much the same as it has for the last sixteen years. Thousands of Austinites flocked […]
Hillary’s Twin Sister Arrested in Austin Bar
Saturday, August 25th, 2007Said the bar’s owner: “She was a little over the top, but she wasn’t hurting anybody. I don’t think the police were necessary.”
Austin, TX - It is widely known that many politicians lead secretive lives. For example, the daily whereabouts of Vice President Dick Cheney are known only to a small handful of staff […]
Cobra Pit Planned for Zilker Park
Friday, August 24th, 2007Austin, TX — City of Austin officials announced today their plans to build a cobra enclosure in Zilker Park, to be situated near the park’s eastern corner, just across the water from Town Lake Park. See map below for proposed location. Construction on the new attraction could begin as early as October 1 of this […]
Toll Road Camera Spots Dangerous Doggie Driver
Thursday, August 23rd, 2007Austin, TX — When Cedar Park police officer Ponch Petrón got the call over his radio, he thought it was a joke.
“My first thought,” said Petrón, “was an April Fool’s joke or something. But then I remembered that it was August, and jokes are strictly forbidden on the police band.”
The call that Petrón received, in […]
Austin Man Discovers Parallel World Behind Taco Shack
Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007Austin, TX — It started out like any other Wednesday for Randall Rydell. He arrived early at the corner of Rundberg and the I-35 access road. He cleaned windshields for the idle morning commuters. He napped under the overpass to escape the noontime sun.
Just a day like any other.
But when Rydell went to purchase his […]
Governor Sanctions Elite Team of Ghostbusters
Tuesday, August 21st, 2007Austin, TX — Governor Perry’s office announced today the formation of an elite squad of paranormal crime fighters, which will act as the city’s first line of defense against ghosts, poltergeists and even the walking dead.
The City of Austin Specter Police and Emergency Response, or CASPER, is charged with the responsibility of protecting Austinites from […]
New Study Reveals 21 Best Ways to Keep Austin Weird
Monday, August 20th, 2007by Brandon Cornett
Austin, TX — A panel of researchers from the state’s Office of Municipal Weirdness announced today the results of a landmark study relating to Austin’s culture.
The team set out to identify the most effective ways a person can “Keep Austin Weird,” referring to the city’s unofficial slogan. Over a six-week period, they tested […]