Archive for October, 2007
Zombies Invade Austin - National Guard Struggles to Stop Them
Tuesday, October 30th, 2007Austin, TX — The living dead have invaded downtown Austin, feasting on brains and causing widespread panic throughout the city. National Guard troops report that the zombies are only 15% contained.
Scientists are scrambling to determine the cause of a zombie outbreak in parts of Austin, Texas. While the facts are not all in, some experts […]
Mushroom Mary Halts Construction in Downtown Austin
Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007Austin, TX - October 23, 2007 — A common mushroom bearing the likeness of what some claim is the Virgin Mary has halted construction in downtown Austin, Texas.
This story unfolded Monday afternoon in the vicinity of Second Street and Congress Avenue, when a passerby noticed a mushroom with unusual markings sprouting from a patch of […]
Bicycle Gangs Fight for Territory Along Parmer Lane
Tuesday, October 16th, 2007Use the phrase “street gang” and most people think of cities like Los Angeles or Miami. But over the last decade, gang cultures have quietly but consistently crept into otherwise low-crime areas of American suburbia.
Now, it seems, Austin is the latest city on that list.
A non-governmental report released by the Justice League Initiative, or JLI, […]
Hairless Cat Saves Woman from Escaped Tiger in Downtown Austin
Tuesday, October 9th, 2007Austin, TX — A woman who was nearly mauled by an escaped tiger has another feline to thank for her survival … a hairless cat named Ramses.
This unusual story unfolded Sunday morning in downtown Austin. A production crew was filming a commercial for Tiger Heat, a men’s body spray manufactured by an Austin-based company. The […]
Man Caught Smuggling Chupacabra at Austin, Texas Airport
Monday, October 1st, 2007Austin, TX - An unidentified man was caught trying to smuggle a chupacabra into Austin, Texas by hiding the beast in his carry-on luggage.
To many people, the chupacabra (”goat sucker” in Spanish) is a mythical creature said to inhabit parts of Mexico and the southwestern United States. But to law enforcement personnel at Austin Bergstrom […]