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Sunday, November 11th, 2007Austin, TX - 11/11/07 — An elderly man painted himself into a corner of his North Austin home and was trapped there for more than 24 hours as the paint dried.
The story unfolded in the Wells Branch area of North Austin on Saturday. The man, who lives alone, was renovating his one-story home and had […]
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 […]
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 […]
Texas Bigfoot Attends Secret Meeting at Governor’s Mansion
Tuesday, September 25th, 2007Austin, TX — An unnamed source captured provocative photos of the “Texas Bigfoot” sneaking into the governor’s mansion for a midnight meeting.
According to the Texas Bigfoot Research Center, there have been many Bigfoot sightings in Texas, but none in the capital city of Austin. At around 1:00 a.m. on Sunday morning, that all changed.
An […]
Autophobes Anonymous Enjoy ACL Festival
Tuesday, September 18th, 2007Austin, TX — Autophobes from around the country swooped into town this past weekend, overcoming their fears to attend the Austin City Limits Music Festival.
Isopterophobes are terrified by termites. Pyrophobes fear fire. Sociophobes are put off by people. And autophobes … well, they are afraid of automobiles.
But that didn’t stop 327 autophobes from attending […]
Austin’s Panhandlers - A Profile in Courage
Wednesday, September 5th, 2007Austin, TX — If you live or work near downtown Austin, you’ve certainly seen them before. Almost everywhere you go, panhandlers adorn the offramps and intersections of Austin’s highways and byways.
They have become such a common site, in fact, that many people don’t stop to consider the dangers these men and women face on a […]
Interstate 35 Voted Friendliest Freeway of 2007
Monday, September 3rd, 2007Austin, TX — The Texas Department of Transportation announced Friday that the stretch of I-35 between Round Rock and South Austin was voted “Friendliest Freeway of 2007″ in all of Texas, and was also ranked #4 in the nation.
The nationwide survey was conducted by the U.S. Department of Transportation, with input from the transportation departments […]
Lin-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, […]