6 Wacky and Weird Stories From This Week

January 24, 2009

by CitizenSugar 30

Texas High School Team Wants to Forfeit 100-0 Win A Texas high school girls basketball team wants to take a loss for its 100-0 blowout after apologizing to the losing team and calling the game "shameful and an embarrassment."
British Nut Fired For Contaminating Peanut-Free Plant A British factory worker has been accused of sprinkling peanuts around a "peanut-free" food plant.
Snowball Fight Ends in Arrest Students at East Carolina University were subjected to pepper spray and one student arrested after a huge snowball fight got out of control.
Putin Painting Goes For $1.1 Million Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's sketch of a snowfall seen through a window, which was finished by a professional artist, went for $1.1 million at a charity auction.
Fishermen Survived Month at Sea in Icebox After their boat sank, two Myanmar fishermen survived almost a month in shark-infested waters by floating in a large icebox, in the middle of monsoon season.
Wal-Mart Worker Accused of Charging Low Prices After allegedly charging only $5.25 for more than $500 worth of goods, a Wal-Mart employee has been charged with embezzlement.

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Great Sommelier 4 years 16 weeks

Update - The coach was fired this morning. It wasn't because of the game, it was because he said some incredibly stupid things this weekend to the press and online.

Great Sommelier 4 years 16 weeks

Update -The coach was fired this morning. It wasn't because of the game, it was because he said some incredibly stupid things this weekend to the press and online.

UnDave35 4 years 16 weeks

I agree with you to an extent CG, but 100-0 is a bit harsh for high school. Also, full court press at 50-0 is extreme. I don't think you should tell your kids to stop trying, but let's remember sportsmanship.

CaterpillarGirl 4 years 16 weeks

allright, i admit it was a bit harsh to run the score, I am just tired of the "everyone gets a trophy" attitude as of late in any sport.

CaterpillarGirl 4 years 16 weeks

I say beat the pants off of them even if they are some "special" school, Dont be in the running if you cant keep up.

snowbunny11 4 years 16 weeks

Sorry I totally missed that! :)

Jude C 4 years 16 weeks

Yeah, I know. GS's blog did a great job explaining some of the context that's missing from this summary.

snowbunny11 4 years 16 weeks

Jude- I think the apologies have to do with running a full-court press when they were winning 98-0. Running the score up in high school sports is in very poor taste and sportsmanship. Especially against a school for students with learning disabilities that hasn't won a game in four years. It's different where a higher score confers advantage to the winning team or player- like in college football where it could impress BCS voters, or in sports where you are ranked as an individual (golf or tennis), or in timed events like track, or honestly, most professional sports because the losing team is still being compensated richly just for playing. However, even the Patriots sometimes get criticized for running the score up, and it's stupid to leave your starters in a game you are clearly winning, because you are putting them at risk for injury. Honestly, in high school basketball, it is the W/L column that matters, and when you clearly winning a game, you throw in your second string, test out new plays, and move to half-court press.

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JaeB 4 years 17 weeks

*The peanut story is the most disturbing. x.x But the evidence sounds a little weak...he got in trouble for putting up a racy calendar before? That doesn't automatically mean he's going to go mad about enough to become an attempted murdered in order to ruin the company.

JaeB 4 years 17 weeks

The peanut story is the most disturbing. D< Evidence sounds weak, though. So he put up a racy calendar and got in trouble for that before? Doesn't automatically mean he's going to become and attempted murderer to shame the factory.

JaeB 4 years 17 weeks

The peanut story is the most disturbing. D<Evidence sounds weak, though. So he put up a racy calendar and got in trouble for that before? Doesn't automatically mean he's going to become and attempted murderer to shame the factory.

Jude C 4 years 17 weeks

Agreed. That's just stealing.

Great Sommelier 4 years 17 weeks

And the walmart employee deserves to be charged to the fullest extent, the customer as well.

Great Sommelier 4 years 17 weeks

No problem. It has really, really been bugging me.

Jude C 4 years 17 weeks

Thanks, GS--that gives it more context :)

Great Sommelier 4 years 17 weeks

There is way more to the High school story. Here is a blog I did about it. It is big news here. http://teamsugar.com/user/Great+Sommelier/blog/2726574

organicsugr 4 years 17 weeks

I wonder why no one called that game off at half time.

bluesarahlou 4 years 17 weeks

Wow. I wonder how those fishermen survived!

bluesarahlou 4 years 17 weeks

Wow. I wonder how those fishermen survived!

Jude C 4 years 17 weeks

*I mean...not that it's not their fault they won 100-0, but something more along the lines of "they didn't do anything wrong by winning 100-0."

Jude C 4 years 17 weeks

Why should that team have to apologize? It's not their fault they won 100-0.

Jude C 4 years 17 weeks

:ROTFL: Hypno. Then there are all the stories about robbers who inadvertently leave their contact information at the places they rob. Criminals are idiots.

Jude C 4 years 17 weeks

:ROTFL: Hypno. Then there are all the stories about robbers who inadvertently leave their contact information at the places they rob. Criminals are idiots.

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