Update on Time Travel Spammer
Friday August 29, 2003
Brian McWilliams of Wired News confirmed today that the sender of hundreds of millions of spam messages seeking information about a 'dimensional warp generator' and other 'time travel' equipment since ... Read More
A Hotbed of Anti-Triclavianism
Thursday August 28, 2003
Objective: Christian Ministries is on the radar again due to its new campaign against the heresy of triclavianism (the belief that only three nails were employed in the crucifixion of ... Read More
Con Ed Won't Reimburse Consumers for Blackout Food Spoilage
Tuesday August 26, 2003
Contrary to what you may read in forwarded emails now circulating throughout the New York area, Consolidated Edison will not be reimbursing residential power customers for food spoilage caused by ... Read More
Bogus Satellite Imagery of Blackout 2003
Friday August 22, 2003
Don't waste too much time marveling over the purported satellite image of the August 14 blackout currently circulating by email — it's a fake.
NOT a Hoax: Massive SoBig Virus Outbreak
Tuesday August 19, 2003
About's Antivirus Guide Mary Landesman warns that a new variant of the SoBig virus is making the rounds. Do not open or run any files attached to emails with the ... Read More
Demi and the Amorous Dolphin
Monday August 18, 2003
Rumor has it that actress Demi Moore endured the untoward advances of a randy dolphin while swimming in a Las Vegas aquatic park last month. How fishy is that?
Breaking News
Thursday August 14, 2003
- Construction Worker Survives Drill Through Head- Giant Lizard Terrorizes Beirut- Man Dies After Wife Squeezes Testicles- School Closed Due to Black Widow Infestation- Ikea Catalog More Widespread than the ... Read More
Scientists Divided on 'Six Degrees of Separation'
Tuesday August 12, 2003
Popular lore has it that every human being on earth is connected to every other via a chain of no more than six social contacts — 'six degrees of separation.' ... Read More
Tempus Fugitive
Saturday August 9, 2003
Via Alex Boese, word of another infamous time travel poseur (see earlier story). This one, calling himself John Titor, created a buzz in 2000 by claiming he had come from ... Read More
Blob of the Month
Saturday August 9, 2003
For the second time in as many months — this time in a saltwater lagoon off Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey — scientists are working overtime to identify a gelatinous ... Read More
G.I. Urban Legends Abound in Iraq
Thursday August 7, 2003
'Just as truth is the first casualty of war,' writes the NY Times' John Tierney in Iraq, 'urban legends seem to be the first creation of a military occupation, especially ... Read More
It's a Near Myth as Hawk Attacks Chihuahua in Manhattan
Wednesday August 6, 2003
A tiny Chihuahua barely escaped serious injury in Manhattan's Bryant Park on Tuesday when a trained hawk swooped down and scraped it with a talon, according to press reports. ... Read More
'Magic Stone' Protects Saddam from Harm
Tuesday August 5, 2003
'In a country where decades of isolation and repression have cut people off from the modern world, belief in the occult is commonplace, and Iraqis regularly consult soothsayers to find ... Read More
I Got Your Dimensional Warp Generator Right Here!
Tuesday August 5, 2003
The mysterious time travel spammer is at it again. Since November 2001, this strange character (who some think is certifiably crazy) has been mass-emailing deadpan requests for time travel equipment ... Read More
Are Email Hoaxes Worse than Viruses?
Friday August 1, 2003
The damage they do is harder to quantify, but some security experts believe email hoaxes cause more harm to businesses than viruses. 'Hoax emails are a major headache for IT ... Read More
Pen in Shirt Pocket Stops Bullet
Friday August 1, 2003
A Brazilian carjacking victim's life was miraculously saved when a pen in his shirt pocket stopped a bullet fired at him at point blank range, according to news reports. Luciano ... Read More