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• Painful Boil Still Too Unformed To Lance

  ISSUE 35•19 | 05.19.99 | News in Brief

  BILLINGS, MT—A throbbing boil on the neck of Art Krenchicki is not quite ready for lancing, the 47-year-old Billings man reported Monday. "Just a couple more days, and it'll be all set," said Krenchicki, studying the inflamed, pus-filled swelling. "You can't lance them too soon, or they take even longer to heal." more»

• Tenants Forced To Clean Apartment Before Telling Landlord About Mice

  ISSUE 39•37 | 09.24.03 | News in Brief

  BILLINGS, MT—The three roommates residing at 320 Sycamore Ave. #4 were forced to thoroughly clean up their living space before they could inform landlord George Hayton that it was infested with mice, the tenants said Tuesday. "We don't want slumlord George acting like the mice are our fault," said Keith Paucek, 20, as he hauled four garbage bags to the curb. "He's just the kind of guy to make some comment about there being three weeks' worth of dishes in the sink." Paucek last avoided the landlord's criticism by removing the grill and charred couch before asking him to replace the porch. more»

• Friend's Wife Reportedly Very Funny

  ISSUE 40•49 | 12.08.04 | News in Brief

  BILLINGS, MT—Accountant Carl Scoval told reporters Monday that, although he's heard that the wife of his coworker Tom Barton is hilarious, he's never had the opportunity to witness her sense of humor. "Tom is always saying how cool his wife Kim is, how she's always cracking these ironic jokes," Scoval said. "I guess she can cuss a blue streak, too. I don't know. Maybe someday I'll catch her in the act. Every time I've been around her, she's been pretty quiet." Scoval said he hears Kim can drink Barton under the table, as well. more»

• Department Of Interior Employee Caught Embezzling 50,000 Wolves

  ISSUE 46•01 | 01.04.10 | News in Brief

  BILLINGS, MT—In what is being called the largest wildlife embezzlement scheme in more than 40 years, Department of Interior employee Stephen... more»

• Model-Train Hobby Becomes Model-Train Habit

  ISSUE 37•40 | 11.07.01 | News

  BILLINGS, MT—Though he insists he can handle it, Leon Gehr's model-train pastime has crossed the line from hobby to habit, Gehr family sources reported Monday. more»

  

• Teacher Bitches About Paycheck To Sixth-Grade Class

  ISSUE 38•43 | 11.20.02 | News in Brief

  BOZEMAN, MT—Lakecrest Elementary School teacher Dana Frankel bitched to her sixth-graders about her "crap salary" shortly after receiving a paycheck Monday. "How am I supposed to pay for anything on this kind of income?" asked Frankel midway through a math lesson. "And now the brake pads on my Nissan need replacing. Gee, guess I'll just have to hope for the best next time I hit a red light." Frankel then got the disrupted lesson back on track by using her dwindling 401K plan as an example of negative numbers. more»

• Podcast A Cry For Help

  ISSUE 45•01 ISSUE 41•32 | 08.10.05 | News in Brief

  BOZEMAN, MT—The few people close to Mitch Delomme say that he doesn't realize the implications of his new podcast, an agonizingly personal 40-minute digitally recorded capsule of news, information, and trivia about the chronically lonely pizza-delivery man. "I wanted to share something about myself," said Delomme, 48, who in the course of his life has been heavily involved in ham and CB radio, personal home-page construction, and participation in late-night community-access cable. Delomme's podcast is currently available on all major subscription links, where it has attracted no attention. more»

• Area Friend's Artwork Totally Amazing

  ISSUE 35•17 | 05.05.99 | News

  BOZEMAN, MT—Tony Eisen's friend's work deals with madness and altered consciousness and all this other totally out-there stuff. more»

  

• Confusing Insult Awkwardly Clarified

  ISSUE 40•11 | 03.17.04 | News in Brief

  BOZEMAN, MT—Prudential Insurance administrative assistant Becky DuBois, 24, was forced to explain herself Tuesday morning after an off-hand insult was not understood by coworker Kimberly Spellman. "Oh, I just meant, 'This is what a bill looks like,' as in... Well, you said that your parents still pay your credit-card bill for you," DuBois told Spellman. "So, I just sorta meant... you know, that you don't know what bills look like." DuBois then said she didn't mean it as an insult, because she knows that Spellman said she hates it that her parents do that, and that she's totally sorry if Spellman took it that way. more»

• Robbie Knievel Jumps Entire Generation's Awareness

  ISSUE 43•02 | 01.10.07 | News in Brief

  BUTTE, MT—In his most dangerous and ambitious feat to date, motorcycle stuntman Robbie Knievel, the 44-year-old son of 1970s daredevil... more»

• Cashier Learning Valuable But Illegal Job Skills

  ISSUE 40•27 | 07.07.04 | News in Brief

  BUTTE, MT—Three weeks into his first job, part-time Big Sky Foods cashier Vance Freeman is picking up invaluable but criminal workplace skills, the 16-year-old reported Monday. "This is just a minimum-wage job, but by taking the initiative to skim the till, I'm preparing for my future," Freeman said, as he surreptitiously slipped three quarters into his pocket. "Someday, I'll be able to apply my knowledge to a lucrative career in white-collar crimes like embezzlement, insider trading, maybe even fraud." Freeman said he's looking forward to his break, when Greg the produce guy will show him how to prop open the service entrance so he can sneak food out to his car. more»

• Tow-Truck Driver Has Great Idea For Tow-Truck Movie

  ISSUE 37•31 | 09.05.01 | News

  BUTTE, MT—Bob Beresford, a tow-truck driver with 11 years of experience at Central Montana Service & Salvage, announced Monday that he has a great idea for a tow-truck movie. more»

  

• Strip Poker Ends Solemnly With Scar Explanation

  ISSUE 43•14 | 04.06.07 | News in Brief

  CONRAD, MT—The laughter and giddy sexual tension that typically accompanies a game of strip poker ended abruptly Monday after player Sarah... more»

• Girlfriend Dumped After Forwarding Stupid Link

  ISSUE 39•39 | 10.08.03 | News in Brief

  GREAT FALLS, MT—Amanda Manis was dumped Monday after forwarding boyfriend Anthony Madrid a link for the humor web site LunaticLobsters.com. "I was convinced that I had found my soulmate, my kindred spirit, the woman I could grow old with," Madrid said. "Then, out of nowhere, Mandy e-mails me this stupid link. When I saw those Flash-animation cartoons, I knew it was over." Madrid has previously dumped girlfriends for owning roller blades, buying Vegemite, and watching Craig Kilborn. more»

• Senatorial Candidate Challenges Opponent To Drop Out Of Race

  ISSUE 42•39 | 09.26.06 | News in Brief

  HELENA, MT—As Montana's Senate race heats up in its final weeks, Democrat Jon Tester has challenged his opponent, incumbent Republican... more»

• Economic Stimulus Check Burned For Warmth

  ISSUE 44•19 | 05.07.08 | News in Brief

  HELENA, MT—Saying the extra bit of kindling material couldn't have come at a better time, 43-year-old school teacher Tim Donaldson received his... more»

• Man Dies After Long And Painful Battle With Life

  ISSUE 37•43 | 11.28.01 | News

  LEWISTOWN, MT—Gerald Carruthers, a retired insurance agent and father of three, died Monday at 77 following a long and painful battle with life. more»

  

• Manifesto Coming Along Fine

  ISSUE 35•14 | 04.14.99 | News

  LIBBY, MT—Ken Hausch, a Libby-area Luddite separatist and conspiracy theorist, announced Monday that his much-anticipated manifesto, My Lonely Battle Against The Mind-Control Slavery Of The Illuminati And Its Footmen In The CIA, KGB, U.N., Vatican, NASA, IRS, AT&T, Federal Reserve, Disney, The Order Of Skull & Bones, And The Rosicrucians, is "coming along fine" and should be completed by fall of this year. more»

  

• Autopsy Reveals Subject Was Still Alive When Autopsy Began

  ISSUE 41•50 | 12.14.05 | News in Brief

  MERIWETHER, MT—County coroner James Hextall announced Monday that a thorough autopsy of C. W. Milodragovitch, a local tavern owner pulled from an automobile accident last Saturday night, revealed that the man had been alive at the start of the autopsy. more»

• Report: Shopoholism May Have Killed The Shoposauruses

  ISSUE 34•04 | 08.26.98 | News in Brief

  MISSOULA, MT–According to a report released Tuesday by the University of Montana's department of natural history, the consumption-crazed dinosaur known as the Shoposaurus may have become extinct as a result of shopoholism. "Newly gathered field data indicates that the Shoposaurus, a creature which thrived for millions of years in the lush, competitively priced pastures of Triassic North America, was ultimately done in by its own insatiable addiction to shopping," read the report, which has sent shockwaves through the world's paleontological community. "This 'born-to-shop' species emptied prehistoric store shelves faster than those shelves could be restocked, causing the beast to run out of items to buy and die–literally shopping until dropping." more»

• Research Grant Blown Wooing Cute Research Assistant

  ISSUE 43•09 | 03.02.07 | News

  MISSOULA, MT—Professor Jim Neuthom's colleagues said they were suprised how many hot-air balloon rides and moonlit evenings were involved in studying trout populations. more»

  

• Son Conned Out Of Allowance For Seventh Consecutive Week

  ISSUE 40•46 | 11.17.04 | News in Brief

  MISSOULA, MT—For the seventh week in a row, Bill Trusky cheated his son Shane out of the boy's $3 allowance, the 8-year-old's father said Monday. "Sorry, Shane, I said it was double or nothing if you could sneeze with your eyes open," Trusky said. "But I'll tell you what: If you can mow the lawn—front and back—in 20 minutes, I'll pay you triple." Household sources report that Shane might have completed the task had Trusky not hurled a croquet ball in the mower's path 10 feet before his son finished. more»

• Web Of Lies Surrounds Late Birthday Card

  ISSUE 40•17 | 04.28.04 | News

  MISSOULA, MT—Only a thin tissue of lies screens area resident Jessica Jurgensen from the unpleasant reality that her friend Gina Tobler forgot her 34th birthday, which occurred four days ago. more»

  

• Ridiculous Small-Business Plan Encouraged By Friends

  ISSUE 39•42 | 10.29.03 | News

  MISSOULA, MT—Due in large part to the encouragement of her so-called friends, 34-year-old Karen Sabin quit her steady job to make and sell homemade gourmet dog biscuits out of her home, the former hospital receptionist told reporters Monday. more»

  

• Man Not Sure What To Do About Vet's Request For Dog-Urine Sample

  ISSUE 39•13 | 04.09.03 | News in Brief

  MISSOULA, MT–Dog owner Darryl Burkhard, 36, said Tuesday that he is unsure how to fulfill his veterinarian's orders to extract a urine sample from ailing cocker spaniel Sneakers. "The vet just casually asked me to bring in a sample, like I'd automatically know how to do that," Burkhard said. "Do I take Sneakers for a walk and then stick a cup under him at just the right moment? Or do I, like, fasten a cup to his genitals with a belt and wait for him to eventually go? Either way, I'm probably looking at some sort of really unpleasant dog-piss-related situation." more»