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This is True® is Randy Cassingham's weekly weird news column. True reports on bizarre-but-true news items from legitimate newspapers from around the world (never "tabloids"). Each story ends with Randy's tagline -- humorous, ironic or opinionated commentary. True has been publishing online since June 1994. Free e-mail newsletter at ThisisTrue.com.
"Filmed in Black and White"From Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.Bizarre and "awkward" retro TV commercial offers furniture "perfect for white people -- and black people" (and is drawing in customers!)
How Not to Break Into a House From Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994. Burglar tries to run through sliding glass door like a football linebacker -- but bounces right off.
Howling MadFrom Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.A woman jogger asked a construction worker to call police in Sarnia, Ont., Canada, for a "barking" coyote in a park. Officers arrived to find it was a cardboard cutout, which the city itself had installed to scare off Canada geese pooping in the park.
Integrity, SchmegrityFrom Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.
So She's Loadin' Up the Truck for a Move to Bev-er-lyyyyyFrom Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.
From Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.
Truth is Stranger than Fiction Because Fiction Has to Make Sense -- An ExampleFrom Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.
Pizza Parlor Guy Jumps Customer -- and Then it Gets WeirdFrom Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.
Man in Restaurant Accidentally Shoots ToiletFrom Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.
Batman Wanna-Be ArrestedFrom Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.(Yes, I know Ybor is pronounced "EE-bor". Thanks.)
That's No Lady IIFrom Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.
That's No Lady, That's...From Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.
Be sure to watch it to the end: two guys escape from police, and....From Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.
World Trade Center elevator arsonFrom Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.
No Wax, PleaseFrom Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.
Illegal to AnnoyFrom Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.
Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.Episode 31: A Lady and Her Beaver
Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.Episode 40: Put a Lid On It
Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.Episode 29: Ruff Time in Court
Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.Episode 28: Christmas Traditions
Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.Episode 27: The Booby Trap
Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.Episode 26: Black Friday
Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.Episode 25: Buyer Beware
Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.Episode 24: Take a Bite Out of Crime
Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.Episode 23: Big Brother is Watching YOU
Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.Episode 22: Spork 'em if They Can't Take a Joke
Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.Episode 21: The Atheist Bus
Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.Episode 20: CPR in the Age of Disco
Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.Episode 19: The Tomb of Stifled Patriotism
Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.Episode 18: Testing -- Testing, 1-2-3
Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.Episode 17: Politically Incorrect
Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.Episode 16: Modern Day Ninjas
Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.Episode 15: Be Careful What You Ask For
Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.Episode 14: The Clbuttic Mistake
Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.Episode 13: An Uncivil Protest
Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.Episode 12: Good Clean Fun at Burger King
Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.Episode 11: What a Piece of S---! Or, Is It Art?
Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.Episode 10: How not to get out of a DUI.
Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.Episode 9: Goat and his buddy get a ride in the back of a squad car.
Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.Episode 8: Scientists in Argentina work to measure how much the "global warming" gas methane is produced by cows. You heard it right: cow farts.
Episode #6 from Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.Episode 6: What do you get when you cross Hollywood with the Vatican? An "Uh Oh", of course.
Episode #5 from Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.Episode 5: Fundamentalist preacher wants to warm your hearts.
Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.Episode 4: Arvada, Colo., robbers don fairly ...um... interesting disguises (which don't work!)
NEW SERIES! The third episode from the revamped series. Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.Episode 3: Terry Fox Elementary School in Barrie, Ontario, Canada, calls in child protective services based on an amazing bit of "evidence".
NEW This is True series! The second episode from the revamped series. Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.Episode #2: Special supplies delivered to McMurdo station in Antarctica.
NEW This is True series! The first episode from the revamped series. Randy Cassingham's This is True -- http://www.thisistrue.com -- online weird news since 1994.Episode #1: Gay rodeo
Cheaper by the Dozen: 18 year old shoots himself without a gun.Playing withFire: Wendy's chili sauce related violence erupts.Flushed with Pride: Talking urinal hopes to deter drunks.
Face Lift: Denver to clean up the homeless for the Dems.Face Lift Too: Berkley bans smoking to discourage the homeless. Got Wheels: Wheelchair bound man takes a wild ride.
This is True Episode 3Cold IndeedTeacher, Teacher I Declare!Take Two and Call Me in the Morning
What The Hell?Ticket To JailRoger, Roger; What's The Vector, Victor?The Ultimate In Not-My-Fault