Daily Archives: December 27, 2003
Secret Spy Museum Shows Off CIA Gadgetry
McLEAN, Va., Dec. 27 (AP) When the Central Intelligence Agency’s gadget makers invented a listening device for the Asian jungles, they disguised it so the enemy would not be tempted to pick it up and examine it: The device looked … Continue reading
Not Hard Core – Just Stupid
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – A naked man got stuck in the chimney of a bookstore early Christmas morning. Don’t worry, it wasn’t Santa Claus. The 34-year-old man was treated Thursday for bruises and abrasions at Hennepin County Medical Center after being … Continue reading
Wall Street’s Most Wanted
The deck of playing cards has become the 21st century version of wanted posters, trading cards or commemorative dinner plates. The Dowbrigade still remembers the first deck of non-standard playing cards he ever saw, at Beaver Camp for Boys, when … Continue reading