All entries by Ray

Surfing for Strange

By  | Category: The Damned Blog

Chances are that if you’re checking out this site, you like to poke around the intrawebs a bit. Here are a few of our favorite sites beyond Connecticut to visit to find the damned out there.

The Glass House, New Canaan

By  | Category: Connecticut Curiosities, Weird Places

In the beautiful countryside of New Canaan sits an unusual structure, a unique residence designed (and inhabited) by famed architect and designer Philip Johnson.

Uranus Stolen

By  | Category: Weird News

Uh … insert your own joke here.
[November 22, 2009] A model of the planet Uranus was stolen from a display at a New Milford school …
Source: Waterbury Republican-American

Brothers Arrested After Fight Over Can of Ravioli

By  | Category: Weird News

Who knew Chef Boyardee was such a homewrecker?
[November 21, 2009] Two brothers in Southbury got into a physical altercation over a can of beef ravioli and ended up in handcuffs …
Source: Hartford Courant

Near Deer Strike Results in Car-Swallowing Sinkhole

By  | Category: Weird News

Seems like it was drawn up by the stunt team of Howard, Fine & Howard.
[November 19, 2009] An East Hartford woman swerved her car to avoid hitting a deer, instead striking a fire hydrant, which lead to a massive sinkhole that eventually swallowed her car …
Source: Hartford Courant

Dr. Stool is Cool!

By  | Category: Weird News

Sounds like a load of crap!
[November 18, 2009] New Haven gastroenterologist Dr. Anish Sheth, aka “Dr. Stool,” has released his first two books: “What’s Your Poo Telling You?” and “What’s My Pee Telling Me?”
Source: New Haven Register

Man Steals His Own Arrest Warrant

By  | Category: Weird News

Behold, the astute workings of the criminal mind!
[November 18, 2009] A Haddam man was arrested for larceny after being caught on a police station surveillance camera stealing his own arrest warrant stemming from an earlier crime …
Source: New Haven Register

Wiccan Fired for Beliefs

By  | Category: Weird News

Yeah this makes sense — those bath shop Wiccans are always opening portals to hell in the scented sachet section.
[November 17, 2009] An East Haven Wiccan was fired from Bath and Body Works after her manager allegedly told her, “I will be damned if I have a devil-worshipper on my team” …
Source: Connecticut Law Tribune

Shower Time

By  | Category: The Damned Blog

It’s time for an unusual celestial event — the annual Leonid Meteor Shower, and if you’re going to be up between 2 am and 4 am on Tuesday night/Wednesday morning, you should be in for quite a show this year.

Woman Goes “Tyson” on Boyfriend

By  | Category: Weird News

Did it taste like chicken, though?
[November 14, 2009] A Weston woman was charged with allegedly biting off a portion of her boyfriend’s ear during a fight over a text message …
Source: Connecticut Post