Topsy poses with the flipflop. During the massive January snows of 2003, the heroic act of a Knoxville beagle, Topsy, almost went unnoticed. Topsy’s owner, Ms. Carol Weidmeister, was walking to her mailbox to get the paper. At one point, she took a step higher and with more force than usual, sending her flipflop sailing…
Day: April 1, 2003
Martian lands in Ft. Sanders; fits in
In a U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) report made public last week, a Martian is said to have landed in the Fort Sanders neighborhood sometime last fall. However, not many people noticed because he fit in completely with the other residents. He apparently rented a room in a house on Laurel Avenue and was…
Gas station raises prices
Fuel prices are rising. In response to the rising threat of war in the middle east, gas station owner Tom Ridgedale has raised prices at his South Knoxville station. The price increase affects all grades of fuel, including premium, and he canceled his four cent discount on Thursdays. The governor’s office has yet to release…