The ‘Walking Man’ has long been a fixture of Oak Ridge, even developing a following that brought him his own Facebook group. As it turns out, he has simply been looking for his car. Late Saturday evening, he was seen running towards a car near the Grove Theatre and yelling “I found it, I found…
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Freeze flash mob overtakes downtown
Friday night saw a freeze flash mob on Market Square in downtown Knoxville. Precisely at 8 p.m. participants froze in their steps for five minutes. Several elderly participants, citing a desire to “be a part of the human furniture that was laid out about the beauty of humanity,†unfortunately could not straighten up from the…
Image of Barack Obama seen in pickle at Pete’s Coffee Shop
Peter Natour, owner of Pete’s Coffee Shop claims to have found the image of Barack Obama in a pickle. “I’m so excited that Obama chose our shop to materialize in a pickle. We’re especially honored due to the fact that he did so on a Saturday, when he’s usually playing golf,” says Natour. Although many…
Knoxville News Sentinel to replace comics with links
Due to the overwhelming volume of Letters to the Editor that results from any change to the comics section, and to be much more inclusive, the comics section of the Knoxville News Sentinel will soon feature only strip titles with links to the strips’ official websites. An anonymous source from the paper explained that the…
Developer announces opening and closing dates of Sunshphere and Lord Lindsey venues
A local developer, Tony Cappiello, is bringing upscale nightclubs to both the Sunshphere and the Lord Lindsey. Knowing that neither venue will be able to draw enough business to remain open, he has announced the opening of the venues as Fall 2011 with closure slated late Spring of 2012.
Heads explode as Publix, Costco announced
Many Knoxville non-natives are going out of their way to let their satisfaction and happiness be heard after grocery store Publix and discount warehouse Costco announced plans to build stores in Knoxville. Excitement is so intense that the heads literally exploded for five out of eight non-native Knoxville residents we interviewed. The sooner both stores…
Rash of elderly diaper inspection continues in Knoxville airport
The Transportation Security Administration has denied that its agents required a 95-year-old woman to remove her adult diaper last week before allowing her to pass a screening checkpoint at McGhee Tyson Airport. “We didn’t request that she remove her diaper, only that she allow us to inspect it. Removal was completely up to her. We…
Woes in Greece concern Knoxvillians
Headlines about the woes in Greece have moved a group of concerned Knoxvillians to come together with the goal of extracting Olivia Newton-John safely from the country. According to the loosely organized group, “Our lives wouldn’t be the same without Sandy and Danny, we’ve loved Greece as long as we can remember. The fact that…
Ijams Au Naturale Center opens (lazy Monday posting, originally from April 20, 2003)
Ijams Au Naturale Center opens. After years of struggling financially, Ijams Nature Center has decided that it could never reach financial stability and has taken dramatic steps to protect its assets for future generations. The new plan outlined by Ijams directors has been hyped as a way to turn a profit, bring tourist dollars to…
Tiffany performance at PrideFest cut short by Ginormous Opossum
Tiffany, best known for starring in a pair of movies on the Syfy Channel  and singing a few 80s songs, was here yesterday as part of Knoxville’s PrideFest on Market Square. Her performance, however, was cut short due to an attack by Ginormous Opossum. Luckily, the attack didn’t last long. A nearby car backfired as…
Governor Cuomo exclaims, “I thought it meant happy people!”
Just hours after signing the controversial Marriage Equality Act into law, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo was overheard telling confidants, “I thought it meant happy people!” According to a statement from Cuomo, he was simply hoping to allow happy, or ‘gay’ people marry. “All the married people I know are simply miserable, I just assumed…
Knoxville home undamaged by storms of 2011, devil blamed
A single home has been found that avoided damage during the storms that have deluged Knoxville in 2011. The house, located near the Historic 4th & Gill neighborhood, has struck fear in the hearts of nearby residents. “It’s the work of the devil,” explains Mayor Brown. “The gutters, roof, siding, they’re all perfect. It’s just…
Alexander Inn to accept reactor fuel from Y-12
As a last-ditch effort to save the Alexander Inn, members of the Oak Ridge Revitalization Effort (ORRE) have made arrangements to accept and process never-used reactor fuel from Y-12 nuclear weapons plant. The materials, previously slated for disposal in Nevada, will be shipped directly to the Alexander Inn at substantial savings. A spokesman for ORRE has…
Knox County School Board seeks new definition of term ‘physical’
On the heels of some schools adding fly fishing to physical education programs, the Knox County School Board is hoping to take the movement a step forward by adjusting the definition of ‘physical.’ “The term is simply daunting,” states a representative of the Knox County School Board. “We can’t motive kids towards something that means…
Religious flash mobs growing in popularity
Knoxville is leading a trend in the bible-belt of church-related ‘flash mobs.’ The latest, causing quite a stir at World’s Fair Park, involved a gathering of more than 100 people that spontaneously baptized picnickers and other visitors relaxing near the waterfall and damn. The event, called a ‘flashtism’ has generated debate as to its effectiveness….