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.)