My summary of the story on July 16, 2006, said that the offending photo showed the student shooting a basket on a day he wore boxer shorts instead of a jock strap to the game. The story from New Jersey Law Journal remains online.

We've had drunk Santas, pervy Santas, and this guy who disgraced the holiday rabbit uniform with his bad behavior. Here are some other "hits" from a few days in March, 2005:
* Coach accused of climbing to ceiling to watch girls undress
* Leprechaun robs laundry of $322 on St. Patrick's Day eve
* Auto-repair shop employee takes woman's SUV on 200-mile drive
* Man wants the right to have his eyes closed in license photo
* Woman who weighs 600 pounds is no longer allowed on city bus

It's just another page of weirdness on the Feb. 26, 2004, Obscure Store -- "Man in diaper, pink tights nabbed after making day care visit" -- that includes a creepy masked man armed with a Barbie doll; a kid suspended for the SI swimsuit issue; and a dad spanking his daughter in front of a high school class.

There are a lot of "keepers" on this OS&RR page from December 2003, including:
* Man is tired of woman sneaking into his yard to take care of his dog
* Seniors citizens calling for tax info get adult chat line instead
* Drive-thru customer gets a bank bag instead of her usual bagel
* Teen suspended for five days for swiping nuggets from the lunch line
* Mascot pops the question during high school basketball game

The many excellent (if I may so myself) OS&RR offerings from October 1, 2003 included a story about a Burger King drive-thru customer who got out of her car, went into the restaurant and slapped an employee over a screwed up order. There's been a lot of fast-food violence reported on my site over the years!

When people were nude in public and made the news, there was a good chance they'd be mentioned on The Obscure Store. My summary of a Jan. 30, 2003, story read this way:

Shane Michael Walton, 25, is suspected of breaking into and vandalizing two museums. He was nabbed as he tried to roll away from the scene of one crime in a wheelchair -- wearing only a top hat and cape that he apparently took from the museum.

There were a lot of great stories on this page (with a new design!), if I may say so myself. (You have to wait a second for The Wayback Machine jumps to the archived OS&RR page.)

I ran this story a decade ago: Sylvia Saber got up one morning and noticed her husband gone wasn't in their condo. He was later found slumped over the wheel of his 1991 Olds Delta 88 in the parking lot of Bernheim-Apter-Goldsticker Suburban Funeral Home. A family member told police that Saber once once said that he would drive himself to the funeral home "when it was his time." || Read the Obscure Store stories from 11/9/2001 (Wait a second for two for The Wayback Machine to jump to OS.)

Horses, pigs, dogs, chickens ... you name it, and it's been posted here! In this March 29, 2001, story a 33-year-old man videotaped his sexcapade with a male beagle. The tape was found by police who were at the home looking for drugs.

My line-up of items from Jan. 31, 2001 included this story: "Trucker: I used kiddie porn to stay awake at the wheel." Here's the summary I wrote:

Dana Turner says he kept child pornography because it made him so angry that he couldn't fall asleep while driving. Try to pitch that defense to a jury, sir. (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

On May 10, 2000, I posted this story about a man who duped several women into taking part in phony sex research. He paid them $10 an hour to study the changes in a woman's body after orgasm. He also offered them alcohol to relax. || Check out what was on Obscure Store on May 10, 2000. (You have to wait a second or two for the Wayback Machine to jump to the old page.)

Well, several dozen at least. My summary of this story from March 10, 2000, says astonished fast-food workers were stunned to see the car whisk in reverse. Deputies couldn't conduct a field sobriety test because the suspect couldn't stand up without falling over. || ALSO ON THAT DAY: I posted a story about the shocking truth about theater hot dogs.

This 11-year-old story pointed out that many filters were blocking the word "beaver," preventing prospective students and their parents from getting information on the school. One freshman woman told the newspaper that her friends back home laugh at the name, but "they always want me to get them a Beaver College T-shirt." (The name was eventually changed.)

I could have semi-retired much earlier! This is from the October 8, 1999 Obscure Store (wait for a second for Wayback Machine to jump to the page):

Girl, 12, spends 50 cents on gas and steals car
Cops say the girl took a neighbor's 1992 Chevy, gassed it up with two quarters, and headed to school -- although she had never driven before. On the road, a teacher passed the young driver, but failed to recognize her. The sixth-grader was nabbed after showing up late for school, explaining she had to stop at the gas station.

The goofiness of many religious practices -- and the hypocrisy of religious institutions and their members -- has been a frequent theme here. This Cincinnati Post story from March 10, 1999 says the ads would typically give thanks to a particular saint for answering a prayer, duplicate the prayer and encourage people to use the same prayer - often with the inducement "never been known to fail."

You might remember the one from 2006 involving a woman who put up a peace-sign wreath and was slapped with a $25/day fine from the homeowners association. In 1999, I posted a story about a woman who dared to paint her house purple. About 145 home owners agreed to pay up to $43,500 for a lawyer to force her to change the color.

People still remember the 2008 incident in which a man was caught trying to get off with a picnic table umbrella, but equally bizarre was a 1999 Obscure Store report headlined: "Man linked to imaginative sexplay." My summary on the item: "He's charged with doing it with a chain fence. Toronto police say the 25-year-old's lucky that parts of him didn't freeze." The link to the original story is dead, but I see that a Jon Stewart report on the incident is still online. (Love Jon's hair from those days!)

I actually had an online store back in those days. There was a lengthy blogroll -- as everyone had a decade or so ago. Otherwise, the story format has pretty much remained unchanged over the years -- a headline and about three sentences to tease you into the story. (I used to post on Sundays in those days; I feared if I missed a day, people would forget about the site over the weekend!) || Obscure Store from February 7, 1999

Rebecca Ward, 19, told officers that in addition to downing a number of shots at a party, she'd also taken a Lunesta a few hours earlier. "No wonder she failed to satisfactorily perform roadside maneuvers and didn't even understand the difference between an alcohol breath test and a blood test until it was explained to her twice," writes Michael Roberts.
> "I am so f*cked," woman says after crashing into cars (Westword.com)

Impersonating the Playboy founder pays handsomely for 72-year-old George Kane, but he doesn't want his mother to know. Hef is just a "dirty old man" to the nursing home resident. Kane's wife isn't thrilled about the hubby's gig, but "I figure it’ll last about four or five years."
(Fort Myers News-Press)

The woman found him on the toilet and called police.
> Toilet break at ex-wife's home lands man in jail (GoErie.com)