OverTheLimit

Your Daily Dose Of Over The Top News

Entries from January 2010

Chrysler Recall of Over 24,000 Vehicles with Defective Brakes

January 19th, 2010 · No Comments

Chrysler Group has recalled over 24,000 vehicles because of defects in the brakes. A defective part could cause sudden brake failure. No known accidents or brake failures have occurred as of yet.
The Chrysler recall is for the following makes and models: 2009 and 2010 Dodge Ram Truck; 2010 Dodge Avenger sedans; 2010 Jeep Liberty; 2010 [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: Business

Cat Saves Couple From Fire

January 19th, 2010 · No Comments

Josh Ornberg and his girlfriend, Letitia Kovalovski, were sleeping on the couch when their cat of 13 years jumped on the couch and woke them. Baby the cat rarely ever jumped on furniture and preferred to stay hidden. The couple realized smoke was filling the house. Ornberg called 911 after unsuccessfully trying to extinguish the [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: Curiosity

Conan O’Brien’s Last Tonight Show January 22?

January 17th, 2010 · No Comments

According to a source close to Conan O’Brien, Friday, January 22 will likely be his final night as host of “The Tonight Show”.
“Conan does not currently plan on doing any more new shows after next week,” the source says.
This all comes after O’Brien made a statement on Tuesday saying he wouldn’t go along [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: Entertainment

Mark Wahlberg and Wife Have Fourth Child

January 15th, 2010 · No Comments

Mark Wahlberg and wife Rhea Durham welcomed their fourth child to the world on Monday. Grace Margaret joins brothers Brendan, 1, and Michael, 4, and sister Ella Rae, 6. Wahlberg commented on the size of his family – he’s the youngest of nine children “We were all raised with a lot of love. But we [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: Entertainment

Happy Tot Issues Recall

January 15th, 2010 · No Comments

The protection of the most innocent members of our society from things like dangerous food and poisons is an issue that is very serious and in fact something that we should always be aware of. Happy Tot is not a very happy company right now, given the fact that they had so many of their [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: Health

NBC Gives Tonight Show Back To leno

January 15th, 2010 · No Comments

Buzz is fresh in L.A. right now that Jay Leno is reclaiming his title as the king of late night as he and NBC have reportedly come to a deal for Leno to take back hosting reins on The Tonight Show.
The Peacock confirmed it put the offer out to Leno after O’Brien rejected moving the [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: Entertainment

Punk Rocker Jay Reatard Dead At 29

January 15th, 2010 · No Comments

Jimmy Lee Lindsey Jr., a punk/post punk musician who performed under the stage name Jay Reatard has died at the age of 29. (It’s been a bad week for both punk and soul)
The Commercial Appeal of Memphis (via the New York Times) says a roommate found Lindsay in his bed at his Memphis home early [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: Entertainment

Would You Pay To See The Obama Musical?

January 14th, 2010 · No Comments

Obama, The Musical?
There now may be a musical in the works to celebrate some of the work and life of President Barack Obama. The main focus of the German musical is indeed the 2008 Presidential campaign. There are even people playing John McCain, Sarah Palin and even Hillary Clinton. The musical puts Barack Obama’s rise [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: Curiosity · Entertainment

Usher Had $1 Million Worth of Items Stolen From His SUV

January 14th, 2010 · No Comments

R&B singer, Usher reportedly had $1 million worth of jewelry and designer clothes stolen from his car on December 14th.
The 31 year-old was shopping in Atlanta, Georgia and when he returned to his SUV he noticed that it had been broken into and the thieves had stolen Christmas gifts, $50,000 worth of furs, a computer, [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: Entertainment

Vicar Blesses Cell Phones in Modernization of Plough Monday

January 13th, 2010 · No Comments

The modernization of Plough Monday was brought about by Reverend Canon David Parrott of the St Lawrence Jewry church of the Church of England in London. Plough Monday was the medieval “back-to-work” ceremony in which plows were blessed on the first Monday after Epiphany.
Noting that today’s parishioners rarely make their living behind a plow, the [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: Curiosity