Come up with a good bogus "scare" story for local news

[WoodrowFan]

Inspired by this thread...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x3273572


I thought of "Knitting Needles: the Hidden Menace"

[Radical Activist]

1. Stray Cats: What you don't know could kill you!

More tomorrow at 11.

[democracyindanger]

2. Breathing: How Much Is Too Much?

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3. The sky: Could it really fall?

[Arkana]

4. "Sporks: The Unnatural Utensils"

Film at eleven.

[Worst Username Ever]

5. Your Couch: Is It Giving You Cancer?

[uppityperson]

6. I know of a knitting needle that exploded

For real.
http://www.ncbuy.com/news/2004-08-18/1010356.html

MARROWSTONE ISLAND, Wash. (Wireless Flash) -- A Washington state woman has a mystery on her hands that's worthy of Sherlock Homes: "The Case of the Exploding Knitting Needle."

On August 1, Marrowstone Island resident Paula Lalish was knitting while riding in the car with her husband when the two heard a "deafening bang" which sounded like a gunshot.

Lalish then noticed that the aluminum needle she was working with had blown her yarn apart and now laid in shreds at the tip. The impact hit her finger so hard that it turned blue and began to swell -- which was bad news for the part-time harp player.

Lalish has no idea what caused the explosion, so now she's sharing her story with other knitters in hopes they can unravel the mystery.
One of them, a man who works for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, has taken the busted needle into custody for inspection.

Lalish -- who is also an emergency medical technician -- feels certain the investigation will solve the riddle, figuring the presence of explosive material inside the needle is the most likely explanation for the type of damage her finger sustained.

[Bunny]

7. School lunches. Are your children safe?

[drm604]

8. TV News: Is it unnecessarily frightening you?

[democracyindanger]

9. Flatulence, spontaneous human combustion and how you are at risk.

[uppityperson]

10. How much will the lead in your eyeglass frames harm you & your children?

[meow2u3]

11. Your Church: Could Your Pastor Be Brainwashing You?

Subheadline: Cults seeking government aid for faith-based initiatives.

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12. Cats: Republican Spies?

[RagingInMiami]

13. Showers: Can they lead to skin cancer?

[uppityperson]

14. Socks: Everyone Wears Them. No One Notices....

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

15. Great topic!

Howsabout "The hidden agenda of the anti-American Damocrats."

Oh, wait. That's been done.

[bobthedrummer]

16. Shapeshifters in Green Bay?

Details are sketchy. Latest report at 10 tonight.

[KamaAina]

17. Democrats: Are They Really Just Communists In Disguise?

that one'll be on your local Sinclair outlet :puke: right before that moran Mark Hyman.

[Radical Activist]

18. Pacifists: Are they helping the enemy?

Oh wait, that one gets done all the time.

[Emops]

19. Hillary Clinton: Nazi or merely a Nazi sympathizer?

Bill Frist: Is your cat safe from him?

[WoodrowFan]

20. Puppies

Puppies: What You Don't Know CAN kill you.

Fuzzy Bunnies: Are YOUR Children at Risk From This Unappreciated Danger?

Cookies and Milk: The Unknown Child Killers.

[th2techdude]

21. Catholic Priests: What you don't know....

...can come back to bite you in the ***.........

[WoodrowFan]

22. Rubber Duckies: Will Your Child's Next Bath Be Their Last??

[MyUncle]

23. Girls Scout Cookies. Are they safe?

Things might not go better with milk.....

[Bok_Tukalo]

24. How to protect your loved ones from mustard

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[johnnie]

25. Watching TV can kill you....

Tune in to our 10 part series on "Death from television".