June 8, 1982

Pac-Man battles Gobble Man and Crazy Chew

CHICAGO -- Pac-Man met Gobble Man and Crazy Chew this week at the Consumer Electronics Show.

Tuesday, Pac-Man took his two rivals to court.

Atari Inc. and Bally Midway Inc., which own exclusive rights to the popular Pac-Man video game, filed two suits in U.S. District Court charging copyright infringement, unfair competition and deceptive trade practices against Video Technology Ltd. of Hong Kong, which is marketing Crazy Chew, and Soundics Electronics Ltd. of Hong Kong, which is selling Gobble Man. :9PwrP!66Px9Zc >k/V-/ .4)Kz The games, which apparently have just been introduced, are 'clearly a copy,' he said.

Gobble Man will go before Judge John F. Grady and Judge George N. Leighton will decide the fate of Crazy Chew.

New York man plays golf for 36 consecutive hours

Odd News // 4 hours ago

New York man plays golf for 36 consecutive hours

June 11 (UPI) -- A New York man may have earned a Guinness World Record by playing golf for 36 consecutive hours.

Canadian man wins his fourth major lottery prize

Odd News // 4 hours ago

Canadian man wins his fourth major lottery prize

June 11 (UPI) -- An Alberta man scored a lottery jackpot of more than $730,000, marking his fourth major lottery prize -- and his third since August 2024.

Bear trapped using doughnuts after a soak in hot tub

Odd News // 6 hours ago

Bear trapped using doughnuts after a soak in hot tub

June 11 (UPI) -- A Florida bear seen enjoying a resident's hot tub and taking a long backyard nap was later captured and relocated with the help of doughnuts.

Winner of D.C. Lego contest shows pandas taking over the capital

Odd News // 9 hours ago

Winner of D.C. Lego contest shows pandas taking over the capital

June 11 (UPI) -- The Lego Discovery Center Washington, D.C., unveiled the winner of its 2025 Mini Master Model Builder qualifying competition: a 12-year-old's creation showing the nation's capital being taken over by pandas.

Library returns 1953 wedding photo found in book to couple's family

Odd News // 1 day ago

Library returns 1953 wedding photo found in book to couple's family

June 10 (UPI) -- A volunteer at a Michigan library found a wedding photo from the 1950s inside a book and the facility was able to return the precious picture to the couple's granddaughter.

Officials round up 60 cows set loose in California city

Odd News // 1 day ago

Officials round up 60 cows set loose in California city

June 10 (UPI) -- Animal services officials in a California city are asking residents to report any cow sightings after someone set about 60 cattle loose.

Mystery sheep on the lam wrangled in Milwaukee

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Mystery sheep on the lam wrangled in Milwaukee

June 10 (UPI) -- Animal control officers in Milwaukee experienced a unique situation when they were called to round up a nearly 200-pound sheep wandering loose in the city.

Swiss man buried in snow for two hours to break world record

Odd News // 2 days ago

Swiss man buried in snow for two hours to break world record

June 9 (UPI) -- A Swiss man put his cold endurance to the test and broke a Guinness World Record by spending more than 2 hours buried in the snow while wearing only his swimming trunks.

Clerk helps Michigan woman pick out $500,000 lottery ticket

Odd News // 2 days ago

Clerk helps Michigan woman pick out $500,000 lottery ticket

June 9 (UPI) -- A Michigan woman took a store clerk's suggestion and bought a scratch-off lottery ticket that earned her a $500,000 prize.

Huge alligator 'cited for suspicion of being a dinosaur' in N.C.

Odd News // 2 days ago

Huge alligator 'cited for suspicion of being a dinosaur' in N.C.

June 9 (UPI) -- A North Carolina sheriff's office assisted with the capture of a nearly 400-pound alligator and joked the reptile was cited on "suspicion of being a dinosaur without proper papers."

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