Man living at O’Hare for three months adds to airport’s weird & wild history

This morning, a man changed his mind about flying at the wrong time.

He opened the door and slid down the wing of a moving aircraft at around 4:30AM this morning at O’Hare International Airport.  Some video here from NBC Chicago…

Just another story to add to list of weird events that have transpired at the one of the world’s busiest airports.  Here’s a handful of them:

Man Arrested After Living At O’Hare 

He was afraid to fly because of COVID-19.  So, he decided to live at the airport for three months and live off the good will of strangers.  Makes sense.

The Case Of The “Serial Stowaway,” Marilyn Hartman

The Chicago woman has tried or succeeded over 20 times to slip on to flights undetected, due to a fear of being targeted by a worldwide conspiracy.  She succeeded in boarding a flight from O’Hare to London back in 2018 and is currently in Cook County Jail after attempting a similar stunt again in 2019.

Postal Worker Reports Mothman Sighting

You may have heard of the dozens of sightings of this tall, winged creature throughout Chicagoland.  In October of last year, a United States Postal Service employee reported being chased by one in an O’Hare parking lot.  This apparently wasn’t an isolated incident….there were three other sightings reported at the airport recently as well.

L-Train Climbs The Escalator After O’Hare Crash

34 people were hurt as the result of a Blue line train crashing at the O’Hare terminus back in 2014.  NTSB investigated the accident and determined that the conductor fell asleep at the controls.  Believe it or not, they estimated the speed of the train to be about 25MPH at the time.  That’s all it took to do that kind of damage….crazy.

12 Airline Employees Report UFO Sighting

In 2006, twelve American Airlines workers and one civilian witness reported seeing a metallic, saucer-shaped craft hovering over a gate in broad daylight.  It has been explained away as “weather event” — maybe Tom Skilling can tell us how that is possible?

Farm Animals Employed As Groundskeepers

Goats, sheep, and yes, even a donkey have been employed by the city’s Department of Aviation to provide a cost-effective and environmentally sustainable way to keep the many fields surrounding the runways nice and trim.  Not a baaaaad idea.  — [eric]

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AHOY! RELIVED

Thank you to everyone that came out to enjoy another ‘AHOY!’ with us this year!! Enjoy some photos from the event! Please share your own with us using #AHOY

The Return of Q101!

WEEZER — Coming soon!

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A guy blamed his farts on the dog, and it cost his wife thousands!

A woman was worried her dog might have a medical issue because her K9 friend kept passing gas… and it was BAD. She said it smelled worse than rotten eggs so she took her dog to the vet to see what was going on. The vet had no clues after a lot of testing. They changed the food and that didn’t fix the problem. After several weeks, and thousands of dollars in vet bills, the truth came out. Her hubby had been blaming it on the dog the entire time! She kicked him out of the house for the night and you better believe he’s paying for half the vet bills. He ended up having to go to the doctor and changing HIS diet. Karma.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/woman-spends-thousands-vets-after-26833078

It’s Star Wars Day! Here are events around town to celebrate!

May the 4th be with you Star Wars fanatics! It IS officially Star Wars Day, here are some events going on around town!

May the 4th Be With You – Star Wars Trivia Night
Empirical Brewery
1801 West Foster Avenue
Chicago, IL 60640
7 – 9 p.m.

May the Fourth Be With You! Feel the Force!
Bottle & Bottega, Lakeview
6:30 – 9 p.m.
2900 N Lincoln Ave
Chicago, IL 60657
Join us at our *BYOB* studio as we paint a piece by a local artist!

May the 4th Be With You! Star Wars Trivia & Craft
Elmhurst Public Library Teen Space
125 S Prospect Ave.
Elmhurst, IL 60126
4 – 5:30 p.m.

It’s Star Wars Day! Join us for a trivia contest and a craft project.

Star Wars ‘Characters on Main’
Main Street, between Jefferson and Jackson Avenues
6:30 – 7:30 p.m

Star Wars characters will spend an hour on Main Street in downtown Naperville offering free photo opportunities to celebrate May the 4th

https://abc7chicago.com/may-the-4th-be-with-you-star-wars-day-2022-fourth-events/11801178/?ex_cid=TA_WLS_FB&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A%20Trending%20Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR10Pum4AasMOQSLRwhAX-9COiavUXg500kxNx_rbTcM2IcjFI6sLoZyffY

Chicago Moves deadline for transit money is today!

Chicago is helping residents pay for transportation in a lottery system. Over the course of several months Chicago Moves will end up providing $12.5 million in transportation relief in the form of gas cards and prepaid transit cards. Today is the deadline for May to sign up. You need to be a Chicago resident, at least 18 years old, have a current valid City sticker with correct mailing information for the vehicle, and if you’re not selected for the drawing this month, you’ll automatically be entered into the next month.

https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/sites/chicago-moves/home.html

Make Brian, Ali, & Justin’s “HELLO?” montages your new ringtone

You asked for it, thus you shall receive. Here are the infamous Brian, Ali, & Justin “HELLO?” montages for your listening pleasure.

Adele – Hello
Beatles – Hello, Goodbye
NASCAR
Lionel Richie – Hello, Is It Me You’re Looking For
House of Pain – Jump Around
Scarface
Sublime – Wrong Way
The Doors – Hello, I Love You
“You had me at hello”

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Secrets the FBI doesn’t want you to know

Here are some of the more sensational secrets unearthed about the FBI, Federal Bureau of Investigation. It’s their job to be sneaky and they have a ton of things that are confidential, most things they can’t tell their friends and family. But somehow some of these secrets snuck through the cracks!

  • Even with no arrests, your fingerprints are probably on file in Clarksburg, VW
  • The FBI didn’t go digital until 2012 because of coding issues
  • They spent years investigating ESP
  • Walt Disney was an informant
  • Knowing your family tree could cost you your privacy
https://www.rd.com/list/secrets-fbi-doesnt-want-you-to-know/

Disgusting facts you won’t believe are true!

Here are more disgusting facts to freak people out. These are random, but I can guarantee you don’t know any of these things and they will have you looking at word differently. The belly button one got me, and who knew butterflies could be so vicious!

A girl prank calls her dad from “jail”

Pretending to call your parents from jail and asking for bail is more than risky. This girl did it anyway to her dad and his response was 15/10. You’d hope that your parents would react like this if you had to make this phone call from Cook County jail. Not only is he understanding, he’s also ready to find bail money. She needs to get him an extra nice gift for Father’s Day now for putting him through that.

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Mr.Kunkel wins dad of the year

♬ original sound – Bailey