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Franklin W
Franklin W posted a blog entry
Afraid of laundry? You will be after reading this
Nuisance wildlife specialist Richard Burton, left, holds an 8-foot long non-venomous reticulated python as wildlife...
 
Franklin W
Franklin W posted a blog entry
Woman accused of trying to bribe Wis. police
WISCONSIN DELLS, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin authorities say an Iron Mountain, Mich., woman tried to get out of a drunken driving...
 
<em>krishna109a</em>
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DeaconDavid
DeaconDavid posted a blog entry
Man Sues Tennessee Church Over A Spritual Fall
I was reading through Christian Business Daily and saw a story about a man who got caught up in the spirit at church, fell...
 
Bintulu
Bintulu posted a blog entry
“Monster” dog-eating rare catfish found in Thailand
The massive predator—named for stories of fishers luring it with dog meat—has almost disappeared from Southeast...
9 days ago Bintulu | Topics: Odd News, Catfish
 
Franklin W
Franklin W posted a blog entry
Officer wrecks squad car 29 minutes into job
HOBART, Ind. (AP) - Police officer Tim Pochron’s first day on the job went poorly: Less than a half-hour into it, his...
 
Raphael Alexander
Raphael Alexander posted a blog entry
Unamig News VII
Your [sometimes] daily dose of news that shouldn't have been. I have no indication people find these funny, but I sure do, and...
 
netceo
netceo posted a blog entry
Twins assigned separate schools
Teaser: Seattle -- A set of Seattle twins will be in separate schools when they start kindergarten this fall unless...
 
DeaconDavid
DeaconDavid posted a blog entry
NASA Needs Your Pee
A NASA memo accidentally made its way to the public.  The memo is to their workers at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. ...
 
Franklin W
Franklin W posted a blog entry
Wis. woman accused of placing dead rat in food
APPLETON, Wis. (AP) - A woman accused of planting a dead lab rat in restaurant food and demanding $500,000 to keep quiet was...
 
DeaconDavid
DeaconDavid posted a blog entry
Gang Members Stab Innocent Man, Then Apologize
Modesto police say that four men broke into a house, stabbed and beat a man — and then apologized, when they realized...
 
DeaconDavid
DeaconDavid posted a blog entry
Miss USA Falls Down In Miss Universe 2008 Pagent
She handled it like a champ.  You can see she is embarrassed, but she’s still smiling.I found it interesting…I...
 
DeaconDavid
DeaconDavid posted a blog entry
Woman dies after reportedly falling out of bed :: CHICAGO SU
DeaconDavid’s comment: This actually happened very close to where I live. My thoughts and prayers go out to her family...
 
Raphael Alexander
Raphael Alexander posted a blog entry
Unamig News That Didn't Make The Cut VI
News from around the globe that probably shouldn't have been reported, but for some odd reason... well here they are:1. 79...
 
Iván M
Iván M posted a blog entry
Air Traffic Controller Ad in Braille
I think I am just as sensitive as the next guy and none of us want to see discrimination against anyone in terms of jobs and...
12 days ago The Short Names | Topics: Odd news
 
Iván M
Iván M posted a blog entry
$8 Glasses a Deal says Fox
This story isn’t surprising. There’s a website where you can get quality frames and lenses but for some people, it...
12 days ago The Short Names | Topics: Odd news
 
Franklin W
Franklin W posted a blog entry
Roller girls give chase in La. version of bull run
By JANET McCONNAUGHEY(AP) A member of the Big Easy Rollergirls roller derby league swings a plastic bat at a runner...
 
Mer
Mer posted a blog entry
White Lion Cubs.. So Cute and Rare!
They're three of the famous white lion cubs that were born last month in Germany. They still don't have names.I would want...
 
netceo
netceo posted a blog entry
Church cancels teen gun giveaway
Teaser: Oklahoma City -- An Oklahoma City church called off plans to give away a semiautomatic assault rifle at a weekend...
 
netceo
netceo posted a blog entry
Address changes leave residents lost
Teaser: Tampa, Fla. -- Eight homeowners in Tampa, Fla., say they are thoroughly confused by the city's decision to...
 
DeaconDavid
DeaconDavid posted a blog entry
Oklahoma Church Cancels Gun Giveaway At Youth Conference
I happened to see this headline on CNN.com and it peaked my curiosity enough to see if it was really what it seemed to be.  It...
 
Franklin W
Franklin W posted a blog entry
Drunk infiltrates team of firefighters
BERLIN (Reuters) - Firefighters called to a blaze at an apartment building in a southern German town were astonished to ...
 
netceo
netceo posted a blog entry
Extinct Swiss cow rediscovered
Teaser: Zurich, Switzerland -- Swiss Fribourg cows, thought to have disappeared in the 1970s, may have been rediscovered in...
 
Franklin W
Franklin W posted a blog entry
Dog meat off the menu during Beijing Olympics
BEIJING (AP) - Canine cuisine is being sent to the doghouse during next month’s Beijing Olympic Games.Dog meat has been...
 
Selif
Selif posted a blog entry
Kelly Ripa And The High Heel-A-Thon
I know it sounds ridiculous but apparently they actually did it. The “High Heel-a-thon” was held last Wednesday,...
14 days ago I Am Not A Hamster | Topics: Odd News, Wierd, gma, high...
 
DeaconDavid
DeaconDavid posted a blog entry
Believe it or not, these are fake
With so many people having the ability to manipulate video and still images these days, it is hard to know what is real and...
 
manty
manty posted a blog entry
Locusts, And Algae - Many Problems Plague Upcoming Olympics In China
We tend to focus on the positive and uplifting stories from the Olympics, so this will be one of the few negative posts you...
 
Selif
Selif posted a blog entry
Age Verification Cameras Fooled By Magazine Photos
Japan is working on deploying visual "age verification" cameras on cigarette vending machines. The idea is to make sure that...
 
Marvin
Marvin posted a blog entry
World Record for Sitting
Yahoo!newsPASADENA, Calif. - Jim Purol took a seat at the Rose Bowl, and then another, and then another, until he broke a world...
15 days ago BrainLoops | Topics: odd news, guiness world...
 
Russell R
Russell R posted a blog entry
On a lighter note…
I suppose I complain too much on this thing.Therefore I shall lighten the mood with this news story.
 
DeaconDavid
DeaconDavid posted a blog entry
Man Throws Away $65 Million Winning Ticket, But Still Collects
Have you heard about Degli Martinez?  This is the guy who purchased and won $65 Million in the New York Lotto, but then...
 
DeaconDavid
DeaconDavid posted a blog entry
Who Wrote The Serenity Prayer?
The prayer is about to endure a controversy over its authorship that is likely to be anything but serene.read more | digg...
 
Tony C
Tony C posted a blog entry
Woman Arrested For Killing Hisband With Couch
"I guess you could say it was mashed couch potato."ST PETERSBURG (Reuters) - A Russian woman in St Petersburg killed her...
15 days ago Odds Bodkins | Topics: murder, husband, odd news, russia
 
Franklin W
Franklin W posted a blog entry
Dallas police find cocaine in car used by officers
DALLAS (AP) - Police didn’t have to go far to find $400,000 worth of cocaine - it was in an undercover car they’d...
 
Raphael Alexander
Raphael Alexander posted a blog entry
Unamig News That Didn't Make The Cut V
From the world of news not fit to print, but they did anyway...1. Wales is "invisible nation" on TV. The Ali G answer here...
16 days ago Unambiguously Ambidextrous | Topics: odd news
 
Marvin
Marvin posted a blog entry
He Can Raise the Dead?
Yahoo!newsMOSCOW (Reuters) - A Moscow court convicted a man of fraud on Monday for preying on people mourning loved ones by...
16 days ago BrainLoops | Topics: raise dead, odd news
 
Iván M
Iván M posted a blog entry
He’s a Gas, Gas, Gas!
He’s a musician of a unique sort. He’s the world’s greatest flatulist. No not floutist, flatulist. Paul...
16 days ago The Short Names | Topics: Odd news
 
Iván M
Iván M posted a blog entry
Airline Credit Card Reviews
If you travel frequently, whether for business or pleasure, you probably will want to have an Airline Miles Credit Card. ...
16 days ago The Short Names | Topics: Odd news
 
Andy B
Andy B posted a blog entry
Limiting Congress' Right To Speak Online? This Can't Possibly be True
Ok, this link comes from Slashdot.  Reputable source, but one of those things that you read, then read aloud, then re-read...
17 days ago Andy Boyer | Topics: Odd News, Politics, Social Media
 
Franklin W
Franklin W posted a blog entry
Man robbed buying crack calls cops who arrest him
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - An East Hartford man called police to report he had been robbed while trying to buy crack cocaine.Max...
 
Anndi
Anndi posted a blog entry
17 days ago Anndis_transition | Topics: odd news, the funnies
 
Franklin W
Franklin W posted a blog entry
UK court: Pringles are potato-light, tax-free
LONDON (AP) - Britain’s High Court has ruled that Pringles are not a potato snack, and thus are not subject to...
 
Marvin
Marvin posted a blog entry
Greatest Cheap-ass Move Ever!
Yahoo!newsWAUKESHA, Wis. - A 52-year-old Milwaukee-area man has been accused of faking heart attacks to avoid paying restaurant...
18 days ago BrainLoops | Topics: cheap, people, odd news
 
TwentyO
TwentyO posted a blog entry
Germans Not Amused, Nor The French
And Now, From 'Rowan Atkinson Live In Belfast', 'I Hate The French' by Howard Goodall
18 days ago Twenty Onwards | Topics: Adhiraj, Odd News
 
netceo
netceo posted a blog entry
Man, 64, was refused smokes without ID
Teaser: Gallivare, Sweden -- A 64-year-old Swedish man said he is boycotting a local supermarket after a cashier refused to...
 
DeaconDavid
DeaconDavid posted a blog entry
No Chance to Win, $Millions of Lottery Tickets Sold Anyway
Through a request filed under the Freedom of Information Act, Fishwick’s firm was able to obtain records that showed the...
 
Franklin W
Franklin W posted a blog entry
Wis. stun gun thief who posted video gets prison
WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) - A Wisconsin man who posted a video online showing him and his father shocking each other with a stolen...
 
Alina Popescu
Alina Popescu posted a blog entry
Monday Reading Roundup Take #6
What I think you shouldn’t have missed last week… Welcome everyone! This week’s edition of our Monday...
 
Floyd
Floyd posted a blog entry
Confessed serial killer to marry - South and Central Asia- msnbc.com
KATMANDU, Nepal - Confessed French serial killer Charles Sobhraj, who was convicted and sentenced to life in prison in Nepal,...
 
Raphael Alexander
Raphael Alexander posted a blog entry
Unamig News That Didn't Make The Cut III
From the world of news not fit to print [but they did anyway], we have Portuguese artisans, a good samaritan thief, a lazy...
20 days ago Unambiguously Ambidextrous | Topics: odd news
 
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