Thursday, December 31, 2009

"Elderly man charged after slapping kid for calling him an Old Fart"

Odd News:
"Elderly man charged after slapping kid for calling him an Old Fart"

(UPI) -- A 70-year-old man in Sweden said he is facing assault charges for slapping a young boy who allegedly called him an "old fart."

The man, whose identity was not released, was scheduled to begin his trial Thursday in a district court in Jonkoping, Sweden, but the senior maintains he does not regret his decision to punish the allegedly disrespectful teen, the Swedish news agency Tidningarnas Telegrambyra reported.

"I don't regret a thing," the senior told TT.

The defendant alleges the confrontation with the 12-year-old boy, whose identity was also not released, occurred when he confronted the boy at Folkets Park in Varnamo, Sweden.

The senior said the park, where he serves as a volunteer, had been targeted by vandals prior to the July incident.

"There are 10 to 15 young people and they don't care. They continue to shatter lights, use graffiti, set fires, and break everything in sight," he told the news agency.

Evald Larsson of Sveriges Pensionarsforbund, a retiree organization in Sweden, spoke out about the boy's alleged use of a slur against the senior citizen.

"We don't think it's fun to be called an old witch or an old fart," Larsson offered.


Song of the Day:
Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit

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Wednesday, December 30, 2009

"NYC eatery patron hurt by falling moose head"

Odd News:

"NYC eatery patron hurt by falling moose head"

(ap)-A Web designer says she was struck by the decor at a New York City restaurant — when it fell on her head. Raina Kumra says in a negligence lawsuit filed last week that a 150-pound stuffed moose head with 3-foot-wide antlers plummeted off a wall at the Scandinavian-themed White Slab Palace on Oct. 4 and hit her. She says she suffered a concussion and other injuries.

The owner of the Manhattan restaurant hasn't returned a telephone message left by The Associated Press. Nor has Kumra, who's representing herself in the case.

Kumra filed her lawsuit in state Supreme Court in Manhattan. She's seeking unspecified damages.



Song of the Day:
Big Head Todd & the Monsters - The Moose Song

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Tuesday, December 29, 2009

"Brothel wants males to service women"

Odd News:

"Brothel wants males to service women"

(UPI) -- A Nevada brothel owner said she is hoping to begin offering male prostitutes for female clients by the middle of January.

Bobbi Davis, owner of the Shady Lady Ranch brothel in Nye County, said the Nevada State Health Division agreed to write men into the state codes governing prostitution earlier this month and she is scheduled to meet Jan. 5 with the Nye County Commission for final approval, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported Monday.

Davis said, if all goes as planned, she could add two men to her current stable of five female prostitutes the week after the meeting with the commission.

Several experts, including industry lobbyist George Flint, have already predicted failure for Davis' venture. Flint said several brothel owners have attempted hiring men to service women in the past, but the gambles always failed, in large part due to the amount of time the few female customers wanted to spend with their sex workers before intercourse.

"Women won't come in for a quickie. They're not jackrabbits like men are," Flint said. "There is just nothing about it, fiscally or any other way, that makes any kind of sense."

However, Flint and other experts said male prostitutes in brothels could potentially succeed if they catered to gay clients. Davis said it will be up to the workers to decide whether to take same-sex jobs.



Song of the Day:
Ratt - Nobody Rides For Free

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Monday, December 28, 2009

"Shoplifter commits theft number 321"

Odd News:

"Shoplifter commits theft number 321"

(UPI) -- A serial shoplifter from North Wales who has served the equivalent of two life sentences was jailed after committing theft No. 321, British police say.

David Archer, 54, spent Saturday in jail after admitting in court he shoplifted two bottles of whiskey. He also spent Christmas Day in jail, as he has 14 of the past 15 years, The Observer reported Sunday.

He has been called "Britain's worst shoplifter."

The prosecutor, David Mainstone, referred to Archer's previous 155 court appearances, saying he had a "quite horrendous" list of offenses, including stealing money put in boxes for charities.



Song of the Day:
Europe - The Final Countdown

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Sunday, December 27, 2009

"Fish kill fouls Japanese beach"

Odd News:

"Fish kill fouls Japanese beach"

(UPI) -- Hundreds of thousands of dead anchovies have created a nasty stink on the Kujukuri-hama coast of Japan's Chiba Prefecture, officials said.

The fish were buried in the sand Friday by government workers, but the stench lingers, residents told The Japan Times.

The anchovies washed up Wednesday, covering nearly 2,000 feet of beach in the town of Oamishirasato.

Fish sometimes wash up onto beaches when they are chased into shallow water by large schools of fish, said Michio Ishida, a spokesman for Chiba Prefecture.

"It seems lots of (anchovies) are swimming offshore now because we saw many birds flying over the sea," Ishida told the newspaper.



Song of the Day:
Barnes and Barnes - Fish Heads

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Saturday, December 26, 2009

"Woman knocks down pope at Christmas Eve Mass"

Odd News:

"Woman knocks down pope at Christmas Eve Mass"

(ap)-A woman jumped the barriers in St. Peter's Basilica and knocked down Pope Benedict XVI at the start of Christmas Eve Mass, but the 82-year-old pontiff got up unhurt and proceeded as planned with Thursday's service.

Witness video obtained by The Associated Press showed a woman dressed in a red hooded sweat shirt vaulting over the wooden barriers that cordoned off the basilica's main aisle and rushing toward the pope before being swarmed by bodyguards.

The video showed the woman grabbing the pope's vestments as she was taken down by guards, with Benedict then falling on top of her.

The commotion occurred as the pope's procession was making its way toward the main altar and shocked gasps rang out among the thousands who packed the basilica. The procession came to a halt, the music stopped and security rushed to the trouble spot.

A Vatican spokesman, the Rev. Ciro Benedettini said the woman appeared to be mentally unstable and had been taken into custody by Vatican police. He said she also knocked down Cardinal Roger Etchegaray, who was taken to hospital for a checkup.


Song of the Day:
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Knock Me Down

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Friday, December 25, 2009

"Santa packs heat, robs Nashville bank at gunpoint"

Odd News:

"Santa packs heat, robs Nashville bank at gunpoint"

(ap)-He may have been dressed all in fur from his head to his foot, but this Santa was no saint.

According to Metropolitan Nashville Police, a man wearing a Santa Claus suit — including hat, beard and mustache — and dark sunglasses robbed a SunTrust Bank on Tuesday morning, demanding money from the teller at gunpoint.

After the teller complied, the man fled in a gray midsize car.


Song of the Day:
The Killers - Don't Shoot Me Santa

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Thursday, December 24, 2009

"Christmas Story: Boise boy licks pole, gets stuck"

Odd News:

"Christmas Story: Boise boy licks pole, gets stuck"

It's become an annual winter tale: A young boy gets his tongue stuck to a metal pole, perhaps as the result of a dare. This year, the scene straight out of the movie "A Christmas Story" unfolded Tuesday morning in Boise with a boy of about 10. Boise firefighters used a glass of warm water to free the unidentified boy from the metal fence pole.

Fire Capt. Bill Tinsley says the boy's tongue was bleeding a little, but he was OK and allowed to continue walking to school. Firefighters estimate the boy was 10 years old.

Rescue workers responded after a woman driving by saw the boy and called 911.

Last year, the unlucky boy was a 10-year-old from Hammond, Ind., especially apt, since the 1983 movie is set in a fictional city based on Hammond.



Song of the Day:
Harvey Danger - Flagpole Sitta


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Wednesday, December 23, 2009

"Fla. woman charged in beer-pouring battery"

Odd News:

"Fla. woman charged in beer-pouring battery"

(UPI) -- Police in Florida said a woman was charged with domestic battery for allegedly pouring beer over her sleeping boyfriend.

Investigators said Melva Ann Wixon returned to the St. Petersburg home she shares with her boyfriend, Eric Hartman, at about 7 p.m. Tuesday after drinking at a bar and found Hartman asleep, the St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times reported Thursday.

Police said Wixon, 49, became angry about Hartman's plans to move to Ohio and poured beer on him while he slept. Hartman woke up and called police.

Wixon was arrested and booked into the Pinellas County Jail.



Song of the Day:
AC/DC - HAVE A DRINK ON ME



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Tuesday, December 22, 2009

"Deputies: Cache of 60 stolen gnomes found"

Odd News:

"Deputies: Cache of 60 stolen gnomes found"

(UPI) -- A string of lawn gnome disappearances in Washington state was solved when winds blew down a fence around the yard where they were being kept, authorities said.

Lisa Soneda of Mount Vernon said her daughter told her this month that the fence separating her back yard from that of her next-door neighbor had blown down to reveal an unusual sight, Seattle's KOMO-TV reported Thursday.

"I looked over the fence and I think the first thing I said was: 'Holy crap!'" she said.

"Lots and lots of gnomes," Soneda said of the spectacle. "I counted like 46."

Skagit County sheriff's deputies said the total was closer to 60, and many of the gnomes, as well as other garden accessories, were found to have been taken from the yards of neighbors.

Deputies said about a dozen gnomes have been returned to their rightful owners thus far and the woman living next door to Soneda could face misdemeanor theft charges.

"This is theft," Chief Deputy Will Reichart said. "And I think to a certain degree, the victims feel a little violated somebody came on their property and took something that didn't belong to them."




Song of the Day:

Clutch - Gnome Enthusiast


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Monday, December 21, 2009

"Groom to wear monitoring bracelet to wed"

Odd News:

"Groom to wear monitoring bracelet to wed"

(UPI) -- Authorities in Montana said a groom will have to walk down the aisle with a monitoring bracelet due to allegations of misconduct at his bachelor party.

Missoula police said Jordan B. Iddings, 24, will have to wear the bracelet as a condition of his release from jail while awaiting trial on charges of assault on a peace officer, a felony, and misdemeanor counts of sexual assault, disorderly conduct and assault, The Missoulian (Missoula) reported Thursday.

Iddings and five other men participating in his bachelor party were arrested Nov. 19. Iddings allegedly groped a woman at a bar and punched her in the face when she slapped him. The men moved to another bar, where they were refused service for fighting with bartenders, and police approached them while they were shouting profanities outside of the business, investigators allege.

Iddings allegedly head-butted an officer during his arrest.

Lance Lovell, Iddings' attorney, said his client has been granted permission to travel to Alaska next month to work on a fishing boat until his April trial. However, he will have to wear the monitoring bracelet at all times during his release and submit to random drug and alcohol tests.

Ryan Schnabl, a co-defendant in the case, was barred from contact with Iddings, but was granted permission to attend his wedding, which is scheduled for Saturday.

Song of the Day:
Social Distortion - Ball And Chain

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Sunday, December 20, 2009

"Drunk man insists on paying $72 for taco"

Odd News:

"Drunk man insists on paying $72 for taco"

(UPI) -- Employees at a Taco Bell restaurant in Ohio said an apparently intoxicated man insisted on paying $72 for a single taco.

Aaron Ohm, manager of the Perkins Township Taco Bell, said a man who appeared to be in his 20s walked into the fast food eatery just after 11 p.m. Monday and put $72 down on the counter, the Sandusky (Ohio) Register reported Thursday.

"He said 'Merry Christmas, all I want is a taco,'" Ohm said.

He said employees tried to give the man, who workers said seemed quite drunk, his change, but he refused to accept the money and left the restaurant with his taco.

"It was kinda funny," Ohm said. "Most people his age would not hand out money."

Ohm said he gave the money to Perkins police, who said they will hold it for 60 days to allow the man to claim it.




Song of the Day:
Taco - Puttin on the Ritz


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Saturday, December 19, 2009

"Woman admits loud sex violations"

Odd News:

"Woman admits loud sex violations"

(UPI) -- A British judge said a woman who admitted to violating an order banning her from excessive screaming during sex will likely be spared jail.

Caroline Cartwright, 48, of Washington, England, admitted in Newcastle Crown Court to violating the antisocial-behavior order by having noisy sexual romps with her husband, Steve, on April 18, 22 and 26 of this year, The Sun reported Tuesday.

Sunderland Magistrates imposed the order in April after neighbors and passersby lodged more than 250 complaints about Cartwright's "shouting and screaming."

Judge Beatrice Bolton scheduled sentencing for Jan. 18.

"I'm certainly not going to pass an immediate custodial sentence but I am going to order a presentence report," Bolton said. "This is not the usual sort of antisocial behavior."

"The reason why I am asking for a presentence report is because it is such an unusual case and this is the first breach," she said. "If it were to be a custodial sentence it would be suspended, I think, at this stage."




Song of the Day:
Quiet Riot - Cum On Feel The Noize


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Friday, December 18, 2009

"Teacher placed on leave for Hooters trip"

Odd News:

"Teacher placed on leave for Hooters trip"

(UPI) -- Officials with Phoenix schools said a music teacher has been placed on administrative leave for taking students to lunch at Hooters.

Judi Willis, spokeswoman for the district, said Mary Segall, a 23-year veteran of the district and choir director at Paradise Valley High School, was placed on leave after she took 40 students to eat at a downtown Hooters following a performance at the Arizona Center last week, The Arizona Republic reported Thursday.

Segall told the school's principal that Hooters was the only restaurant prepared to accommodate the large group.

"We believe that there are many venues for lunch for a large group of people in the downtown Phoenix area," Willis said. "There could have been a choice that might have been more appropriate, given that it was a school-day event with a school employee in charge."

The Web site for Hooters, which is famous for female servers in tank tops and skimpy shorts, says the restaurants aim to provide "a unique, entertaining dining experience … delivered by attractive, vivacious Hooters Girls."

Segal traveled to Washington in January with the school's choir and strings group to perform at one of President Barack Obama's inaugural events, "History in the Making: A Dream and a Change Inaugural Ball."


Song of the Day:
Where Do The Children Go - The Hooters

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Thursday, December 17, 2009

"Pair accused of faking death from bad oysters"

Odd News:

"Pair accused of faking death from bad oysters"

A couple were charged in federal court in Sioux Falls with faking the husband's death to collect on life insurance. A woman, 39, and her 45-year-old husband pleaded not guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud. The wife was free on bond while the husband was being held without bond.

Authorities said the woman claimed that her husband had died after eating bad oysters during a family vacation in Malaysia in 2003. She eventually settled the insurance case with two insurance companies for $2 million.

FBI agents informed Sioux Falls-based Midland National Life about a year ago that the husband walked into the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, and asked to renew his passport. The man was arrested in Guam last month.



Song of the Day:
L7 - Pretend We're Dead


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Wednesday, December 16, 2009

"Secret playroom found at Mass. rail yard"

Odd News:

"Secret playroom found at Mass. rail yard"

(UPI) -- A manager at a Boston-area commuter rail maintenance yard, curious about night workers' long dinner breaks, found a hidden TV room, an official said.

The storage room, tucked away in the huge Boston Engine Terminal in Somerville, was equipped with three televisions and surround-sound speakers, the transportation official, who did not want his name used, told The Boston Globe. There were also two DVD players, a video player, video game equipment, a library of DVDs, including pornography, and cable service, supplied illegally via a 1,000-foot cable.

"This was very much concealed among maintenance parts and equipment," the official said.

No one was in the room when it was discovered. The equipment was seized, and no one has come forward to claim it.

Six employees who were not present for roll call that night have been suspended. They include one man believed to have left the facility to spend time at a bar he owns.

The facility is operated by Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad, a private company that runs suburban trains for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.




Song of the Day:
Madonna - This Used To Be My Playground



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Tuesday, December 15, 2009

"No more endangered eel at top supermarket"

Odd News:

"No more endangered eel at top supermarket"

(Reuters) – Smoked eel on toast looks set to become an even rarer treat at Dutch parties, as the main supermarket group in the Netherlands plans to stop selling the endangered fish from 2010.

Following moves by smaller competitors, Albert Heijn said it would phase out all eel products on its shelves next year, and would introduce a different fish sort as a more sustainable alternative to the popular national delicacy.

The Ahold-owned chain has more than a 30 percent share of the Dutch market, far outstripping rivals.

The move will come as a blow to Dutch fisheries, who have also been hit by a partial ban on eel fishing introduced this year, aimed at stemming a 95 percent slide in the European eel population in the past four decades.

The European eel is classified as "critically endangered" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. The Dutch arm of environmental group WWF has compared eating an eel roll to consuming a panda sandwich.

The long snake-like slippery fish is a popular treat at Dutch parties and fairs, most commonly smoked but also baked and eaten in stews for dinners.

It also holds a place in Dutch history.

In the 19th century, people died in the "eel uprising" that followed a ban on the sport of "eel pulling," which involved stringing a rope across a canal and hanging an eel for people on boats to try to grab.

(Reporting by Catherine Hornby, editing by Paul Casciato)

Song of the Day:
Eels - Novocaine for the soul


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Monday, December 14, 2009

"Aussie, Chinese officials urge pandas to reproduce"

Odd News:

"Aussie, Chinese officials urge pandas to reproduce"

Australian and Chinese officials urged two bamboo-munching giant pandas on Sunday to consider reproducing during their 10-year residency Down Under.

Wang Wang and Funi, on loan from China, arrived at the Adelaide Zoo two weeks ago but were officially welcomed Sunday by leaders at the opening ceremony of their 8 million Australian dollar ($7.25 million) enclosure. Their exhibit will open to the public on Monday.

"Look after yourselves, keep healthy and active, eat your greens and maybe, when the time is right, think about starting a family," Governor General Quentin Bryce said in a speech directed at Funi and Wang Wang, who were sprawled against nearby boulders, chewing bamboo shoots. "There are not enough of you in this world."

Chinese Ambassador Zhang Junsai said he was already thinking of Australian names for a possible panda cub.

"Wang Wang and Funi carry the friendship and greetings from the Chinese people," he told the gathering, explaining that Funi means "Lucky Girl" and Wang Wang means "Net Net."

"Who can rule out the possibility that the lucky girl will fall into the net of love and later have a lovely baby?" Zhang said. "This would be a great achievement of the joint Australia-China conservation program."

The pandas, 3 and 4 years old, are the only giant pandas in the southern hemisphere. Chinese President Hu Jintao offered the pandas as a goodwill gesture during a 2007 visit to Australia.

Funi and Wang Wang will be kept in separate enclosures until breeding season.

Wild female giant pandas are sexually mature at about age 5, and males at 6 or 7 years old. They may mature earlier in captivity due to better living conditions and nutrition.

One reason pandas are endangered is that they are notoriously poor breeders, with females having only three days a year in which they can conceive. Some males never succeed at natural breeding, so artificial insemination has become common practice in breeding captive pandas.

Zoo CEO Chris West said the animals have adapted easily to Australian bamboo — they each eat 88 pounds (40 kilograms) a day — and to their new enclosure. Because they are in quarantine for another two weeks, they will remain behind glass walls before being allowed into the outside area that includes bamboo plants and refrigerated rocks to keep them comfortable in Adelaide's hot summers.

The pandas are expected to generate more than AU$600 million for the South Australia state economy during their time here, with an anticipated 262,000 foreign visitors and 1.3 million Australians visiting Adelaide to see the animals.

The two pandas had been living at the Bifengxia Giant Panda Breeding Center in Ya'an City in southwestern Sichuan province, after the Wolong Giant Panda Research Center where they were living was destroyed in a massive earthquake last year.

Only about 1,600 of the animals live in the wild, while another 120 are in Chinese breeding facilities and zoos.

China uses payments from zoos that host loaned pandas to fund research and breeding programs. Under such loan agreements, any panda cubs born overseas to lent animals remain China's property.



Song of the Day:
The Bloodhound Gang - The Bad Touch


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Sunday, December 13, 2009

"Man: Big Wheel incident was self-defense"

Odd News:

"Man: Big Wheel incident was self-defense"

(UPI) -- A Kansas man convicted of battery said it was "self defense" when he stopped a 6-year-old boy from riding his Big Wheel on the sidewalk.

Denny Bogan, 54, of Topeka, who was convicted Oct. 26 of misdemeanor battery "causing physical contact in a rude, insulting or angry manner," said he stopped the 6-year-old's Big Wheel with his foot Aug. 30, 2008, and redirected the child's vehicle, The Topeka Capital-Journal reported Thursday.

However, Jennifer Kimball, the boy's mother, said Bogan kicked the front wheel of her son's Big Wheel, causing the plastic tricycle to jerk off the sidewalk and leaving the boy with a bruise on his arm and a scratch on his hand.

Bogan characterized the incident as "self defense" against children disobeying Huntington Condominium Association rules by riding bikes on the sidewalk.

"I thought it was the American way to tell someone if you're breaking the rule," Bogan said.

Bogan, who said he parted ways with his attorney after his trial, is due to be sentenced Friday in Municipal Court. He could face as long as six months in jail and a fine of as much as $1,000.


Song of the Day:
Do This My Way - Kid N' Play



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Saturday, December 12, 2009

"Woman accused of hitting man with raw steak"

Odd News:

"Woman accused of hitting man with raw steak"

A 53-year-old was arrested after allegedly hitting a man in the head with a raw steak. According to a Marion County Sheriff's Office report, the man told deputies Elsie Egan repeatedly hit him with the uncooked meat and slapped his face after he refused a piece of sliced bread. The man said he wanted a bread roll.

Egan denied hitting the man with the steak but did admit to slapping him, saying she did it "so that he could learn."

The man told deputies that Egan was his live-in girlfriend. He declined medical assistance.

Egan was charged with abuse of a disabled adult. According to online records, she has been released on $2,500 bond and is scheduled to appear in court in January. It's unclear if she has an attorney.


Song of the Day:
The Smiths - Meat is Murder

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Friday, December 11, 2009

"Woman allegedly pours grits on sleeping boyfriend"

Odd News:

"Woman allegedly pours grits on sleeping boyfriend"

BOUTTE, La. – A 44-year-old woman was booked with second-degree battery after allegedly pouring a pot of boiling grits onto her sleeping boyfriend. St. Charles Parish sheriff's deputies said Carolyn Brown caused second-degree burns on the man's face and arms. The man told deputies that he came home from work on Nov. 7, got into an argument with Brown, told her that he was breaking up with her, then went to bed.

The Times-Picayune reported Brown was arrested Wednesday and booked into the Nelson Coleman Correctional Facility.

It wasn't immediately clear if Brown has an attorney.
(ap)


Song of the Day:
Supertramp - Breakfast in America


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Thursday, December 10, 2009

"Police arrest Amish man in buggy for DUI"

Odd News:

"Police arrest Amish man in buggy for DUI"

Police in central Pennsylvania arrested an Amish man on drunk driving charges over the weekend after he was found asleep in his moving buggy. Police said a 22-year-old man was slumped over and asleep in a slow-moving buggy on Sunday night.

An off-duty officer from nearby reported seeing the horse pulling the buggy at a walking pace as it straddled the center line.

Police said a breathalyzer test showed the man's blood-alcohol content was 0.18, more than twice the 0.08 legal limit for drivers.



Song of the Day:
Primus - Jerry Was A Race Car Driver


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Wednesday, December 9, 2009

"Woman accused of selling moonshine at day care"

Odd News:

"Woman accused of selling moonshine at day care"

(ap)-Authorities have charged a North Carolina woman with selling moonshine out of her day care center. The Charlotte Observer reported Tuesday that North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement arrested a 57-year-old woman last week at Parkview Community Center in Charlotte.

Agents said children were in the day care center when they sent in an undercover agent to buy two gallons of moonshine.

The woman told the paper she was set up by a neighbor. She said she was just holding a package for a man in exchange for $80 and didn't even know what was in it.

Agents also arrested an 82-year-old man and charged him with making the moonshine. Authorities seized more than 80 gallons of moonshine from the man.


Song of the Day:
The Damned - Drinkin About My Baby


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Tuesday, December 8, 2009

"Irish Catholic pilgrims 'blinded' by the light at Knock shrine"

Odd News:

"Irish Catholic pilgrims 'blinded' by the light at Knock shrine"

(Irish Central.com)- Five people who showed up at Knock Shrine in Mayo last month and stared at the sun in hopes of seeing the Virgin Mary are now almost blind a leading Irish eye doctor has stated. He called the Knock gathering a "cheap circus trick."
Irish 'spiritual healer' Joe Colemanbrought thousands of people to the shrine in November, claiming that the Virgin Mary would appear. He expects to bring another large crowd there on this weekend.
Pilgrims reported that the sun danced in the sky and changed color but these are classic symptoms of eye damage says Dr. Eamonn O'Donoghue of University College Hospital in Galway.
He stated that he had treated five people for a serious condition called solar retinopathy which is caused by the sun's rays burning into the central part of the eye's retina.
He told the Irish Independent newspaper that victims have suffered 50pc vision loss and have seriously impaired vision.which hinders basic abilities such as reading and driving.
He stated it was "monstrous" to mislead people into thinking that altered vision and effects, such as seeing the sun dance, were a religious apparition when they were classic symptoms of solar retinopathy.
"If it did not have such monstrous effects you could describe it as a cheap circus trick," he said.
He stated that pilgrims attending the shrine this weekend would be doing "grievous bodily harm" to themselves if they insisted on staring at the sun.He stated that the numbers of those affected was much larger than the five patients he had treated. He particularly warned that young children would be hardest hit.



Song of the Day:
Thomas Dolby - She Blinded me With Science

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Monday, December 7, 2009

"Alleged U.K. Chicken-Licker Due in Court"

Odd News:

"Alleged U.K. Chicken-Licker Due in Court"

A former grocery store worker is facing charges of criminal damage over cell phone video allegedly showed him licking raw chickens before placing them back on shelves in England, according to the BBC.

The brief BBC report says Adeel Ayub, 30, is also accused of slashing co-workers coats and smashing eggs in his bizarre workplace transgressions.

He is due in court on Dec. 15.

The BBC did not say what punishment Ayub could face if convicted of the fowl crimes, nor did the report suggest any possible motive. One more detail missing from the story: whether Ayub was allegedly licking packaged or unpackaged poultry.

Ayub worked for the Asda supermarket chain when a co-worker shot the alleged video evidence in 2005, which was then handed over to police.


Song of the Day:
Rufus Thomas - The Funky Chicken

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Sunday, December 6, 2009

"Police jail man for rubbing burger in wife's face"

Odd News:

"Police jail man for rubbing burger in wife's face"

(ap)– A 25-year-old Port St. Lucie man was arrested for allegedly rubbing a hamburger on his wife's face during an argument. Police said Daniel Boss and his wife got into it late Thursday night and started calling each other names. At some point, the woman apparently poured soda on Boss' hamburger, causing him to grab the sandwich, rub it in her face and start throwing food.

Boss left, but his wife went to the police station to report the incident. Officers arrested him three hours later on a misdemeanor domestic battery charge.



Song of the Day:
The Donnas - Midnight Snack

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Saturday, December 5, 2009

"Fla. Gov. Crist sent callers to telephone sex line"

Odd News:
"Fla. Gov. Crist sent callers to telephone sex line"

(ap)-Oops! In an embarrassing blunder, Gov. Charlie Crist mistakenly directed parents of uninsured children to call a toll-free sex line.

People calling the governor's office heard an on-hold recording of Crist promoting the toll-free Florida KidCare line. Except two numbers were transposed.

Anyone calling the number Crist gave out was told to call another number. The recording on that second phone number begins, "Hey there sexy guys" and says the caller can have a more graphic conversation with a woman for $2.99 a minute.

The Palm Beach Post discovered the mistake. Crist quickly fixed it.


Song of the Day:
Poison - Talk Dirty To Me
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Friday, December 4, 2009

Bonus Song of the Day

Odd News:
"Bubble gum bandits walk, talk and steal"

Police said a pack of bubble gum bandits is walking into suburban Detroit gas stations and chewing through the candy aisle. Police said the latest heist happened Nov. 21, when two suspects chatted up the clerk of a Speedway gas station in Sterling Heights, while a third suspect filched $318 worth of gum.

The Detroit Free Press said police in Warren and Madison Heights also reported similar thefts at gas stations.

No injuries have been reported in any of the incidents.



Bonus Song of the Day:
Iggy Pop - "Candy"



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"Ohio police say man tried to take their candy bars"

Odd News:
"Ohio police say man tried to take their candy bars"

(ap)-Talk about sticky fingers: Police arrested a man they say tried to take their candy bars. Police in the southwest Ohio city of Middletown, around 30 miles north of Cincinnati, charge that Derek Kidd, 32, tried to walk out of the station with two candy bars and a police toboggan cap. Police Maj. Mark Hoffman said Kidd and his girlfriend had just been released Wednesday after disorderly conduct arrests and were asking passers-by to use a cell phone. He invited them inside to use a police phone.

While the woman was on the phone, Hoffman said, he chased Kidd out of a detectives' break room.

As they left, Hoffman said, another officer spotted his blue knit "MPD" logo cap under Kidd's cap. Police said during a pat down, they found two of their Whatchamacallit brand candy bars and two used syringes Kidd had taken from a disposal container.

Kidd was being held on charges of theft and possession of drug abuse instruments pending a court appearance Friday. No attorney was listed and city jail staffers wouldn't allow him to come to the phone for comment.

His friend, Sunni Morgan, 23, was arrested later Wednesday, Hoffman said. She was being held on charges of impersonating a police officer and criminal trespass after allegedly trying to get use of a city resident's phone by claiming to be a police officer.


The Sorry There's No Video,
But I Really Like The Song,
Song of the Day:
Ohio Players - Sweet sticky thing


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Thursday, December 3, 2009

"Weapon surgically removed from prisoner"

Odd News:

"Weapon surgically removed from prisoner"

(UPI) -- Authorities in California said a prisoner was taken to a hospital emergency room to remove a concealed weapon he had hidden in his rectum.

Merced County Sheriff's Deputies said the five-inch plastic "shank" had been concealed in the rectum of Rance Johnson for more than three weeks before it began causing the prisoner enough discomfort to confess its presence to correctional officers, KMPH-TV, Phoenix, reported Wednesday.

Johnson told deputies he found the item, which had to be removed surgically, in an interview room and put it inside his rectum to sneak it back to his cell.

Johnson, who was arrested Sept. 28 in connection with a shooting on the Castle Air Force Base, will now be charged with carrying a concealed weapon inside the jail with gang enhancements.



Song of the Day:
Eddie Murphy- Boogie in your Butt


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Wednesday, December 2, 2009

"Man gives up attempts to produce milk"

Odd News:

"Man gives up attempts to produce milk"

(UPI) -- A Swedish man who spent months attempting to pump milk from his breasts has given up on the failed attempt, his observers said.

Magnus Talib, a member of the editorial team for TV show Aschberg, which has been observing the progress of "Milkman" Ragnar Bengtsson, 26, said the young father's daily three-hour breast pumping failed to produce any milk, The Local reported Tuesday.

"All he got was sore breasts," Talib said of Bengtsson's attempt, which began in September.

However, Talib said Bengtsson has another perk coming from his project -- he is flying to the United States this week to film an appearance on "The Tyra Banks Show."


Song of the Day:
Britney Spears - I'm Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman

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Tuesday, December 1, 2009

"Man uses hammer to destroy TVs at Target store"

Odd News:

"Man uses hammer to destroy TVs at Target store"

A man used a hammer to leave a path of destruction at a Target store in Winona. Police said the 39-year-old man smashed big-screen televisions and destroyed other electronics Saturday evening before taking a swing at an officer.

The Winona Daily News reported customers ran from the store as the man swung his hammer. One witness said the man had a "glazed look" in his eyes and was "walking like Frankenstein."

Officers chased the man through the store and used a Taser gun to subdue him. He was taken to Winona Health for a behavioral evaluation.
(ap)

Song of the Day:
Rage Against The Machine - Bullet In The Head

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