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Gamers prove their metal as rock stars
Jess Hu is a child care provider from Brooklyn, New York, but for 20 hours a week, she's a rock star. That's how much she estimates she plays the video game "Rock Band."
Comedian is living in an Ikea store
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Texas town hopes to become UFO landing spot
Governor's son sells 'Don't Drop the Soap'
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Cops snag lotto ticket from accused drug dealer
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Politician cuts the fat with photo fakery
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Puppy vs. polar cub for cuteness title
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Reuters
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Man rips head from Hitler wax figure
BERLIN (Reuters) - A man tore the head from a controversial waxwork figure of Adolf Hitler on the opening day of Berlin's Madame Tussauds museum Saturday, police said.
Big cheese carving celebrates Independence Day
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A sculpture of the signing of the Declaration of Independence made from a one-tonne block of cheddar cheese glistened on the sidewalk of Times Square in New York on Thursday as an artist's tribute to the Fourth of July.
You want cheese curds with that?
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's U.S. embassy apologized on Thursday for a party invitation that featured a prominent figure in Canadian history brandishing a large plate of French fries covered in cheese curds and gravy.
No skimpy outfits on bar staff
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's government has told discos, karaoke bars and other entertainment venues to install windows in private rooms and ensure staff dress modestly from Oct 1 as part of an effort to crack down on prostitution and drugs.
"Spiritual" effects of mushrooms last a year?
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The "spiritual" effects of psilocybin from so-called sacred mushrooms last for more than a year and may offer a way to help patients with fatal diseases or addictions, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.
Truck crash stirs up 12 million angry bees
OTTAWA (Reuters) - How do you deal with millions of upset bees? Very carefully.
And the world's happiest country is..
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Denmark, with its democracy, social equality and peaceful atmosphere, is the happiest country in the world, researchers said on Monday.
Restaurant makes meal out of war
BEIRUT (Reuters) - At "Buns and Guns" you can order a "Kalashnikov" sandwich from a bullet-shaped menu, prepared by chefs in military fatigues with the roar of explosions as background music.
Drunken Swede tries to row home from Denmark
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - A drunken 78-year-old Swede stole a dinghy after a night out in the Danish town of Helsingor and tried to row back to Sweden, but fell asleep halfway, Danish police said on Monday.
Police suspect giraffe in circus breakout
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Fifteen camels, two zebras and several llamas and pot-bellied pigs escaped from a circus visiting Amsterdam early Monday, police said.
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AP
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Ore. man completes flight of fancy - in lawn chair
BEND, Ore. (AP) -- Using his trusty BB gun to help him return to Earth, a 48-year-old gas station owner flew a lawn chair rigged with helium-filled balloons more than 200 miles across the Oregon desert Saturday, landing in a field in Idaho....
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 stun gun has been sent to prison....
Arrest made after FedEx sends drug to wrong place
BALTIMORE (AP) -- FedEx prides itself on reliability. But a mistaken delivery tipped off police to a 200-pound shipment of marijuana that someone tried to send from Pembroke Pines, Florida to Baltimore via the shipping company....
Police: Man rips off wax Hitler's head
BERLIN (AP) -- A man tore the head off an Adolf Hitler wax figure at Madame Tussauds' new branch in Berlin in what appeared to be a symbolic protest on the museum's opening day Saturday, police said....
Man accused of faking heart attacks to avoid bills
WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) -- A 52-year-old Milwaukee-area man has been accused of faking heart attacks to avoid paying restaurant bills and cab fares....
Champ retains NYC hot-dog eating title in overtime
NEW YORK (AP) -- Joey Chestnut achieved frankfurter immortality Friday, outdueling his celebrated Japanese rival in an epic hot-dog eating contest that pushed both of the gluttonous gladiators to the brink....
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 value-added tax....
Crazy cat that frightened neighborhood mends ways
FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) -- A combative cat named Lewis who frightened the neighbors and got his owner into legal trouble two years ago has done so well under house arrest that the case has now been scratched....
2 teens attacked in town mocked in YouTube videos
DOVER, N.Y. (AP) -- Two teenagers who drove to Oniontown after a series of YouTube videos portrayed the hamlet as a run-down, backwoods dump were pelted with rocks by an angry group of young residents, authorities said....
NY researcher: `Yankee Doodle' turns 250 _ maybe
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- Wish "Yankee Doodle" a happy 250th birthday. Maybe....
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USA Today
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Up, up and away in lawn chair hoisted by 150 helium balloons
A man has taken flight in a lawn chair hoisted by more than 150 large helium-filled party balloons in a bid to ride the wind ...
Wis. man accused of faking heart attacks to avoid bills
A 52-year-old Milwaukee-area man has been accused of faking heart attacks to avoid paying restaurant bills and cab fares.
Fugitive Peruvian bodyguard beauty arrested after months on the run
At 26, Lady Bardales had already been many things: a police officer, a security agent to the First Lady, a model and tabloid ...
Job hotline was sex line
Looking for work in all the wrong places?
Police: Massive catfish chokes on football in German canal
A massive catfish has apparently choked to death after trying to chow down a football in the locks of a Bavarian canal.
Man auctions life on eBay, disappointed with selling price
A man who auctioned his life on eBay said Monday he is disappointed with the selling price: almost $384,000.
Man leaves Ga. jail naked, gets arrested again
Sometimes, it's better to look like a jailbird than sport a birthday suit.
Unemployed banker stands on NYC street with 'for hire' sign
Call it a sign of the times. An unemployed banker has taken to the streets of Manhattan, wearing a pinstriped suit and an "MIT ...
Ohio man repays borrowed gasoline after 34 years
An Ohio couple has been repaid for a liquid asset they shared 34 years ago.
Animals feel strain of old age, zoos develop geriatric care
Advances in health care are allowing animals to live longer and creating new challenges for their caretakers.
Ugliest dog is a big winner
Gus the dog has three legs, one eye and no hair, except for a white tuft on the top of his head. He's a real winner.
Thousands celebrate summer solstice at Stonehenge
Thousands of partygoers, pagans and self-styled druids cheered and banged drums Saturday to greet the dawn at Stonehenge on the ...
Winning toilet paper wedding dress picked
Tourists gaped at six stunning wedding dresses displayed at Ripley's Believe It or Not! in New York's Times Square.
Monument to enema treatments opens in Russia
A monument to the enema, a procedure many people would rather not think about, has been unveiled at a spa in the southern Russian ...
Cook accused of stealing lobster tails in his pants
Maybe he was trying to beat the heat. A Brooklyn restaurant cook is accused of stealing frozen lobster tails by stuffing them ...
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Topix
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Seventy-Year-Old Gives Birth to Twins
A 70-year-old grandmother has given birth to twins in India. The twins were delived by C-section on Friday.
Man Beheads Hitler Wax Museum Figure
First, it should be noted that in Germany, if you didn't already know, it's illegal in Germany to show Nazi symbols and art glorifying Hitler or the Nazis. Given that, you'd probably wonder why Madame Tussauds wax museum, which just opened in Berlin, would include a figure.
AFA Calls for Boycott of McDonald's Over "Homosexual Agenda"
The American Family Association has launched a call for a boycott of McDonald's, including a website, BoyCott McDonald's. The boycott call stems from McDonald's refusal to condemn Vice President of Communications Richard Ellis's election to the Board of Directors of the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC).
"Pregnant Man" Gives Birth to Girl
Thomas Beatie, the so-called "pregnant man," gave birth Sunday to a healthy baby girl. Despite taking hormones, having his breasts surgically removed, and outwardly living as a man, Beatie had kept his female sex organs in hopes of one day becoming pregnant.
Excess estrogen is turning man into a woman
A strange case of too much estrogen is turning a British father of five into a woman.
Watermelon Ingredients Deliver Viagra-Like Effects
A slice of cool, fresh watermelon is a juicy way to top off a Fourth of July cookout and one that researchers say could keep fireworks going long into the night.
Couple earns fine for conserving water
It seems there's a penalty for trying to conserve water in Sacramento. A couple who stopped watering their front lawn last month has been cited for creating a public nuisance and is facing a $746 fine.
Man Survives Lightning Strike
Bert Lebreck says he was standing in his garage when he saw a blinding flash of light, followed by a deafening explosion. The surge then sent him flying across the garage, slamming him against the back wall. Outside, a tree was blown to pieces.
You Know Gas Prices Are High When People Trade Sex for It
It's no secret that gas prices are going through the roof, but you knwow they're really high when prostitutes start taking gas cards as payment.
Son attacks mom with sausage
A Florida man was charged with battery after he hit his mother in the head with a 3-pound package of Polish sausage.
Courthouse with dead opossum almost free of fleas
PULASKI, Va. (AP) -- The Pulaski County Courthouse is almost free of fleas that hitched a ride on an opossum found dead between the floorboards.
Runway tractor carrying potatoes mashes car
BERLIN (AP) -- A farmer in Germany has learned a harsh lesson about the dangers of smoking. While he ducked into a convenience store to buy cigarettes, his parked tractor and its load of 25 tons of potatoes went rolling down ...
Man charged for sock on genitals
A Florida man has been charged with lewd and lascivious exhibition after Fort Pierce police found him in his car Saturday with his pants undone and a sock over his genitals.
Nowthen, Minn., I think our city has a name
NOWTHEN, Minn. (AP) -- Residents of Nowthen know it's a funny name, but they're proud to officially become a city.
Domesticated chimp is missing in California forest
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A 42-year-old chimpanzee who is toilet-trained and can eat with a knife and fork is believed to be at large in a Southern California forest after escaping his cage.
Alleged burglar sheds clothes, flees in shorts
STUART, Fla. (AP) -- Police say a man took off his clothes, broke into a home and fled in shorts belonging to the female resident.
Woman Plows Into Store, Tries to Buy Beer
A convenience store became an unwilling drive-in when a 74-year-old woman plowed her car through the front window and then tried to buy a six-pack of Budweiser, police and the owner said.
Bride ditches husband for bartender she met at reception
In a scene reminiscent of a Hollywood movie, a bride who married on a beach in Cuba has dumped her husband for a bartender she met at the wedding reception.
Springsteen's boardwalk fortune teller Madam Marie dies
Asbury Park - Madam Marie Costello, who had told fortunes since the 1930s and became famous in rock music history for her presence and predictions on the Asbury Park boardwalk, died Friday, her great-granddaughter, Sally ...
Woman: Fruit Damaged Breast
A woman staying at a Las Cruces hotel last week told police that recent plastic surgery on her breasts was damaged when her chest was struck by a plastic apple thrown by someone in the hotel's swimming pool.
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The Obscure Store
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OS&RR will return after the 4th (with fireworks mishaps, no doubt)
Stay safe so you don't appear on this page next week as a victim of some sort.
Army tweaks festival game so shooters don't target human figures
A U.S. Army simulation game on Milwaukee's Summerfest grounds was modified Wednesday so that participants now shoot at still targets, not virtual human beings. The game was briefly closed after Summerfest received complaints. (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel || Peace Action Wisconsin...
Man gets jail for blowing pot in stolen puppy's face
A 19-year-old man who stole a $1,500 Pomeranian puppy and who blew marijuana smoke into its face until it passed out was sentenced Wednesday to 60 days in jail. The judge scolded him: "The bottom rung of humanity abuses animals...
Boy interested in law enforcement takes joy ride in cop car
The 13-year-old kid apparently wanted to do some patrolling on his own. His mother was arrested because she didn't see a problem with his antics. (SCNow.com)
Woman accused of kidnapping cat in attempt to get her dog back
Linda Urioste admitted to police that she had the cat and refused to give it back unless the owners gave her dog back. She was arrested and charged with theft and extortion. (WPBF.com)
Police say woman traded sex for a $100 gas card
"When people are selling their bodies for gas, that's pretty sad," says the prosecutor. (Cincinnati Enquirer || The Smoking Gun)
Man guilty of killing wife by spiking Gatorade with anti-freeze
Prosecutors say the guy murdered the woman for her $250,000 life-insurance policy. He used his laptop sampling ways "to kill" a human with ethylene glycol, using the name of Kevin Spacey’s 1995 film-noir villain Keyser Soze from "The Usual Suspects."...
Storms wash salad dressing ingredients into basements
Storm water combined with sewage from a salad dressing plant overwhelmed the Columbus storm-sewer system and flooded at least 10 nearby homes. "It's creamy-ranch- dressing-looking crap," says resident Steven Maiken. (Columbus Dispatch)
Tragic: Band's bass player dies on the day their album debuts
Apparently it's not a publicity stunt for the band Tickle Me Pink. Why the 22-year-old musician died remains unknown. (Rocky Mountain News)
What the...?!: Woman cuts baby out of stabbing victim's womb
The alleged killer then tried to pass the baby off as her own. The 27-year-old victim, who was about 8 ½ months pregnant, was stabbed multiple times in the chest. (Seattle Times)
Man breaks into home, flees in shorts belonging to woman
They apparently weren't a good fit. Police said he had to wear them unzipped and unbuttoned. (TCPalm.com)
Man jailed for hitting mom with 3-pound pack of polish sausage
Gregory Allan Praeger, 46, was charged with battery after admitting he threw a sausage package at his mother and then beaned her with it. (Daytona Beach News-Journal)
Driver crashes into liquor store, then buys six-pack of Bud
Lynne Rice, 74, crashed her 1988 Cadillac into the front window of Joe's Food Mart, causing about $8,000 in damages. After plowing half-way through the store, Rice got out of the car, walked over to the cooler and pulled out...
Crackhead mugs woman, confesses to it 12 minutes later
Armando Pena parked his car just after the robbery, stepped out, and said, "I did it. I did it." Asked why he punched the woman and shoved her to the pavement, Pena replied, "drugs, drugs." Just say no, Armando! (Miami...
Woman ignored after dying on floor of psychiatric ward
After an hour, another mental patient finally got the attention of the indifferent hospital workers. (New York Daily News | NBC video)
Let's see more law enforcement and less joke-forwarding
A sheriff in Texas has apologized in person to a local Muslim group for insensitive e-mails sent by members of his staff, including one that used the name Muhammad to make a joke about eating pork. Another e-mail discussed "the...
Couple caught skinny-dipping in city's drinking water reservoir
"Not only did this foolish act threaten the cleanliness of Portland's drinking water, it was just plain dangerous," says Water Bureau Administrator David Shaff. "These two individuals could have easily found themselves in a precarious situation where extremely cold water...
Woman fights to get $30K after her home is mistakenly razed
Annie Wilson's home was mistakenly demolished by a contractor, destroying memorabilia and antiques with it. The home was assessed at about $10,000, but she believes $30,000 is fair compensation. "I'm so tired of fighting this," she says. "This is just...
Drivers spot man in nothing but a thong, wig and fake breasts
David Gebhardt, 42, was charged with disorderly conduct for his unusual highway stroll. (Hartford Courant)
Did sexcapader get off easy because she's a woman?
A prosecutor says Irene Gomez, 39, who had two children with an underage boy, was the beneficiary of gender bias, garnering a far less severe punishment than would a man in the same situation. If it were a man, "we'd...
Son stumbles on videotapes of mom having sex with dogs
The 54-year-old woman was arrested. The tapes, along with three dogs -- a Labrador, a blue heeler and a mixed breed -- were taken into custody. (The Oklahoman)
Foursome's golf game interrupted by a masked and armed robber
When the four golfers and two caddies reached the 16th tee, a gunman emerged from nearby woods and said, Give me your money." He robbed two of the golfers and one of the caddies before fleeing into the woods. The...
Gas-theft scam foiled when couple leaves personalized drill behind
A man and his girlfriend accused of drilling holes in gas tanks to steal gas slipped up when one of them left a drill behind that had the guy's name etched on it. He blamed his girlfriend on the thievery,...
Here's a doctor who should have stayed away from strip clubs
Or, at the least, just left the joints without trying to get involved with the strippers. He says he spent $700,000 on a woman, and ended up getting dragged into court on an assault charge. (NorthJersey.com)
Woman has one regret after attacking child molester with a bat
She says she wishes she had done more damage. Tammy Lee Gibson, 40, attacked William Baldwin after hearing he had moved to a neighboring trailer park and recognizing him as the guy who talked to her 10-year-old daughter last summer....
Man jailed after trying to pay bond with dirty pennies
James Ward, 60, brought his $100 bond to the clerk of court after being accused of driving with a defective tire. The money consisted of a box of pennies covered with some sort of unknown substance and several crumpled dollar...
Motorists love truck driver's "KMA OPEC" license plate
"People are honking the horn, laughing, and throwing thumbs up...I love it," says Gary Cooper. (WTF, they allow KMA plates?!) (DailyPress.com)
Man jailed for drinking tea is finally released -- two months later
Jerome Klein drank a Bolivian tea just days before a random drunk test and was tossed back in jail because he failed the test. The tea, which his mom gave him, is made from a coca plant and contains cocaine....
Man won't sell his 1963 Sting-Ray bike -- even for $100,000
Tom Mault, who owns a roofing company, says he'd rather donate the Sting-Ray -- one of the hottest American icons of the 1960s and '70s -- to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington. (DailyPress.com )
Police Chief Dicks cracks down on sagging pants in Flint, Mich.
"This immoral self expression goes beyond free speech," says Police Chief David R. Dicks. "It rises to the crime of indecent exposure/disorderly persons." (Flint Journal)
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