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Archive for the ‘Amusing’ Category

May 21st, 2008

There’s no place like home for a parrot

If you don’t want your pet to get lost, just teach him how to speak. And then teach him your address so someone can bring him back home.
A parrot, whose family lives near Tokyo, got lost when he flew out of his cage. He was found on the roof of a neighbor’s house, but police […]

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May 16th, 2008

Burger King Robbed by Man in Drag

A New Orleans Burger King was visited by a guy in drag - with a gun. Security cameras caught the man on tape, crawling into the drive-thru window.
He pulled up, crawled through the window, brandishing a gun. Video shows him pointing the gun at employees and grabbing money. He then exited through the same window […]

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May 14th, 2008

Favorite beer turns into coffin design

A man in Illinois loves Pabst Blue Ribbon beer. No, we mean it. He really loves his beer. So much so that he ordered his coffin already - in the design of the can.
Bill Bramanti doesn’t feel sick. He just wanted to work a little ahead of schedule. And instead of putting the Pabst coffin […]

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May 14th, 2008

Girl Sells More Than 17,000 Boxes of Cookies

A Dearborn, Michigan Girl Scout sold 17,328 boxes of their world-famous cookies, according to the Associated Press. She may have set a national record but Girl Scouts doesn’t track those numbers that carefully.
Jennifer Sharpe says there was no trickery involved, she just set up on a street corner with her mother and troop leader. […]

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May 12th, 2008

Lawnmower Man Takes Joyride in a Tux

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Here’s how a seemingly harmless prank gets out of hand. A New York man decided to take a riding lawnmower out for an early morning spin. At 1 a.m., in fact. If you haven’t guessed, he was drunk.
Police got reports of a drunk person […]

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May 6th, 2008

Beware of new gasoline scam

With the high price of gasoline, you can’t be too careful. You must be diligent in watching for gas thieves. Protect yourself. Protect your car.
And whatever you do, don’t get distracted. You never know what might happen at the gas pump while you’re giving directions to that stranger.

We’re all about the Public Service Announcements here […]

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May 6th, 2008

But Fluffy Is An Excellent Driver!

Great, the L.A. Police may soon have yet another reason to stop Paris Hilton. California Assemblyman Bill Maze told the Associated Press he wants a ban on motorists driving with pets in their laps.
The bill overwhelmingly passed the Assembly Monday and now heads to the senate for approval. Maze said he conceived the idea […]

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May 6th, 2008

Gasoline Protest Singer Arrested

The Associated Press reports a man climbed to the top of a Valparaiso, Ind. convenience store roof with a guitar and megaphone to sing about the evils of overpriced gasoline. He picked up an adoring throng of fans before police showed up and took him into custody.
Jay Weinberg, 29, performed a song called Price […]

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May 5th, 2008

There’s a New Warden in Louisiana State Pen

If you’re afraid of black bears, we wouldn’t recommend running around the middle of the Louisiana State Penitentiary. Because you just might run into a female that weighs around 400 pounds or so.
Warden Burl Cain thinks the black bear is a good deterrent for his inmates. And really, who’d want to run into a bear, […]

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May 2nd, 2008

What’s a Fair Price for Tea With Greenspan?

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It’ll cost you at least $11,000 as part of an online charity auction to benefit human rights advocacy group the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial. Last year tea with former Federal Reserve head Alan Greenspan went for $45,000.
Other auction items include a walk-on film role with Johnny Depp and […]

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