When Bus Drivers Sleep - Um...Comments?

When Bus Drivers Sleep
A Los Angeles city bus driver dozed off, causing the vehicle to rip up two signs, several trees, a light pole and a bus stop, authorities said. California Highway Patrol Sgt. Scott Hawkins said there were no passengers aboard the bus or at the bus stop. A crew from Southern California Edison was dispatched to the scene of the 1:30 a.m. [PT] incident in the community of Willowbrook to power down the area and repair electrical damage done by the fallen light. The 40-year-old driver was taken to a hospital to treat cuts on her hands.

Drive-Thru Rage - Have you ever felt rage at a drive thru?

Drive-Thru Rage
Police say a Florida woman accused of ramming another car in a fast-food restaurant’s drive-thru lane was upset about another woman’s slow ordering. Largo police said Jennifer Lynn Betterly, 24, rammed her Ford Focus into the vehicle in front of her at the KFC/Taco Bell drive-thru Saturday because she was angry about how long it was taking the woman in front of her to place an order. Betterly was arrested about an hour later and police found she had been driving on a suspended license and was in possession of a single pill of the prescription sleep drug Ambien. She was unable to prove the pill had been prescribed to her, police said. Betterly was charged with felony counts of aggravated battery and possession of a controlled substance. She was also charged with driving with a suspended license, reckless driving and leaving the scene of a crash.

Temporary Home Needed For 30,000 Books - Do you have room?

Temporary Home Needed For 30,000 Books
A Denver couple preparing to move from their rented home said they’re trying to find a temporary abode for the 30,000-book “library” in their basement. Jeffrey Lee and Ann Martin said they just don’t have enough room in their new home right now to keep their collection of books about “the land and people’s connection to the land,” which they call the Rocky Mountain Land Library. The couple said they would only need temporary storage for the thousands of books until they can complete their planned restoration of a ranch house in the Buffalo Peaks wilderness. John Calderazzo, who sits on the board for the non-profit Rocky Mountain Land Library, said the books represent “the best nature library I know of anywhere.” He pleaded for the public to help the Martins find a temporary home for the books, which fill about 600 boxes.

Man Has ‘Beetlejuice’ Museum In Apartment - Creepy or Cool?

Man Has ‘Beetlejuice’ Museum In Apartment
A New York man said the museum he created in his apartment to honor the 1988 film “Beetlejuice” has more than 75 pieces. Bruce Christensen, 48, said his Hell’s Kitchen apartment contains items including plastic toys, bobblehead dolls, trading cards, a beach towel, a full copy of the movie script and even a six-pack of wine coolers called Dr. Thirsty’s Beetlejuice Alcoholic Fruit Crush. Christensen said more than 200 people have toured the “Bruce & His Beetlejuice Collection” museum since he opened just before Halloween.

Dozens Injured In Orange-Tossing Event - What is the best Food to fight with?

Dozens Injured In Orange-Tossing Event
Authorities in Italy said 165 people were injured in the Battle of the Oranges, an event that saw nearly 35,000 people flinging citrus. Emergency responders said 152 people were treated Monday at medical stations during the Ivrea event, which commemorates the throwing of stones during an uprising against a local tyrant several centuries ago. Thirteen of those injured required treatment at a hospital.

Ice Sculptures Vandalized - Would you like to be able to create art like this?

Ice Sculptures Vandalized
Organizers of a central Pennsylvania winter festival say someone smashed six ice sculptures. Officials say the sculptures ranged from one of fire to a high-heeled shoe. They were ruined just hours before the crowds were expected at the Lititz Fire and Ice Festival. Organizers say the sculptures were unguarded because it’s been years since they’ve had any similar problems. Police are checking security video.

Pillowcase Dresses - What is the best house hold item to dress in?

Pillowcase Dresses
Janine Mahan wants your old pillow cases and sheets – but not for bed. Mahan is a volunteer for Dress a Girl. The group makes dresses out of old bed linens for impoverished girls around the world. Mahan recently held a sew-a-long at the Cornerstone Church in Cheshire, Connecticut. Six women volunteered three hours to sew and bag dozens of dresses.

Pushing Compost - What dirty job would you like to have?

Pushing Compost
Ninth-grader Lilly Brown is out to save the world. But it’s a dirty job. She’s been sorting garbage and weighing it at Iowa’s Prairie Point Middle School and Ninth Grade Academy. She wants the school to create a compost pile for food waste from the cafeteria. Lilly says composting is an easy thing to do help the environment. Kids are now separating their trash, but Lilly is still looking for a site for the compost pile.

Gorillas On the Loose - What animal do you fear most?

Gorillas On the Loose
Some visitors to the Kansas City Zoo got an unexpected surprise. Two gorillas escaped and the visitors were hustled into a safe area Sunday afternoon. Zoo officials say two of their five gorillas got out and roamed into a non-public feeding area. The zoo visitors were quarantined for about 30 minutes before being allowed to leave. No one was hurt. The zoo keepers are still trying to figure out how the gorillas got out of their habitat.

Drunk Driver Crashes Into Jail

Drunk Driver Crashes Into Jail
A 22-year-old Florida man was arrested after allegedly crashing into a set of gates at a county jail, then nearly sideswiping a deputy while driving drunk. Joseph Carrara of Port Orange allegedly rammed his car into the northern gate of the Volusia County Jail at 3:30 a.m. Saturday, then sped away. Deputies combed the area in search of Carrara with little success. Then, at 4:20 a.m., Carrara allegedly almost ran into a deputy’s patrol car in DeLand while speeding. Deputy Scott Gering pulled Carrara over. Carrara admitted to being drunk and that he had driven onto jail property, but denied he slammed into the jail’s northern perimeter gates. Carrara was charged with criminal mischief with damage to property, trespassing, driving while intoxicated and reckless driving and taken back to jail.

Toy Store Gets Liquor License

Toy Store Gets Liquor License
A Danvers, Massachusetts, toy store was mistakenly issued a liquor license meant for the previous occupant of the location. “It was very shocking to us,” said Jennifer LaMontagne, co-owner of the toy store Green Elephant. The governor of Massachusetts recently approved a liquor license request for the address where the toy store is located. However, it turns out the liquor license was actually for Natalie’s Restaurant, which never opened in the space. LaMontagne said she had no idea anyone had ever applied for a liquor license for the location of the shop. But the Green Elephant won’t be selling beers with its Barbies; officials say even though the liquor license is for the location, it’s only good for the restaurant whose name was on the application.

Austin To Build Largest Fur Ball

Austin To Build Largest Fur Ball
An Austin, Texas, organization said it is working to build the world’s largest ball of dog fur and has asked for donations. Texas Hearing & Service Dogs is building a ball of dog fur named Fur-O-Sphere. “It’s a fun concept because it’s simple and visual and disgusting and people like that,” said Sheri Soltes, founder and president of Texas Hearing & Service Dogs. Soltes said the Fur-O-Sphere will be will be a 5-foot-wide and 5-foot-tall clear ball in which dog owners will deposit their dogs’ hair clippings. It will be presented to the public at the 14th annual Mighty Texas Dog Walk on April 7th. To set the Guinness record for world’s biggest fur ball will take a clump of dog fuzz more than 67 pounds.

Controversial Ice Cream Shop Shuts Down

Controversial Ice Cream Shop Shuts Down
An Ocala, Florida, ice cream shop made famous because its mascot resembled a KKK member has closed its doors. The Ice Cream Family Corner & Sandwiches shop never reopened after it was closed for repairs. Co-operators Jose Cantres and Jesus Diaz left a handwritten note on the door just before Christmas that stated the shop would be closed for roof repairs. “The roof repair was a pretty minor thing,” said Robert Wilson, attorney for property owner Sumo Central Florida. “The landlord put a new roof on the building back in August.” The shop made national news in September when passersby thought the shop’s mascot, a man hired to wear an ice cream cone suit with a pointed top, was a Ku Klux Klan member. However, the media attention failed to generate business. Wilson said Cantres and Diaz hadn’t paid rent since October and that the building had been vacant in December and January, which “constitutes abandonment of the lease under any analysis.”

Pricey Apartment

Pricey Apartment
The family of a Russian billionaire has bought the most expensive condo in New York City. The penthouse apartment overlooking Central Park has sold for $88 million. The pad will be used by the 22-year-old college student daughter of billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev. The brokers’ commission alone was about $3.5 million. It was sold by Sanford I. Weill, the former head of Citigroup. He’s said he’ll donate the proceeds to charity.

Naked Man Arrested In Walmart

Naked Man Arrested In Walmart
A man was arrested after allegedly walking around an Exton, Pennsylvania, Walmart store naked, then stealing a pair of socks. Police were called to the Walmart Wednesday and they found Verdon Lamont Taylor in the store wearing only socks that were allegedly stolen from the store. The officers said they had to use a stun gun on Taylor before taking him into custody. Taylor was charged with indecent exposure, aggravated assault, simple assault, retail theft, receiving stolen property and disorderly conduct.

Eat Like Washington

Eat Like Washington
Visitors to George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate can now get an idea of how the first president chowed down. A new exhibit at the northern Virginia estate is titled “Hoecakes and Hospitality: Cooking with Martha Washington.” There are more than 100 items on display, including a heart-shaped waffle iron, a three-foot olive jar and presidential dinner invitations. The exhibit also details the role slaves played in the president’s kitchen. Visitors are able to take home recipe cards, so they can try some of the presidential vittles for themselves.

Wisconsin Woman Named Nation’s Top Bagger

Wisconsin Woman Named Nation’s Top Bagger
A Wisconsin grocery bagger took home the $10,000 grand prize at the National Grocers Association’s 26th Best Bagger Championship in Las Vegas. Stephanie Teteak, 30, who has worked at grocery stores for more than 13 years, was named the top bagger among the 24 competitors Monday. She is currently employed at Larry’s Piggly Wiggly in Kaukauna, Wisconsin. Teteak and her competitors were judged in categories including speed, accuracy and weight distribution. Teteak said she will likely spend her winnings on paying off her bills.

Essay Gets Student Suspended - Do you think Free Speech has a place in school?

Essay Gets Student Suspended
A 56-year-old student at a Michigan school says his free speech rights are being violated by his suspension for writing an essay, “Hot for Teacher.” Joseph Corlett was also barred from the campus of Oakland University in Pontiac and told he must get psychological counseling before he can return. A university committee cleared him of sexual harassment but found that he had committed intimidating behavior. Corlett has appealed the decision. The essay, with a title taken from a Van Halen song, was written for an advanced critical writing class. “Christ, I’ll never learn a thing. Tall, blond, stacked, skirt, heels, fingernails, smart, articulate, smile. I’m toast, but I stay,” wrote Corlett. He also said that while he described the instructor as attractive he did not want a sexual relationship with her.

100-Year-Old Couple Shows Love Can Last Forever - Is it still possible or more like winning the lotto?

100-Year-Old Couple Shows Love Can Last Forever
A New Jersey couple who are both 100-years-old said their love has survived nearly 71 years of marriage. Grayce and Clarence Dwyer, who still live in their own home in Madison with the help of an aide, said their similar backgrounds, coming from Irish immigrant families and losing their fathers to the 1917 flu epidemic, helped them connect. The couple has four children, 17 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Grayce planned to celebrate Valentine’s Day by baking a cake to share with her husband.

Crack Lip - Where should you hide it?

Crack Lip
Police in Pennsylvania said a man seen with a bulging lip during a traffic stop turned out to have 23 pieces of crack cocaine in his mouth. Ambridge police said they pulled the pickup truck over because three men were inside but the vehicle only had shoulder belts for two. Police said a passenger, Frank Lee Turner, 56, exited the vehicle during the traffic stop and was heard mumbling with a bulging lip when he was told to return to the truck. Officers said a piece of crack cocaine fell from Turner’s mouth while he was struggling with them and he spat out 22 more individually wrapped pieces of crack cocaine when they used a Taser on him. Turner was charged with aggravated assault, resisting arrest and drug possession with intent to deliver.

Queen Mooner Fined - Mooning, Funny or Offensive?

Queen Mooner Fined
An Australian man who bared his buttocks to Queen Elizabeth during the monarch’s visit to the country has been fined $800. Officials said Liam Warriner, 22, displayed his bare butt with an Australian flag held between his cheeks while running alongside the motorcade carrying the queen and the duke of Edinburgh during their October 24th visit to Brisbane. Warriner said the act was a political protest he would repeat for “any self-propagating elitist,” including U.S. President Barack Obama and Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard. Warriner was fined $800 for making a public nuisance, but was spared a criminal conviction.

 

Naked Cowgirl Busted For DUI - Want to help her pay her bail?

Naked Cowgirl Busted For DUI
Police in Corpus Christi, Texas, arrested an 18-year-old woman who led them on a chase while wearing nothing but a pair of cowboy boots. Officers responding to a call about a suspicious person around 3:10 a.m. Sunday spotted Taylor Burnham, 18, standing next to a Jeep Wrangler wearing nothing but her boots. Burnham jumped into the driver’s seat of the vehicle and led police on a slow-speed chase into a neighboring subdivision, where she drove onto a sidewalk before coming to a stop. Burnham was charged with misdemeanor drunk driving as well as felony evading arrest in a vehicle. She was released Monday after posting $3,500 bond.

Stealing Lesson - There's a class for that?

Stealing Lesson
A Memphis family is hoping a 13-year-old girl learned a lesson about stealing after she was made to stand at the side of a road with a sign. Lauren Scales, the girl’s aunt, said Natia Wade’s mother made her stand at an intersection on Sunday holding a sign that read: “I steal from my family.” “My niece for the past couple of years, quite honestly has been kind of taking things. It hasn’t been anything big, but it never really has to be,” Scales said. She said the girl’s mother finally had enough when Wade stole a debit card from her mother to reactive her cell phone, which had been cut off as a punishment.

Museum Of Broken Hearts - What would your display look like?

Museum Of Broken Hearts
It’s a museum of love gone bad. Officials of the Museum of Broken Relationships in Croatia’s capital expected their visits to nearly double yesterday, Valentine’s Day. The mementos range from a garter belt to a shattered garden gnome. The artist who co-founded the museum says the collection of about 1,000 items also includes an artificial leg. It was donated by a British veteran who fell in love with his physical therapist. A note says the leg lasted longer than the relationship. The leg is on loan to a gallery in England.

Bald? There’s A Tatt For That! Bald is Sexy or Cover it up??

Bald? There’s A Tatt For That!
A British company is opening salons across England dedicated to tattooing the scalps of bald men to make it look like they have short hair. HIS Hair, or Hair-Ink-Skin, is opening facilities across England to allow men who have lost their hair to give the appearance of hair growing back using a tattooing technique applying different shades of pigment to the scalp to emulate the look of a buzz cut. Founder Ian Watson said he developed alopecia and lost all of his hair in his mid-20s. He said the idea for the procedure came to him when he had his sister-in-law, Ranbir Rai-Watson, use a fine pen to draw dots on his scalp.

Man Arrested For Dumping A Disabled Man - Don't you feel tough?!

Man Arrested For Dumping A Disabled Man
A Fort Myers, Florida, man who called police about trespassers on his property was charged with assaulting a disabled man and overturning his wheelchair. Bradley Oberding, 30, denied the assault ever happened. The 50-year-old disabled man told investigators he became the target of Oberding’s rage because some of his friends had strayed onto Oberding’s property. He said Oberding pitched him out of his wheelchair and then picked it up and threatened to hit him with it. His friends came to his aid.

‘Piggyback Bandit’ Still At It - What is your hobby?

‘Piggyback Bandit’ Still At It
A Seattle man dubbed the “piggyback bandit” has been reported jumping or trying to jump on the backs of athletes at games in five states. The man, identified as 28-year-old Sherwin Shayegan, has shown up in North Dakota, Minnesota, Montana, Washington and Oregon. Shayegan, who weighs 250 pounds, has been banned from all high school sports events in North Dakota after episodes at three schools in Bismarck. A Minnesota high school league official said Shayegan was spotted in St. Cloud last Thursday and was known to be in Minneapolis on Friday. Shayegan recently pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor assault charges in Helena, Montana. He also has been convicted of felony burglary and theft, the Oregon School Activities Association said. In Washington State, he has about two dozen convictions for trespassing, criminal impersonation and possession charges.

Bank Tells Credit Rating Firms Man Is Dead - Not BOA?

Bank Tells Credit Rating Firms Man Is Dead
A South Carolina man was denied a bank loan for a new home because his credit report listed him as deceased. Arthur Livingston’s bank, Bank of America, has been reporting Art as “deceased” to the three major credit rating agencies since May 2009. The 39-year-old Prosperity man said he discovered the bank’s blunder in October when he tried to obtain a loan for a new house from a mortgage company. Since then, Livingston said Bank of America still hasn’t come up with a solution and his mortgage company has been unable to obtain his credit score to give him a loan for his new home. A spokeswoman for Bank of America said the bank was working with Livingston to “resolve this issue as quickly as possible.”

Man Blows Up Candy House - What is the best way to destroy a Candy House?

Man Blows Up Candy House
A Rock Hall, Maryland, man is facing charges he allegedly tried to blow up a gingerbread house with fireworks in an incident that left his wife injured. Jerry Lee Heinefield, 36, has been charged with reckless endangerment, possession of illegal fireworks and discharge of fireworks. Investigators said that on February 3rd, Heinefield loaded a small gingerbread house with fireworks on his front porch. When he lit the fireworks, the small house exploded and a piece hit his wife’s wrist. Catherine Heinefield suffered a puncture and burn to her wrist that required treatment at a local hospital.

Pop The Question With A Pizza Hut Proposal Kit - Would you ever?

Pop The Question With A Pizza Hut Proposal Kit
Pizza Hut is offering a “Tie the Knot with the $10 Dinner Box” proposal kit for lovers. The Hut says the kit is “Perfect to offer her your love, devotion and a box full of pizza and breadsticks.” You also get a limo, fireworks, flowers, red ruby ring, a photographer and a videographer to capture the moment that you and your beloved agree to spend the rest of your lives together. The deal includes a rectangular pan pizza, five breadsticks and marinara sauce. To make the deal really sweet, it comes with 10 cinnamon sticks with some sweet icing.

Sewage Plant Offers Valentine’s Day Tours - Nothing say's I LOVE YOU like.....

Sewage Plant Offers Valentine’s Day Tours
A New York City sewage plant is offering tours for lovers on Valentine’s Day. The tour host and superintendent of the Newtown Creek Wastewater treatment plant in Brooklyn said it will be a unique date, and one that your special someone will never forget. Jim Pynn says the highlight of the tour will be the plant’s giant egg-shaped digesters, which break down the noxious waste into harmless sludge and gas. Pynn says each Valentine’s Day visitor will get a Hershey kiss – which we hope is made out of real chocolate.

Mother Sues City For $900 Trillion - What would you do with your winnings?

Mother Sues City For $900 Trillion
A Staten Island mom is making headlines after suing the city of West Brighton for $900 trillion, alleging the city improperly placed her two children in foster care. The $900 trillion figure certainly is far beyond most lawsuits seeking cash, but plaintiff Fausat Ogunbayo is pretty clever suing for $900 trillion. While she may end up with nothing, experts say she could end up with a lot more because she sued for such a tremendous amount. If Ogunbayo was awarded $900 trillion she’d have enough disposable income to pay off the U.S. national debt several times over.

Ex-Mayor Admits Stealing Mixer To Make Pizza - If your going to steal something, what would it be?

Ex-Mayor Admits Stealing Mixer To Make Pizza
The former mayor of a Los Angeles suburb has pleaded guilty to stealing a commercial food mixer from the local school district so he could make dough for his home pizza oven. Los Angeles County prosecutors say Larry Guidi entered the plea yesterday to a felony count of grand theft. He was sentenced to 100 hours of community service and one year of probation. A commercial burglary charge was dismissed. Guidi was a warehouse operations manager for the Hawthorne School District until he was fired last year. Prosecutors say a security camera recorded him loading the giant mixer and a cart into his pickup truck in 2010. The $1,300 mixer was later returned. Guidi was the mayor of Hawthorne for nearly 20 years but didn’t run for re-election last year.

Suit For Half Of Lotto Winnings Tossed - Think it should be shared??

Suit For Half Of Lotto Winnings Tossed
A Florida judge has ruled against a man who sued his ex-girlfriend for half of the $1 million jackpot she won from the Florida Lottery. Circuit Judge Alan Dickey ruled that Howard Browning’s case was legally insufficient Tuesday after 11 1/2 hours of testimony in the lawsuit against Lynn Anne Poirier. Browning alleged he and Poirier, who lived together for 16 years, had agreed to split any lottery winnings either of them won. He said he gave Poirier the money to buy the ticket in 2007. However, Poirier said she had never entered any such agreement with Browning and she had paid for the ticket herself. She said she had been trying to get Browning to leave her home for some time and eventually had to have him evicted.

Nuns Angry About New Strip Club Neighbor - The lord works in mysterious ways!?

Nuns Angry About New Strip Club Neighbor
Catholic nuns living in Stone Park, Illinois, are angry about a strip club being built next door. The Missionary Sisters of Saint Charles Borromeo – Scalabrinians said the Stone Park village board approved plans for a strip club next to their west suburban Chicago convent, which contains facilities for sick and elderly nuns as well as housing for novices seeking to enter the order. The nuns said they’re looking into whether the club, which will be called “Get It,” was built too close to their property line. They are also complaining that the convent and other neighbors were not informed of the project before it was approved by the village board. Stone Park Village Attorney Dean Krone said letters were sent out prior to the hearing on the project’s approval, but the letter intended for the nuns ended up at the wrong address.

Special Centennial Birthday

Special Centennial Birthday
LaVona Evans and the state of Arizona have something in common – the same birthday. Evans turns 100 on February 14th. That’s also the 100th anniversary of Arizona becoming a state. Even her name reflects her history. “LaV” is for Valentine’s Day and “ona” is for Arizona. She’ll be the grand marshal of the Graham County Centennial Parade this Saturday. After the parade, her family plans a birthday party.

Chocolate Covered Suspect - What would you like to be covered in?

Chocolate Covered Suspect
Police in eastern Kentucky say a young man was just wearing a pair of black boots and a coating of chocolate and peanut butter after breaking through a glass door at a supermarket. According to authorities, 22-year-old Andrew Allen Michael Toothman smeared peanut butter around the store, set off fire extinguishers and used bottles of Nyquil to spell out the word “sorry.” One trooper tells a local paper it was the biggest mess he’s ever seen. Toothman now faces a number of charges including burglary and indecent exposure.

Times Square Heart Sculpture - Very Cool!

Times Square Heart Sculpture
Times Square has a heart. There’s a giant red heart in the middle of New York’s Times Square. Touch the heart and it starts to beat. Hold hands or kiss and the 10-foot-high sculpture glows brighter and beats even faster. It’s an installation celebrating Valentine’s Day, courtesy of the Times Square Alliance. The interactive work will stay on display through the end of the month.

Woman Wakes To Find Stranger At Stove -

Woman Wakes To Find Stranger At Stove
Authorities in Florida said a woman who awoke to the smell of smoke discovered a stranger attempting to cook in her kitchen. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said the Neptune Beach woman woke up around 4 a.m. Monday to the smell of smoke and discovered a stranger, identified as David Kurlin, 41, attempting to cook frozen foods on the stove without removing them from their plastic packaging. The woman locked herself in her room and called 911, investigators said. Officers said Kurlin, who was spotted by a neighbor while leaving the home, had the woman’s purse over his shoulder when he was found by deputies. Kurlin, who entered the home by removing the plastic from a dog door, told deputies he had been partying with four or five other people and decided to cook some food once they went home.

Grenade Donated To Salvation Army - What is the strangest thing you have donated?

Grenade Donated To Salvation Army
Workers at a Salvation Army store in Florida said they discovered a dummy hand grenade while sorting through a box of donations. The Salvation Army of Palm Beach County said the workers were sorting through a box of donations when they stumbled upon the grenade, which still had its pin. A police bomb squad investigated the item and determined it was inactive and may have been manufactured during World War II. “That was the most unique item that has been discovered,” said Tara Holcomb, development and public relations director for the Salvation Army.

Robber Had Pies, Not Bomb

Robber Had Pies, Not Bomb
Police in California said a bank robber who claimed to have a bomb in a fast food bag was actually only carrying a couple of McDonald’s apple pies. Sacramento police said Daniel Hegwood, 33, was carrying the McDonald’s bag when he walked into a Wells Fargo bank around 1:15 p.m. Saturday and told a teller there was a bomb in the bag. “The suspect left a package at one of the teller windows and said there was a bomb inside. He got cash from the teller and fled on foot,” a police spokesman said. Hegwood, who left the bag at the bank, was found in a nearby parking garage wearing a red backpack with money protruding from it. Police said Hegwood claimed to have a bomb in his backpack, but they found only money and Hegwood’s belongings.

Dad Picking Up DUI Son Gets DUI - Like father, Like son!

Dad Picking Up DUI Son Gets DUI
Police in Pennsylvania said man who came to pick up his son - who was charged with driving under the influence - was also arrested for the same offense. Pennsylvania State Police said Timothy Smith of Chadds Ford showed up at the barracks in Media to pick up his son, who had been arrested on a DUI charge, and troopers quickly got the impression that Smith had also been drinking. Police said they determined Smith had driven his car from Chadd’s Ford to the barracks and arrested him on a DUI charge and put him in jail with his son.

Man Who ‘Always Wanted’ Police To Chase Him Gets His Wish - Have you ever wanted to be chased?

Man Who ‘Always Wanted’ Police To Chase Him Gets His Wish
A Montana man who told police he led them on a chase because he “just always wanted to do that” was fined $1,000 for reckless driving. John Hughes, 55, of Butte was fined last Thursday after pleading guilty to misdemeanor reckless driving while eluding a peace officer. The county attorney’s office recommended no jail time because Hughes has no criminal record and was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol at the time of the offense. Police said Hughes intentionally got a police car to chase him in Butte around 3:25 a.m. and the chase reached the interstate, where Hughes drove at speeds exceeding 100 mph. Hughes was eventually stopped when police deflated his tires with stop sticks.

Women’s Hoodie Leads To Suspect’s Arrest - Have you ever been confused for a criminal?

Women’s Hoodie Leads To Suspect’s Arrest
Police in Pennsylvania were able to identify a robbery suspect by the Victoria’s Secret hoodie he borrowed from his former girlfriend. Investigators said Timothy Corwin, 25, was wearing the hoodie, which was emblazoned with the word “PINK” on the lower back, when he allegedly robbed the CoGo’s store in Rostraver on August 23rd and the article of clothing led to him being identified and arrested over the weekend. Corwin, who was charged with robbery, theft and receiving stolen property, and ordered held in lieu of $100,000 bond, is also the “primary” suspect in a robber August 22nd at the Sunoco convenience store in Irwin. Police said the suspect was wearing the same hoodie during that incident. Corwin’s former girlfriend told police she argued with him on August 22nd and he left her home with her hoodie and a pair of black sweatpants.

 

Couple Marks 80th Wedding Anniversary - Is it still possible today?

Couple Marks 80th Wedding Anniversary
A Wisconsin couple celebrating their 80th wedding anniversary agree the secret to their long marriage is that the husband “knows who’s boss.” Roy Fleming, 100, and Dorothy Fleming, 95, marked their 80th anniversary Monday with a party in Brookfield. “He knows who’s boss. That’s how we got along,” Dorothy Fleming quipped. However, Roy Fleming said his wife was not entirely joking. “Whatever she says is right,” he said to party-goers. The couple’s two sons, Earl and Allan, attended the party, and Earl said his own 60th wedding anniversary is coming up. Granddaughter Shar Fleming said her grandparents complement each other perfectly. “Grandpa still likes his beer. He had two at his 100th birthday, and a big cheeseburger. And Grandma loves her pizza. And they both love sweets. Grandpa can’t see very well, and Grandma can’t hear very well. So they make up for each other,” she said.

Family Plans Frugal February - Could your family pull this off?

Family Plans Frugal February
A California family says it will not be spending money on anything for the entire month of February except fresh milk for their children. Shelley and Bob Dunning of Davis said they made a final grocery store trip January 31st and will be subsiding mainly on beans, frozen meat and rice during the month of February, and they and their four children will walk everywhere they need to go. The couple said the only expense they are planning for is ensuring there is fresh milk in the house for the kids. All other spending will be on hold for the month, they said

Moonshining Family

Moonshining Family
At age 71, Robert Perry says he makes his own medicine. It’s a pinkish liquid with some herbs. But the main ingredient is moonshine. The South Carolina farmer says his family has been making the special ‘shine recipe since arriving in America in the 1750s. Perry tells a local paper his moonshine medicine is his fountain of youth. He adds it keeps his muscles limber.

Man Builds Tebow From Snow

Man Builds Tebow From Snow
A Colorado man said his giant snow sculpture of Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow in his familiar “Tebowing” pose is gaining attention. Tracy Fox of Superior said he and his family created the sculpture, which they dubbed “Tebow, Tebowing,” as both a tribute to the quarterback and a sign of their shared faith. “I personally moved about 10 tons of snow for this sculpture of Tebow, Tebowing,” Fox said. “We just give all glory to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” Fox said neighbors have been posing for pictures with the sculpture and he has been contacted by media outlets from across the country.

Lukewarm Polar Bear Plunge - Not a bad year for it!

Lukewarm Polar Bear Plunge
There wasn’t much polar to this year’s Polar Bear Plunge. Nearly 3,700 people took a dip in the Atlantic at Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, Sunday. The water temperature was 47 degrees, the warmest ever for the event. The plunge raises money for the Special Olympics. Organizers say they brought in more than $650,000 this year. Over the past 21 years, the plunge people say they’ve collected more than $6 million.

Toilet-Lovin’ Tot Gets Free Commode -

Toilet-Lovin’ Tot Gets Free Commode
A Wisconsin 4-year-old fascinated by toilets is the star of a video produced by fixture-maker Kohler that has more than 100,000 hits on YouTube. Dustin Kruse of New Berlin, who first started showing an interest in toilets when he was only 18-months-old, came to the attention of Kohler when he visited the company’s Design Center with parents Jim and Michele Kruse and his mother later sent the company a letter asking about a possible demo model of the boy’s favorite toilet, a $380 dual-flush toilet. The company decided instead to send the family a free toilet with a company plumber to ensure it was properly installed. The company filmed Dustin during a recent return to the Design Center, where dozens of different toilets are on display, and created a YouTube video that has gained more than 100,000 views.

School Suspends Boy For Mimicking Michael Jackson Dance Moves - Thought's?

School Suspends Boy For Mimicking Michael Jackson Dance Moves
A 9-year-old boy has found out that some of the late Michael Jackson’s dance moves can get you kicked out of school. Lenny Boberg was suspended because school officials said his performance of “Billie Jean” constituted gross misconduct. School officials in Winona, Minnesota, were especially upset that the boy imitated Jackson’s crotch grabbing during the performance at a fundraiser. The boy’s mom says her son has performed similar Jackson routines the past two years at the fundraiser without a problem. She adds the performance was approved during a rehearsal.

Waffle House Restaurants To Offer 5th Annual Candlelight Valentine’s Dinner

Waffle House Restaurants To Offer 5th Annual Candlelight Valentine’s Dinner
Waffle House has your Valentine’s Day dinner plans “Scattered, Smothered & Covered.” For the fifth consecutive year, devoted fans and regular customers can make reservations to dine by candlelight with friends and loved ones at select Waffle House locations. This year, more than 110 locations will offer white tablecloth service by candlelight on Valentine’s night. Additionally, restaurants will feature a special Valentine’s Day menu along with all the Waffle House favorites. Waffle House enthusiasts can find a list of participating locations and phone numbers at www.wafflehouse.com.

Aruba Instead Of Disney For Super Bowl Losers - Disney or Aruba, where do you go?

Aruba Instead Of Disney For Super Bowl Losers
“We’re going to Aruba!” may not sound quite like “We’re going to Disney World” after the Super Bowl. But the Aruba Tourism Authority has an offer for the team that lost the big game. The Aruba offer includes an all-expenses-paid trip to the Caribbean island. The free trip pitch was made before Sunday’s Super Bowl, which the New York Giants won 21-17. No word if the New England Patriots will be taking up the tourist board on the Aruba freebie.

$1 Million Lottery Winner Won’t Quit Waitress Job - Would you quit your job?

$1 Million Lottery Winner Won’t Quit Waitress Job
A 21-year-old Florida waitress has no plans to quit her day job after winning a $1 million lottery prize. “No way,” Alexandra Chaar told Florida Lottery officials on Wednesday. “I love where I work.” Chaar, who works at a Mexican restaurant in Clearwater Beach, Florida, said she bought her ticket in the state’s $1 million Monopoly Scratch-Off Game at a local food mart. Chaar chose the one-time, lump-sum payment for her winnings in the amount of $700,000. Chaar told lottery officials she was a straight-A student at St. Petersburg College and planned to use the money to pay for college. Until then, she’ll keep working for tips.

Man Shot For Singing A Country Song - Ever felt like that?

Man Shot For Singing A Country Song
A California man is facing charges after allegedly shooting his son because he didn’t like his karaoke singing. Police say it started with a heated argument between 70-year-old William Oller Sr. and his 50-year-old son, William Oller Jr. The father allegedly asked his son to stop singing, and when he didn’t he told him “I’m going to shut you up.” Police say that’s when he walked to his truck to find his handgun and opened fire on his son, grazing him with five bullets, with a sixth still lodged in the would-be singer’s shoulder. Oller, Jr. is recovering and says that he doesn’t have “total movement” back in his shoulder, but expects that he will. Oller Jr. said he couldn’t recall what song he’d been singing that led to the argument, but believed it was a Kenny Chesney tune. Oller Sr. was arrested last Thursday. He pleaded not guilty to attempted murder charges on Tuesday.

Pork Spill - Ready for a BBQ?

Pork Spill
A tractor-trailer carrying pork products collided with a box truck in Virginia, spilling about 20 tons of frozen pork onto U.S. Highway 13. The crash happened around 4 a.m. yesterday near Machipongo, Virginia. One person was taken to a hospital, while crews worked to clean up about 41,000 pounds of frozen pork, Virginia State Police said. The rig went around a curve, jackknifed and then went across the median about the same time that a box truck was heading south. The driver of the box truck swerved and hit the trailer of the rig head-on, causing debris to fly across the road along with the pork from the tractor-trailer. The tractor-trailer driver was charged with failure to maintain a lane of travel. All lanes of U.S. 13 were closed until 11 a.m. while crews were cleaning up the bacon and other debris.

Two Beers Cost $2,550 - Ready for a cold one?

Two Beers Cost $2,550
An Indiana family said they were shocked when their credit card statement said a pair of beers they bought at a convention cost $1,497.50 each. The family, who asked not to be named, said the beers at the NFL Experience concession stand at the Indiana Convention Center January 28th were supposed to cost a total $14, but they later found their credit card had instead been charged $2,995. The convention center’s concession manager, Centerplate, issued a statement saying officials are working to correct the overcharge. The company said such problems are rare.

Student Goes 90 Days Without Cell Phone - Could you make it?

STOP THE PRESSES! Student Goes 90 Days Without Cell Phone
A Chicago student who spent 90 days abstaining from cell phones and social media said the first two weeks were “anxiety-ridden.” Jake Reilly, 24, a student at the advertising and design-focused Chicago Portfolio School, said he was originally only going to give up his phone, but he decided to expand it to all social media when he realized his communication would just migrate to other forms of technology. Reilly said the first two weeks of his project, which he began in October, were “anxiety-ridden.” “All of a sudden, you get home on a Friday night and there’s no one around and it’s just you and your thoughts,” he said. “Very scary.” Reilly said he soon found staying away from cell phones and Facebook increased his face-to-face interactions and made him more active. “I rode my bike all over the city,” he said. “I made collages. I did puzzles. I did all these things that I normally never would have considered. And you know what, I loved all that.”

Man Plans 50 Fights In One Night - Think he will make it? Would you try?

Man Plans 50 Fights In One Night
A New Jersey karate instructor said he will celebrate his 50th birthday by fighting 50 different people in one night to raise money for Big Brothers Big Sisters. Brian Digore, an instructor at Okinawa Kenpo Karate in Pitman and a former Marine, said he will fight 50 people for 90 seconds at a time in boxing and mixed martial arts matches to raise funds for the charity on his birthday, February 11th. Tickets for the event will cost between $10 and $50.

Double-Faced Cat - Would you want to have a "special" animal as a pet?

Double-Faced Cat
A Suncoast, Florida, family said they were shocked when their cat gave birth to a kitten with two faces, a condition known as diprosopus. Nash Hand and his wife, Amanda Forsythe, said their cat, Nene, gave birth Monday and they were shocked to see the kitten had two faces, a condition that earns such felines the nickname Janus cat, after the Roman god with two faces. The couple said they named the cat Harvey Dent, after the “Batman” villain Two-Face. “They simultaneously work together, the two faces. When he eats on one side it looks like he is eating on the other. When he meows it comes out of both sides,” Forsythe said. Dr. Greg Fluharty with the Animal Clinic in Port Charlotte said he examined the feline and he appears healthy. Harvey has an appointment this week with a vet neurologist to conduct further tests.

Dad Arrested During Delivery - Most Wanted or Least Wanted Dad?

Dad Arrested During Delivery
Police in western Pennsylvania busted Ayende Crawford in a hospital delivery room as his girlfriend was about to give birth to their baby. Authorities say Crawford has been wanted for months on criminal charges ranging from drunken driving to assault. Crawford was recently featured on a “Most Wanted Fugitive” segment that runs on the local cable TV system.

Prison Cookbook - What recipe will you look for first?

Prison Cookbook
How about some tuna nachos for your Super Bowl party? It’s one of the recipes from women serving time in Texas. Six female convicts have compiled an unusual cookbook, “From The Big House to Your House.” One of the recipes is for tuna nachos. Inmate Celeste Johnson says it sounds disgusting but it grows on you. Prison cooking isn’t easy. The women don’t have access to a stove, refrigerator or a knife. Anything that needs heating must be done in a hot pot, which warms water, but not to the boiling point because boiling water could be used as weapon.

 

Obama’s Old Car Fails To Sell On eBay - Is there a celeberties car you would pay $1 million for? (If you had it spObama’s Old Car Fails To Sell On eBay - Is there a celebrities car you would pay $1 million for? (If you had it spend of course) end of course)

Obama’s Old Car Fails To Sell On eBay
A gray 2005 Chrysler 300C leased by Barack Obama in 2004 failed to sell for the asking price of $1 million on eBay, the Chicago-area seller said. Lisa Czibor, the eBay seller working on behalf of owner Tim O’Boyle, said the $1 million asking price may have been too high for bidders, and the auction ended Wednesday without any bids meeting the minimum. “We’re trying to talk him into rerunning it now and making some changes to (the listing),” Czibor said. “Lowering the price and contacting Obama to find out if there’s a charity he’d like us to donate some of the profits to. In the end, it’s (O’Boyle’s) car. It’s up to him.” The description in the auction said Obama leased the car in 2004, when he was still an Illinois state senator, and he traded it in for a 2007 Ford Escape Hybrid while running for president.

Oops! FBI Breaks In Door Of Wrong Apartment - What should the FBI do for this family if anything?

Oops! FBI Breaks In Door Of Wrong Apartment
The FBI apologized to a Massachusetts woman after agents mistakenly broke down her door and ordered her to stay on the floor. Judy Sanchez said FBI agents busted down her Fitchburg door and forced her to remain on the floor for about 45 minutes while her 3-year-old daughter cried in the next room. FBI spokesman Greg Comcowich said the agents soon realized they had gone into the wrong apartment. Comcowich said, “The assistant special agent in charge spoke with the resident to reassure and calm the resident and repeatedly apologized for the mistake.” The spokesman said the agents later raided the correct address and arrested Luis R. Vasquez on charges including conspiracy to distribute cocaine base.

Woman Fights Off Attacker With Hot Sauce - That's Hot!!

Woman Fights Off Attacker With Hot Sauce
An Iowa woman who was attacked by one of three robbers in her home used a bottle of hot sauce to fight off one of the thieves. Malisa Gutierrez told Des Moines police she and her boyfriend, Carlos Estrada, were sleeping shortly after 6 a.m. Tuesday when they heard a loud noise. Gutierrez saw three robbers, two men and a woman. The woman attacked her with a flashlight and she fought back, eventually ending up in another part of the home. Gutierrez said she grabbed a bottle of hot sauce and used it to fend the woman off until police arrived. The two male suspects escaped, but Lisa Floyd, 41, was arrested on a first-degree burglary charge and jailed in lieu of $25,000 bond.

Woman Robs Bank For Dentures - Teeth really that important?

Woman Robs Bank For Dentures
A Pennsylvania woman robbed a bank and told officers she committed the crime to pay for a set of dentures. Investigators said Evelyn Marie Fuller, 49, was asked to come in for questioning Tuesday after a man told officers he recognized a coat he had loaned the woman in surveillance footage. Fuller, who police said has no teeth, told officers she robbed the First National Bank in Waynesburg on January 20th to obtain money for a set of dentures. Fuller, who did not display a weapon during the crime, was charged with two counts of robbery and one count each of theft and terroristic threats. She was jailed in lieu of $75,000 bond.

 

Recycling Workers Recover Lost Wallet - Ever accidentally given away something you didn't mean to?

Recycling Workers Recover Lost Wallet
A Connecticut woman says workers at a recycling station sorted through the contents of a container to find her wallet, even after she was ready to give up. Mary Theresa Pallos said she noticed about an hour after a recent visit to the New London Turnpike transfer station that she had inadvertently tossed her wallet into a recycling container along with her intended items. Pallos approached staff at the station and they immediately began sorting through the recyclables. “Several times I mentioned that they should abort their efforts, but they were persistent and would not give up,” she said. Pallos said the workers found the wallet after about an hour of searching, earning her “surprise and appreciation.” Pallos said she sent a thank you note to superintendent of sanitation Michael Bisi, who said not everyone who loses items in the containers ends up with “happy endings.”

Woman Leads Police On Chase In Cherry Picker - What is the best get away Woman Leads Police On Chase In Cherry Picker - What is the best get away vehicle?veichale?

Woman Leads Police On Chase In Cherry Picker
Seattle police arrested a woman accused of stealing a work truck with a cherry picker and leading officers on a high-speed chase. Investigators said the woman is believed to have stolen the truck at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday when she discovered it parked with the keys inside and led a King County sheriff’s deputy, a Washington State Patrol trooper and officers from the Seattle and Shoreline police departments on a high-speed chase through the city. The chase came to an end when the woman crashed into a light pole in the parking lot of a Home Depot. The woman, who a deputy said was laughing when she was pulled from the truck, was taken to a hospital to receive treatment for cuts to her face. Police said the suspect is likely to be charged with auto theft, felony eluding, property damage and driving under the influence.

Marijuana Building

Marijuana Building
New York found an entire five-story building used as an urban marijuana factory. Detectives with the Bronx Narcotics squad got an anonymous tip about the indoor pot farm. Investigators checked utility records and found an unusually high rate of electric use. Detectives went in with a search warrant this week and busted three people. Police say the indoor farm produced more than 1,500 pounds of pot.

Giants Get Special Doughnuts - What do you put in your special doughnuts?

Giants Get Special Doughnuts
If the Giants win the Super Bowl they should give some credit to doughnuts. The Giants are getting six dozen blueberry doughnuts, courtesy of the mother-in-law of Giants center Jim Cordle. The doughnuts are a favorite in northeast Ohio. Cordle played college ball at Ohio State. The doughnuts come from the White House Fruit Farm, owned by Debbie Pifer. Pifer says if the Giants win, maybe they’ll autograph a doughnut box for her.

Super Bowl Governors’ Bet - What are you putting up for a bet on the game?

Super Bowl Governors’ Bet
It’s “chowda” versus cheesecake in the Super Bowl. The governors of New York and Massachusetts are getting into the action with a friendly wager on the big game. Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick is putting up chips, pies and bowls of New England clam chowder. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is making his bet with bagels, yogurt and cheesecake. If the Giants lose Sunday’s game, Cuomo will send 46 cases of New York-made yogurt, 46 dozen bagels from Manhattan’s Ess-a-Bagel and 46 cheesecakes from Junior’s in Brooklyn to a Massachusetts food bank. If the Patriots lose, Patrick will fork over 46 pies from The Pie Ladies in Centerville, 46 cases of chips made in Needham Heights and clam chowder from Boston-based Legal Seafoods.

Entire Spanish Village Wins Lottery, Minus 1 Unlucky Resident - Do you share?

Entire Spanish Village Wins Lottery, Minus 1 Unlucky Resident
In December, the tiny Spanish village of Sodeto collectively won a major stake in the annual $950 million Spanish national lottery. The village of farmers and construction workers is enjoying a minimum payout of $130,000 per resident. And yet for all of the new wealth making its way around Sodeto, one villager came away with nothing. Costis Mitsotakis, a Greek filmmaker who moved to the village for a woman, is the only resident who did not purchase a ticket. Unfortunately, he is no longer with the woman and now lives in a barn just outside the village.

Border Cops Nab Go-Kart Hauling Pot - Want the Go-Kart or the Pot?

Border Cops Nab Go-Kart Hauling Pot
U.S. Border cops in far-west Arizona have seized an off-road go-kart and trailer packed with pot in the latest bizarre attempt by Mexican smugglers to beat beefed up border security. The Border Patrol’s Yuma sector said agents from the Coopah Tribal Police Department spotted the single-seater go-kart hauling a trailer through the desert near Yuma, Arizona, on Tuesday night and gave chase. The driver abandoned his go-kart, which was fitted with off-road tires and painted a desert beige, after police started chasing him. The trailer has 217 pounds of marijuana, about 100 yards from the border, and fled back to Mexico. Border officials said smugglers are starting to get creative about how they smuggle drugs into the country, but so far they have been able to stay one step ahead of them.

Man Busted For Trying To Move Ambulance - Did he have the right?

Man Busted For Trying To Move Ambulance
Police in Tennessee arrested a man who allegedly tried to move an ambulance on an emergency call because it was blocking his car. Mount Juliet police said the Wilson County ambulance was parked as the crew responded to a medical emergency. Paramedics heard the vehicle’s engine start while they were preparing the patient for transport. The crew found Warren Melamed, 65, preparing to move the ambulance and were able to stop him, police said. Melamed told police he became angry when he saw the ambulance blocking his car, so he decided to move it out of his way. Melamed was charged with unauthorized use of a vehicle.

Bill Would Make Toto’s Breed Kansas State Dog - How many thought it was already?

Bill Would Make Toto’s Breed Kansas State Dog
A Kansas state lawmaker is proposing a measure to make the cairn terrier, the breed of Toto from “The Wizard of Oz,” the official state dog. Democratic state Rep. Ed Trimmer of Winfield, acting on an idea proposed by Brenda Moore of Augusta, introduced House Bill No. 251 last week to make the cairn terrier the official state dog. Moore, the obedience chairwoman with the South Central Kansas Kennel Club, said cairn terriers are a perfect representation of Kansas because they “have a gusto for life. They are very smart and very loyal, although they can be a little bit of a digger – like all terriers can.”

10-Year-Old Arrested For Pulling Toy Gun - Punishment?

10-Year-Old Arrested For Pulling Toy Gun
Police in California said a 10-year-old boy was arrested after allegedly pulling a toy gun on a woman who thought it was real. Burbank police said the boy knocked on the front door of a 67-year-old woman whose grandson beat up one of the boy’s friends at school. The boy yelled “you suck” at the woman and pointed the toy gun at her before fleeing. The boy was arrested on suspicion of brandishing a weapon and released to his parents. He was given a citation and will have to appear in court.

 

Confused Sailor - Think he will ever live it down?

Confused Sailor
Washington State authorities said a drunken sailor who entered the wrong apartment and climbed into bed with an 80-year-old woman is unlikely to face charges. The Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office said Dalton Pierson, 21, left a friend’s Bremerton apartment early Sunday after consuming a lot of alcohol, walking into the wrong apartment. He was seen urinating on the floor by John Jaeger, 56. Jaeger told deputies he heard his mother cry out as he dialed 911. Evelyn Whitney was awakened by Pierson climbing into bed with her. Deputies arrived and awoke Pierson to find he was “visibly intoxicated” and didn’t realize he was in the wrong apartment. Pierson, who is stationed at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor, was released to his friends. Deputies said Whitney’s apartment is nearly identical in layout to that of Pierson’s friend and the door had been left unlocked.

Thumbtack Portraits - Amazing or just dumb?

Thumbtack Portraits
Andrew Woolery, an artist who creates portraits with thumbtacks, has done one of rock icon Jimi Hendrix. The portrait took over 50,000 thumbtacks to create. Woolery said his art was inspired by the colorful breakfast cereal Froot Loops, although he later moved on to thumbtacks. “I am now an expert on thimbles and own a thumb-specific ice pack,” Woolery joked. “I had to ice my thumbs and elbow every night so I could continue pushing pins.” Woolery has created a series of likenesses using the thumbtack method, which he has dubbed “Mixtape” – it includes such recognizable images as Jay-Z, Kanye West and Barack Obama. You can check out some of Woolery’s work on www.tumblr.com/tagged/andrew-woolery.

Mayors Make Super Bowl Bet - Which pay out would you want??

Mayors Make Super Bowl Bet
With the Super Bowl just days away, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg says he and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino have a friendly wager. If the New York Giants win, a New York City family will receive a free trip to Boston. The Bean Town excursion will include a stay at the Ritz Carlton, dinner at Legal Sea Foods and box seats to a Bruins or Celtics game. If the New England Patriots win, a Boston family will get a trip to New York paid for by tourism-industry companies. The Big Apple trip will include dinner at the Russian Tea Room, tickets to “Phantom of the Opera” and a VIP tour of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Bloomberg says people in the winning city will be able to enter an online lottery after Sunday’s game.


 

Man Spots Stolen Car From Bus -

Man Spots Stolen Car From Bus
Police in Florida said a man who was forced to ride the bus to work when his girlfriend’s car was stolen spotted the vehicle during his commute. Volusia County officials said the black 2002 Saturn was taken from Cara McSweeney’s Deltona driveway around 10:15 a.m. Friday. Her boyfriend called 911 from a city bus later to report he had spotted the car driving down the road. A responding deputy spotted the car and pulled it over. Aaron Hosack and Amber Jones now face multiple charges, including grand theft.

Seattle Woman ‘Marries’ Building

Seattle Woman ‘Marries’ Building
A Seattle woman recently exchanged vows with an abandoned warehouse that is set to be demolished to make way for a new apartment building. Babylonia Aivaz and 16 friends went to the warehouse in December to protest the planned development of an apartment complex. Calling it a “gay marriage,” Aivaz was asked by the attending minister if she would “love and cherish and protect this warehouse.” She responded in verse, quoting the Cat Power song “Sea of Love.” “Come with me my love, to the sea, the sea of love. I want to tell you how much I love you.” She then added her own verses. “Do you remember when we met? I cleaned your rooms and wash your floors, built community, opened some doors. You changed my life. I’ll never forget the day we met. I’ll cherish your community spirit until the day I die.” After the wedding, a large banner reading: “I Do” was hung outside the building as the attendees sang “Lean On Me.” Sadly, demolition on the building began ahead of schedule, starting last Friday.

Wired Chicken - Have you ever found something "wrong" in your order?

Wired Chicken
A New York bus driver is suing a fast food chicken outlet, claiming he nearly choked on a two-inch coil of wire that was cooked into his food. Lajzer Grynsztajn, 50, has filed suit seeking unspecified damages against JFK Fried Chicken in the Sunset Park area of Brooklyn, claiming he needed emergency surgery to remove the wire that had lodged in his throat. The 11-year Metropolitan Transportation Authority veteran said he stopped by the chicken place January 9th, sat down and ate a meal of two chicken breasts and fries. “I felt a sharp pain, like I was choking,” Grynsztajn said. “I thought I was choking on a bone.” He left the restaurant, started coughing up blood and wound up at Lutheran Medical Center, where a doctor discovered a wire so deep down his throat he had to be knocked out before the doctor could take the wire out. Grynsztajn says he doesn’t eat takeout food anymore.
 

Snake On A Face - How do you respond?

Snake On A Face
Police in Madison, Wisconsin, said a woman who decided to take a python out of its terrarium during a book club meeting ended up with the serpent latched onto her face. A police spokesman said the 31-year-old woman was attending a book club meeting January 19th at another member’s home and decided to take Annie, a 12-year-old ball python measuring about 4 feet long, our of its terrarium. “She just wanted to hold her,” Joel DeSpain said. “She apparently had prior experience handling snakes and had no reason to believe she was putting herself in danger.” However, the non-venomous snake bit into the woman’s right cheek and refused to disengage until the owner was able to remove it. The snake was returned to its enclosure and the woman’s injuries were treated by a doctor. “It was sort of a happy ending,” DeSpain said. “The women ended up with no scars and no lasting emotional trauma.”

Salem’s First Witch Shop Closing - Do you believe in witches?

Salem’s First Witch Shop Closing
The proprietor of the first witch shop in Salem, Massachusetts, is closing the business after about 40 years. Laurie Cabot, 78, announced on the website for the Official Witch Shop that she is closing the Wharf Street store for good today. “Closing my store was a very difficult decision, but one that I am pleased with,” Cabot wrote. “It has been a dream come true to have had the experience of operating my stores and the countless wonderful people I have met. I will continue to teach my classes on Witchcraft and Tarot, still very much available, as are my physic readings and workshops.” Cabot said she will continue to post updates on her classes, workshops and readings on the store’s website.

 

Woman Finds Out Rats Multiply The Hard Way - Worst pet you have ever owned?

Woman Finds Out Rats Multiply The Hard Way
Animal rescuers in Massachusetts said a woman who bought two rats to save them from being snake food soon found herself with 71 rodents. The Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals said the woman bought the rats from a pet shop in Sandwich to save them from being food for a snake. She contacted the society about three months later when the number of rapidly breeding rats ballooned to 71. “She realized she was in over her head, and she drove to Boston,” MSPCA spokesman Rob Halpin said. Halpin added that the incident took place only days after a Lawrence man brought in 94 hamsters not long after he purchased only two. The spokesman said the hamsters will likely have better luck finding new homes than the rats will.

Big Apple Getting New Typewriters - Do typerwriters still have a place in business?

Big Apple Getting New Typewriters
Some workers in New York City are getting new typewriters. Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who is fond of his iPad and electronic gadgets, says he’ll turn his city into the “Silicon Alley.” Bloomberg has employees of several municipal agencies working on a fleet of 1,172 typewriters. Employees in the New York Police Department, Department of Buildings and Human Resources Administration and 18 other agencies will be getting new electronic typewriters to replace aging ones. The Department of Administrative Services issued a request for bids for new typewriters to replace the geriatric assortment now in use. “The contract is for typewriters, which are primarily used to complete carbon-copy forms that are not computerized,” spokeswoman Julianne Cho said.

Monster Emerald Gets Zero Bids - What do you think it is worth?

Monster Emerald Gets Zero Bids
A Canadian auction house said a watermelon-sized gem believed to be the world’s largest emerald failed to gain a single bid after its co-owner was arrested. Western Star Auctions of Kelowna, British Columbia, said there were no offers for the 57,500-carat green stone, which weighs 25 pounds, after a memo was given to bidders at the Saturday auction explaining that co-owner Regan Reaney had been arrested Friday on charges unrelated to the emerald. Reaney was arrested on outstanding warrants from multiple fraud charges from Hamilton, Ontario. Odenbach, owner of Western Star Auctions, said the future of the emerald is up to the consignors.

A REAL Milk Truck - Do you want to see it in your community?

A REAL Milk Truck
Artist Jill Miller is taking her pro-breast feeding message on the road. She’s created what she calls the “Milk Truck.” It’s an old box truck with a huge pink breast on top. The nipple is a flashing red light. Miller, who’s also a mom, says she wanted to do something funny on a serious issue. She says young mothers need help and encouragement to breastfeed their babies. Miller also teaches at the Carnegie Mellon University School of Art in Pittsburgh.

 

Big Gator - What is your favortie Gator related TV Show?

Big Gator
Mighty Mike is headed back to Kentucky. The giant alligator is expected to return to Kentucky’s Newport Aquarium in the coming weeks. Mighty Mike is 14 feet long and weighs 800 pounds. Alligators in the wild usually don’t grow longer than 12 feet. Mike was captured in a Florida lake in 2000. He had been on display at the aquarium for five months last year. This time the huge gator is expected to stay for a year.

Super Bowl Blood Donor - How much are you willing to give?

Super Bowl Blood Donor
Carol Sikler is going to the Super Bowl – and all it took was a lot of blood. The Indiana woman won a pair of tickets to the big game for being a big blood donor. The Indiana Blood Center says she’s donated more 140 units of whole blood or blood products. She says she became a regular blood donor to repay the units used by her late husband. Sikler is an Indianapolis Colts fan, but she says Sunday she’ll be rooting for the New York Giants

Camel Predicts Giants Will Win The Super Bowl - Do you believe animals can pick winners? who is your pick?

Camel Predicts Giants Will Win The Super Bowl
A camel in New Jersey predicts that the New York Giants will win the Super Bowl. Princess, the star of New Jersey’s Popcorn Park Zoo, has correctly picked the winner of five of the last six Super Bowls. She went 14 and 6 predicting regular season and playoff games this year, and has a lifetime record of 88-51. The Bactrian camel’s prognostication skills stem from her love of graham crackers. Zoo general manager John Bergmann writes the name of the competing teams on each hand and then places a cracker on each. Whichever hand Princess nibbles from is her pick. On Wednesday, she made her pick with no hesitation at all, predicting bad news for the Patriots even though Las Vegas oddsmakers have New England favored by about 3 points. Her only miscue in the big game was picking the Indianapolis Colts over the New Orleans Saints two years ago. The camel was once the personal pet of heiress Doris Duke, the only child of tobacco and electric energy tycoon James Buchanan Duke.

Town Official’s Nephew Busted Again - Should family affect your job?

Town Official’s Nephew Busted Again
A nephew of the town president of Cicero, Illinois, allegedly used a city hall car while on break from his city job to steal beer from a supermarket. Joseph Terrana, 41, was charged with stealing $287 worth of beer on two occasions, loading the allegedly pilfered suds into a Town of Cicero car while wearing a Town of Cicero employee jacket. A Cicero spokesperson says Terrana is related to president Larry Dominick by marriage and that Cicero’s inspector general is investigating his arrest. It’s at least the fifth time Terrana has been arrested. He’s been convicted three times, including twice for theft.

School Bans Ugg Boots - What do you think is the dumbest ban in schools today?s

School Bans Ugg Boots
A Philadelphia school has banned Ugg boots because students have been using them to hide banned cell phones inside. The ban at Pottstown Middle School in suburban Philadelphia starts today. School District superintendent Reed Lindley said the school principal asked for the boot ban “because of the classroom disruptions that are resulting from ringing cell phones.” Students at the school can avoid trouble with school officials by wearing boots that lace up and usually have a more snug fit. First-time offenders will get detention, and subsequent violations include two detentions, followed by confiscation of the phone.

College Student Fined $200 For Stealing 79-Cent Donut - Have you ever "Forgot" to pay?

College Student Fined $200 For Stealing 79-Cent Donut
A Wyoming college student was charged with misdemeanor shoplifting after employees at a store say they spotted him leaving without anteing up the $.79 for the donut. Rather than go to trial, the 19-year-old made a deal with the city attorney to pay a $200 fine, $10 in court costs and the original $.79 he should have paid in the first place. The student, who was with other patrons who paid for their purchases at the register, said he simply forgot to pay for the purloined pastry and he attempted to make good by paying for it. But the store’s owner maintained that, “Policy is policy... Paid for is OK; not paid for is shoplifting.”

Eatery Bids Goodbye To 2-Foot Hot Dog - Will you miss the 24 inches?

Eatery Bids Goodbye To 2-Foot Hot Dog
Connecticut restaurant Doogie’s said its famous 2-foot hot dog will soon be a thing of the past after its manufacturer closes down. R. Elliot Aronheim, co-owner of the Newington restaurant, said he received a call recently from Michael Greiner, president of the Grote & Weigel plant in Bloomfield, saying the plant would be closing down after 122 years, leaving the restaurant without a supplier for the 2-foot wieners. Aronheim said he has contacted other meatpackers to replace the items on the menus for Doogie’s and his Clam Digger franchises in Waterbury, Bristol and Manchester, but he has not yet found a supplier of 24-inch frankfurters, which were once featured on the Travel Channel’s “Man vs. Food.”

California Trying To Give Away A Highway - Want it?

California Trying To Give Away A Highway
California’s transit agency is trying to give away a highway that dead ends in the San Gabriel mountains over Los Angeles, but no one wants it. The U.S. Forest Service and Los Angeles County both want Highway 39 to remain open. The highway provides access to Angeles National Forest. However, no one wants to assume the cost of maintaining a road subject to damage from forest fires, landslides, falling rocks and floods. Officials put the annual upkeep at $1.5 million. Highway 39 runs from the city of Azusa to Crystal Lake, where the Forest Service recently spent $6 million upgrading a campground. When it was built in the 1920s, it connected with the Angeles Crest Highway, but a 1978 landslide blocked the last 4.4 miles. The highway provides access to about 500 homes and is vital for some business owners.

UPS Driver Goes 50 Years Accident-Free - How long have you gone?

UPS Driver Goes 50 Years Accident-Free
UPS is celebrating a first for one of its drivers – 50 years behind the wheel without an accident. Company officials said Ohio driver Ron Sowder showed what Brown can do. The Navy veteran figures over the last 50 year he’s driven more than four million miles and delivered more than 35 million packages. Sowder says staying accident-free is tougher these days, noting more “distracted driving” by other drivers.

Pro Bowl Twittering Allowed - Would you like to see UN-edited tweets from Sports stars during games?

Pro Bowl Twittering Allowed
Players in Sunday’s Pro Bowl will be allowed to do something different – tweet. The NFL is relaxing its social media policy for the game. Pro Bowl players can post messages from the sidelines before the game and during halftime. The league will even set up computers near the benches. The players can also use their own cell phones to post Twitter messages. The players will be tweeting with the hashtag ProBowl.

 

Thomas Jefferson Exhibit Explores Contradictions - Let history be or is it right to correct it, change it, or make it go away?

Thomas Jefferson Exhibit Explores Contradictions
How could a person who declared that “all men are created equal” also own slaves all of his life? It’s a question people will always wonder about Thomas Jefferson, the nation’s third president. And it’s a question that will be considered in a new exhibit opening in the capital of the nation he helped establish with the Declaration of Independence. The exhibit looks at Jefferson’s Monticello plantation in Virginia as seen through the lives of six slave families and artifacts that were found where they lived. The display will be on view at the National Museum of American History through mid-October. The exhibit includes a look at the family of Sally Hemings, a slave who most historians believe had an intimate relationship with Jefferson – one that produced children.

Couple Fined $1.6 Million For Cutting Down Trees - Your property, should you have control?

Couple Fined $1.6 Million For Cutting Down Trees
A Florida couple was fined $1.6 million for cutting down mangrove trees on their property without proper state and city permits. Roger and Myrna Byrd of Jupiter removed 109 mangroves, a tree Florida has protected since 1985, in late 2010. “Those mangroves will take two or three decades to grow back. It is imperative the judicial system support laws to protect these critical habitats,” said Albrey Arrington, the Loxahatchee River Environmental Control District’s executive director. A judge ruled that the Byrds must pay the city $15,000 per tree and pay legal fees. Neighbors had testified Roger Byrd had complained on several occasions the mangroves were blocking his view of the river. Mangroves, which can grow to a height of 25 feet, act as a nursery for sea life, filter water and reduce erosion. The Byrds’ attorney said they would appeal. The couple had turned down a compromise offer last year to pay a fine of $109,000, or $1,000 a tree.

Elephant Gets Contact Lens - Think glasses would have made her look smarter?

Elephant Gets Contact Lens
A 45-year-old Asian elephant at a Netherlands zoo has become the first of her species in Europe to be outfitted with a contact lens. Officials with the Artis Zoo in Amsterdam said the elephant, Win Thida, had to undergo surgery and be outfitted with a contact lens after her eye was badly injured during a fight with another elephant. 

Traffic Cop Wants Job Back After Appearing In Porno - Think he should be able to continue to serve?

Traffic Cop Wants Job Back After Appearing In Porno
A former Los Angeles traffic officer who was fired after he appeared in a pornographic video while on duty and in uniform is asking for his job back. John Dancler, 23, who was dismissed by the Los Angeles Civil Service Commission in July after officials were alerted to the video on an adult website, appeared before a commission hearing officer Wednesday and asked to be reinstated. Dancler’s attorney said his client was a “convenient scapegoat” and his termination was unwarranted. A Transportation Department spokesman said a second officer involved in the incident was subject to “appropriate discipline.”

Philippe’s Coffee Goes Up - What one item price has gotten out of control?

Philippe’s Coffee Goes Up
You won’t be able to get a 9-cent cup of coffee in L.A. anymore. Philippe’s restaurant is raising the price of a cup of Joe to 45 cents. The coffee’s been 9 cents since 1977. But Philippe’s owners say their coffee costs have risen too high to keep the bargain price. The new price goes into effect next week. Philippe’s opened in 1908 and is also known for its French dip sandwiches.

 

Patriots Fan Busted For Bank Robbery - Have you busted someone because of Facebook?

Patriots Fan Busted For Bank Robbery
Seabrook, New Hampshire, police Lieutenant Mike Gallagher says one Patriots fan won’t be going to the Super Bowl. Benjamin Hammond has been charged with bank robbery. Investigators say Hammond’s Facebook page has a picture of him wearing the same Patriots cap and light jacket he wore while robbing two banks. Police say they found the clothes in a dumpster.

 

Jail Allows Online Visits - Should inmates be allowed to go online?

Jail Allows Online Visits
A county jail in Garden City, Kansas, now allows online visiting. Family and friends of inmates don’t have to travel beyond their computers. But this is no get into jail free program. The online jailhouse visits cost 50 cents a minute, or $10 for the maximum 20 minute chat.

Lost Cell Phone Found In Landfill - Where is the strangest place you have found your phone?

Lost Cell Phone Found In Landfill
The “Find My iPhone” app works – even in a garbage dump. Iowa resident Allison Peterson figured she had mistakenly dropped her iPhone in a recycling bin. She used the Find My iPhone app to follow a garbage truck online all the way to the dump. Her husband and several workers at the landfill sorted through the trash until they found the missing smartphone. Mark Peterson says he’s scored some brownie points with his wife. He also saved a lot of money by not having to replace the iPhone. Peterson sent a two-page letter thanking the landfill workers for their help.

Penguin Poops On Senate Floor - Think that is the first time there has been poo on the floor?

Penguin Poops On Senate Floor
Paula the penguin left a little something behind on the Kentucky state Senate floor – bird poop. Senate President Pro Tem Katie Stine brought the penguin along as lawmakers considered a resolution honoring the Newport Aquarium. The aquarium is being recognized for its work protecting sea life and penguins. Paula then made her contribution to the discussion.

FedEx Driver Makes Bomb Joke At Army Base - Funny OR Fail?

FedEx Driver Makes Bomb Joke At Army Base
A FedEx driver is facing a felony terrorism charge after he allegedly joked that a package was “probably a bomb” at a U.S. Army base. Military police evacuated 215 people from the U.S Army Corps of Engineers trailer and surrounding area at Camp Williams. According to officials, a woman asked what was in the package the driver was delivering to an employee at the base and he replied, “It’s probably a bomb.” He told cops later that he said it by mistake.

Man Arrested For Smoking Pot On Plane - What is the strangest thing you have seen someone do on a plain?

Man Arrested For Smoking Pot On Plane
Police say a 43-year-old man on a JetBlue flight from Orlando, Florida, to Newark, New Jersey, allegedly smoked marijuana in the lavatory. A flight attendant knocked on the bathroom door when the flight began its descent, and Adam Blumenkranz emerged smelling strongly of marijuana. When the flight touched down in Newark, police met Blumenkranz at the gate. He told them he was allowed to smoke marijuana for medicinal purposes and showed police a bag of marijuana and a glass smoking pipe. Police immediately arrested him. Blumenkranz was charged with possession of less than 50 grams of a controlled dangerous substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was later released.

Woman Tries To Deposit Stolen Soda Cans

Woman Tries To Deposit Stolen Soda Cans
A Lynn, Massachusetts, woman was charged with larceny after she allegedly stole 18 12-packs of soda and tried to feed them – unemptied – into a can-return machine. Tina Cafarelli was arrested Monday after a police officer watching loss-prevention video at the a Stop & Shop observed her purchase the 12-packs and immediately attempt to deposit the full cans of soda into the store’s digital can-return machine. Cafarelli allegedly purchased the soda with a stolen electronic benefit transfer card and gave police two false names and two false Social Security numbers when confronted. She was charged with larceny by false pretense, destruction of property, obstruction of justice and receiving stolen property.

Woman Accused Of Stealing Girl’s Dog - What would be a fair punishment?

Woman Accused Of Stealing Girl’s Dog
Authorities in Florida arrested a 57-year-old woman accused of shoving a 10-year-old girl to the ground and stealing her pet dog. The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office said the girl grabbed the pit bull by its collar around 4:20 p.m. Monday after it got away from her and fled into Pride Park in Bradenton. The girl said a woman, later identified as Catherine Warren, 57, pulled up in her car and told her it was obvious the dog was being abused and needed to be taken away. Warren pushed the girl to the ground and fled with the dog, deputies said. The deputies located Warren and arrested her on a charge of robbery. The sheriff’s office did not say whether the dog was returned to the girl.
 

$100 Hot Dog Includes Cognac, Lobster - Worth trying?

$100 Hot Dog Includes Cognac, Lobster
The world’s most expensive hot dog has debuted in Vancouver, costing $100 for the foot-long dog infused with cognac, lobster and Kobe beef. The founder of dougieDog Hot Dogs, dougie luv, said in a release his brainchild uses 100-year-old Louis XIII cognac that costs more than $2,000 a bottle. He named the creation the Dragon Dog in honor of the Chinese New Year, which this year celebrates the year of the dragon. The dog is nestled in Japanese Kobe beef from hand-massaged cows that are seared in olive and truffle oils, lobster shreds and a picante sauce whose ingredients Mr. luv wouldn’t disclose. He said he intends to contact the Guinness Book of Records to unseat the previous most-expensive hot dog at New York’s Serendipity restaurant, which sells for $69. luv said the new hot dog would be a regular menu item and not a limited offer.

Super Bowl Scarves - Good use of inmates time?

Super Bowl Scarves
It’s a warm souvenir for an army of Super Bowl volunteers. Organizers of the big game are giving blue-and-white Super Scarves to each of the 8,000 volunteers. The idea is to keep them warm in chilly Indy and make them highly visible during Super Bowl week. The scarves are six feet long and were knitted by everyone from great-grandmothers to prison inmates. The New York Giants and the New England Patriots will play in Indianapolis a week from Sunday.

Bud Lowering Liquor Level To Save On Taxes - What is more important, Savings or Acloho content?

Bud Lowering Liquor Level To Save On Taxes
The company that makes Bud, Beck’s and Stella Artois brands of beer is lowering its alcohol content in order to save millions in taxes. AB InBev is lowering the alcohol content levels from 5% down to 4.8%. In a report by The Grocer, they say the reduction will only affect sales in the UK. Ab InBe says they are making the change to save millions on productions costs, which will allow them to avoid a 7.8% price increase that is being imposed by some other beer makers.

Drone Pilot Finds River Of Blood

Drone Pilot Finds River Of Blood
A drone pilot hobbyist in Dallas stumbled across a river of blood coming from a large meatpacking plant. The small drone plane had a camera equipped, which captured images of the red river, suspected of being made of pig blood from the plant. The unidentified pilot said “Whatever it is, it was flat out gross.” The drone hobbyists says he captured the footage from the plant using only a point and shoot camera and a $75 airframe.

London’s Leaning Big Ben - What world landmark do you need to see in your life time?

London’s Leaning Big Ben
The landmark clock tower containing Big Ben at Britain’s Palace of Westminster, is tilting, while reports said the mother of all parliaments was slipping into the River Thames, raising fears over its future. The House of Commons commission, which is responsible for the upkeep of the 19th century neo-Gothic parliamentary estate popular with tourist photographs, was due to meet next week. Media reports said it would discuss a surveyors report which could recommend lawmakers move out for repairs costing up to $779.7 million. But a commission spokesman said there was no surveyor’s report, and members were only meeting to discuss setting up a group to look at general long-term renovation of the building. The clock tower, which houses the bell originally nicknamed Big Ben, leans about 46 cm to the left of its peak. A construction expert who worked on the leaning tower of Pisa in Italy and a multi-storey carpark under the houses of parliament in central London, said there was nothing to worry about, and it would take 10,000 years to reach an angle of concern. 

Granny Fights Off Moose With Shovel

Granny Fights Off Moose With Shovel
An 85-year-old Alaska woman used a grain shovel to fend off an agitated moose that was stomping her husband. George Murphy says his wife saved his life. The 82-year-old pilot, who flew for three decades for the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, was hiking with his golden retrievers near the Willow airport on Friday. He saw the moose and dove in the snow, but the moose started stomping him. His wife, Dorothea, who is 5 feet tall and weighs 97 pounds, grabbed a big shovel from the back of their pickup truck and hit the moose in the body and head. “When it turned and started to go off slowly, I hit it with everything I had,” the 85-year-old said. She ran for help, and Murphy was rushed by medical helicopter to an Anchorage hospital, where he was in good condition yesterday with a gash to his head.

Missing Dog Found - More important to find your dog or car?

Missing Dog Found
Cody the dog is back home in suburban Washington. The dog was in a car when the car was stolen in Prince George’s County, Maryland, last month. Cody’s owners called police the other day to say they had heard from someone saying he had found their dog. Detectives went along with the owners to meet with the caller at a neutral location. The car had been found shortly after it was stolen. Police are still investigating.

 

Costa Concordia Put Up For Sale On eBay - If you could sell "anything" what would it be?

Costa Concordia Put Up For Sale On eBay
An Aussie, as a joke, tried to sell the stricken Costa Concordia cruise ship on eBay. The ad has since been pulled from the website. The listing read: “For sale, one cruise ship – slight damage to right-hand hull, mainly cosmetic.” The seller also warned the prospective bidders that there was “some water damage to interior” of the ship and said the new carpets may be needed. An eBay spokesperson said the ad, for which bidding reached $1008.88 with six days to go, was taken down because it was not appropriate for the website. There was a warning on the listing stating it was “obviously a fake and should not be taken seriously.” The website was flooded with questions in response to the post. One curious person asked if the rock on which the captain tripped before falling into the lifeboat would be included. The seller said yes.

Cats Causing ‘Conflicting Disabilities’ - Should animals be allowed to fly in the cabin of an air plane?

Cats Causing ‘Conflicting Disabilities’
Air Canada is complaining to the country’s officials about a problem caused by “conflicting ‘disabilities’“ when it comes to cats on flights. The airline was ordered by the Canadian Transportation Agency to either ban cats in the cabins of planes or outfit the vehicles with a cat-free zone with upgraded air circulation for passengers allergic to felines. Air Canada told the agency it was prepared to implement the buffer zones on most of its planes, but its fleet of planes do not have the capability for the upgraded circulation required. The airline said the situation presents a problem when passengers who need an “emotional support animal” wind up on the same flights as those with allergies. The airline said the problem is comprised of “conflicting ‘disabilities’ between a person with a disability by reason of their allergy to cats and a person with a disability having a cat as an emotional support animal.”

Pops The Figurine Collector - What do you collect?

Pops The Figurine Collector
Dennis “Pop” Ryan can hold history in the palm of his hand. He creates tiny figurines and uses them in historic scenes. His dioramas depict everything from the execution of an English king in the 1600s to World War II battles. Ryan sells some of his figurines for $4 apiece in the gift shop he runs at his RV park in New Mexico. But Pop tells a local paper most of his tiny people aren’t for sale

Napping Burglar - How do you wake him up?

Napping Burglar
Dennis Bannon was caught sleeping on the job. According to police, Bannon took a snooze after breaking into a central New Jersey home. The owner returned and found Bannon catching some zzz’s on the couch. Police say it took them several minutes to get Bannon to wake up. Bannon now faces a number of charges, including burglary and theft.

Man Plays Wrong Lottery Game And Wins $14.3 Million - How do you spend it?

Man Plays Wrong Lottery Game And Wins $14.3 Million
A Wisconsin man won the $14.3 million Megabucks pot, but was oblivious to his windfall for three days. The employees of the gas station where the winning ticket was sold wondered about who had scored the big payday and hoped it was one of their regulars, Napolean Elvord, a veteran in need of a kidney transplant. Employees even asked him if he was the big winner, and Napolean said it wasn’t. But when no one claimed the ticket, workers pressed him again, and it turns out that he had been looking at the wrong day’s results. “I think it was a mistake because I was trying to play the Powerball,” he said. Elvord is opting for a $10.2 million lump sum, or $6.87 million after taxes. He says he’ll take care of health insurance first and then move to his warmer home state of Texas.