Archives - Posts tagged as 'Odd News Review'
Dial M for Mufti and you can quiz the world’s first Islamic helpline
One of the most distinguished muftis in the Gulf switches on his computer, dons a headset and prepares to issue ... Continue
October 15th / 0 comments
Man wins contest with 1,528-pound pumpkin
Thad Starr's giant pumpkin really began putting on weight in August. A lot of weight.Read more Continue
October 14th / 0 comments
Officer Cops New Baby In A Rush
12:30pm UK, Friday October 10, 2008 A policeman set to give a motorist a ticking off for bad driving ended up ... Continue
October 13th / 0 comments
North Dakota police arrest duo in the same vehicle for drunken driving
FARGO, N.D. (AP) _ Fargo police said two men were arrested for drunken driving in the same vehicle. Police Lt. ... Continue
October 12th / 0 comments
NY election mix-up: ‘Osama’ on the ballot (AP)
The absentee ballots sent to voters in Rensselaer County identified the two presidential candidates as "Barack Osama" and "John McCain." ... Continue
October 11th / 0 comments
Beach bars demolished in tourism revamp
FREETOWN (Reuters) - Demolition teams wielding axes and machetes this week smashed up popular beach bars, one still bearing a ... Continue
October 10th / 0 comments
Lessons in austerity added to timetable as independent schools feel the pinch
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October 9th / 0 comments
Second lottery win makes Kansas man flush
GREAT BEND, Kan. (AP) --A Kansas man whose girlfriend was physically stuck to the toilet in their home wins $20,000 ... Continue
October 8th / 0 comments
Driver Survives Lightning Shocker
12:41pm UK, Saturday October 04, 2008 What started as a routine stop for petrol has ended in a near-death experience for ... Continue
October 7th / 0 comments
Fla. authorities say man shoots himself in the arm after his girlfriend refused him sex
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) _ Authorities say a Fort Myers man shot himself in the arm after his girlfriend refused ... Continue
October 6th / 0 comments
GOP, Democrats battle in Pa. over voter dress code (AP)
During the April 22 primary, Nace was allowed into the voting booth in York County only after she rolled up ... Continue
October 5th / 0 comments
Boy wreaks zoo havoc while feeding croc
CANBERRA (Reuters) - The parents of a 7-year-old boy who broke into an Australian outback zoo and fed a string ... Continue
October 4th / 0 comments
Credit crunch boost for turnips
Sales of turnips have rocketed in the past 12 months as families hit by rising prices look for affordable alternatives ... Continue
October 3rd / 0 comments
Flower power can be deadly
A 19-year-old Oxford man founding laying in the road Sept. 6 with his pants around his ankles is fortunate to ... Continue
October 2nd / 0 comments
Nepal Appoints ‘Living Goddess’
1:41pm UK, Tuesday September 30, 2008 Nepal's new Maoist-led government has appointed a six-year-old girl as a "living goddess" in the ... Continue
October 1st / 0 comments
Fla. officials investigate whether firefighter took man’s severed foot from scene of accident
FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) _ St. Lucie County officials are investigating whether a firefighter took a man's severed foot from ... Continue
September 30th / 0 comments
Calif. lapdogs can stay just that in moving cars (AP)
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is vetoing a bill to fine motorists $35 for sharing the driver's seat with lapdogs or other ... Continue
September 29th / 0 comments
Twins who swapped roles charged with fraud
ROME (Reuters) - An Italian woman who worked as a part-time judge as well as a lawyer was substituted by ... Continue
September 28th / 0 comments
Show us the Messiah! Torquay lifts its ban on Monty Python’s Life of Brian
It regularly tops polls for the funniest film ever made, yet for almost three decades Monty Python's Life of Brian ... Continue
September 27th / 0 comments