Polite Nude Jogger Shocks Hikers, Bikers
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Jan,26
Who was that undressed man? That's the question startled hikers, bikers and horseback riders are asking about a jogger seen streaking through an open space preserve wearing nothing but sneakers, glasses and a black tam hat.
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Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Jan,26
The sound of a tasmanian devil has featured in a list of the world's most horrible sounds.
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Today In History - Jan. 26, 2007
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Jan,26
Today is Friday, January 26, the 26 day of 2007. There are 339 days left in the year.
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Suspect Nearly Chomps Off Cop's Finger
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Jan,26
A suspect whose vehicle was being searched nearly bit off a police officer's finger after swallowing a bag of alleged drugs. Jessie Acker was charged with aggravated assault on a police officer and possession of a controlled substance.
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Baggy Pants Trip Up Robbery Suspect
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Jan,26
Police said they caught a 16-year-old robbery suspect who had eluded authorities on several previous occasions when his baggy pants fell down, causing him to stumble as officers chased him.
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Da Bull's Blunder Catching National Spotlight
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Jan,26
The Toros mascot has gone national. His bone head blunder Wednesday is making many of people laugh.
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Ferrets frolic up trouser legs for Australia Day
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Jan,25
For one group of people in Tasmania, Australia Day marks the annual ferret extravaganza.
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Vegetarian dons lettuce bikini to protest lamb campaign
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Jan,25
Meat and Livestock Australia is spending $1 million to encourage us to eat lamb this Australia Day, but one animal liberationist is running a "bare bones" campaign against it.
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Twins Give Birth To Sons Within Hours
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Jan,25
Nicole Cramer had little idea when she went to the hospital to see her twin sister's newborn son that within hours, she would give birth to a son of her own.
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N.J. Warns: Don't Eat The Squirrel
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Jan,25
Residents near a toxic waste dump in the northern part of New Jersey are being warned not to eat the bushy-tailed rodents. The warning may seem, well, nuts, but it's no laughing matter for those who depend on the wildlife as a source of food.
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Toros Mascot's Bonehead Play Almost Costs The Game
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Jan,25
The mascot for the Austin Toros got a little too excited during Wednesday night's game and almost cost the team the game.
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Man washed down storm drain
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Jan,25
A man has survived after being washed three kilometres down an underground storm water drain during torrential rain in Brisbane.
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Runaway Bride Story To Become Rock Opera
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Jan,25
The story of runaway bride Jennifer Wilbanks is on its way to a theater in the form of a rock opera.
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Flagpole Repairman Killed By Flagpole
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Jan,25
A 63-year-old Minnesota man died Wednesday after a heavy metal ball fell from the top of a flagpole and struck him on the head. Authorities said the man was working under the pole when the ball fell Wednesday afternoon.
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Bogus Essay Contest Participants Get Money Back
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Jan,25
In 2000, Ben Waldrep promised to give away his Manhattan Beach home to the person who wrote the best essay on why they wanted to live in the South Bay, Calif. community. Each had to pay $200 to enter.
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Tater Tot Dish Makes Return To Minnesota Schools
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Jan,25
From Hmong beef fried rice to Somali chicken suqaar, the St. Paul, Minn. Public Schools district has been offering a broad range of ethnic foods in its school lunch menu.
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Pa. Casino Voids Retiree's $102,000 'Jackpot'
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Jan,25
A retired carpenter was feeding money into a slot machine at a Pennsylvania casino when a message board attached to the machine lit up.
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Military Unveils New Non-Lethal Weapon
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Jan,25
A new military weapon was unveiled Wednesday capable of taking down a person without firing a single shot. The U.S. Department of Defense showed off their new non-lethal weapon called the Active Denial System or ADS.
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5 Komodo Dragons Born At British Zoo
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Jan,25
A British zoo announced Wednesday the virgin birth of five Komodo dragons, giving scientists new hope for the captive breeding of the endangered species.
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Today In History - Jan. 25, 2007
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Jan,25
Today is Thursday, January 25th, the 25th day of 2007. There are 340 days left in the year.
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Scientists Can't Get Sloth To Move
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Jan,25
Scientists in the eastern German city of Jena said Wednesday they have finally given up after three years of failed attempts to entice a sloth into budging as part of an experiment in animal movement.
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Diver Tells Of Surviving Shark Attack
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Jan,24
A diver who was almost swallowed alive by a 10-foot-long shark said Wednesday a lead-lined vest prevented the animal from biting him in half and a chisel used for gathering shellfish allowed him to fend off the fish.
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Truckie prevented from throwing money out the window
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Jan,24
A big-hearted German truck driver has been thwarted in his bid to throw 75,000 euros ($124,750) out the window of his local town hall.
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96-Year-Old N.J. Man Surviving Behind Bars
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Jan,24
Charlie Uzar has been arrested, convicted, and is doing time behind bars and barbed wire -- locked up in jail like a common criminal. Uzar, however, isn't like the other inmates at the Middlesex County Jail.
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Military Ray Gun Makes Targets Feel On Fire
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Jan,24
The military calls its new weapon an "active denial system," but that's an understatement. It's a ray gun that shoots a beam that makes people feel as if they are about to catch fire.
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Slots Player Has Jackpot Voided At New Pa. Casino
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Jan,24
Stephen Wilkinson was feeding 50 cents a pull into a slot machine at a new Pennsylvania casino when the machine lit up and started blaring music.
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Washington Lawmaker: Bars Shouldn't Bar Dogs
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Jan,24
If dog-loving lawmakers prevail, Fido could soon be sidling up to bar stools around Washington state under a measure that would allow well-behaved, leashed canines to join their human companions as they down their favorite microbrews.
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Rare Whales Spotted In Delaware Waterway
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Jan,24
The Indian River Inlet in Delaware is attracting some unusual visitors. Two rare northern right whales swam into the inlet at high tide on Monday and again Tuesday.
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77-Square-Foot London Flat Without Power: $335,000
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Jan,24
Location, location, location. Almost anywhere else, the tiny dilapidated studio wouldn't attract much more than mice. But this is London and the 77-square-foot former storage room slightly bigger than a prison cell and without electricity is going for $335,000.
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Store Owner Reroutes Heat To Drive Away Homeless
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Jan,24
A New York City antiques dealer has rerouted the hot air that came up from a grate in front of his store to a locked alley in the back - in an attempt to get rid of the homeless man who camped out in front of his store window.
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Jimi Hendrix Energy Drink In Works
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Jan,24
A new energy drink doesn't promise to give you the juice to play guitar like Jimi Hendrix, but it does hope to give you a "Liquid Experience."
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Man Jumps Off Bridge To Impress Date
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Jan,24
Love is patient; love is kind. And sometimes, love causes people to do strange things. Four police officers, a bridge tender and two good Samaritans had to rescue a man who jumped off the a bridge in Sea Bright, N.J., to impress a woman on their second date.
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More Polar Bears Giving Birth On Land
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Jan,24
Pregnant polar bears in Alaska, who spend most of their lives on sea ice, are increasingly giving birth to their young on land, according to researchers who say global warming is probably to blame.
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Today In History - Jan. 24, 2007
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Jan,24
Today is Wednesday, January 24, the 24th day of 2007. There are 341 days left in the year.
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Dunking Parakeet Becomes Web Video Star
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Jan,23
Teaching a parakeet to putt is no tap-in. Ask David Cota, who spent months training his Indian ringneck parakeet A.J. to use a tiny putter to sink putts on a miniature green, making the 5-inch tall bird an Internet video star.
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Pa. Residents See Wayward Wallaby
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Jan,23
Where's the wallaby? That's what officials at the Berks County Humane Society are wondering after residents began seeing a foreign creature hopping around town.
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Toddler's Temper Ousts Family From Plane
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Jan,23
AirTran Airways on Tuesday defended its decision to remove a Massachusetts couple from a flight after their crying 3-year-old daughter refused to take her seat before takeoff.
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Calf With 2 Faces Wins Over Dairyman
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Jan,23
Star, a calf born with two faces, is getting star treatment from dairyman Kirk Heldreth. Despite her malformed mouth, Star has been feeding from a bottle and is winning over Heldreth, who didn't expect her to live long after her Dec. 27 birth. He had considered donating the calf to Virginia Tech for scientific purposes, or even selling her for show.
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Woman Takes Potty Break, Falls In Lake
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Jan,23
A woman going to the bathroom outside lost her balance and fell into Lake Erie, said police, who had to pull her out of the frigid water. Officer Kevin Youskievicz and the woman's friend helped pull her out early Monday and wrapped a blanket around her until an ambulance arrived.
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Man set to sell life for $18K
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Jan,23
A man from Wollongong south of Sydney, who has been offering his life for sale on Internet auction site eBay, says he will accept an English offer of 7,500 pounds ($A18,751) if the bid is genuine.
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Company's Anti-War Email To Soldier Causes Stir
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Jan,23
An e-mail exchange interpreted by backers of the military as an affront to U.S. troops in Iraq has brought a deluge of criticism to a local company after circulating across the Internet.
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Nearly Decapitated Diver Pokes Shark In Eye
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Jan,23
A diver escaped a 10-foot shark's attack by poking the animal in its eye after it had already chomped on his head once and was preparing for another bite, witnesses and officials said Tuesday.
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Mummified Baby Found In Florida Self-Storage Unit
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Jan,23
A partially mummified baby was found wrapped in newspaper in a warehouse self-storage unit and is believed to have been born sometime in the 1950s, authorities said.
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Authorities Concerned By Knife That Fires Bullets
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Jan,23
We all know knives can be dangerous, but one knife hitting the streets has police extremely worried. This particular knife is really a gun in disguise.
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Breast Cancer Awareness T-Shirts Raising Eyebrows
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Jan,23
Watch out for new T-shirts with what some might call "suggestive messages" to promote a well known charity. It's all part of how the former Susan G. Komen cancer foundation is celebrating its 25th anniversary.
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Today In History - Jan. 23, 2007
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Jan,23
Today is Tuesday, January 23, the 23rd day of 2007. There are 342 days left in the year.
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NYC Newcomer Gets Lost For Five Days
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Jan,23
A newcomer to the city became hopelessly lost for five days after going for a walk. Damon Mootoo was staying at his brother's house in South Jamaica, Queens, when he decided to go for the stroll last Wednesday, 12 hours after arriving in New York for the first time, the Daily News reported Monday.
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Table-sized apartment for sale in London
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Jan,23
An apartment the size of a snooker table has gone on sale in London's up-market district of Belgravia.
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Wanted: People Who Helped Bury Plymouth
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Jan,22
Organizers of a coming out party for a brand new 1957 Plymouth Belvedere could use some help. The car, buried under the lawn of the Tulsa County Courthouse in 1957, is scheduled to be unearthed June 15 as part of the Oklahoma Centennial.
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Dog OK After Swallowing Wads Of Glue
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Jan,22
A black Labrador retriever is expected to fully recover following surgery to escape a sticky situation, swallowing a quarter of a bottle of Gorilla Glue.
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