Fla., Pub Reach Deal Over Bathroom Signs
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday May,29
There is still a place for a little bathroom humor at McGuire's Irish Pub, under an agreement between the owners of McGuire's and the state.Confusing signs on the bathroom doors at the pub have played jokes on customers for years _ sending women to the men's room and vice versa. The signs have been up for 10 years in Destin and 30 years in Pensacola, Fla.
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Woman Rescued After Being Left On Everest
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday May,29
Usha Bista nearly died on Mount Everest until she was saved by Meagan McGrath, a 29-year old Canadian. Bista got sick about 2,000 feet below the summit and says her climbing partners kept going and wouldn't even leave her food and water.
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Thief Asks Out Woman After Robbery
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday May,29
A thief found out the hard way that robbing a woman isn't the best way to capture her heart. Two men robbed a U-Haul store around 3 p.m. Sunday, taking an unspecified amount of cash, according the store's owner. But instead of fleeing, one man lingered and tried to strike up a conversation with the woman he had just robbed.
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6-Week Romp By 600-Pound Steer Cut Short By Dart
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday May,29
An escaped steer's six-week romp through backyards, roadways and beaches ended when he was cornered and returned to his owner, authorities said.
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Woman seeks fame as face of Mao
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday May,29
The image of China's late ruler Mao Zedong is being invoked by a middle-aged woman.
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Japanese teacher, 71, becomes oldest to scale Everest
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday May,29
A 71-year-old Japanese mountain climber has become the oldest person to reach the 8,850 metre summit of Mount Everest, the Japan Mountaineering Association announced on Tuesday.
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Chinese man dies after eating blowfish
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday May,28
A Chinese man, on an iron ore ship off Dampier in Western Australia's Pilbara region, has died after eating a blowfish.
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Climbers clear mountain of garbage from Everest
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday May,28
Climbers from Japan and Nepal picked up 500 kilograms of tins, old tents, food and medicines littered on Mount Everest over decades by mountaineers.
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German Man Wants To Sail Atlantic On Raft Of Reeds
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday May,28
A German man is hoping to sail across the Atlantic--on a raft made of reeds. The voyage is also part of his effort to prove that people might have traveled the Atlantic long before Columbus.
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Man In Underwear Pins Leopard For 20 Min.
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday May,28
Arthur Du Mosch has averted a cat-astrophe. The 49-year-old nature guide was fast asleep Monday, his family and pet cat dozing beside him, when a larger feline hopped in his bed for a latenight visit a wild leopard, to be exact.
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Mo. Man Burns Books As Act Of Protest
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday May,28
Tom Wayne amassed thousands of books in a warehouse during the 10 years he has run his used book store, Prospero's Books. He found he couldn't give away books to libraries or thrift shops, which said they were full. So on Sunday, Wayne began burning his books protest what he sees as society's diminishing support for the printed word.
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Bullet removal ends Chinese woman's 64-year headache
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday May,28
A Chinese woman's 64-year headache has ended after doctors removed a bullet that relatives said lodged in her skull when Japanese soldiers shot her during World War II.
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Today In History - May 28, 2007
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday May,28
Today is Monday, May 28, the 148th day of 2007. There are 217 days left in the year. This is the Memorial Day observance.
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Colo. Yearbook Shows Photos Of Drinking, Marijuana
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Sunday May,27
The yearbook for the high school in Conifer, Colo. has published photos of students smoking marijuana and drinking beer, drawing the ire of parents and administrators.
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Night vision used to catch film pirates
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Sunday May,27
ODDMalaysian cinemas have found a powerful new weapon in their fight against movie pirates - military-style night vision goggles.
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Sleuth Hired To Find Missing Dachshund
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Sunday May,27
Gus the dog was living a luxe lifestyle: He had his own agent and was training for work as an advertising model. That is, until the rare, cream-colored dachshund disappeared a few weeks ago. Now the dog's owners have hired a publicist and a private detective, and they've papered several towns with posters promising a $2,500 reward.
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One-Limbed Med Student To Graduate UCLA
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Sunday May,27
A woman who lost both legs and an arm as a child is poised to become a doctor for children. Kellie Lim, who became a triple amputee at age 8 because of bacterial meningitis, is to graduate from UCLA's medical school on Friday, and she plans to focus on childhood allergies and infections disease.
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Good Samaritan Rescues 6 From River
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Sunday May,27
A boater in New York ays he feels happy to be alive after being rescued from a sinking boat on the East River.
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Today In History - May 27, 2007
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Sunday May,27
Today is Sunday, May 27, the 147th day of 2007. There are 218 days left in the year.
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Brisbane man to kayak to Adelaide
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Sunday May,27
A Brisbane man will today begin his attempt to kayak and walk from Brisbane to Adelaide.
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Mid-flight drama ends in airborne birth
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Saturday May,26
A woman has given birth to a baby boy while on board a flight from Munich, Germany, to Atlanta in the Untied States.
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Dinosaurs were on Noah's Ark: US museum
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Saturday May,26
Like many modern museums, the newest US tourist attraction includes some awesome exhibits, including roaring dinosaurs and a life-sized ship.
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China Launches Crackdown On Kids Books
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Saturday May,26
China has launched a crackdown on scary children's stories including the popular Japanese "Death Note" comic book series, state media said Saturday.
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Swarm Of Bees Turns Back British Plane
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Saturday May,26
A thick cloud of bees was sucked into the engine of a passenger plane en route to Portugal, forcing the airline to abandon the trip and grounding passengers for 11 hours, a company executive said Saturday.
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Boy Bags Hog Bigger Than 'Hogzilla'
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Saturday May,26
If the claims are accurate, Jamison Stone's trophy boar would be bigger than Hogzilla, the famed wild hog that grew to seemingly mythical proportions after being killed in south Georgia in 2004.
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CDC Warns About Contact Lens Solution
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Saturday May,26
Government officials are warning people to throw away a contact lens solution after an investigation linked it to a rare eye infection.
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Shoe store gets its own ZIP code
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Saturday May,26
Saks Fifth Avenue says its new shoe department is so big that it's getting its own ZIP code.The Manhattan store is revamping its shoe department, and when it moves from the fourth floor to an 8,500-square-foot space on the eighth floor in August, customers will be able to send mail to 10022-SHOE.
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Stanford Stunned By Phony Student Story
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Saturday May,26
Students at Stanford University continue to be puzzled that no one noticed a young woman who apparently spent eight months pretending to be a freshman at the pricey and prestigious school while living in two campus dormitories.
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'Hero' The Dog Arrives In N.H. From Iraq
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Saturday May,26
One very special dog is with the family of a New Hampshire veteran who died in Iraq. The canine's long journey from Baghdad ended in his new home in Concord.
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Reggie The Alligator Resting Comfortably At Zoo
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Saturday May,26
Reggie the alligator was resting comfortably Friday in his new digs at the Los Angeles Zoo, officials said. The 7-foot gator is expected to undergo a physical examination next week to make sure it is healthy, and to definitively determine the beast's gender, according to the zoo's reptile expert, Ian Recchio.
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Bobblehead Sends Wash. Workers Fleeing
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Saturday May,26
Talk about a blunder. A bomb technician in Seattle discovered that a suspicious package that forced more than 300 workers to evacuate a state building contained a bobblehead doll awarded to public officials for perceived errors.
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China declares war on horror
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Saturday May,26
China has launched a nationwide campaign against horror stories aimed at children.
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Posted by: The Dude, Date: Saturday May,26
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Infestation of mites found in man's ear
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Saturday May,26
A New Zealand man is now sleeping peacefully after years of living with an infestation of mites in his ear finally came to an end.
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Round Rock NASCAR Stripper Pleads Guilty To Fraud
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday May,25
A federal judge today sentenced a former Round Rock stripper who fled the country for more than a year after pleading guilty to fraud to fund her NASCAR racing team.
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Sony Shows Off Folding Digital Display Panel
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday May,25
Sony Corporation says it has developed a flexible display panel which may be bent and even folded like a piece of paper. The electro-luminescence panel, or EL display, is made of plastic film which can display video images in 16-million variations of color.
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Transgender Minister Reappointed In Maryland
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday May,25
A United Methodist minister who started as a woman and became a man has been reappointed to lead a congregation in Baltimore.
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Goodwill Worker Gets To Pocket $5,000 Found In PJs
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday May,25
A Goodwill Industries worker who turned in more than $5,000 she found in donated pajama pants will get to keep the money because the owner could not be found.
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Rescuers To Use Fire Hoses To Turn Back Whales
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday May,25
Unfazed by the sounds of other whales and clanging pipes, two wayward humpbacks will next encounter the spray of fire hoses, which scientists hope will herd them back toward the ocean.
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Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday May,25
Today is Friday, May 25, the 145th day of 2007. There are 220 days left in the year.
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Fugitive Alligator Caught
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday May,25
A 6 1/2-foot alligator believed to be the fugitive Reggie" who lurked in a park lake for two years has finally been captured.
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A Prosthetic Leg Prompts A Lockdown
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday May,24
Police in Washington state locked down a hospital after a report of a man with a gun. Turns out, the "weapon" was just a prosthetic leg.
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Free computer virus finds willing victims
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday May,24
Hundreds of people have clicked on an online advertisement to download a free computer virus that said, "Is your PC virus-free?
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McDonald's insulted by dictionary definition of 'McJob'
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday May,24
The fast food chain McDonald's has launched a petition to change the dictionary definition of the word McJob.
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Whale Resue Efforts Called Off For Thursday
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday May,24
Marine biologists temporarily halted efforts to coax two lost, injured whales back to the Pacific on Thursday morning, after recordings of clanging pipes, feeding humpbacks and killer orcas failed to induce the pair to head back to saltwater.
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Woman Saved By Wallet In Bank Robbery
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday May,24
Masked gunmen killed a teller and injured two other people. But one woman was saved by a wallet.
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U.S. War Records Available Online
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday May,24
For every generation in this country there has been a war. And with wars come millions of records that can shed light on family history, detailing everything from the color of soldiers' eyes to what their neighbors may have said about them.
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VP Cheney's Daughter Has Baby Boy
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday May,24
Vice President Dick Cheney's daughter, Mary Cheney, delivered an 8-pound, 6-ounce baby boy on Wednesday, the first child for her and her female partner of 15 years, Heather Poe.
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Police: Suspect Tried Pacemaker Scam To Skip Jail
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday May,24
A woman facing theft charges tried to get out of jail using a phony hospital letter claiming she needed a lifesaving pacemaker, authorities said.
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Big Flag Pits Hummer Dealer Against Las Vegas
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday May,24
A flap over an outsized American flag and its flagpole has city officials and an auto dealership dueling over patriotism, advertising and neighborhood peace.
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