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Mississippi Has More Registered Voters Than Adults
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008 Posted in Offbeat News | No Comments »
More than a third of Mississippi counties have more registered voters than residents old enough to cast a ballot, according to an Associated Press analysis. In addition to providing ammunition ... Read more..FBI Photos Show Dem. Senator Stuffing Bra With Bribes
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008 Posted in Offbeat News | No Comments »
Sen. Dianne Wilkerson, who cuts a glittering, energetic figure around the Massachusetts Statehouse, stood alone and soberly attired in federal court Tuesday after being charged with accepting $23,500 in bribes ... Read more..Man Arrested For Attacking Neighbor With Centipedes
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008 Posted in Crazy Offbeat News, Offbeat News | No Comments »
A Malaysian man has been accused of trying to hurt his neighbor with a dangerous weapon — centipedes. Prosecutor Mazri Mohamed said Wednesday that R. Prabakaran has been charged with ... Read more..Obama’s Birth Certificate Sealed By HI Gov., His Grandma Says He Is Born In Kenya
Monday, October 27th, 2008 Posted in Offbeat News | No Comments »
Although the legitimacy of Sen. Barack Obama's birth certificate has become a focus of intense speculation – and even several lawsuits – WND has learned that Hawaii's Gov. Linda Lingle ... Read more..Man Fakes Kidnapping To Get Out Of Marriage Ceremony
Monday, October 27th, 2008 Posted in Dumb Criminal Offbeat News, Funny Offbeat News, Offbeat News | 1 Comment »
A Swedish man's novel explanation for taking a break from a troubled marriage has landed him in trouble with the German police. Nuremberg police say the man came to them ... Read more..Burgler Botches Theft After Accidently Calling 911
Monday, October 27th, 2008 Posted in Dumb Criminal Offbeat News, Offbeat News | No Comments »
A Boonville man foils his own burglary when his cell phone accidentally dials 911. The Gibson County Sheriff's Office tells 14 News that Jesse N. Jeffries was caught stealing anhydrous ... Read more..Couple Get Pot With Taco Order
Sunday, October 26th, 2008 Posted in Dumb Criminal Offbeat News, Offbeat News | No Comments »
A Colorado couple found an unusual topping on their order of tacos: a small bag of marijuana. They discovered the drugs with their order from a Del Taco restaurant and called ... Read more..Lightning Strike Kills 52 Cows
Sunday, October 26th, 2008 Posted in Crazy Offbeat News, Offbeat News | No Comments »
Lightning struck only once - but 52 cows are dead at an Uruguayan ranch. The newspaper El Pais reports that the cows had pressed against a wire fence during a ... Read more..Disabled Woman Removed From Wheelchair, Undergoes Full Body Search
Sunday, October 26th, 2008 Posted in Offbeat News | No Comments »
The elderly mother of a Las Vegas woman said that she was moved from her wheelchair, spread-eagled and physically searched by the Transportation Security Administration in Albuquerque. She says it’s ... Read more..Men Arrested After Playing Chicken With Police Car
Sunday, October 26th, 2008 Posted in Crazy Offbeat News, Dumb Criminal Offbeat News, Offbeat News | No Comments »
Three Oklahoma City men were arrested after playing "chicken" with a police car. Police said a 23-year-old man drove his car at the oncoming patrol car driven by Capt. J.D. ... Read more..