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Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Man With Holstered Gun Rides Horse To Church

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HEADLINE: Man With Holstered Gun Rides Horse To Church
SOURCE LINK: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/02/23/ap/strange/main6236038.shtml?tag=cbsnewsSectionContent.13
CLIP:
Members of a small central Kentucky church successfully disarmed a man who rode horseback to morning services, then walked into the church with a holstered gun....

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HEADLINE: Man Indicted for Breaking 'Into' Prison
SOURCE LINK: http://abcnews.go.com/International/punished-love-man-indicted-breaking-prison/story?id=9920080
CLIP:
The suspect, 33-year-old Daniele E., was arrested in November for scaling a steel fence to break into the prison where his girlfriend was serving time ...

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HEADLINE: Doctors Amputate Wrong Foot of 86-Year-Old Man
SOURCE LINK: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,587233,00.html
CLIP:
LIMA, Peru — Doctors in Peru mistakenly amputated the wrong foot of an 86-year-old man, then had no choice but to cut off the other one as well to keep an infection from spreading, relatives and officials said.

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HEADLINE: Woman Says Her Love Handles Saved Her Life
SOURCE LINK: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/02/23/ap/strange/main6235651.shtml?tag=cbsnewsSectionContent.13
CLIP:
A Florida woman said her love handles saved her life when she was shot entering an Atlantic City bar. Samantha Lynn Frazier said she heard two pops when she walked into Herman's Place early Saturday. The 35-year-old then felt pain and saw blood on her hand ..

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HEADLINE: Inmate uses spoon to dig out of prison
SOURCE LINK: http://www.news.com.au/world/inmate-uses-spoon-to-dig-out-of-prison/story-e6frfkyi-1225833678779
CLIP:
A VIOLENT criminal used a spoon to dig her way out of a Dutch prison, officials said today. The 35-year-old woman, held for an unspecified "violent crime”, fled on Sunday through a tunnel she had dug with a spoon, prosecution spokesman Wim de Bruin, said

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HEADLINE: Puppet showing cleavage a no-no for U.S. city's bus shelter posters
SOURCE LINK: http://www.cbc.ca/cp/Oddities/100223/K022302AU.html
CLIP:
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Puppet cleavage has been ruled out for advertising posters in Colorado Springs bus shelters.
Lamar Advertising rejected posters for a touring production of the Broadway show "Avenue Q" because they show the cleavage of a fuzzy pink puppet.

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HEADLINE: $10,000 to save this drunken idiot
SOURCE LINK: http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/to-save-this-drunken-idiot/story-e6freuy9-1225833615771
CLIP:
A NIGHT of drunken skylarking has left a Ukrainian tourist with a hangover he will always remember - and taxpayers with a huge bill.
After a night on the drink, the 19-year-old man scaled down a cliff near Manly but got stuck half way and passed out.

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HEADLINE: Dirty Sock, Museum Masterpiece
SOURCE LINK: http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=6233250n&tag=cbsnewsSectionContent.13
CLIP:
A Controversial Artist has Created a Giant Dirty Sock to be Used as a Centerpiece at the Barcelona Contemporary Art Museum -use link for video

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HEADLINE: Glow in the dark toilet paper
SOURCE LINK: http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/wacky/glow-in-the-dark-toilet-rolls-on-sale-a-godsend-for-night-time-trips-to-the-bathroom/story-e6frev20-1225833628010
CLIP:
A GLOW in the dark toilet roll has been invented and is for sale, in a bid to help people on any nocturnal trip to the bathroom.
It looks like a standard toilet roll in the day, but gives off a florescent glow when the lights are turned off.

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HEADLINE: Grandmother's Frozen Head Up for Grabs in Court
SOURCE LINK: http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Wellness/grandmothers-frozen-head-grabs-colorado-court/story?id=9911768
CLIP:
A Colorado woman's plans for life after death have led her family and acryonics company fighting in court over custody of her head.

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HEADLINE: La. Woman Pleads Guilty of Trading 2 Children for Bird, Cash
SOURCE LINK: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,587223,00.html
CLIP:
VILLE PLATTE, La. — A 52-year-old Louisiana woman has pleaded guilty to two counts of sale of a minor for trading two children to a couple in exchange for an exotic pet bird and $175.

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HEADLINE: Mom Finds Snake Head in Frozen Green Beans
SOURCE LINK: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,587205,00.html?test=latestnews
CLIP:
A mother of four found a snake head in a bag of frozen green beans while cooking for her family in Houston, Texas, MyFoxPhoenix.com reported Monday.


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HEADLINE: Ohio Man Bulldozes $350K Home To Avoid Foreclosure
SOURCE LINK: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/02/22/ap/strange/main6232815.shtml?tag=cbsnewsSectionContent.13
CLIP:
An Ohio man says he bulldozed his $350,000 home to keep a bank from foreclosing on it. Terry Hoskins says he has struggled with the RiverHills Bank over his home in Moscow for years and had problems with the Internal Revenue Service.

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HEADLINE: : Man Asks For Ride, Allegedly Steals Police Cruiser
SOURCE LINK: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/02/22/ap/strange/main6232301.shtml?tag=cbsnewsSectionContent.13
CLIP:
said 32-year-old Jacob Segura walked into the Madison Police Department on Jan. 30 and asked for a ride to Columbus. An officer told Segura that police couldn't provide rides but later tried to arrange a ride for the man through the Madison County and Platte County sheriff's offices. Meanwhile, Segura went outside to smoke. Police said that's when Segura hopped into a cruiser and took off.

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HEADLINE: Man didn't know knife was in neck
SOURCE LINK: http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/man-found-with-knife-blade-in-neck-after-fight/story-e6frfku0-1225833297401
CLIP:
A 40-YEAR-old man will undergo surgery to remove a knife blade found lodged in his neck after a fight.
The man from Wodonga, in northern Victoria, had arrived home early this morning and was getting into bed when his wife apparently found blood spurting from his neck...

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HEADLINE: Marijuana Use Booming Among Seniors
SOURCE LINK: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,587139,00.html
CLIP:
In her 88 years, Florence Siegel has learned how to relax: A glass of red wine. A crisp copy of The New York Times, if she can wrest it from her husband. Some classical music, preferably Bach. And every night like clockwork, she lifts a pipe to her lips and smokes marijuana.

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HEADLINE: First Superman comic fetches $1M
SOURCE LINK: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/first_superman_comic_fetches_jjw94Jt8J0K8lW1pTzn1KL
CLIP:
A rare copy of the first comic book featuring Superman has sold for $1 million, smashing a record set just last year.
Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/first_superman_comic_fetches_jjw94Jt8J0K8lW1pTzn1KL#ixzz0gIWZNUFk

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HEADLINE: Man in hiding betrayed by pet dog
SOURCE LINK: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8528965.stm
CLIP:
The excited pet dog of a German man on the run from the law led police to his master's hiding place in a cupboard, police in the west of the country say.

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HEADLINE: The law is an ass, so to speak
SOURCE LINK: http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nude-sunbathers-say-the-law-is-an-ass/story-e6freuy9-1225833193104
CLIP:
EVEN Tony Abbott would be overdressed at Little Congwong Beach at La Perouse. ... Little Congwong has been an unofficial haven for naturists for 50 years. However, complaints from locals saw police raid the beach on Sunday and threaten nude bathers with fines. Yesterday, the sun lovers were defiant, returning to the beach despite warning signs and the police raid.

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HEADLINE: 'Lucky' hunter shot through arms by mate
SOURCE LINK: http://www.news.com.au/national/lucky-hunter-shot-through-both-arms/story-e6frfkvr-1225833240645
CLIP:
A MAN is lucky to be alive after he was accidentally shot with a high-powered rifle by a mate. The man, aged 40, was shooting at targets in the Mount Robinson State Forest at Kinglake Central, 70km north-east of Melbourne, at about 7pm (AEDT) when his friend accidentally pulled his trigger as he slipped over...

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