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Today's Odd News News: Man took pay from NJ company he never worked for Man who threw feces in CA courtroom gets 31 years Ga. woman scares off burglar by acting like a dog One-legged suspect caught with one stolen shoe Minn. group picks up road trash while packing heat Crackdown on smugglers of used clothing Kids as young as 9 to receive career advice Airliner loses contact, overflies destination Animal slaughter for the World Cup? Sicilian prefers prison to house arrest with wife Did he or did she? Transvestites on trial theft Not guilty plea entered for praying theft suspect Tweeters ask: is there anybody (famous) there? Man tries to rob bank with a spoon Drink relaxes jumpy Irish drivers, MP says Well here's your problem right here, sir.. Dancer's pole, strobe lights found as U.S. military pack up Parents lynch bookseller over abduction fear Ewe must be joking! Sheep in the vineyard? Ban on tight trousers for women? Man took pay from NJ company he never worked for Tue, 27 Oct 2009 05:31 am PDT AP - An Illinois man has admitted banking more than $470,000 in paychecks from a New Jersey company he never worked for. Full Story Top Man who threw feces in CA courtroom gets 31 years Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:48 pm PDT AP - A man who sneaked a bag of his feces into a San Diego courtroom during his home-invasion robbery trial, smeared it on his lawyer and threw it at jurors has been sentenced to 31 years in prison. Full Story Top Ga. woman scares off burglar by acting like a dog Mon, 26 Oct 2009 06:24 pm PDT AP - Police are investigating after an Athens woman scared off a would-be burglar by acting like a dog. The Athens Banner-Herald reported Monday that the woman scared off the suspect around 11 p.m. Saturday. According to police, the woman got on the floor and began scratching at the door and acting like a large dog when the suspicious man tried turning the woman's door knob. Full Story Top One-legged suspect caught with one stolen shoe Mon, 26 Oct 2009 06:24 pm PDT AP - Police said a one-legged suspect was caught after only one shoe went missing in a store in Belgium. An amputee was an immediate suspect when a store attendant found one shoe missing from a shop in the western Belgian town of Maldegem. Police spokesman Rik Decraemer said Monday authorities were alerted and quickly found the man who fit the description by shopkeepers. The shoe was also recovered. Full Story Top Minn. group picks up road trash while packing heat Mon, 26 Oct 2009 06:24 pm PDT AP - Motorists in Mendota Heights might have seen a group of residents picking up trash while packing heat this weekend. About a dozen people spent nearly three hours picking up litter Sunday along a 2-mile stretch of highway. All legally carried guns on their hips. It was the inaugural trash cleanup event for the group that calls itself the Minnesota Carry Permit Holders. Full Story Top Crackdown on smugglers of used clothing Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:26 am PDT Reuters - Police have broken up a network of workshops and warehouses used to illegally smuggle 140 tons of used, foreign clothing through southern China, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday. Full Story Top Kids as young as 9 to receive career advice Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:29 am PDT Reuters - Children in British primary schools as young as nine are to receive advice via internet sites such as YouTube on their future career paths under a new scheme, the government said on Monday. Full Story Top Airliner loses contact, overflies destination Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:41 am PDT Reuters - A Northwest Airlines flight carrying 144 passengers from San Diego to Minneapolis lost contact with air controllers for more than an hour and overflew its destination by 150 miles, officials said on Thursday. Full Story Top Animal slaughter for the World Cup? Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:42 am PDT Reuters - South African traditional leaders plan to perform ritual animal slaughters to bless stadiums for the 2010 World Cup tournament ahead of the start of the showcase event next June, they said on Friday. Full Story Top Sicilian prefers prison to house arrest with wife Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:15 pm PDT Reuters - A Sicilian builder transferred from prison to house arrest tried to get himself locked up again to escape arguments with his wife at home, Italian media reported Thursday. Full Story Top Did he or did she? Transvestites on trial theft Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:05 pm PDT Reuters - Five Filipino transvestites have gone on trial in Shanghai, accused of drugging men with adulterated foods before robbing them in a city with a reputation for an adventurous nightlife. Full Story Top Not guilty plea entered for praying theft suspect Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:49 am PDT AP - A judge has entered a not guilty plea for a man accused of robbing an Indianapolis check-cashing business after hugging and praying with a clerk. Full Story Top Tweeters ask: is there anybody (famous) there? Tue, 27 Oct 2009 06:45 am PDT Reuters - Tweeters are being invited to submit questions for the spirits of departed celebrities including Michael Jackson and William Shakespeare as part of the world's first Twitter seance. Full Story Top Man tries to rob bank with a spoon Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:43 am PDT Reuters - A would-be bank robber held a teaspoon to the neck of a cashier pretending it was a knife, a Polish news website said Tuesday. Full Story Top Drink relaxes jumpy Irish drivers, MP says Tue, 27 Oct 2009 05:13 am PDT Reuters - A politician from Ireland's governing party has said "jumpy" drivers might benefit from having a relaxing alcoholic drink to steady their nerves. Full Story Top Well here's your problem right here, sir.. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:03 am PDT Reuters - A man was caught by Norwegian customs carrying a tarantula in his bag, and a further 14 royal pythons and 10 albino leopard geckos taped to his body, media reported Monday. Full Story Top Dancer's pole, strobe lights found as U.S. military pack up Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:49 am PDT Reuters - A pole-dancer's pole and strobe lights, packs of six-year-old spoiled meat and a brand new, unused van -- just some of the equipment in Iraq that has turned up in the American military withdrawal. Full Story Top Parents lynch bookseller over abduction fear Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:02 am PDT Reuters - A mob of angry parents lynched a book salesman and badly injured four of his colleagues after rumors spread that the men were part of a human smuggling ring, the official Xinhua agency said late Monday. Full Story Top Ewe must be joking! Sheep in the vineyard? Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:52 am PDT Reuters - Some vineyards in New Zealand and California are milking sheep for all they're worth. Full Story Top Ban on tight trousers for women? Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:01 am PDT Reuters - Women may soon be banned from wearing tight trousers in parts of an Indonesian province that practices strict Islamic law, and offenders could see their attire cut up. Full Story Top

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