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Today's Odd News News: Crime-weary Ohioans say cops tell them to move out Fla. wildlife officer loses gator at show and tell Man convicted in orange rabbit pedicab hit-and-run Cops: TN mechanic disabled parked cars for repairs Men accused of pawning stolen items for bail cash Transvestites on trial for theft It may be BYOB as fewer firms plan holiday parties Well here's your problem right here, sir.. Parents lynch bookseller over abduction fear Ban on tight trousers for women? Malaysia state suggests legislators wed single mothers Bad driver? Blame your genes Did he or did she? Transvestites on trial theft Ex-Notre Dame worker to repay much of $29,000 tip Tweeters ask: is there anybody (famous) there? Former refugee to return to Vietnam as US Navy officer Drink relaxes jumpy Irish drivers, MP says Dancer's pole, strobe lights found as U.S. military pack up McPrank: 4 Utah teens cited for McDonald's rap Ewe must be joking! Sheep in the vineyard? Crime-weary Ohioans say cops tell them to move out Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:09 pm PDT AP - Residents of Ohio's capital city are complaining that police officers are telling them to move out if they're fed up with neighborhood crime. Full Story Top Fla. wildlife officer loses gator at show and tell Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:46 pm PDT AP - Officials say a Florida Panhandle Fish and Wildlife officer lost a 5-foot alligator after bringing it to his daughter's school for show and tell. Searchers scoured a wooded area surrounding the school Friday afternoon. The alligator jumped out of the man's vehicle Friday morning. The animal's mouth was taped. Full Story Top Man convicted in orange rabbit pedicab hit-and-run Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:35 pm PDT AP - The Mercedes driver testified he didn't see the 6-foot-tall orange rabbit driving a pedicab because he was fumbling for a dropped cell phone. Full Story Top Cops: TN mechanic disabled parked cars for repairs Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:06 pm PDT AP - Tennessee police said a mechanic was drumming up business by tampering with parked cars, then charging to help start them. Police arrested 41-year-old Christopher Walls of Johnson City on Thursday night. Full Story Top Men accused of pawning stolen items for bail cash Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:36 pm PDT AP - Two Bozeman men have been arrested on probation violations after police said they tried to pawn a truckload of stolen items to bail a friend out of jail. Helena Police Chief Troy McGee said the two 21-year-old men arrived at a pawn shop Saturday morning with about $20,000 worth of goods including bikes, televisions and tools. Full Story Top Transvestites on trial for theft Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:20 am 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 It may be BYOB as fewer firms plan holiday parties Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:21 am PDT Reuters - The U.S. economy may have begun to recover in 2009, but holiday office parties are sinking even further into the dumps. Full Story Top Well here's your problem right here, sir.. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:06 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 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 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 Malaysia state suggests legislators wed single mothers Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:43 am PDT Reuters - Malaysian legislators in the poor conservative Muslim northeastern state of Kelantan should marry single mothers to help care for their children, a state representative suggested. Full Story Top Bad driver? Blame your genes Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:35 pm PDT Reuters - No need to curse that bad driver weaving in and out of the lane in front of you -- he cannot help it, U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday. 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 Ex-Notre Dame worker to repay much of $29,000 tip Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:56 pm PDT AP - A woman mistakenly tipped $29,000 by the University of Notre Dame in her catering paycheck will return more than half of the money in $50 monthly payments over the next 28 years. 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 Former refugee to return to Vietnam as US Navy officer Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:23 pm PDT AFP - A US military officer who fled Vietnam as a boy and was picked up by an American ship will soon visit the country in command of a destroyer, the US Navy said on Friday. 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 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 McPrank: 4 Utah teens cited for McDonald's rap Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:57 am PDT AP - A rap by four teenagers at a McDonald's has gotten them a bad rap in one Utah city. 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

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