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Today's Odd News News: Passenger bolts from Cyprus plane using ramp Officials find gator that escaped at show and tell Crime-weary Ohioans say cops tell them to move out Man convicted in orange rabbit pedicab hit-and-run Cops: TN mechanic disabled parked cars for repairs 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? Hong Kong firm to pawn luxury handbags: report Malaysia state suggests legislators wed single mothers N.H. restaurant sets meatball record Bad driver? Blame your genes Did he or did she? Transvestites on trial theft News of the Weird: With recent advances in brain microsurgery, scientists can control the sexual preferences ... of fruitflies. Tweeters ask: is there anybody (famous) there? Man rescues phone from dump by listening for ring Drink relaxes jumpy Irish drivers, MP says Men accused of pawning stolen items for bail cash Passenger bolts from Cyprus plane using ramp Sun, 1 Nov 2009 05:32 am PST AP - Police in Cyprus say a passenger bolted from an airliner after opening a rear exit and sliding down an emergency chute as it prepared for take off. Full Story Top Officials find gator that escaped at show and tell Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:30 am PDT AP - Officials believe they have found an alligator that escaped from a wildlife officer who brought the animal to his daughter's school for show and tell. Full Story Top 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 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 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 Hong Kong firm to pawn luxury handbags: report Sun, 1 Nov 2009 09:31 pm PST AFP - A Hong Kong firm has launched a series of television commercials offering personal loans in exchange for ladies' luxury handbags, a report said Monday. 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 N.H. restaurant sets meatball record Sun, 1 Nov 2009 04:22 pm PST AP - The bouncing mega-meatball record has landed in the East Coast. 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 News of the Weird: With recent advances in brain microsurgery, scientists can control the sexual preferences ... of fruitflies. Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:00 pm PDT News of the Weird - With recent advances in brain microsurgery, scientists can control the sexual preferences ... of fruitflies. 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 rescues phone from dump by listening for ring Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:52 am PDT AP - A determined Colorado man found his missing cell phone at a trash dump after dialing the number and listening for the ring. 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 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

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