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Today's Odd News News: Man cites boredom after arrest on streaking charge Feds: Woman posed as FBI agent, 'hired' neighbors Tale of the tape: Robbery suspect duct tapes shoes Police: Drunk Pa. man tried to revive dead opossum Mich. police: Drunken driver called 911 on herself Film breaks new ground on sex in India Man gets 15 years for prison break-in Airport worker warned in scanner ogling claim Dracula creator's relative seeks Dublin memorial Woman arrested for setting hitmen on her father Thousands watch as owlets hatch in California yard Crocheting beats the Reich for odd title prize Dracula creator's relative seeks Dublin memorial Bomb hoax delays cruise ship off Florida Heathrow worker warned in scanner ogling claim Man detained over poisoned dumplings Pop-up books go 3-D News of the Weird: A New York City chef on the cutting edge: "My Wife's Mommy Milk Cheese" Italian arrested for setting hitmen on her father Dog that attacked police cars must attend classes Man cites boredom after arrest on streaking charge Mon, 29 Mar 2010 09:25 am PDT AP - A man who has been charged with making a naked dash through a Tennessee supermarket told police he was "bored and didn't have anything else to do." Full Story Top Feds: Woman posed as FBI agent, 'hired' neighbors Mon, 29 Mar 2010 09:19 am PDT AP - Authorities say a Virginia woman pretended to be an FBI agent and conned her neighbors into taking jobs as her assistants. Full Story Top Tale of the tape: Robbery suspect duct tapes shoes Sat, 27 Mar 2010 03:44 am PDT AP - Maybe duct tape doesn't work for everything. Police said an 18-year-old Cadillac man who fastened duct tape to the bottom of his shoes in an attempt to conceal the robbery of a northern Michigan business has been arrested. Full Story Top Police: Drunk Pa. man tried to revive dead opossum Sat, 27 Mar 2010 03:44 am PDT AP - Police say they charged a Pennsylvania man with public drunkenness after he was seen trying to resuscitate a long-dead opossum along a highway. State police Trooper Jamie Levier says several witnesses saw 55-year-old Donald Wolfe, of Brookville, near the animal Thursday along Route 36 in Oliver Township, about 65 miles northeast of Pittsburgh. Full Story Top Mich. police: Drunken driver called 911 on herself Sat, 27 Mar 2010 03:44 am PDT AP - Police in Michigan have released a copy of a 911 call where a suspected drunken driver chats with an emergency dispatcher for about 20 minutes before she is pulled over and arrested. Full Story Top Film breaks new ground on sex in India Thu, 25 Mar 2010 01:35 pm PDT Reuters - A new Bollywood film has put the spotlight on changing sexual mores in small-town India, unsettling conservative filmgoers with spy cam footage and pushing the limits of the country's censorship board. Full Story Top Man gets 15 years for prison break-in Wed, 24 Mar 2010 11:31 am PDT Reuters - A Florida man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for trying to break back into the jail where he had been held following his conviction in a manslaughter case, local media reported on Wednesday. Full Story Top Airport worker warned in scanner ogling claim Wed, 24 Mar 2010 11:31 am PDT Reuters - A security worker at London's Heathrow Airport has received a police warning and faces disciplinary action over claims he ogled a female colleague using a full-body scanner, officials said on Wednesday. Full Story Top Dracula creator's relative seeks Dublin memorial Wed, 24 Mar 2010 11:30 am PDT Reuters - The Victorian Gothic novel Dracula is associated with the dense forests of Transylvania rather than the Georgian squares of Dublin, but the great great nephew of its Irish born author thinks that is an oversight. Full Story Top Woman arrested for setting hitmen on her father Tue, 23 Mar 2010 07:55 am PDT Reuters - An Italian woman who hired two assassins to murder her overbearing father was arrested after the second hitman changed his mind and confessed to the police, authorities said Tuesday. Full Story Top Thousands watch as owlets hatch in California yard Mon, 29 Mar 2010 01:44 pm PDT AP - A barn owl couple in California has given birth to a family and a fan club. Full Story Top Crocheting beats the Reich for odd title prize Fri, 26 Mar 2010 04:32 am PDT Reuters - Defying grim predictions that the economic downturn would clobber specialist books, the annual contest for oddest title has had a bumper year, with the 2009 winner being named on Friday as "Crocheting Adventures with Hyperbolic Planes." Full Story Top Dracula creator's relative seeks Dublin memorial Wed, 24 Mar 2010 02:23 pm PDT Reuters - The Victorian Gothic novel Dracula is associated with the dense forests of Transylvania rather than the Georgian squares of Dublin, but the great great nephew of its Irish born author thinks that is an oversight. Full Story Top Bomb hoax delays cruise ship off Florida Mon, 29 Mar 2010 09:23 am PDT Reuters - A Carnival cruise ship was held off the Florida coast for several hours on Sunday while authorities searched the vessel and arrested a drunk passenger on bomb hoax charges, the U.S. Coast Guard said. Full Story Top Heathrow worker warned in scanner ogling claim Wed, 24 Mar 2010 08:05 am PDT Reuters - A security worker at London's Heathrow Airport has received a police warning and faces disciplinary action over claims he ogled a female colleague using a full-body scanner, officials said on Wednesday. Full Story Top Man detained over poisoned dumplings Mon, 29 Mar 2010 09:22 am PDT Reuters - China has detained a man suspected of poisoning frozen dumplings that were exported to Japan two years ago, sickening 10 people and causing tension between China and Japan. Full Story Top Pop-up books go 3-D Wed, 24 Mar 2010 07:34 am PDT Reuters - Pop-up is so passé: South Korean scientists have developed 3-D technology for books that makes characters literally leap off the page. Full Story Top News of the Weird: A New York City chef on the cutting edge: "My Wife's Mommy Milk Cheese" Sat, 27 Mar 2010 10:00 pm PDT News of the Weird - A New York City chef on the cutting edge: "My Wife's Mommy Milk Cheese" Full Story Top Italian arrested for setting hitmen on her father Tue, 23 Mar 2010 05:56 am PDT Reuters - An Italian woman who hired two assassins to murder her overbearing father was arrested after the second hitman changed his mind and confessed to the police, authorities said on Tuesday. Full Story Top Dog that attacked police cars must attend classes Fri, 26 Mar 2010 09:32 pm PDT AP - A pit bull mix in Tennessee has been sentenced to obedience training after his dogged attack on a local police car. Full Story Top

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