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Today's Odd News News: Montana teen accidentally texts sheriff to buy pot Police: Pa. woman zaps self, brother with stun gun Mich. man gathering corn confronted by alligator Goats rescued after 2 days on 6-inch ledge in Mont Indonesia's smoking toddler kicks the habit Canadian parents more lenient than Italians and French Finance Ministry says defrauded by staffer Dutch colleges angry over sex job ads for freshmen Cup of tea forces jet to make emergency landing Vuvuzelas banned from European soccer competition Iowa State carillon lets Lady Gaga hit chime Paris metro body heat to help warm building NM Goodwill collection box turns up inert grenade Rat bite ruins Indian shooter's Commonwealth bid German party mistakenly hands out porn pens to kids Dirty jokes and papal rosaries mix in Chile mine saga Cup of tea forces UK jet to make emergency landing Conn. driver falls from car on I-95, Dodge goes on Plumbers help Tenn. newlyweds find flushed rings Top Gear's Stig finally unmasked Montana teen accidentally texts sheriff to buy pot Fri, 3 Sep 2010 11:43 am PDT AP - General rule of thumb: when looking to buy marijuana, don't text the sheriff. Authorities said a Helena teen hit a wrong number and inadvertently sent a message to Lewis and Clark County Sheriff Leo Dutton, saying "Hey Dawg, do you have a $20 I can buy right now?" Full Story Top Police: Pa. woman zaps self, brother with stun gun Fri, 3 Sep 2010 11:43 am PDT AP - Police said an Erie-area woman somehow managed to zap both herself and her brother with a stun gun during a drunken dispute. Darlene Newara, 45, will have a hearing Oct. 18 on charges including driving under the influence, disorderly conduct for fighting, and public drunkenness in the Aug. 8 incident. Full Story Top Mich. man gathering corn confronted by alligator Fri, 3 Sep 2010 11:24 am PDT AP - A man gathering sweet corn in southern Michigan is the latest to have an unexpected encounter with an alligator. The animals have been showing up far north of their traditional habitats this summer. Jeff Adamski of Burr Oak said he was picking corn near the Michigan-Indiana border when two women who were a few rows over came running and screaming, saying they had seen an alligator. Full Story Top Goats rescued after 2 days on 6-inch ledge in Mont Fri, 3 Sep 2010 10:31 am PDT AP - Two young goats wandered onto the thin ledge of a railroad bridge and spent nearly two days high above the ground until rescuers in a towering cherry picker plucked them from their perch, hungry but safe. Full Story Top Indonesia's smoking toddler kicks the habit Fri, 3 Sep 2010 10:31 am PDT AP - Indonesia's smoking toddler has kicked the habit. Footage of 2-year-old Aldi Rizal — who smoked up to two packs a day — puffing away circulated the Internet in May and sparked an international outcry. His parents said he'd throw tantrums every time they tried to stop him from lighting up. Full Story Top Canadian parents more lenient than Italians and French Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:23 am PDT Reuters - Canadian parents are more lenient with their children than mothers and fathers in France and Italy, according to a new study. Full Story Top Finance Ministry says defrauded by staffer Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:24 am PDT Reuters - The Dutch Finance Ministry Thursday acknowledged it was defrauded out of more than 160,000 euros ($204,800) earlier this year by an employee of the ministry unit that handles the state's financing needs. Full Story Top Dutch colleges angry over sex job ads for freshmen Wed, 1 Sep 2010 10:28 am PDT Reuters - A number of Dutch colleges are considering legal action against the publisher of a move-in guide for new freshmen, after the company included an ad recruiting students for jobs as online sex workers. Full Story Top Cup of tea forces jet to make emergency landing Wed, 1 Sep 2010 10:29 am PDT Reuters - A British airplane en route to Poland was forced to make an emergency landing in Germany after a 56-year-old woman spilled a hot cup of tea on herself, German police said on Wednesday. Full Story Top Vuvuzelas banned from European soccer competition Wed, 1 Sep 2010 10:30 am PDT Reuters - Vuvuzelas have been kicked out of European competitions after UEFA said that the controversial plastic trumpets drowned out supporters and detracted from the emotion of the game. Full Story Top Iowa State carillon lets Lady Gaga hit chime Fri, 3 Sep 2010 01:27 pm PDT AP - An Iowa State University music professor says the Lady Gaga club anthem "Bad Romance" translates better than you might think into the 110-foot-tall, organ-like instrument known as a carillon. Full Story Top Paris metro body heat to help warm building Fri, 3 Sep 2010 09:29 am PDT Reuters - The warmth generated by human bodies in the Parisian metro will help heat a public housing project in the city centre, the capital's largest owner of social housing said on Friday. Full Story Top NM Goodwill collection box turns up inert grenade Fri, 3 Sep 2010 12:13 pm PDT AP - Just in case it wasn't clear: Weapons and drugs don't make good charitable donations. Full Story Top Rat bite ruins Indian shooter's Commonwealth bid Fri, 3 Sep 2010 01:04 am PDT Reuters - Indian shooter Sanjeev Rajput is blaming the sharp teeth of a rodent for robbing him of his shot at glory on home soil at next month's Commonwealth Games. Full Story Top German party mistakenly hands out porn pens to kids Fri, 3 Sep 2010 08:56 am PDT Reuters - To sweeten their first day at primary school German children are normally given a cardboard cone filled with sweets, but schoolchildren in Essen this year opened their cones to find pens which project erotic images. Full Story Top Dirty jokes and papal rosaries mix in Chile mine saga Thu, 2 Sep 2010 05:39 pm PDT Reuters - Contact between 33 Chilean miners trapped for weeks underground and the outside world took an irreverent twist on Thursday, as the men passed dirty jokes to the surface -- and the Pope sent down blessed rosaries. Full Story Top Cup of tea forces UK jet to make emergency landing Wed, 1 Sep 2010 06:19 am PDT Reuters - A British airplane en route to Poland was forced to make an emergency landing in Germany after a 56-year-old woman spilt a hot cup of tea on herself, German police said on Wednesday. Full Story Top Conn. driver falls from car on I-95, Dodge goes on Fri, 3 Sep 2010 10:32 am PDT AP - Connecticut State Police say a man fell out of his car onto Interstate 95 and watched his vehicle drive on for about two-tenths of a mile before it crashed into a pole. Troopers said they're not sure why 51-year-old Robert Craig of Killingworth fell out of his 2006 Dodge Charger late Tuesday morning in Darien near Exit 10. Police said Craig was treated for minor injuries at Stamford Hospital. Full Story Top Plumbers help Tenn. newlyweds find flushed rings Fri, 3 Sep 2010 10:31 am PDT AP - Diane Buckalew said she felt sick when she woke up and realized two rings she'd left on the bathroom counter the night before were gone. She and husband Carl, married in Las Vegas a month ago, realized Thursday their cat Jinxe had batted into the toilet an amethyst ring and Diane's 4-carat, $40,000 diamond engagement ring. Full Story Top Top Gear's Stig finally unmasked Wed, 1 Sep 2010 06:40 am PDT Reuters - The identity of "The Stig," the mystery test car driver on the popular BBC TV motoring show "Top Gear" was revealed on Wednesday after the broadcaster lost a legal battle to keep his name secret. Full Story Top

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