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Today's Odd News News: Man vs. megafish German celebrity opossum misses one Oscar pick Milan fashion awaits Chinese design boom Penis graffiti dropped from Russian competition Police Discover $1 Million Worth of Drugs in Toronto Pizza Parlor Mobile etiquette getting worse, not better - poll When pigs fly...well their frozen knuckles anyway Rich and famous also face foreclosures Bulgaria boosts spirits by cutting brandy price Big surfing contest wipes out, no waves Cops: Pa. pizzeria owner left mice at rival shops UK removes breast milk ice cream from shop Cookie sales barred at Girl Scouts founder's home Homeless Michigan man seeks donor of diamond ring London shop to make breast milk ice cream Professor says he penned fake Emanuel Twitter feed Ohioan uses TV commercial to propose to girlfriend Bicycling Seattle mayor has bike stolen Stumped ICC so sorry after South Africa anthem cut short Dejected Inter keeper Julio Cesar walks home after error Man vs. megafish Wed, 23 Feb 2011 08:47 pm PST The Newsroom - No, it's not another Syfy movie starring Tiffany and Debbie Gibson. But it does have a made-for-TV plotline: Mississippi man goes fishing. Man catches and hauls in a 300+ pound alligator gar fish more than 8 feed long. Cut to: … Full Story Top German celebrity opossum misses one Oscar pick Mon, 28 Feb 2011 04:23 am PST Reuters - Heidi, Germany's cross-eyed celebrity opossum, came up one pick short of perfectly predicting top awards at the Oscars, incorrectly tipping "127 Hours" to win best picture, which instead went to "The King's Speech." Full Story Top Milan fashion awaits Chinese design boom Sun, 27 Feb 2011 08:44 am PST Reuters - Chinese designers will drive catwalk trends more than deep-pocketed Asian buyers as China's creativity becomes fashions' next big thing, top fashion executives and designers told Reuters at Milan fashion week. Full Story Top Penis graffiti dropped from Russian competition Sun, 27 Feb 2011 04:13 am PST Reuters - A painting of a large penis on a bridge in Russia's second city St Petersburg has been dropped from the shortlist for an art prize, the organisers said. Full Story Top Police Discover $1 Million Worth of Drugs in Toronto Pizza Parlor Fri, 25 Feb 2011 10:18 am PST ContributorNetwork - Note to drug dealers: If you're masking illegal operations behind a pizza parlor, make sure customers actually leave the premises with food. Full Story Top Mobile etiquette getting worse, not better - poll Fri, 25 Feb 2011 09:11 am PST Reuters - Whether is it texting during dinner, talking on a cellphone in a public restroom or using a laptop while driving, most people think mobile etiquette is getting worse, not better. Full Story Top When pigs fly...well their frozen knuckles anyway Thu, 24 Feb 2011 10:07 am PST Reuters - The police joked he'd caught lunch and the autobody repairman will be glad of the business, but a German driver was shaken up when a frozen pig's knuckle collided with his car on the high speed autobahn. Full Story Top Rich and famous also face foreclosures Thu, 24 Feb 2011 09:35 am PST Reuters - Although sales of foreclosed homes dropped last year, they still account for a quarter of U.S. home sales and the rich and famous are among them. Full Story Top Bulgaria boosts spirits by cutting brandy price Wed, 23 Feb 2011 08:55 am PST Reuters - Bulgaria's government is seeking to boost spirits in the recession-hit Balkan country by cutting the price of its favorite brandy. Full Story Top Big surfing contest wipes out, no waves Wed, 23 Feb 2011 08:56 am PST Reuters - An epic U.S. surfing contest that in the past featured athletes riding huge waves is washing out this year, due to a lack of big surf, organizers said. Full Story Top Cops: Pa. pizzeria owner left mice at rival shops Mon, 28 Feb 2011 04:11 pm PST AP - A pizzeria owner with mice problems he blamed on competitors tried to sabotage two rival shops by dumping mice in them Monday, authorities in suburban Philadelphia said. Full Story Top UK removes breast milk ice cream from shop Mon, 28 Feb 2011 09:06 am PST AP - Local government officials said Monday they have confiscated ice cream made with human breast milk from a London shop amid concerns the dessert is unsafe. Full Story Top Cookie sales barred at Girl Scouts founder's home Sun, 27 Feb 2011 12:31 pm PST AP - Girl Scouts are no longer able to sell their famous cookies outside the historic Savannah home of the woman who founded the organization almost a century ago. Full Story Top Homeless Michigan man seeks donor of diamond ring Fri, 25 Feb 2011 10:18 am PST AP - A homeless man in southeast Michigan says a woman accidentally gave him a gold ring laced with diamonds when she handed him a handful of change. Full Story Top London shop to make breast milk ice cream Thu, 24 Feb 2011 07:15 am PST Reuters - A specialist ice cream parlour plans to serve up breast milk ice cream and says people should think of it as an organic, free-range treat. Full Story Top Professor says he penned fake Emanuel Twitter feed Mon, 28 Feb 2011 02:53 pm PST AP - A Chicago professor claims that he's the mysterious author who spawned a Twitter sensation with his profanity-laced parody of Chicago mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel. Full Story Top Ohioan uses TV commercial to propose to girlfriend Fri, 25 Feb 2011 06:55 am PST AP - An Ohio man has used a TV commercial to make a pitch for marriage, delivering an on-air proposal to his girlfriend. Full Story Top Bicycling Seattle mayor has bike stolen Thu, 24 Feb 2011 12:55 pm PST AP - Seattle's bicycling mayor has had some explaining to do — to his wife about why her bike got swiped after he borrowed it to ride to work. Full Story Top Stumped ICC so sorry after South Africa anthem cut short Thu, 24 Feb 2011 07:33 am PST Reuters - Organisers apologised to the South African team for a technical snag that led to an abrupt end to their national anthem before their World Cup match against West Indies, the team manager said on Thursday. Full Story Top Dejected Inter keeper Julio Cesar walks home after error Thu, 24 Feb 2011 09:14 am PST Reuters - Distraught Inter Milan goalkeeper Julio Cesar walked home from the San Siro to give himself time to think after his minor error helped give Bayern Munich a 1-0 first-leg win in their Champions League last 16. Full Story Top

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