Friday, June 04, 2010

Odd News – Newsletter for June 4, 2010

Friday, June 4, 2010


Wisconsin man accused of trying to steal dirty diapers gets 30 months probation

Wis. man gets probation in dirty diaper theft

STEVENS POINT, Wis. – An Amherst man accused of trying to steal dirty diapers from a home has been sentenced to 30 months of probation. Dillon Makuski, 20, was convicted of possession of burglary tools. The Stevens Point Journal reports Makuski also must serve 200 hours of community … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Wisconsin man accused of trying to steal dirty diapers gets 30 months probation.

Statue of god of the dead joins towering blue horse with red eyes outside Denver airport

Denver airport’s latest sculpture: God of the dead

DENVER – Sculptures outside Denver International Airport already include a 30-foot-tall, rearing blue mustang with glowing red eyes, nicknamed “Bluecifer” by snickering locals.
Now the airport has another statue: a 26-foot tall replica of the Egyptian god of the dead.
Workers erected the seven-ton replica of Anubis on Wednesday next … Read more »».

Tenn. Waffle House worker survives 5-minute ride on car hood after teens leave without paying

Waffle House worker survives wild ride on car hood

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – A Waffle House employee has survived without serious injury after three teens took off without paying and he clung to the hood of their car. The incident occurred in Murfreesboro and Andrew Brian McKnight said he wasn’t trying to be a hero, but climbed …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Tenn. Waffle House worker survives 5-minute ride on car hood after teens leave without paying.

Happy to be home: Microchip reunites NY family with fluffy white dog missing since 2006

Microchip helps NY family find dog gone since 2006

LLOYD HARBOR, N.Y. – A family on New York’s Long Island is celebrating the return of a little white dog that went missing four years ago.
The fluffy dog is named Cooper. He was dropped off about a month ago at an animal shelter in Islip (EYE’-slihp), 35 …. Source  : Happy to be home: Microchip reunites NY family with fluffy white dog missing since 2006.

Pa. man allegedly stole more than 300 porn DVDs from adult bookstore, charged with burglary

Pa. man allegedly stole 300 porn DVDs
LANCASTER, Pa. – A central Pennsylvania man who allegedly stole more than 300 pornographic DVDs from an adult bookstore has been arrested.

Authorities say 43-year-old Jaye Ashby Gibson stole more than $11,000 worth of DVDs from Downtown Books in Lancaster.
Lt. Todd Umstead said officers responding to a burglary alarm found …. Source article  : Pa. man allegedly stole more than 300 porn DVDs from adult bookstore, charged with burglary.

Transgender women cause stir by going topless at Delaware beach, but it’s not against the law

Transgender women go topless at Delaware beach

REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. – Rehoboth Beach in Delaware isn’t a topless beach – but a few transgender women caused a stir by treating it like one.
Police say passers-by complained after they removed their tops and revealed their surgically enhanced breasts over Memorial Day weekend. A lifeguard asked them to …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Transgender men cause stir by going topless at Delaware beach, but it’s not against the law

Transgender men go topless at Delaware beach

REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. – Rehoboth Beach in Delaware isn’t a topless beach – but a few transgender men caused a stir by treating it like one.
Police say passers-by complained after the men removed their tops and revealed their surgically enhanced breasts over Memorial Day weekend. A lifeguard asked them …. Original article  : Transgender men cause stir by going topless at Delaware beach, but it’s not against the law.

Grocery chain lures NC meat buyers with billboard that emits scents of black pepper, charcoal

NC billboard attracts with charcoal, pepper scent

MOORESVILLE, N.C. – It’s not just the picture of beef on a new billboard in North Carolina that tries to catch drivers’ attention, it’s the aroma coming from the sign.
The billboard on N.C. 150 in central North Carolina emits the smell of black pepper and charcoal to promote a [..] Read the original article: here.

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