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Odd News – Newsletter for February 20, 2010

Saturday, February 20, 2010


Vermont convenience store clerk foils would-be robber by saying ‘Let me call my wife’

Vt. clerk foils robber with ‘Let me call my wife’

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, Vt. – A Vermont convenience store clerk foiled a robbery after the would-be robber demanded $200 cash. Said clerk Michael Patel: “Let me call my wife.” With that, Vermont State Police said, a 21-year-old man ran from Ascutney Sunoco. He was later caught …. Source article  : Vermont convenience store clerk foils would-be robber by saying ‘Let me call my wife’.

Udderly awesome Holstein sets milk production record with 8,400 gallons of milk in one year

Udderly awesome Holstein sets production record

WALDO, Wis. – This Holstein is more than just another udder in the herd. The cow from the Ever-Green-View Farm in eastern Wisconsin has set a new national milk production record. A Holstein tagged number 1326 in Waldo has pumped out about 8,400 gallons of milk in one year.
The cow’s …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Police say Texas student willingly had buttocks branded, no charges will be filed

Police: Student willingly had his buttocks branded

BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. – Breckenridge authorities said a Texas Christian University student who suffered burns when his peers branded his buttocks participated in the act willingly and no charges will be filed.
Authorities said Thursday they made the decision not to pursue charges after reviewing statements from Amon Carter IV and … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Police say Texas student willingly had buttocks branded, no charges will be filed.

Kaiser patients report finding pieces of glass in their chicken noodle soup

Kaiser patients find glass in chicken noodle soup

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – The state Department of Public Health is investigating an incident at a food supplier kitchen that left glass fragments in a batch of chicken noodle soup. The soup went to several customers of FoodService Partners Inc., including Kaiser Permanente hospitals in Northern California.
Kaiser …. Source  : Kaiser patients report finding pieces of glass in their chicken noodle soup.

Pa. police say man rides on car hood in his underwear in frigid temperatures after dispute

Police: Man rides on car hood in his underwear

UNIONTOWN, Pa. – Police expect to file charges against a 57-year-old man who was wearing only underwear in frigid temperatures when he hopped on the hood of his girlfriend’s moving car during an argument. Police have yet to identify the man or his 28-year-old girlfriend, saying they’ll … Original article on : Pa. police say man rides on car hood in his underwear in frigid temperatures after dispute.

Fla. woman, 85, finds unclaimed $17,500 insurance check from 1978

Woman finds unclaimed insurance check from 1978

LAUDERHILL, Fla. – An 85-year-old South Florida woman who went looking for a photo of her ex-husband says she found a $17,500 insurance claim check from 1978 instead. Barbara Cosgrove found the check, dated Jan. 23, 1978, in an unopened envelope inside a nightstand drawer at her Lauderhill home. …. Original article  : Fla. woman, 85, finds unclaimed $17,500 insurance check from 1978.

Police: Man beaten with high-heel at Georgia Waffle House on Valentine’s Day

Cops: Man beaten with high-heel on Valentine’s Day

POOLER, Ga. – Police arrested two women after a former lover burst into a Waffle House on Valentine’s Day and beat a man with her high-heel. Police charged 29-year-old woman and 32-year-old woman with battery and criminal damage to private property following the incident.
According to a police report, …. Source  : Police: Man beaten with high-heel at Georgia Waffle House on Valentine’s Day.

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