Thursday, July 29, 2010

Odd News – Newsletter for July 29, 2010

Thursday, July 29, 2010


County in Ohio decides to stop replacing street signs often stolen on rural ‘Wildman Road’

Ohio signs for ‘Wildman Road’ swiped too often

XENIA, Ohio – An Ohio county has given up on replacing the frequently stolen signs for a rural thoroughfare named “Wildman Road.” Greene County Engineer Robert Geyer in southwest Ohio explains that the signs vanish too quickly, probably to decorate bedrooms, garages and dorm rooms. He said the [..] Read the original article: here.

Man hitting punching bag in Ohio slugs gas meter, causing natural gas leak that clears homes

Ohio man KOs gas meter, causing leak, evacuations

MIDDLETOWN, Ohio – Fire officials in Ohio said a man hitting a punching bag accidentally knocked out his gas meter, causing a natural gas leak that evacuated nearby homes. Authorities in Middletown said when the unidentified man struck the meter Tuesday evening, it fell off the wall and [..] Read the original article: here.

Oregon State Police issue cat alert for feline that caused car crash

Cops issue cat alert for feline that caused wreck

BANKS, Ore. – Oregon State Police have taken the unusual step of issuing a missing cat alert for a feline that caused a car crash, escaped from a smashed SUV and vanished. Southern Oregon University student Brittany Spady rolled her Ford Explorer on U.S. 26 east of … Original article on : Oregon State Police issue cat alert for feline that caused car crash.

Florida great-grandmother nearly loses tooth after biting purse snatchers

Florida great-grandma takes a bite out of crime

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – A great-grandmother in Daytona Beach bit an assailant and was dragged several feet hanging on to the getaway car of a couple who snatched her purse. Patricia Robertson doesn’t know how she summoned the strength, but the commotion she created helped get her belongings … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Florida great-grandmother nearly loses tooth after biting purse snatchers.

Don’t harm a cow, man: Suspect jailed, “cow tenders” named for vandalized Vt. cow sculptures

Cow sculptures in Vt. city under siege by vandals

BURLINGTON, Vt. – You’ve heard of cow tipping?
It really happens: A community art project that installed 37 fiberglass cows in and around Vermont’s biggest city has been plagued by vandalism, leaving four men charged, one injured – the cow he tipped broke his foot – and sponsors … Read more : Don’t harm a cow, man: Suspect jailed, “cow tenders” named for vandalized Vt. cow sculptures.

Black bear gets in NH house, eats fruit, drinks water from fishbowl, takes stuffed bear to go

Bear gets into home, eats and grabs stuffed bear

LACONIA, N.H. – A black bear walked into a New Hampshire house through an open door, ate two pears and a bunch of grapes, took a drink from the family fishbowl and grabbed a stuffed bear on its way out the door. Mary Beth Parkinson said the … Read : Black bear gets in NH house, eats fruit, drinks water from fishbowl, takes stuffed bear to go.

Vt. man jailed and “cow tenders” appointed after rash of vandalism on public art sculptures

Vt. man jailed in vandalization of cow sculptures

BURLINGTON, Vt. – A Vermont man is going to jail for his part in a vandalism spree that damaged six fiberglass cows installed around downtown Burlington as part of a public art project.
Twenty-one-year-old Christopher Newton and another man allegedly tried to push over two of the 4-foot-tall sculptures … Read : Vt. man jailed and “cow tenders” appointed after rash of vandalism on public art sculptures.

Regretsy Features in ABC’s Nightline

SHERMAN OAKS, CALIFORNIA (GaeaTimes.com) — The website Regretsy, that prides in featuring items to make peoples stomach churn got featured in ABC ’s Nightline. The item shown above is on sale for $350 in their site. The site also has other disturbing models and figurines that are on sale at a premium.
Even though considerable …. Source  : Regretsy Features in ABC’s Nightline.

Wis. teenage mail carriers take flying leap delivering mail on lake to avoid missing the boat

Wisconsin teens take flying leap to deliver mail

LAKE GENEVA, Wis. – The main worry for some young mail carriers in southern Wisconsin is neither dogs nor extreme weather. It’s plunging into a lake.
A never-stopping boat delivers mail to dozens of mansions on Lake Geneva during the summer. Teenage carriers are hired to jump off the … Read : Wis. teenage mail carriers take flying leap delivering mail on lake to avoid missing the boat.

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