Not So Headline News

Monkey eluding police can be found on Facebook

azcentral.com | thebuzz — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:36:54 +0000

Apparently, a monkey that has managed to elude capture for months can be found on Facebook.

Gambler cites drunkenness in suit vs. casino

Grace Schneider — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:07:11 +0000

PAOLI, Ind. – During a night of blackjack at the former Caesars Indiana, Kentucky businessman Jimmy L. Vance sipped at least seven bourbon cocktails and gambled away $75,000 loaned to him by the casino.

Illegal circumcisions allegedly performed on men

azcentral.com | thebuzz — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:44:11 +0000

SPARTA, Mich. – A man who police say peformed circumcisions without a license from his home has been arrested and charged with operating an unauthorized practice as a health professional.

N.C. Congressman Wants Reagan Put On $50 Bill

Boston Weather, Breaking News and Sports from WBZ-TV — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:30:50 +0000

Republican Rep. Patrick McHenry wants Congress to tell the U.S Treasury
to replace former President Ulysses S. Grant on the bill with former President Ronald Reagan. McHenry
announced his bill Tuesday. He has 13 Republican co-sponsors.

Smart Spending: Tips for donating effectively (AP)

Yahoo! News: Odd News — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:20:54 +0000

AP – No sooner had the shock of Haiti’s earthquake passed than Chile was struck. As the repercussions of both disasters continue, urgent need remains in those countries and around the world for charitable contributions.

UK-Odd Summary (Reuters)

Yahoo! News: Oddly Enough - Reuters UK — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:05:40 +0000

Reuters – The latest party circuit princess to wow the night clubs and festivals of France with her DJ skills is a British granny who took a shine to the decks after going to a birthday disco for her grandson. Clad in her leopard-skin shrug and dark sunglasses, 69-year-old Ruth Flowers has conquered French clubland from the Cannes Film Festival to the top Paris nightspots with a mix of old-school hits, electrobeat and bling-bling style.

Our cheesy photo with president… er, who? (AFP)

Yahoo! News: Offbeat - AFP — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:04:09 +0000

AFP – Many would have grabbed him for a cheesy photo, but when South African President Jacob Zuma and his entourage swept into a London supermarket, one elderly couple completely ignored him.

Snake reappears in 16th century Elizabeth portrait (Reuters)

Yahoo! News: Odd News — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:40:16 +0000

Reuters – A serpent originally included in a 16th century portrait of Elizabeth I but painted over shortly afterwards has “reappeared,” the National Portrait Gallery in London said on Thursday.

Condoms for 12-year-olds hit shelves

CNEWS Weird News — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:13:41 +0000

A company in Switzerland is cashing in on the country’s high rate of youth sex by making extra-small condoms.

Pilot with fake licence arrested at airport (Reuters)

Yahoo! News: Oddly Enough - Reuters — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:53:13 +0000

Reuters – A Swedish pilot with a fake commercial license was arrested in his cockpit at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport as he prepared to fly 101 passengers on a Boeing 737 to Turkey, Dutch police said Wednesday.

London stage fright: rats, mice and fleas: survey (Reuters)

Yahoo! News: Odd News — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:52:53 +0000

Reuters – Performers in London’s West End are having to cope with a different kind of stage fright in the form of mice, rat and flea infestations in theatres, according to a new survey by actors’ union Equity.

Chinese youth accused of not being fighting fit (Reuters)

Yahoo! News: Oddly Enough - Reuters — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:52:33 +0000

Reuters – China must urgently address the physical fitness of the nation’s youth or run the risk of raising a generation incapable of fighting the Japanese in a future war, the head of the country’s top sports university said Thursday.

Student pushes for ‘Hella’ to have new meaning

Offbeat News — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:52:15 +0000

For many young people, the word “hella” is just another way to say “very” or “really.” Now, Austin Sendek, a UC Davis sophomore, hopes to give “hella” a valid number.

Canada may adopt gender-neutral national anthem (Reuters)

Yahoo! News: Oddly Enough - Reuters — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:51:23 +0000

Reuters – “O Canada,” the country’s national anthem, has included the line, “True patriot love in all thy sons’ command,” for nearly 100 years.

Mayor Proclaims Topeka Name Change To Google, Kan.

Boston Weather, Breaking News and Sports from WBZ-TV — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:39:07 +0000

Topeka’s mayor says the city shall temporarily be referred to as
“Google, Kansas — the capital city of fiber optics,” in an effort to
persuade the Internet giant to test an ultra-fast connection in the
state capital.

1 Year Later, Fla. Monkey Still Eludes Capture

Boston Weather, Breaking News and Sports from WBZ-TV — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:54:10 +0000

A monkey that has eluded capture in the Tampa Bay area for more than a year has again escaped from Florida wildlife officials.

“North Londonshire” plan sparks Middle England ire (Reuters)

Yahoo! News: Oddly Enough - Reuters UK — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:40:37 +0000

Reuters – Campaigners have attacked a 1.3 million pound scheme to rebrand part of Northamptonshire as ‘North Londonshire’, saying the plan risked turning the area into a commuter belt.

Elusive monkey dodges captors, defies darts

azcentral.com | thebuzz — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:02:11 +0000

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – A monkey that has eluded capture in the Tampa Bay area for more than a year has again escaped from Florida wildlife officials.

Labour leader questions £20,000 bill for Paul McKenna ‘pep talk’ to jobless youngsters

Scotsman.com News - Odd — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:49:46 +0000

A SCOTTISH Government skills agency have spent £20,000 to bring in TV hypnotist Paul McKenna to give a “pep talk” to jobless youngsters, Labour leader Iain Gray said t

Cheeky monkey on the loose in Florida

CNEWS Weird News — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:34:28 +0000

A monkey that has eluded capture in the Tampa Bay area for more than a year has again escaped from Florida wildlife officials.

Elusive Fla. monkey dodges captors, defies darts (AP)

Yahoo! News: Odd News — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:08:00 +0000

AP – A monkey that has eluded capture in the Tampa Bay area for more than a year has again escaped from Florida wildlife officials.

British granny takes French party scene by storm (Reuters)

Yahoo! News: Odd News — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:00:00 +0000

Granny DJ takes party scene by storm

CNEWS Weird News — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:33:31 +0000

The latest party circuit princess to wow the night clubs and festivals of France with her DJ skills is a British granny who took a shine to the decks after going to a birthday disco for her grandson.

Still a sticky issue: Singapore keeps gum ban (AP)

Yahoo! News: Odd News — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:14:16 +0000

AP – Singapore said it will maintain a ban on chewing gum sales, a policy that has helped shape the city-state’s international image as a tightly controlled, squeaky-clean island.

Mice infest UK parliament

Offbeat News — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:34:50 +0000

The British House of Lords has a momentous decision to make: Should it get cats to chase the mice that have infested one of Britain’s most famous buildings? London’s Houses of Parliament, also known as Westminster Palace, has rodents, and the peers aren’t exactly sure what to do about it.