Not So Headline News

Iowa State carillon lets Lady Gaga hit chime (AP)

Yahoo! News: Odd News — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:33:15 +0000

AP – An Iowa State University music professor says the Lady Gaga club anthem “Bad Romance” translates better than you might think into the 110-foot-tall, organ-like instrument known as a carillon.

NM Goodwill collection box turns up inert grenade (AP)

Yahoo! News: Odd News - AP — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:13:12 +0000

AP – Just in case it wasn’t clear: Weapons and drugs don’t make good charitable donations.

Goodwill donation includes pistol, grenade, pot

azcentral.com | thebuzz — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:00:20 +0000

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Just in case it wasn’t clear: Weapons and drugs don’t make good charitable donations.

Police: Pa. woman zaps self, brother with stun gun (AP)

Yahoo! News: Odd News - AP — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:43:34 +0000

AP – Police said an Erie-area woman somehow managed to zap both herself and her brother with a stun gun during a drunken dispute. Darlene Newara, 45, will have a hearing Oct. 18 on charges including driving under the influence, disorderly conduct for fighting, and public drunkenness in the Aug. 8 incident.

Montana teen accidentally texts sheriff to buy pot (AP)

Yahoo! News: Odd News - AP — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:43:31 +0000

AP – General rule of thumb: when looking to buy marijuana, don’t text the sheriff. Authorities said a Helena teen hit a wrong number and inadvertently sent a message to Lewis and Clark County Sheriff Leo Dutton, saying “Hey Dawg, do you have a $20 I can buy right now?”

Montana teen accidentally texts sheriff to buy pot

Offbeat News — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:35:50 +0000

General rule of thumb: when looking to buy marijuana, don’t text the sheriff. Authorities say a Helena teen sent out a text message last week in search of pot, but instead of contacting the drug dealer, he hit a wrong number and inadvertently sent the message to Lewis and Clark County Sheriff Leo Dutton.

Mich. man gathering corn confronted by alligator (AP)

Yahoo! News: Odd News - AP — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:24:14 +0000

AP – A man gathering sweet corn in southern Michigan is the latest to have an unexpected encounter with an alligator. The animals have been showing up far north of their traditional habitats this summer. Jeff Adamski of Burr Oak said he was picking corn near the Michigan-Indiana border when two women who were a few rows over came running and screaming, saying they had seen an alligator.

Teen accidentally texts sheriff to buy pot

azcentral.com | thebuzz — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:54:06 +0000

HELENA, Mont. – General rule of thumb: when looking to buy marijuana, don’t text the sheriff.

Conn. driver falls from car on I-95, Dodge goes on (AP)

Yahoo! News: Odd News — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:32:00 +0000

AP – Connecticut State Police say a man fell out of his car onto Interstate 95 and watched his vehicle drive on for about two-tenths of a mile before it crashed into a pole. Troopers said they’re not sure why 51-year-old Robert Craig of Killingworth fell out of his 2006 Dodge Charger late Tuesday morning in Darien near Exit 10. Police said Craig was treated for minor injuries at Stamford Hospital.

Homeless man calls 911 from hot tub, seeks cocoa (AP)

Yahoo! News: Odd News - AP — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:31:59 +0000

AP – A homeless man who called 911 from the hot tub of a suburban Portland home and asked for towels, hot chocolate and a hug got arrested for trespassing instead.

Drake University’s ‘D+’ logo earns failing grade (AP)

Yahoo! News: Odd News - AP — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:31:52 +0000

AP – A “D+” campaign logo aimed at encouraging recruitment at Drake University is getting a failing grade from some faculty, students and alumni.

For 2nd time, Ohio woman gives birth in vehicle (AP)

Yahoo! News: Odd News - AP — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:31:52 +0000

AP – For a second time, an Ohio woman has given birth to a baby who couldn’t wait and arrived on the drive to the hospital.

95 snakes found in burst bag at Malaysia airport (AP)

Yahoo! News: Odd News - AP — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:31:49 +0000

AP – A Malaysian man pleaded guilty to wildlife smuggling after his bag bursting with 95 live boa constrictors broke open on a luggage conveyer belt at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, an official said Friday.

Wyo. troopers examine human ashes in traffic stop (AP)

Yahoo! News: Odd News - AP — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:31:49 +0000

AP – The powdery substance that Wyoming Highway Patrol troopers found in a zip-close bag during a recent traffic stop didn’t turn out to be drugs after all. Sgt. Stephen Townsend of the patrol said then when troopers pulled over two men in a car Wednesday, they found small amounts of marijuana and drug paraphernalia and thought the bag might hold illegal drugs. Troopers contacted the car’s owner — the girlfriend of one of the men — and asked her.

Plumbers help Tenn. newlyweds find flushed rings (AP)

Yahoo! News: Odd News - AP — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:31:48 +0000

AP – Diane Buckalew said she felt sick when she woke up and realized two rings she’d left on the bathroom counter the night before were gone. She and husband Carl, married in Las Vegas a month ago, realized Thursday their cat Jinxe had batted into the toilet an amethyst ring and Diane’s 4-carat, $40,000 diamond engagement ring.

Indonesia’s smoking toddler kicks the habit (AP)

Yahoo! News: Odd News - AP — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:31:42 +0000

AP – Indonesia’s smoking toddler has kicked the habit. Footage of 2-year-old Aldi Rizal — who smoked up to two packs a day — puffing away circulated the Internet in May and sparked an international outcry. His parents said he’d throw tantrums every time they tried to stop him from lighting up.

Goats rescued after 2 days on 6-inch ledge in Mont (AP)

Yahoo! News: Odd News - AP — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:31:40 +0000

AP – Two young goats wandered onto the thin ledge of a railroad bridge and spent nearly two days high above the ground until rescuers in a towering cherry picker plucked them from their perch, hungry but safe.

Man kills 3-foot gator while picking corn

azcentral.com | thebuzz — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:23:42 +0000

BURR OAK, Mich. – A man gathering sweet corn in southern Michigan is the latest to have an unexpected encounter with an alligator.

Smoking toddler kicks the habit

azcentral.com | thebuzz — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:08:40 +0000

JAKARTA, Indonesia – Footage of the 2-year-old – who smoked up to two packs a day – puffing away circulated the Internet in May and sparked an international outcry.

Cops: Woman zaps self, brother with stun gun

azcentral.com | thebuzz — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:55:30 +0000

NORTH EAST, Pa. Police said an Erie-area woman somehow managed to zap both herself and her brother with a stun gun during a drunken dispute.

Zebras crossing: painted horses for Russian road safety (AFP)

Yahoo! News: Offbeat - AFP — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:43:07 +0000

AFP – Traffic police in Moscow offered rides on horses and ponies painted as zebras Friday in an attempt to improve road safety and raise awareness among Russia’s notoriously careless drivers.

Paris metro body heat to help warm building (Reuters)

Yahoo! News: Oddly Enough - Reuters UK — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:29:35 +0000

Reuters – The warmth generated by human bodies in the Parisian metro will help heat a public housing project in the city centre, the capital’s largest owner of social housing said on Friday.

Dog eats 12 large bras, sick for 3 months

Offbeat News — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:25:04 +0000

A British couple was fined approximately $300 and banned from keeping pets for five years after they did not seek help for their dog that ate 12 bras.

German party mistakenly hands out porn pens to kids (Reuters)

Yahoo! News: Oddly Enough - Reuters — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:12:19 +0000

Reuters – To sweeten their first day at primary school German children are normally given a cardboard cone filled with sweets, but schoolchildren in Essen this year opened their cones to find pens which project erotic images.

German party mistakenly hands out porn pens to kids (Reuters)

Yahoo! News: Oddly Enough - Reuters UK — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:56:11 +0000