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Friday, November 14, 2008 ( change date )
Ancient Greeks pre-empted Dead Parrot sketch
ATHENS (Reuters) - "I'll tell you what's wrong with it. It's dead, that's what's wrong with it."
Reuters.com Friday, November 14, 2008Man's untimely nap damages church's organ pipes
This isn't music to anyone's ears: The restoration of a church's 130-year-old organ has been delayed because four delicate pipes were damaged when a visitor napped on them. The 18-foot pipes were among about 50 stored in the basement at First Churches in...
sfgate.com Friday, November 14, 2008Police say man sped away after handing over ID
Police said it wasn't the most well-thoughtout escape. They say a man handed over his license and registration at a sobriety checkpoint during the weekend, then peeled out and sped away, almost hitting an officer. Police eventually pulled over the 32-year-old...
sfgate.com Friday, November 14, 2008Boy makes rare recovery from rabies
BRASILIA (Reuters) - A 15-year-old boy in Brazil recovered from a normally deadly rabies infection, becoming one of a handful of survivors of the virus worldwide and the first in the country, the health ministry said on Friday.
Reuters.com Friday, November 14, 2008New rules for England: Pass the ball, not the ketchup
England coach Fabio Capello told his players to stop eating fried food and ketchup as part of his efforts to lift the team following ...
USAtoday.com Friday, November 14, 2008Mexico City to distribute free Viagra to men 70 and older
Mexico City is giving out free Viagra and other impotence drugs to men 70 and older.
USAtoday.com Friday, November 14, 2008''Pregnant man'' pregnant again (Reuters)
Reuters - Thomas Beatie, who was born a woman but lives as a man in Oregon after surgery and hormone treatment, is expecting a second child, Beatie has told Barbara Walters in an interview set to air on television on Friday.
KTRK Friday, November 14, 2008Trooper cites pair for DUI in single traffic stop (AP)
AP - A Montana Highway Patrol trooper cited two men with drunken driving in one traffic stop. Trooper Darvin Mees stopped a suspected drunk driver Wednesday afternoon. While he had the driver out performing a field sobriety test, the passenger slid behind the wheel, started the truck and began to drive off.
yahoo.com Friday, November 14, 2008Man accused of urinating on arresting officer (AP)
AP - A 35-year-old man faces charges after allegedly driving drunk and then urinating in the back of a squad car and on the arresting officer. A criminal complaint said the man was pulled over early Wednesday after an officer saw him driving erratically and striking a pole at a gas station.
yahoo.com Friday, November 14, 2008Lucky man survives after being run over by train
Talk about being lucky _ a north Alabama man is alive after being run over by a train on Thursday afternoon. Huntsville Fire and Rescue officials said a train engineer spotted 61-year-old Arnold Romine lying across railroad ties. Witnesses said the conductor...
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