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British butcher takes biro to meet the queen (AFP)
AFP via Yahoo! - 3 Hours ago
44 pm ET LONDON (AFP) A butcher who received a medal from Queen Elizabeth II kept his trusty pen tucked behind his ear throughout the ceremony, newspapers reported Saturday. William Lloyd Williams, 49,
Butcher takes biro to queen's meeting Oman Tribune
UK butcher takes biro to meet Queen Asian Age
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Israeli university puts professors on trains
The Independent - 7 Hours ago
A morning commute seems like a good time to embark on an ambitious train of thought. At least, that was the idea from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, which put a professor on a train on Wednesday
Hebrew University professors now lecture to train passengers Haaretz
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AFP via Yahoo! - 13 Hours ago
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Fugitive gives own mug shot to newspaper
ABC Online - 14 Hours ago
A British man on the run from police sent a picture of himself to his local paper because he disliked the mug shot they had printed of him as part of a public appeal to track him down. South Wales police
Crook gives own mug shot to newspaper ABC Online
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Woman passes test after 950 attempt
IOL - 5 Hours ago
Get IOL on your mobile at m.iol.co.za Seoul - A 68-year-old woman in South Korea has passed the written test for her driving licence after 950 attempts. Cha Sa-Soon finally scored the 60 percent required
Woman passes test after 950th attempt IOL
Woman passes driving test on 950th attempt ABC Online
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Wyoming hunter bags deer, then hungry lion
Seattle Post Intelligencer - 36 Minutes ago
SHERIDAN, Wyo. -- Retired orthopedic surgeon Chris Smith thought his hunt was over when he bagged a white tail deer with a bow and arrow near Sheridan. Because the light was fading, he decided to return
Deer Hunters Helping the Hungry seek aid in Hunterdon, elsewhere New Jersey Online
OSP seeks help finding hunters who wasted trophy bull elk KTVL Channel 10
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Graffiti artist leaves work incomplete
WVPI Philadelphia - 2 Hours ago
-- Police in Florida say a graffiti artist who apparently ran out of paint midway through a spray-painted creation left a note to potential critics to explain the unfinished work. Palm Bay police Officer
Fla. police: Graffiti artist left work incomplete Modesto Bee
Graffiti artist can't finish work stuff.co.nz
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Obama hints he'll be around a while
Citizen.co.za - 2 Hours ago
WASHINGTON - A year and a day since President Barack Obama was elected he hinted Thursday he planned on being around a while, spending eight years to push his ambitious reform agenda. So for the next
Obama hints he'll be around a while (AFP) Yahoo! News
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Hundreds brainstorm on making economy green at Toronto conference
1057 EZRrock - 7 Hours ago
TORONTO - How to stimulate Ontario's economy while protecting the environment at the same time was the focus of the Good Green Jobs for All conference in Toronto on Saturday. About 550 environmentalists,
Hundreds brainstorm on making economy green at jobs conference Pulse 24
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When confetti runs out during Yankee victory parade, workers toss files, documents
Hamilton Spectator - 7 Hours ago
NEW YORK - New York City office workers who got carried away during the Yankees victory parade Friday apparently began tossing files and documents out the window when they couldn't get their hands on
When confetti runs out, Yankee fans toss files Star News Online
When Yankees revelers run out of confetti Globe and Mail
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What a mug
stuff.co.nz - 11 Hours ago
A British man on the run from police sent a picture of himself to his local paper because he disliked the mugshot they had printed of him as part of a public appeal to track him down. South Wales Police
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Clown phobia in office
stuff.co.nz - 11 Hours ago
There has been some clowning around inside the Department of Labour but no one's laughing. The department's social committee decided this year's Christmas party would have a circus carnival theme and
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New Zealand official sculpted in cow manure as protest
TH Online - 3 Hours ago
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NZ Lawmaker Sculpted in Cow Manure Fox 5 Atlanta WAGA
New Zealand minister sculpted in cow manure China Post
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Authorities say man stole car to face theft charge
Mount Pleasant Morning Sun - 4 Hours ago
VALLEJO, Calif. (AP) â?? The California Highway Patrol say a man stole a car to make a court appearance on a previous auto theft charge.
Authorities say man stole car to make court appearance on previous auto theft charge CHED 630 AM
Man stole car to face motor theft charge Evening Echo
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Miss. gov's son scores 2 holes-in-one in one round
StarBanner.com - 4 Hours ago
JACKSON, Miss. - A single hole-in-one is a big enough dream for most golfers. But two in one round? That's some luck. Reeves Barbour, the 30-year-old son of Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, had two aces
Miss. gov's son scores 2 holes-in-one in 1 day Sun Herald
Miss. Govs Son Scores 2 Holes-in-one In 1 Day WKRG
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Developer: Proposed wind farm site is too windy
StarBanner.com - 4 Hours ago
RUMFORD, Maine - A wind-power company says a western Maine site it's been looking at is too windy for turbines. First Wind's Matthew Kearns told a public meeting in Rumford on Thursday that its proposed
MP WANTS MORE INFORMATION ON PROPOSED WIND FARM Arbroath Today
Alternative site for Ta' Qali development proposal should be found - Zminijietna Malta Independent Daily
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Sleepwalker beaten after men find him in apartment
Sun Herald - 10 Hours ago
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Charges have been filed against three men accused of beating a man who sleepwalks after they found him asleep in one of the men's apartment. Iowa City Police Sgt. Troy Kelsay said the
Sleepwalker Beaten After Found In Wrong Apt. The Iowa Channel
Sleepwalker beaten when found in apartment Quad-Cities Online
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Police To Pay Up For Speed Limit Gaffe
Police Oracle - 8 Hours ago
North Wales Police show excess zeal in traffic enforcement... Police in North Wales are having to find £18,000 to refund motorists after issuing speeding tickets for people driving more than 30mph -
Police to fork out for speed limit gaffe Ananova
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Woman Felt Forced to Wear Diapers to Work
NBC 10 - 18 Hours ago
A single mother of three said she was forced to wear diapers to her job at a construction site because the company didn't provide a way for women to use the restroom, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Diaper-wearing woman awarded $150K LawyersUSA
Diaper-wearing woman awarded $150KÂ LawyersUSA
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Indian villagers rescue wild leopard stuck in a well
ITN - 11/7/2009
Daring villagers in India helped authorities rescue a leopard which fell into a dry well. Related Stories Balloon boy speaks after rogue flight sparks panic 'Balloon boy' game on Twitter 'Witch trials'
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Pig rescued from Tim Horton's bathroom
CNEWS - 11/7/2009
RIDGETOWN, Ont. â?? Friday was anything but a routine day for a University of Guelph professor at the Ridgetown campus. Dr. Paul Luimes was called shortly after midnight and asked to come to the bathroom
Piggy Found at Tim Horton's Chatham Daily News
Pig found in Tim Hortons bathroom CBC
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Baboon baby to be bottle fed (2)
People's Daily Online - 11/7/2009
&$ &$Kira, a 5-day-old baboon baby, is fed by an employee of the Royev Ruchey Zoo in Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk November 5, 2009. Kira's mother refused to feed her cub and now it will be bottle
Baboon baby to be bottle fed People's Daily Online
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Inside Traders Wear Track Suits
New York Magazine - 11/7/2009
Most financial criminals attempt to look dignified during their perp walks. Bernie Madoff wore a suit on his big day, as did , and even Marc Dreier (although the accompanying stubble and crazy hair in
Man denied first class due to track suit Individual.com
Should wearing a track suit keep you out of first class? 10connects.com
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London commuters baffled by sex on tannoy
Telegraph - 11/6/2009
Commuters at West Ham station were shocked on Thursday night when, instead of the usual messages about delays, the sounds of a couple having sexual intercourse was broadcast over the tannoy. 8 Passengers
London commuters baffled by sex broadcast Yahoo! UK and Ireland
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Man makes living by selling shirt on his back
Nanaimo Daily News - 21 Hours ago
A T-shirt a day has kept unemployment at bay for an American man who is making about $85,000 a year by selling advertising space on his torso. Ã? Ã? Ã? A T-shirt a day has kept unemployment at bay for
Living by selling the shirt on his back Times of Malta
Man lives by selling his shirt The Saudi Gazette
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