ODDS AND ENDS

‘Twitter’ Is the Most-Used Word of 2009 > view article

Asylum, Jeremy Taylor

Store clerk runs off with winning lotto ticket > view article

The Sun

Miss England loses crown after punching Miss Manchester > view article

Mary Bowers, Times Online

Mom Feeds Family of Six on About $4 a Week > view article

JEN PEREIRA and VANESSA WEBER, Good Morning America

Methane is 23 times more powerful than carbon dioxide: Give up meat to save the planet > view article
The Times

Harvard Tightening Security After 6 Poisoned > view story
TheBostonChannel.com

Balloon Boy: Mom ‘admits fears over missing son were part of hoax to lure TV’ > view article
Daily Mail

Man Admits Drinking and Driving In La-Z-Boy Chair > view story
Kirsty Donald, Sky News Online

Rethinking relativity: Is time out of joint? > view article
Rachel Courtland, New Scientist

14-Year-Old African Turns Garbage Into Wind Power > view story
Scott Indrisek, AOL News

Baby mop?: Weird and Useless Japanese Inventions > view article
WeirdAsianNews.com

Balloon Boy’s Parents Willing to Turn Themselves In > view story
Fox News

Does your social class determine your online social network?,   Breeanna Hare, CNN.com

Odd Wisconsin: Lumberjacks had myths all their own
Wisconsin Historical Society, Wisconsin State Journal

Gritty effort: Lewiston couple wins National Wife Carrying Championship,   Terry Karkos, Sun Journal

The Lingo Kid captures the genius spirit of Mumbai street sellers,   cnngo.com

UCD Spends $150,000 To Study… Duct Tape?,   Mike Dello Stritto, CBS13.com

Two people exposed to white powdery substance found in envelope
Heidi Rice, Post Independent

Naked burglar in Slidell, La., breaks into home, cooks meal and showers
Press-Register

A Crackdown on Bake Sales in City Schools,   Jennifer Medina, The New York Times

Wanted: Pot Critic With Shrewd Taste and Medical Need,   Richard Perez-Pena, New York Times

78-year-old bank teller kicks out would-be robber,   Dan Hartzell, The Morning Call

Canadian Billionaire Becomes First Clown in Space
Nick Prueher, Asylum.com

Grandma gets $3,200 bid on eBay,   UPI

Chinese Dwarfs Start Their Own Village,   Mike Brody, myfoxdc.com

Swedish parents emerge victorious in bid to name son ‘Q’,   Charlotte Webb, The Local

Rental pets and robots in “Blade Runner” Tokyo,   Alastair Himmer, Reuters

Kids, it’s a nature walk — sounds like fun!,   Reporting by Caroline Copley; Editing by Louise Ireland and Paul Casciato, Reuters

Belatedly, Egypt Spots Flaws in Wiping Out Pigs, Michael Slackman, The New York Times

Artist creates sculptures with party balloons,   Murray Wardrop, Telegraph.co.uk

Identical lottery draw was coincidence,  Anna Mudeva, Reuters

World Wrestling Entertainment CEO Resigns to Run for Senate
Mike Barris, The Wall Street Journal

After 26 years and 300 applications, 46-year-old bachelor finally lands a job
Paul Sims, Mail Online

Train misses drunken teen napping on track Reporting by Vicky Buffery, editing by Paul Casciato, Reuters

Town left in the dark for two months Reporting by Henrique Almeida, Reuters

Impatient passenger drives bus home Metro.co.uk

Identity-Theft Victim Catches Her Thief Mike Brody, my Fox Dallas/Fort Worth

Security guards ban boy, 9, from sailing toy boat on pond because it ‘frightens the fish’,   Daily Mail

‘Thanks, you little f*****’: Family horrified after restaurant bill makes clear what waiters thought of Molly, two,   The Daily Mail

Tibetan Mastiff ‘World’s Most Expensive Dog’ With $582G Price Tag,   Fox News

Pigeon transfers data faster than South Africa’s Telkom,   Reporting by Peroshni Govender; Editing by Jon Hemming, Reuters

MetroWest shocker: Security cameras are fakes,   Rich McKay, Orlando Sentinel

Bank refuses to replace €500 note man claims was eaten by his cat,   The Local

Yakuza group forcing members to take ‘gangster exam’,   The Mainichi Daily News

Tipping Points: What Wall Street and Nature Have in Common,   Clara Moskowitz, Live Science

Grandson sues to clear Stalin over killings,   Reuters

Gordon Ramsay restaurants shamed
Sean Poulter

Jaycee Dugard Abduction Case Highlights Failure of Psychics,   Benjamin Radford, Live Science

Poodles made to look like pandas and camels,   Telegraph.co.uk

Farmers issue warning after fatal cow attacks,  Alexander Monro, Reuters

Woman sues zoo over splashing dolphins,   Reuters

Baby boomers still getting high, U.S. agency saysReuters

A mystery man awakes in Discovery Park,   Ian Ith and Craig Welch, The Seattle Times

BO keeps elbows down on coasters,   UPI

Favre flip-flops more than John Kerry!
Judy Batista, The New York Times

Rare bridge free to the first taker,   Daniel Barrick, Concord Monitor

Hotel mistake creates rush for 1 cent weekend,   Reuters

Widow sells husband’s tomb above Marilyn Monroe,   Writing by Belinda Goldsmith, Editing by Miral Fahmy, Reuters

Most U.S. Money Laced With Cocaine,   Live Science Staff

Customer spots poison stems in salad,   Reporting by Caroline Copley, editing by Paul Casciato, Reuters

7 Billion People by 2011
Live Science

Students Recall More Hollywood than History,   Jeremy Hsu, Live Science
Nude drunk loses way in New Zealand hotel
Miral Fahmy, Reuters

Cash-strapped Cuba says toilet paper running short,   Reporting by Nelson Acosta and Esteban Israel; Editing by Jeff Franks and Will Dunham, Reuters

Widows protest marriage incentive,   Reporting by Gopal Sharma; Editing by Bappa Majumdar and Ron Popeski, Reuters

“Furries” agog about animal togs

Annette Espinoza, Denver Post

Pesky Camels Will Be Shot From Helicopters,   Sky News

It’s no ordinary playground!,   Amanda Palluck, The Brookings Register

Nearly 350 sets of remains uncovered at building site,   David Slade, The Post and Courier

Satanist teen ‘irrational in dad attack’,   Adelaide Now

Scientists study huge plastic patch in Pacific,   Steve Gorman, Reuters

Cruise Passenger Falls Overboard on Alaskan Cruise
Kristin Jackson, Seattle Times Travel

Crowd of 4,000 and no toilets,   Editorial Department, The Impartial Reporter

NEW BRANCH OF SHRUB FAMILY,   Catherine Harker, Daily Express

Pricey lunch lands free trip to Rome,   Mark Willacy, ABC News

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Cherryland, CA woman opens closet, finds naked boy
Jason Sweeney, Oakland Tribune

New York gives homeless one-way tickets ,  UPI

THE NEXT & LAST STOP IS EASY ST. ,  Amber Sutherland and Jeremy Olshan, New York Post

WING DING-DONG (CONFUSED VA. PILOT TERRORIZES JFK)  ,  Bill Sanderson, Larry Celona and Tom Namako, New York Post

Tourists miss isle after GPS blunder
Reuters

In a Mermaid Statue, Danes Find Something Rotten in State of Michigan Timothy Aeppel, The Wall Street Journal

Dillinger pistol sold at auction for $95,600
Reporting by Jill Serjeant, Reuters