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18 April 2008:
Mayor
finds lost cat in home wall
Topless
woman claims God told her to direct traffic
Airline
refuses flights mistakenly sold for five euros
Kids
book explains mommy's plastic surgery
17 April 2008:
Man
pleads guilty to impersonating the CEO of Skechers
Simpsons
back in Venezuela
British
parents spent 30 million hours a year choosing baby names
16 April 2008:
Prankster
put 3 000 forks in neighbour's yard
Boy
survives getting butter knife stuck in his head
Divorcing
over the Internet
15 April 2008:
Thief
deposits loot with victim
Cour
terminates 8-year-old girl's marriage
Gang
dressed as cops steals court papers
Tobacco
foils robbery
12 April 2008:
Men
steal swimming pool
Gas
station sells gas for 35 cents a gallon
Blind
golfer hits hole in one
Man
smuggles iguanas in his false leg
Elderly
pensioners told to slow down on their mobility scooters
11 April 2008:
8-year-old
brings grenade to school show-and-tell
Man
tries to pay bail using fake money
Police
tip line: how do I thaw a turkey?
World's
oldest tree may have been around for 8 000 years
No-one,
not even Cadbury, owns purple
10 April 2008:
Frogs
without lungs
2
008 naked people to pack stadium
Teacake
set to cost taxman £3.5 million
Assessor
complains about his assessment
Animal
dung coffee for £50 a cup
Driver
on cellphone does 203 km/h
9 April 2008:
Bank
robber takes taxi to and from scene of crime. You know what happens
next
The
Simpsons pulled from Venezuelan TV because of unsuitability for
children - replaced by Baywatch
Newspaper
prints wrong photo in suicide story
Bill
to protect blind people from hybrid cars
Bible
is America's favourite book
8 April 2008:
Man
offers his face as permanent advertising space
Woman
uses ice scraper to stop burglar
Employee
stops theft, gets fired
Postal
workers attacked by wild turkeys
German
could become the king of England and Scotland
Two
men shared heart and wife
Radio
station plays nothing but birdsong
7 April 2008:
Sheep
replace lawnmowers in Italian town; save money, benefit the environment
Assault
with a deadly hedgehog
One
in four workers set up office at cafes
Graduate
paid £30 000 for writing essays
Phone
book typo leads customers to phone sex line
Rat
causes three hour power blackout
6 April 2008:
Robber
leaves name on job application
Get
paid to drink
British
workers urged not to kiss
5 April 2008:
Fat
kids banned from riding donkeys
Fight
over 50 cents leads man to jail
4 April 2008:
Farmer
cuts property into two to give half to ex-wife
Man
in wheelchair robs bank
Judge
gives order of protection to duck
7-foot
python hitches ride on minibus
Drunk
woman crashes golf cart while riding with six kids on board
3 April 2008:
Woman
bites dog
Alleged
bank robber leaves her ID photo and address
Man
steals guitar by shoving them in his pants
Toddlers
can no longer marry in Arkansas
Suicide
squirrel shuts off power to 7 000 homes
2 April 2008:
Man
wrestles croc to rescue wife
Spanish
burglar nabbed while playing dead
Man's
collections force him out of his home
Nine-year-olds
planned to tie up teachers
1 April 2008:
36-year-old
man can only go to pubs with his mother or father
Italian
couple sue over 'haunted' house
Cheque
bounces so man robs bank
Charges
dropped against man who had sex with picnic table
Man
in wheelchair stops traffic
31 March 2008:
Airline
pays people to fly
Tortoise
addicted to cigarettes
Crocodile
stolen from aquarium
Aubergine
is the vegetable most hated by kids
Weirdest
book titles of 2007
30 March 2008:
Anti-plagiarism
code plagiarised
World
doesn't end, doomsday cult gives up
"All
religions are fairy tales"
29 March 2008:
Drunk
wakes up in garbage truck
Police
sorry for using wrong camera pics
Lawmaker
survives being robbed of $7
'Please
don't build atom smasher or we might disappear in a black hole'
28 March 2008:
Man
caught having sex with a picnic table
Kittens
chase bear up tree
Man
writes cheque on 2-ply toilet paper
Judge
orders men to learn English or go to jail
Woman
forced to rip out nipple ring before being allowed to board plane
Woman
crashes into water, saves her coffee
27 March 2008:
"Wombat
rape turned me Aussie"
Rancher
arrested for selling rattlesnake vodka
Standing
naked in a road gets it fixed
Magistrate
issues arrest warrant for 'God'
Man
receives 3 500 receipts for one online transaction
26 March 2008:
Safe
thief gives staff phone number; asks them to call so he can rob
safe
Thieves
steal 20 tons of chocolate
Man
talks himself into 700 days in jail
Obama
related to Pitt, Clinto to Jolie
Swan
and paddelboat get back together
Man
accidentally shoots wife. Moral of the story: use drill, not gun
to make holes
25 March 2008:
Japanese
metros get 'manners police'
'Bug
on Food - 25%'
Stripper
hired for funeral
VW
Beetle turned into police cruiser. Yes, in the year 2008
Clothes
line cannabis crop 'not real good'
24 March 2008:
Message
in a bottle found after 21 years
'Dead'
man says he feels 'pretty good'
Dog
'prays' at Japanese temple
Passenger
plane pilot misses destination
Swimmer
gets up close and personal with crocodile
23 March 2008:
Hawaii
hospital turns away horse visitor
Easter
candles set off fire alarms
Driver
blames speeding on bad Oreo dunk
22 March 2008:
Council
blocks sea views of people who cut down trees
Illinois-shaped
corn flake sells for $1 350
'Hypnotist'
thief hunted in Italy
21 March 2008:
Stingray
leaps onto boat, kills woman
Starbucks
must pay $100 million in tips
One
man responsible for 83% of noise complaints at Tampa airport
20 March 2008:
Robbers
call taxi, which arrives full of cops
Fleeing
shoplifter leaves son behind
ATM
pays double
Plans
for anti-terror unit found in garbage
19 March 2008:
Swan
dumps swan-shaped boat, falls in love with real swan
18 March 2008:
Man
claims injury from lap dance; files suit
Spanish
man asks for money for nothing
Man
auctions everything in his life in pursuit of a fresh start
Doctor
performs brain surger with DIY drill
Police
ban football winner's champagne
For
sale: Illinois-shaped corn flake
17 March 2008:
Whale
found deep in Amazon jungle
Sign
of the times: Zoo animals need sugar-free diets too
Man
catches 66 kg fish with his bare hands
Sailor
plans to cross Pacific in world's first wave-powered vessel
Israeli
secret service launches blog
Paramedic
trips; sues heart patient
16 March 2008:
Girl
stops out-of-control bus - her reward: detention
14 March 2008:
Bear
convicted of honey theft
State
passes droopy pants law
$12
000 engagement ring flies away
13 March 2008:
Man
legally turns his car into immitation police cruiser
Accountant
loses $600 000 grape lawsuit
Woman
on toilet for two years
Student
punished for contraband candy
Police
discover souped-up tunnel for prison break
12 March 2008:
Accused
Mafioso put under house arrest because he's too fat for jail
800
pound man goes out on date with forklift and flatbed truck
Woman
burns her husband alive after he got into bed without washing his
feet
Ants
not so co-operative as they're made out to be
Eighty
years of serving as a girl guide
11 March 2008:
Mouth-to-snout
CPR
Fake
Ferrari star of piracy show
10 March 2008:
Trees
wear sweaters
Folding
cars of the future
Snake
wraps around radiator; car overheats
Vatican
announces seven new Deadly Sins
Cluttered
cars dangerous for your health
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