If you're busted for urinating in public in Fond du Lac, Wis., you'll probably be required to apologize in the local newspaper. (Fond du Lac Reporter)
Wednesday, November 30, 2005
So much for dogs being man's best friend
The woman in this story likes them, too. I'm not even going to try to summarize the article. (East Bay Express)
Man dies after falling off balcony during spitting contest
Bartosz Drobek, 23, was on the balcony of his apartment smoking cigarettes with his brother and a friend about 12:30 a.m. Monday. As Drobek was getting ready to spit, he lost his balance and fell about 20 feet, hitting his head on the pavement. (Chicago Tribune/reg. req.)
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Is being on Playboy's "party schools" list good or bad for a college?
The author of this piece says school officials shouldn't sweat the party award. He writes: "Damage from the Playboy accolade only comes when a school hasn't established its brand academically -- so it becomes known only as a party school. That's not Playboy's fault; it's the school's fault." (Media Orchard)
More women are getting busted for having sex with boys
I don't think that's a surprise to readers of this page. (USA Today)
Ronald MacDonald charged with stealing money from Wendy's
An affidavit reports Ronald MacDonald told the Wendy's store manager he used his driver's license to pick the lock to the office and, after repeated requests, MacDonald returned the amount taken from a safe — $133. (Manchester, NH Union Leader)
Parents protest handcuffing of daughter on bus
The parents of a 13-year-old girl say a police officer overreacted when he handcuffed their daughter aboard a school bus. (Watch the video.) The cop boarded the bus after a student -- not the girl -- threw a hard object, believed to be a golf ball, out a window. The flying object caused a car to swerve and nearly hit the officer's police motorcycle as he drove home from work. (St. Petersburg Times)
Tuesday, November 29, 2005
Woman accused of trying to poison relatives' mac-and-cheese
Police say that around 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Nancy O'Donnell, 56, poured bleach into macaroni and cheese that her daughter, Victoria Lynn O'Donnell, was cooking on the stove. The meal was for the younger O'Donnell, her live-in boyfriend, Jamal Scott, and their 6-year-old son and 2-year-old daughter. (Beaver County Times)
Teens accused of kidnapping kids for a satanic ritual
One suspect allegedly wanted to carve a pentagram in the kidnapped girl's chest as a part of a satanic ritual to win back an old girlfriend. (Chicago Sun-Times)
Carriage ponies go bonkers during parade, run over passenger
The second carriage passenger, a 7-year-old girl, was plucked from the conveyance by a motorcycle cop just moments before the vehicle crashed into a parked car. (San Francisco Chronicle)
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