Dear Starbucks: Here's where you should put a new store...

Readers are my Starbucks blog are suggesting locations for new stores. I want them at freeway exits so I can update my websites as often as possible. (Screw the coffee; I just want high-speed Internet while traveling.) (Starbucks Gossip)

Wisconsin man loses thousands to "girlfriend" in Nigeria

Poor Dale Bell really wanted to hook up with Oladele. "When I found her, she was actually the one that I never thought in my life would ever e-mail me back, and she was the first," he says. Of course, the money requests followed. (Milwaukee Channel)

Creep steals $352 in "pilgrimage" cash from Brownies

The money was going to help finance a pilgrimage to the home of the Girl Scouts' founder. "He could have bought our cookies," says one of the Brownies. "But noooo. He had to steal money." The girl -- a fan of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation -- is going to draw a picture of the suspect. (Orlando Sentinel)

Martini-fest at art museum turns into a night of debauchery

Some unruly guests accosted artworks, people threw up, passed out, were injured, got into altercations and climbed onto sculptures. "It was crazy," says one person who paid the $30 for unlimited martinis. Clear Channel Radio organized the event. (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

Man charged after girlfriend falls 23 stories to her death

Kevin Eckenrode, 25, was allegedly dangling his girlfriend from a small window of his high-rise apartment during "horseplay." He lost his grip, causing the woman to plunge 23 stories. The boyfriend has been charged with criminal homicide. (Scranton Times-Tribune)

"This is the best way to pick up chicks," says Uncle Sam

He stands at an intersection and waves at people, hoping they'll take their tax forms and W2s to Liberty Tax Service. (That's a $9/hour job, by the way.) (Home News Tribune)

Claim: Nothing has matched the seismic culture shift created by the cell phone

One of the many stats in this article: 31% of Americans say a cell phone reveals as much about a person as their car. I'm afraid to guess what my Treo 650 says about me. (San Francisco Chronicle)

Cops: Woman strangled common-law hubby with vacuum cleaner hose

This story begs for more details (although the mug shot is a gem). (WYFF4.com)

"Christ on Campus" cartoon offends some at Radford University

The school's administration is calling in student journalists to discuss the matter. Christian Keesee says he started the cartoon because "no one ever does a cartoon about Jesus" and he wondered “if I could go there." He views the cartoons as "pro-Christianity." Inside Higher Ed

Bomb-sniffing dog fails to detect explosives at Chicago train station

The explosives were concealed in luggage less than six feet from the dog's nose. (Chicago Sun-Times)