Obscure Store and Reading Room

I'll buy the story about the dog chewing a teen's passport, but...

I won't fall for this woman's claim that her dog ate her personal checks, which caused her to take money from her ex-hubby's account. (Everett, Wash. Herald)

Man charged with drenching cig-smoking wife with garden hose

Her clothes were soaked with water, but the hubby insists he had been watering the grass and didn't intend to spray her; the water was simply "over spray," he claims. (TCPalm.com)

Cross-dressing clown robs liquor store at gunpoint

The man was wearing white and red makeup, a red and purple wig, a black and white hat and a denim dress. He told his robbery victims he needed money to feed his children. (Boulder Daily Camera)

School officials embarrassed by GQ "Bruno" photo shoot

Sacha Baron Cohen, in his new guise as gay Austrian fashionista "Bruno," appears in the latest GQ magazine, photographed with LA's Birmingham High School football team. School officials aren't amused. (Los Angeles Times)

Let's get a video of this mayhem up on YouTube -- pronto!

A sheriff's deputy who broke up a fund-raiser looked “out of control” as he doused guests with pepper spray, pulled out a stun gun, and dropped a 60-year-old woman to the floor, witnesses said. "He had a raged look in his eyes and his head was bobbing from side to side," says one witness. (San Diego Union-Tribune)

Woman hit by train after lying on tracks "to clear her mind"

The 22-year-old woman was lucky she only suffered a broken leg. The train was going about 10 mph when it hit her. (Birmingham, Ala.News)

Next time, try something more threatening than a butter knife

A man showed a butter knife and asked for money from a motel clerk. She refused his request and he walked away, only to be arrested. (Rapid City Journal)

Couple veers off road, crashes into tree while arguing

A Des Moines man was arrested after he lost his temper with his wife while they were traveling on the Interstate, wrenched the wheel from her and sent the car careering off the road. (Des Moines Register)

Boo f-ing hoo!: Ruth Madoff has to get by on $125,000 a year

In the car department, she has to give up her Mercedes-Benz E class and CLK, but a brand new Mercedes SmartCar only costs about $14,000. Of course, she can just continue to take the subway. (Wall Street Journal)

Woman gets cursed at on the street because of her storefront art

Carol McIlmurray's provocative psychedelic whirlwind of bright colors has become the talk of Nyack, NY. She got into a fight over it at a local Starbucks and cops had to be called. One resident says: "It's a shame that it's tainted the aesthetics of this beautiful town." (Journal News)