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Isn't this guy already in jail?


Indian arrested over 'six wives'
By Prachi Pinglay
BBC News, Mumbai


Police in the Indian city of Mumbai say they have arrested a man for polygamy after he married at least six women over the past two years.

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'Moon Rock' in Dutch Museum Is Just Petrified Wood

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A dad has criticised a sweet firm over characters on wrappers who look like they are having sex.

Simon Simpkins, a dad of two, said he was shocked at the "pornographic" poses when he bought Haribo's MAOAM sweets for his children.

Mr Simpkins of Pontefract, West Yorkshire, told The Sun: "The lemon and lime are locked in what appears to be a carnal encounter.

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A News of the Weird Classic (June 2003)

In early 2003, several news organizations profiled 70-year-old Charlotte Chambers, who was a reserve defensive back for the Orlando Starz of the Independent Women's (tackle) Football League. Said the Starz chief executive, "Last year, I thought I should tell the other teams to go easy and not hit her too hard. But now I'm afraid she's going to hurt somebody." Said the 5-foot-4, 140-pound Chambers, "I say, 'You better hit me (first), because I'm laying you out.'"

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http://www.window.state.tx.us/up/

I found $1,972 owed to me from a deposit for my apartment in Dallas

Also found $14,300 for a friend's company he had forgotten/

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Try deep fried butter at Texas fair
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DALLAS (AP) -- It's practically fattening just thinking about it.

Deep fried butter is among eight creative food items by vendors at this year's State Fair of Texas in Dallas.

Fair officials say a Labor Day cookoff will determine the winner of the Big Tex Choice Awards.

Other offerings for the annual expo include green goblins, twisted yam on a stick, deep fried peaches and cream, fried pecan pie, country fried pork chops, sweet jalapeno corn dog shrimp and fried peanut butter cup macaroon.

The State Fair of Texas runs Sept. 25 through Oct. 18.

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The Chupacabra Caught?
by Mike Krumboltz

It really does exist! Maybe! The famed chupacabra has apparently been found, and it's a Texan.

Or at least it was. The beast is now dead, but news of its capture near Blanco, Texas, inspired Bigfoot-sized searches. Lookups on "chupacabra" surged a whopping 571%, and related queries on "what does chupacabra mean" also roared. (For the record, its rough translation is "goat sucker.") The find also inspired renewed interest in the equally notorious Montauk Monster.

Jerry Ayer, owner of Blanco Taxidermy School, has possession of the mythical beast's body. According to CNN, the animal was discovered by one of Ayer's students. The student had "placed poison...to catch an unidentified animal that had gotten into a family member's barn." Little did the student know the animal in question was (maybe) the chupacabra.

In the video from CNN (which is pretty gross, so beware), Ayer shows off some of the unusual features of the animal, including abnormally long legs and teeth. It looks a bit like the world's ugliest (and meanest) dog.

Of course, this is hardly the first time someone has claimed to have captured the chupacabra. In years past, brave souls have spotted it in places ranging from Russia to Maine to the Philippines. Often the animal is spotted by folks who conveniently forget to snap a photo.

Not so this time. Ayer says he plans to preserve the animal and then donate it to a local museum so it can be enjoyed by others. As the taxidermist puts it, the beast is "a tremendous conversation piece." Sort of like the Mona Lisa or a really stellar collection of garden gnomes.

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What the hell - my water district is raising the tax rate by 102.48% for 2010 or another $480 for me.

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We keep it weird down here

'Trash' dance celebrates everyday labor as art
No rhythm in garbage delivery? Rubbish! Austin trash trucks are stars of upcoming production.

By Jeanne Claire van Ryzin
AMERICAN-STATESMAN ARTS WRITER
Friday, September 04, 2009

After working a shift that began at 5 a.m. driving a trash truck, James Freeman doesn't mind spending a couple of hours on a recent hot afternoon reprising some of his duties while Austin choreographer Allison Orr looks on.

Freeman is driving in unison with three other trucks while music plays. And he's not exactly retrieving trash: He's rehearsing for one of Austin's most unusual dance performances.

Freeman is one of 25 employees of the city's Solid Waste Services Department who have volunteered for "The Trash Project," Orr's latest creative venture using nondancers and their movements as the basis of a choreographed performance. It's all part of an effort to celebrate the artistry in everyday work, and it will be staged on the weekend following Labor Day.

Translating his labor into performance doesn't strike Freeman as odd.

"There's a rhythm you work out when you drive your route, patterns you create," said Freeman, who has been driving a trash truck for eight years. " I want to help the city to understand what we do. Nobody is ever home to see what we do. And sometimes all we hear (from people) is when they call to complain about something."

Though Orr didn't necessarily plan for "The Trash Project" to occur near Labor Day, she said, her impulse to explore the movements of sanitation employees is rooted in the desire to celebrate physical work.

"Most of us are so distant from manual labor," Orr said. "And yet we're so dependent on people to do certain jobs. I wanted to make visible a kind of work that's typically invisible. There's a story to be told here that's not being told."

Solid Waste Services Department officials say Orr's project makes for an uncommon, and welcome, public awareness opportunity.

"We saw 'The Trash Project' as a way to showcase our hardworking employees who do their jobs every day to keep Austin clean and green," said Tammie Williamson, acting Solid Waste Services director. "This performance is also a great way to generate awareness about the vital services we provide every day, and it's a unique way to educate people about reducing waste and caring for the community."

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did someone say ''post count?''

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did someone say ''post count?''

Not when you are around