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drakew:
The softspoken, darkly handsome man in the blue Giants tie sips his cafe-au-lait here at the bbs cafe. "I come across weird news stories every now and then, and I thought I'd start a thread to share them with the Huddle. Hear a good story?"

Example:

  LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Police in Nebraska say they've nabbed a
pair of suspected grease thieves, thanks in part to the smell of
old french fries.
      Christy Harris, of Everton, Mo., and Jesse Moore, of
Springfield, Mo., are charged with larceny. They're suspected of
siphoning used cooking oil from a bin outside a Lincoln restaurant.
Police think they may be involved in several other grease thefts.
      Some businesses buy used grease for biodiesel fuel.
      Harris and Moore were arrested early Wednesday after police
stopped a pickup truck hauling a big tank. Officers say the tank
smelled like "old, stale french fries." Police say the truck also
had no rear license tag.
      Harris and Moore were taken to the Lancaster County jail, and
later released. Officials had no information on whether they had an
attorney.



  You want fries wid dat?" >:D >:D
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drakew:
C-US-ODD--Noodling-Texas,123
Bill would allow Texans to catch fish by hand
Eds: APNewsNow.
      AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texans who want to catch catfish using only
their bare hands would be able to do so legally under legislation
approved by the state Senate.
      While budget negotiations were teetering on the brink of
collapse Thursday, state senators took action to legalize hand
fishing, called noodling, in Texas. Right now the fine is $500 for
noodling in Texas.
      The bill would require "noodlers" to have a fishing license
and freshwater fishing stamp.
      Enduring joking questions from fellow senators, bill sponsor
Sen. Bob Deuell said he's never noodled, but that the bill needed
to be passed for the "noodlers of Texas."
      The measure was already passed by the House and is headed for
Gov. Rick Perry's desk, where his signature would make it law.

drakew:
November 27, 2010

            Associated Press

            AUGUSTA, Ga. - A U.S. Marine reservist collecting toys for children
            was stabbed when he helped stop a suspected shoplifter in eastern
            Georgia.

            Best Buy sales manager Orvin Smith told The Augusta Chronicle that
            man was seen on surveillance cameras Friday putting a laptop under
            his jacket at the Augusta store.

            When confronted, the man became irate, knocked down an employee,
            pulled a knife and ran toward the door. Outside were four Marines
            collecting toys for the service branch's "Toys For Tots" program.

            Smith said the Marines stopped the man, but he stabbed one of them,
            Cpl. Phillip Duggan, in the back. The cut did not appear to be
            severe.

            The suspect was transported to the local hospital with two broken
            arms, a broken leg, possible broken ribs, assorted lacerations and
            bruises he obtained when he fell trying to run after stabbing the
            Marine.

            The suspect, whose name was not released, was held until police
            arrived. The Richmond County Sheriff's office said it is
            investigating.
             

drakew:
AP-KY--ODD-Duckling Rescue,100
Dozens help pull 11 ducklings from storm drain
Eds: APNewsNow.
      LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Stormy weather might be meant for ducks,
but storm drains aren't.
      When 11 ducklings fell through the grates of a Lexington storm
drain on Monday, dozens of people spent four hours rescuing them.
      The drain in an office park became the focal point when workers
spotted a duck under a parked truck. Betty Sophin, an office worker
in the park, tells WKYT-TV the duck was atop a storm grate. Below
sat 11 stranded ducklings.
      Sophin said police, road crews and even animal control were
called in to help.
      Video shot by WKYT-TV shows the happy duck family waddling away
afterward.
      ---
      Information from: WKYT-TV, http://www.wkyt.com

drakew:
AP-US-ODD--Defendants' Homework,130
Ohio judge gives defendants homework assignments
Eds: APNewsNow.
      TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) - A judge in Ohio gives defendants what sounds
like homework assignments as a part of probation sentences.
      Lucas County Common Pleas Judge Stacy Cook in Toledo has ordered
offenders to write five-page reports on topics including teen
violence, drug use and head injuries.
      The judge tells The Blade newspaper her goal is to get
defendants thinking about why what they did was wrong and how it
hurt others.
      The Blade reports Cook has told as many as 30 people to write
papers since she took the bench in 2007. She reads all of them and
says it seems that the number of writers who've later returned to
her court for serious probation violations has been low.
      Lawyer Richard Hasbrook agrees with that assessment. He's the
public defender in Cook's courtroom.
      ---
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