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Owner Fights Off Meat Thief With Ham
Offbeat  (tags: off-beat, funny, humor, crime, unusual )

Cal
- 648 days ago - newsday.com
A prosciutto-wielding meat thief in Gloucester met his match when a restaurant owner fought off the assault by slamming the thief's face with a ham.
C2C Facelift Coming to a Browser Near You!
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- 876 days ago - care2.com
Care2 has just announced a major facelift to the site - landing Monday!! Please note this article so it won't be as big of a shocker (i.e. less panic from the "Where'd it Go??" syndrome). Thanks! ~An Ordinary Care2 Member (not on the Care2 Staff)
Bad Bosses Get Promoted, Not Punished?
Offbeat  (tags: boss, workplace, offbeat )

Brian
- 876 days ago - reuters.com
How do people get ahead in the workplace? One way seems to be by making their subordinates miserable, according to a study released Friday.
Tom DeLay Says He Supports Israel So Jesus Can "Cleanse It"
Offbeat  (tags: odd, weird, religion, politics, evangelicals, israel, mideast, politics, odd, offbeat, republicans, neocons, theocrats, interesting, unusual )


- 883 days ago - alternet.org
Will Menaker: Tom DeLay and other right wingers are caught on tape using the "Second Coming" to justify their defense of Israel.
Tooth In Forehead, But Game Goes On
Offbeat  (tags: sports, bizarre, books, odd, off-beat )

Marty
- 889 days ago - news.sky.com
A rugby player in Australia took to the field for more than four months not knowing an opponent's tooth was embedded in his forehead
Boy, 13, Impaled On Handlebars
Offbeat  (tags: children, bizarre )

Marty
- 889 days ago - news.sky.com
A 13-year-old boy is recovering in hospital after the handlebars of his bicycle impaled his groin in a freak accident.
Squirrel Spies: A Nutty Story
Offbeat  (tags: bizarre, interesting, politics, offbeat, squirrels, spies, Iran, weird, unusual )

Dave
- 889 days ago - blog.wired.com
Bushy-tailed squirrels may look innocuous, but according to a report coming out of Iran, over a dozen of the furry critters were detained near the country's border on suspicion of espionage. That's right, the rodents are alleged to have have been rigged
Make Your Own Cult
Offbeat  (tags: cult, lies, mind control, brain wash )

Ben
- 889 days ago - blogmyway.org
A manual to how to create a cult of your own. I guess you can get rich, have a lot of sex, have a lot of wifes, arrange a lot of illegal marriages, kill for real instead of playing PS3's Resistance, and the whole nine yards are there for you if you can s
Fans Now Turning Final Pages of Harry Potter Book Series
Offbeat  (tags: off-beat, books )


- 890 days ago - cnn.com
Fans all over the world lined up to get their copies of the final Harry Potter book, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" -- that is, if they didn't have copies already.
 
 
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