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ANIMAL SATIRE: Stumbling, Bumbling Sled Dog: 'Sorry, This Is My First Iditarod'
Offbeat  (tags: animals, off-beat, funny )

Cal
- 256 days ago - theonion.com
After running directly into the grandstands during the Iditarod's ceremonial start and veering 55 miles off course late Tuesday to chase a marmot, Siberian husky and rookie sled dog Melvin apologized to his musher and fellow canines Wednesday for making a
100 Best Bookmarklets for Writers, Researchers, and Students
Offbeat  (tags: Bookmarklets, Writers, Researchers, Students, Education, Online Resources )

Jollygirl
- 255 days ago - matchacollege.com
If you're in the academic world or need to manage loads of research for your ongoing projects, you probably depend on the Internet to keep it all straight and connect you to libraries and information you wouldn't otherwise be able.
Update on USS New York, LPD 21
Offbeat  (tags: 2008, 9-11, americans, ship, New York, custom, design, ethics, government, interesting, news, photos, pictures, safety, society, technology )

Todd
- 470 days ago - defensetech.org
Just over a year away from the commissioning of the latest LPD-class ship scheduled for Sept 11, 2009, the USS New York continues her post-christening outfitting and shipyard work. What better way to hide the crime scene. Dump of Oklahoma bombing stillhid
Texas Chupacabra Caught On Deputy's Dash Cam?
Offbeat  (tags: bizarre, interesting, chupacabra, texas, thylazene, tazmanian wolf, caught on tape )

David
- 471 days ago - davickservices.com
The creature is said to have prowled the dusty back roads of Texas for years, sometimes attacking livestock and pets. Last week, DeWitt County deputies were startled to see the "Texas Chupacabra" casually loping down the road in front of them...
King Penguin Receives Norwegian Knighthood
Offbeat  (tags: honorary colonel, penguin, knighted )

Karen
- 470 days ago - news.yahoo.com
LONDON - Nils Olav already has medals for good conduct and long service. He made honorary colonel-in-chief of the elite Norwegian King's Guard in 2005. And on Friday he was knighted. Not bad for a 3-foot tall penguin -- actually, three of them.
Police: Naked Syracuse Man Stole Pickup Truck
Offbeat  (tags: bizarre, crime, unusual )

Karen
- 470 days ago - cbs6albany.com
Police say a naked 21-year-old man has been arrested after confronting a homeowner in Vernon and trying to escape in a stolen pickup truck.
Haunted Places in Dayton, Ohio
Offbeat  (tags: off-beat, unusual, interesting, bizarre, paranormal )

Maria
- 508 days ago - associatedcontent.com
We also have hundreds of old buildings and sites out here that hold more history than you can even imagine. Some also say that these places are still haunted by those who inhabited them. Do you believe?
Cops: Woman Holds Cat for Ransom After Losing Dog
Offbeat  (tags: cat, dog, ransom )

Karen
- 514 days ago - abcactionnews.com
GREENACRES, FL -- Police arrested a woman for taking a family's cat and holding it for ransom in an effort to get her dog back.
Texas Family Sues After Over Courtroom Spankings Ordered
Offbeat  (tags: unusual, court ordered spanking, sue )

Kathy
- 542 days ago - dallasnews.com
A Los Fresnos family is going to court to try to prevent a Cameron County justice of the peace from ordering spankings in his courtroom.
Woman Who Cut National Forest Trees Fined $100,000
Offbeat  (tags: crime, interesting, odd, news )

Marty
- 541 days ago - my.att.net
A judge has spared a Nevada woman prison time but ordered her to pay a $100,000 fine for hiring a company to chop down three large trees on national forest land to improve her home's view of Lake Tahoe.
 
 
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