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Leaked: Homer To Vote For Obama
Offbeat  (tags: americans, elections, obama, mccain, funny, humor )

Gwen
- 3 days ago - wjno.com
In an episode of 'The Simpsons' slated to run November 2, Homer Simpson will vote for Barack Obama. As Homer tries to vote for Obama, a machine changes the vote to McCain and proceeds to kill him.
Sarkozy Wants to Get Taller
Offbeat  (tags: Sarkozy, Carla Bruni, president, model, France )

Miroslav
- 3 days ago - superpastime.com
Sarkozy is having a pioneering stretch surgery in a bid to make him taller. He has contacted a leading Swiss laboratory because he has become so paranoid about his frame.
100 Useful, Free Web Tools for Lifelong Learners
Offbeat  (tags: Learning, Education, Web Tools, Internet, Resources )

Jollygirl
- 25 days ago - advantageedu.com
This mega list of 100 free web tools and sites will grant you access to courses at Harvard Medical School and MIT, social media sites that connect you to everything from medical news to politics, government resources, and a lot more.
Woman Finds 26 Pearls in Single Oyster
Offbeat  (tags: odd, oyster, pearls, record, ocean, restaurant, Lebanon. food )

Tom
- 26 days ago - theage.com.au
A Lebanese woman working in a restaurant kitchen found 26 pearls in an oyster she was preparing for the table and is to submit the find to the Guinness Book of Records. "I was in the process of opening the shells when I found a number of shining pearls."
YouTube - Asylum Street Spankers - Hick Hop
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Offbeat  (tags: off-beat, music, adult language )


- 93 days ago - youtube.com
This adult language video is a fusion of country and western murder music with gangster rap. For those who want to let Viacom know their viewing habits and have offbeat tastes, this oldie is about as offbeat as you can get. Enjoy! --Guerrillie Guy
Catch Me If You Can...And They Did : High-Living Italian Con Man, Aka Vatican 'Chief Financial Officer', Downed In NY Court
Offbeat  (tags: Raffaello Follieri, brazen dude, jet set, lifestyle, financed, fraud, swindle, con man, prominent figures, Bill Clinton, tabloid-press fixture, indictment, eleven counts, 20 yrs/count, NY )

Jill
- 99 days ago - online.wsj.com
Wooed investors by claiming he met Pope whenever in Rome & Manhattan apartment -$37,000/month- was needed to host visiting Vatican officials. Robes of senior clergymen found in NY office. Offered to 'deliver' Catholic vote to Hillary. Bail set at $21M
Entire Village Could Be Moved Due To Flooding
Offbeat  (tags: bizarre, odd, interesting, health, unusual )

Shannon
- 113 days ago - wisn.com
GAYS MILLS, Wis. -- The entire Village of Gays Mills could be moved to higher ground after two massive floods in less than a year. The most recent flood came last weekend after storms left the entire downtown area under water.
The Real McCain
Offbeat  (tags: united states, politics, election, john mccain )

Dave
- 105 days ago - guardian.co.uk
To his fans John McCain is a lovable patriot with a maverick streak, but to his critics he has a dark side - that of an anti-abortion Creationist who surrounds himself with religious extremists.
Albinos, Long Shunned, Face Threat in Tanzania
Offbeat  (tags: body parts )

Ian
- 118 days ago - nytimes.com
Discrimination against albinos is a serious problem throughout sub-Saharan Africa, but recently in Tanzania it has taken a wicked twist: at least 19 albinos, including children, have been killed and mutilated in the past year
Fox News Worker Sues Over Bedbugs in Office
Offbeat  (tags: bed bugs at the work place )

Kathy
- 127 days ago - news.yahoo.com
A Fox News employee who says she suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder after being bitten by bedbugs at work filed a lawsuit on Thursday against the owner of the Manhattan office tower where she worked.
 
 
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