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This is the place for the odd, the humorous, the wild stories you find on the web that you just have to laugh out loud at them.
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Is My Next Door Neighbour A Vampire? | 'Forward and Share' »
Posted by: vincent2042 2 months ago in Humor
With former Vice President Dick Cheney having been recently called a vampire, a few pointers (rescued from my deleted old blog) on how to recognise ...
(read more)Read (29) | Share | Discuss (0) | Read Full Story at loupdargent.com
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Man sleeps through fire that destroys home »
Posted by: Xaos 2 months, 3 weeks ago in News
A Ross man whose home caught on fire and partially collapsed early yesterday morning slept through the entire ordeal, only to be awakened when firefighters ...
(read more)Read (53) | Share | Discuss (4) | Read Full Story at post-gazette.com
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The Buzz Log - The Chupacabra Caught? - Yahoo! Buzz »
Posted by: vel 4 months ago in News
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 ...
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Weird Science - Yahoo! News »
Posted by: zgirl1974 4 months, 3 weeks ago in News
Musical orangutans, backward planets and zombie ants — another week of weird and wacky news from the world of science.
(read more)Read (68) | Share | Discuss (0) | Read Full Story at news.yahoo.com
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Cash-strapped Cuba says toilet paper running short - Yahoo! News »
Posted by: zgirl1974 4 months, 3 weeks ago in News
Cuba, in the grip of a serious economic crisis, is running short of toilet paper and may not get sufficient supplies until the end of ...
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Illegal dump sites in Pittsburgh a health hazard, state DEP official says - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review »
Posted by: zgirl1974 5 months, 1 week ago in News
Using a stack of tires and a piece of wood as a makeshift podium in Homewood, environmental officials on Monday released a survey of dump ...
(read more)Read (54) | Share | Discuss (0) | Read Full Story at pittsburghlive.com
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Lost love letter reunites couple after 16 years - Yahoo! News »
Posted by: zgirl1974 5 months, 2 weeks ago in News
A British man and his Spanish former sweetheart have finally married 16 years after they drifted apart, reunited by a love letter lost behind a ...
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How do you sneeze in a spacesuit? Aim low! - Yahoo! News »
Posted by: zgirl1974 5 months, 2 weeks ago in News
Veteran spacewalker David Wolf had some advice on Tuesday for those wondering how to sneeze in a spacesuit.
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Dead shark left in Miami street after failed sale - Yahoo! News »
Posted by: zgirl1974 5 months, 2 weeks ago in News
The body of a shark was left lying in the middle of a downtown Miami street after two men tried to sell it to several ...
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Study: Pittsburgh traffic not as congested as other cities »
Posted by: zgirl1974 5 months, 3 weeks ago in News
Here's something to contemplate this morning as you inch your way down Green Tree Hill or contemplate the view of a distant Squirrel Hill ...
(read more)Read (68) | Share | Discuss (0) | Read Full Story at post-gazette.com
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Agencies seek stimulus money for high-speed passenger railroad - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review »
Posted by: zgirl1974 5 months, 3 weeks ago in News
Agencies in Pennsylvania and Ohio both applied for federal stimulus money seeking to link Pittsburgh to other cities with high-speed passenger rail service
(read more)Read (40) | Share | Discuss (0) | Read Full Story at pittsburghlive.com
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"Hitler tree"may face the axe in Polish town - Yahoo! News »
Posted by: zgirl1974 6 months ago in News
An oak tree planted in Nazi-occupied Poland during World War Two to mark Adolf Hitler's birthday may soon face the axe if the local ...
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Yahoo, NFL players union settle lawsuit - Yahoo! News »
Posted by: zgirl1974 6 months ago in Sports
Yahoo Inc. and the NFL Players Association have reached a settlement over the use of players' statistics, photos and other data in Yahoo's popular ...
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Flying Spaghetti Monster - Touched By His Noodly Appendage!! »
Posted by: jigar435 6 months, 1 week ago in Humor
A spoof on the world's fastest growing and the most edible religion - The Flying Spaghetti Monster...
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'Roadshow' antique appraised at $1.07M - UPI.com »
Posted by: zgirl1974 6 months, 1 week ago in News
"Antiques Roadshow" appraisers valued a jade set as high as $1.07 million, the highest appraisal since the show started traversing the United States.
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