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Commentary: Temptation and the Netflix bandit

Seeded on Sun Oct 18, 2009 1:59 PM EDT (CNN)

Ex-postal worker admits to stealing Netflix movies, stashing them in backpack

entertainment, netflix-bandit, netflix, us-postal-service, postal-service, post-office, movies, movie-rental

Woman Proves Love for Eiffel Tower With Commitment Ceremony

Seeded on Thu Apr 9, 2009 1:47 PM EDT (abcnews.com)

For one woman, the intense feeling that inanimate objects can inspire goes much deeper and becomes something more like true love.

odd-news, eiffel-tower, inanimate-object, love

Top 10 Hair Metal Heroes

Seeded on Wed Apr 8, 2009 4:35 PM EDT (FOXNews.com)

"We count down the skankiest do's in rock." This is so not the kind of photo essay I expected to find on FoxNews.com.

entertainment, hair-bands, 80s-rock, rock, poison, winger, ratt, cinderella, quiet-riot, dokken

"Rock" gives '80s hair-band songs their day

Seeded on Wed Apr 8, 2009 11:54 AM EDT (Reuters)

By Frank Scheck NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - That "Rock of Ages" is determined to be a different sort of Broadway musical is evident from the moment you enter the Brooks Atkinson Theater.

entertainment, rock, broadway, journey, styx, poison, foreigner, 1980s, quarterflash, quiet-riot

Young Star Trek crew boldly walks red carpet

Seeded on Wed Apr 8, 2009 11:46 AM EDT (Reuters)

By James Regan SYDNEY (Reuters) - The 11th Star Trek movie in 30 years had its world premiere on Tuesday, its markedly younger cast boldly going along the red carpet to a makeshift cinema in the Sydney Opera House.

entertainment, star-trek, trek, chris-pine, zachary-quinto, william-shatner, leonard-nimoy, spock, kirk, sydney

Smaller Hams: How the Economy May Affect Easter

Seeded on Tue Apr 7, 2009 7:26 PM EDT (Reuters)

By Bob Burgdorfer CHICAGO (Reuters) - This year's Easter ham may be smaller and guests may be asked to bring a dish, as cash-strapped consumers spend less to celebrate the Christian holiday.

us-news, easter, ham, ecomony

That's the spot: How scratching brings relief

Seeded on Tue Apr 7, 2009 7:16 PM EDT (Reuters)

By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - Scratching an itchy spot turns off an itch "switch" in the spinal cord, U.S. researchers said on Monday in a finding they think could lead to better treatments for itching disorders.

science, itch, scratch, switch, spinal-cord

Motorist survives three accidents in an hour

Seeded on Tue Apr 7, 2009 6:54 PM EDT (Reuters)

BERLIN (Reuters) - A German woman was involved in three car accidents in less than an hour that left a total of seven vehicles damaged but she suffered only slight injuries from the series of mishaps, police said Tuesday.

odd-news, motorist, car, wreck, crash, bad-driver

McSteamy No Longer TVGuide's Sexiest Man

Seeded on Tue Mar 31, 2009 6:40 PM EDT (Entertainment Tonight)

Patrick Dempsey had the distinction of being TV Guide magazine's sexiest man on TV two years in row. This year he has been replaced -- and ET knows by whom!

entertainment, sexy, men, sexiest-men, tv-guide, television, tv, hunks, patrick-dempsey, simon-baker

Boy Scout Sells $22,000 Worth of Popcorn

Seeded on Thu Mar 26, 2009 6:24 PM EDT (www.kcbd.com)

LUBBOCK, TX (KCBD) - Wednesday, the Boy Scouts of America honored 7th grader Jonathan Beck with a trophy almost as tall as he is. He sold more than $22,000 worth of popcorn for the Boy Scouts annual fundraiser, more than any other scout in the country.

odd-news, boy-scouts, boy-scout, scout, fundraising, popcorn

Bride files formal complaint about jail treatment

Seeded on Wed Mar 25, 2009 8:22 PM EDT (Associated Press, kcbd.com)

HOUSTON (AP) - A Houston woman who spent a night in jail dressed in her wedding gown after a drunken driving arrest has filed a formal complaint with the Harris County Sheriff's Department, alleging harsh treatment and filthy jail conditions.

odd-news, bride, drunk-driving, wedding, wedding-gown, jail, cell, houston, texas

Rat meat in demand as inflation bites

Seeded on Wed Aug 27, 2008 8:14 PM EDT (Reuters)

PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - The price of rat meat has quadrupled in Cambodia this year as inflation has put other meat beyond the reach of poor people, officials said on Wednesday.

odd-news, cambodia, rat, meat, yuck

New porn channel lets Canadians strut their stuff

Seeded on Mon Aug 18, 2008 10:33 AM EDT (Reuters)

By Ashleigh Patterson TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadians who may have become tired of being passed over as porn stars will have a new, home-grown outlet to showcase their erotic talents.

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Outback mayor seeks "ugly duckling" women

Seeded on Mon Aug 18, 2008 10:28 AM EDT (Reuters)

CANBERRA (Reuters) - A plea for lovelorn female "ugly ducklings" to move to a remote Australian mining town to reverse a shortage of eligible women has landed the local mayor in hot water.

odd-news, australia, outback, love, ugly-duckling

Coke, Pepsi slug it out at Thai boxer's home

Seeded on Sun Aug 17, 2008 8:01 PM EDT (Reuters)

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Soft drinks giants Coke and Pepsi are slugging it out for supremacy outside the home of Thai Olympic boxing hopeful Worapoj Phetkum, who faces his first fight of the Beijing Games Friday, the Bangkok Post said.

sports, olympics, pepsi, coke, boxing, worapoj-phetkum

Chinese learn to party at Olympics beach volleyball

Seeded on Sun Aug 17, 2008 6:57 PM EDT (Reuters)

By Jane Barrett BEIJING (Reuters) - While the beach volleyballers tough it out in the sand, Tom Blaumauer and Chris McGee have faced an Olympic challenge of their own: how to encourage the Chinese to throw a Californian beach party.

sports, olympics, china, music, beach-volleyball, party

Waterboarding an attraction at amusement park

Seeded on Fri Aug 8, 2008 10:22 PM EDT (Reuters)

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A man with a black hood pours water on the face of a prisoner in an orange jumpsuit strapped to a table: no, it's not Guantanamo Bay naval base, but New York's Coney Island amusement park.

politics, water-boarding, coney-island, amusement-park

GETTING BOMBED: Alcohol and energy drinks a dangerous mix

Seeded on Fri Aug 8, 2008 9:07 PM EDT (Daily Toreador)

Mixing alcohol with energy drinks can have serious consequences.

health, energy-drinks, red-bull, alcohol, drinking, college-students

Time For An RAV For Tedd Riggs

Thu Aug 7, 2008 3:24 PM EDT

By Scott (Scoop) Butki (Clipped by AmazingSDJ)

We did it, folks - he got the RAV. Details here: Now about that red hair, Tedd? update: NJB has published the Oracle of Tedd

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Original Articles That Take You Straight to MSNBC

Wed Aug 6, 2008 6:21 PM EDT

This is a totally meta question. Have any of you clicked on something that looked like an original article by a Viner but it took you directly to an MSNBC page?

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meta, msnbc, james-eng

Policewomen get "bullet-proof bras"

Seeded on Tue Aug 5, 2008 7:07 PM EDT (Reuters)

BERLIN (Reuters) - Thousands of German policewomen will receive what media have labeled "bullet-proof bras." Made of white cotton and featuring the word "Polizei" (Police) along the seam, the bras are meant to better protect police women who wear bullet-proof vests.

odd-news, bullet-proof-bra, bra, police, bullet-proof-vest

I've had enough, you've had enough... Then take up arms, Join the Militia

Mon Aug 4, 2008 10:22 PM EDT

By David Mc Girr (Clipped by AmazingSDJ)

Alright shut your damn mouth. We've been whining, wringing our hands, suggesting this feature, and that suggestion and that's just about enough. What's that? You think my tone is angry? You're damn right.

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metavine, meta, msnbc, users-leaving, task-force, coh, user-agreement, bigotry, hatred, racism

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Dog poo stops discus champion's training

Seeded on Mon Aug 4, 2008 8:11 PM EDT (Reuters)

VILNIUS (Reuters) - Two-time Olympic discus champion Virgilijus Alekna encountered an unusual problem at a final pre-Beijing training session in Lithuania at the weekend -- his practice venue was covered in dog poo.

sports, olympics, discus, dog-poo

Dying for a salad? Try a dash of this...

Seeded on Mon Aug 4, 2008 10:55 AM EDT (Reuters)

LONDON (Reuters) - Celebrity chef Antony Worrall Thompson has apologized after accidentally recommending a potentially deadly plant in organic salads.

odd-news, salad, anthony-worrall-thompson, deadly, weed, henbane

Forbidden knowledge, natural medicine databases

Sun Aug 3, 2008 12:50 PM EDT

By Spaman (Clipped by AmazingSDJ)

It's not always easy to get good information on natural medicines, herbs and nutrients Here are three sites that will help that search HealingFood HERBS Nutrients

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health, herbs, nutrition, healing, batural

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