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Naked girls plow fields for rain

Brady — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:25:43 +0000

PATNA, India (Reuters) – Farmers in an eastern Indian state have asked their unmarried daughters to plow parched fields naked in a bid to embarrass the weather gods to bring some badly needed monsoon rain, officials said on Thursday.
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NJ cops use pepper spray on aggressive groundhog

Brady — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 23:21:36 +0000

BOONTON, N.J. – Police in northern New Jersey needed pepper spray to thwart a groundhog on the attack. Boonton resident Alex Scotttold police the rodent chased him when he entered his garage and tried to get his truck. Police Sgt. Mike Danyo and Officer Paul Ryan said the groundhog went on the attack when they arrived.
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Spud Studs Emerge With French Fry Sculptures

Brady — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:57:16 +0000

OCEAN CITY, N.J. — Each year on the boardwalk, thousands of french fries are consumed by beachgoers, snatched by seagulls or tossed in the trash at the end of the day.

But once a year, the truly lucky ones become art.
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Dying man wins bet he would live

Brady — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 03:03:33 +0000

A Buckinghamshire man diagnosed with terminal cancer is to collect a second winning payout of £5,000 after betting he would stay alive.
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County sheriff ready to be cadet again, at age 70

Brady — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 02:53:55 +0000

Had Bob Skipper never left his job as Multnomah County sheriff, he could be disabled, out of shape, rusty with the trigger finger and still keep his gig.

But because Skipper had retired 13 years before returning last summer to clean up the scandalized sheriff’s office, the agency that certifies police officers says he must go through a four-month basic training for new recruits or step down.
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Alaska hosts world beard championships

Brady — Fri, 22 May 2009 23:39:53 +0000

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The world’s fanciest whiskers are coming to Alaska so their owners can strut their manly stuff in a land that has long appreciated furry faces.
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Ohio family feud leads to dueling candy stores

Brady — Wed, 20 May 2009 19:11:44 +0000

GRANVILLE, Ohio — Candy makers Greg and Socrates Goumas are opening a new store and are armed with their grandfather’s secret recipes, but so is their older brother – and he’s moving in 100 feet away. When George Goumas returned to Ohio from Sanibel Island, Fla., to run his family’s candy business, he had his mother’s blessing – filling the prodigal son role – but he squeezed out his brothers, long the chief chocolatiers at Goumas Candyland.
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Hilarious Robbery Attempt

Brady — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 18:29:44 +0000

Man says veteran status should let him steal candy

Brady — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 21:14:18 +0000

FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) – Authorities arrested a man who claimed he was justified in stealing candy at a truck stop because he had served in the military. Police said an officer confronted a 31-year-old man at the truck stop early Monday morning. The officer reported finding several packages of candy and nuts, two black T-shirts and a 20 oz. bottle of beer in his pockets.
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The new playdate: Baby Loves Disco

Brady — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 10:52:45 +0000

Tampa, FL — Parents wanting a break from the ordinary play dates checked out Baby Loves Disco over the weekend.

The Blue Martini Lounge in Tampa was transformed into a child-proof dance floor for toddlers.
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