NEWS OF THE ODD
Sex-toy study at Duke raises some eyebrows
A campus religious leader is unhappy about a study at Duke University that invites female students to attend parties where they can buy sex toys.By Associated Press , November 06, 2009
’You hit a what?’ SUV nearly slams into elephant
It’s not unusual to see a deer or a cow crossing Oklahoma’s rural highways. But an elephant?
An Oklahoma couple driving home from church nearly slammed into a giant pachyderm that had escaped from a nearby circus late Wednesday.
By Sean Murphy , November 05, 2009
Daughter's ride in box on top of van gets mom jail time
woman pleaded guilty and will spend five days in jail after letting her daughter ride in a cardboard box on top of their van.By Associated Press , November 05, 2009
Man sentenced to three years for having sex with horse
A South Carolina man was sentenced today for a second confession to having sex with a horse.By Associated Press , November 04, 2009
Robbery victim learns he was held up by former classmates
A Pennsylvania man had identified the man who allegely robbed him Monday from an old yearbook photo.By Associated Press , November 04, 2009
Police: Colorado man makes up knife attack to miss work
Police in the Denver suburb of Edgewater say a man stabbed himself, then said he was attacked by three men dressed in black who were either Hispanic or skinheads, in a ploy to miss work.By Associated Press , November 04, 2009
Michigan man can sue store he robbed, judge rules
A Michigan judge says a man who claims he was chased, shot and beaten by workers at a store he'd just robbed can sue the men. But only if he comes up with $10,000 within two weeks.By Associated Press , November 04, 2009
ODD: Woman, daughter hold signs in public admitting theft
In exchange for no jail time, a woman and her adult daughter have agreed to stand outside a Pennsylvania courthouse holding signs saying they stole a gift card from a 9-year-old girl on her birthday.
November 03, 2009
Correction: Lounge chair-drunk
The motorized recliner being auction by police in Proctor, Minn., is not a La-Z-Boy.By Associated Press , November 03, 2009
California police: Christian bookstore clerk placed camera in bathroom
A 28-year-old clerk at a Christian bookstore in Simi Valley has been arrested on charges of peeping at customers in the restroom with a video camera.By Associated Press , November 03, 2009
NOT SO LA-Z AFTER ALL: Mechanized Minnesota chair pulled from eBay
Proctor (Minn.) Police Chief Walter Wobig said he was notified that the chair used by a drunken driver is not a genuine La-Z-Boy and cannot be auctioned as one.
By Mark Stodghill , November 03, 2009
ODD: Restaurant sets meatball record
The bouncing mega-meatball record has landed in the East Coast.
November 01, 2009
BAD RAP? Utah teens in trouble after hip-hopping through fast-food order 
The teens were cited by American Fork police earlier this week for disorderly conduct after they rapped their order at a McDonald's drive-through.
By Elizabeth White , October 30, 2009
Police: Tennessee mechanic disabled cars, then pitched his skills
Investigators say Walls disabled cars parked at restaurants, waited for the owners to try to start them and then offered his services as a mechanic. Police say Christopher Walls, 41, charged between $40 and $200 to get the vehicles running again.
By Associated Press , October 30, 2009
FOR SALE: Motorized lounge chair used by Minnesota drunk driver
The motorized lounge chair that Proctor, Minn., police seized after its owner hit a parked vehicle is going up for auction on eBay today. But the chair was not the only item related to the incident open for bidding. The family of the chair’s former owner will put an autographed photo of Dennis LeRoy Anderson riding the chair on eBay.
By Steve Kuchera , October 29, 2009
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OUR VOICES Michael Jackson - not butter worthy?
I just saw a rather odd story about Michael Jackson on the AP wire - with the intense media frenzy on Jackson since his death, this was a nice change of pace from the normal daily reporting I hear about him. I guess many Iowa citizens didn't think the man was butter wor
Posted by: Ryan Johnson on Jul 18, 2009 at 3:13 PM | Valley Sound
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