http://www.comcast.net?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_ AP - ap.online.headlines.strange News Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:16:59 -0500 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:12:31 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/odd/2009/11/07/US.ODD.Incomplete.Graffiti/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_odd_US.ODD.Incomplete.Graffiti 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:1e36ed47:124ce5876db:-6171 Police in Florida say a graffiti artist who apparently ran out of paint midway through a spray-painted creation left a note to potential critics to explain the unfinished work. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:21:58 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/odd/2009/11/07/US.ODD.Stolen.Car.Court.Appearance/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_odd_US.ODD.Stolen.Car.Court.Appearance 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124c7b033b5:-38b8 The California Highway Patrol say a man stole a car to make a court appearance on a previous auto theft charge. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:36:49 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/odd/2009/11/06/AS.ODD.SKorea.Aspiring.Driver/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_odd_AS.ODD.SKorea.Aspiring.Driver 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124c7b033b5:-7c7a A woman in South Korea who tried to pass the written exam for a driver's license with near-daily attempts since April 2005 has finally succeeded on her 950th time. The aspiring driver spent more than 5 million won ($4,200) in application fees, but until now had failed to score the minimum 60 out of a possible 100 points needed to get behind the wheel for a driving test. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:36:49 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/odd/2009/11/06/US.ODD.Marijuana.Drunken.Driving/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_odd_US.ODD.Marijuana.Drunken.Driving 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124c7b033b5:-4fb7 Oregon police have charged a man with drunken driving after he called 911 to report his marijuana as stolen but the dispatcher couldn't understand him because he was vomiting while on the road. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:04:42 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/odd/2009/11/06/AS.ODD.New.Zealand.Manure.Sculpture/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_odd_AS.ODD.New.Zealand.Manure.Sculpture 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124c7b033b5:-411c A sculpture of a New Zealand government minister crafted from cow manure sold for New Zealand dollars 3,080 ($2,220) on an auction Web site. The bust of New Zealand Environment Minister Nick Smith, sculpted as a protest by artist Sam Mahon, attracted 112 bids before being picked up by an anonymous buyer on Friday. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:06:44 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/odd/2009/11/06/US.Mishandled.Prostitution.Sting/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_odd_US.Mishandled.Prostitution.Sting 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124c7b033b5:-4978 An appeals court has ruled Pennsylvania State Police botched a prostitution investigation in which troopers gave an informant money to pay for sex four times at a massage parlor, along with a total of $180 for the man's trouble. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:36:32 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/odd/2009/11/06/US.ODD.Sleepwalker.Beaten/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_odd_US.ODD.Sleepwalker.Beaten 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124c7b033b5:-4e3f Charges have been filed against three men accused of beating a man who sleepwalks after they found him asleep in one of the men's apartment. Iowa City Police Sgt. Troy Kelsay said the 21-year-old victim who was not identified, suffered injuries over most of his body. Kelsay said the man's injuries did not appear to require hospitalization, but the victim was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:31:26 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/odd/2009/11/06/US.ODD.Too.Windy/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_odd_US.ODD.Too.Windy 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124c7b033b5:-46d7 A wind-power company says a western Maine site it's been looking at is too windy for turbines. First Wind's Matthew Kearns told a public meeting in Rumford on Thursday that its proposed Longfellow wind farm on Black Mountain and North and South Twin mountains may not be viable. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:35:26 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/odd/2009/11/06/US.ODD.Unusual.Hunt/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_odd_US.ODD.Unusual.Hunt 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124c7b033b5:-46d6 Retired orthopedic surgeon Chris Smith thought his hunt was over when he bagged a white tail deer with a bow and arrow near Sheridan. Because the light was fading, he decided to return the next day to recover the deer. But when he returned Wednesday morning, the carcass had been covered by grass and bush — which is what mountain lions typically do. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:46:48 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/odd/2009/11/06/US.ODD.Two.Holes.in.One/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_odd_US.ODD.Two.Holes.in.One 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124c7b033b5:-45a0 A single hole-in-one is a big enough dream for most golfers. But two in one round? That's some luck. Reeves Barbour, the 30-year-old son of Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, had two aces in a single round Oct. 25 on a Robert Trent Jones course in Gainesville, Va.