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17 Jun 2009 22:31

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Offbeat: Facing limited income flow, someone steals from tampon machines

  • I think that if you’re going to steal something, you should steal it from someplace better than a tampon machine. It’s got to be bad if someone’s stealing from a machine in a bathroom.
  • Michigan State University student Sheena Patel • Making our alma mater proud by saying such profound things as this nugget about someone who’s stealing change from tampon machines. The university is missing $7.50 in change from two weeks of robberies, which means someone isn’t having lunch. Really, the culprit could be anyone, but man, this story would take a turn for the awesome/creepy if it was a dude. • source
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17 Jun 2009 21:03

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Offbeat, U.S.: When Obama isn’t busy saving the economy, he’s swatting flies

  • Obama has a huge problem. His new house is swarming with flies, and it’s pissing him off. “He chases them down in the Oval with his briefing papers to smack them,” notes Council of Economic Advisors member Austan Goolsbee. They’re trying to kill them, but they’re still floating around everywhere. We know man. They annoy us too.source
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17 Jun 2009 09:39

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Offbeat: 1955: This kid went missing. 2009: Uh, found, possibly!

  • 54 years later, Steven Damman comes forward. Back in 1955, this kid was at a Long Island bakery with his parents. Then he disappeared. Now, nearly 55 years after his case left the spotlight, a Michigan man purporting to be Steven Damman has revealed himself. Uh, wow. That’s random. His possible dad, Jerry, said about the finding: “You never give up hope, [but] things dim after all those years.” source
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14 Jun 2009 11:38

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Offbeat: Food fights in high schools are no laughing matter

  • 10 kids arrested for throwing food around like a bad ’80s movie source
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13 Jun 2009 19:57

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Offbeat: People for the Ethical Treatment of Drama have a problem with Seattle

  • Killing animals so you can toss their bodies around for amusement is just twisted.
  • PETA senior campaigner Ashley Byrne • On the famous, long-popular trend of throwing fish at Pike Place Fish Market. In response, Jeremy Ridgway, a manager at the market, notes: “I mean, the fish are dead. The thing is, we’re not laughing and making fun of them. . . . It’s just Point A to Point B. That’s why we do it.” We’re guessing if the workers started throwing tofu or possibly even falafel, it wouldn’t have the same level of popularity. • source
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13 Jun 2009 12:43

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Offbeat: The hardest-working traffic camera in all of San Diego

  • 4,503 tickets handed out by one camera in the last year source
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12 Jun 2009 15:49

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Biz, Offbeat: This handy chart says bologna sales have gone way up

Hey, times are tough, sandwiches are easy to make, and moms everywhere are scared of peanut butter. Can you blame ’em? source
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12 Jun 2009 14:54

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Offbeat: A meteorite hit some German kid at 30,000 mph. Good for him.

  • He survived, but he has a radical 3-inch scar on his hand. 14-year-old Gerrit Blank, who kinda looks like Carrot Top, had a rare meteorite attack happen to him. “At first I just saw a large ball of light,” Blank explained, “and then I suddenly felt a pain in my hand.” The pea-sized piece of space junk left a bite much bigger than its visual bark, leaving a foot-wide hole in the ground and Blank with a crazy hand injury. source
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12 Jun 2009 10:14

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Offbeat: The drugs that were headed to Bonnaroo were pretty sweet

  • 35 pounds of magic-mushroom-laced chocolate almost made it in source
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10 Jun 2009 18:49

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Offbeat: A supergenius on the same level as Stephen Hawking wants a nana

  • 160 the I.Q. of of 2-year-old Brit Karina Oakley source
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