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24 Mar 2009 22:34

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Offbeat: If you’re gonna die today, it might as well be by komodo dragon

It’s sad that someone died in Indonesia after a dragon attack. We get that. But they’re awesome! We’d totally let one kill us. source
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22 Mar 2009 11:10

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Culture, Offbeat: “Sideways” gets turned upside-down with Japanese remake

OK, the U.S. remake of “Ringu” was one thing, but this is just weird and odd and unexpected. There’s no Merlot-bashing, though. source
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21 Mar 2009 21:29

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Offbeat: This guy’s charged with sex with a student, hilarious mug shot

Sure, he’s probably a sketchy guy, but look into his eyes. We dare you not to laugh. source
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21 Mar 2009 21:06

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Biz, Offbeat: Forget the economy – this dude is the worst son ever.

  • 2 number of times Greg Holloway has fired his dad recently source
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21 Mar 2009 08:46

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Offbeat, World: The banana trade and the cocaine trade have a lot in common

  • 60
    pounds     amount of cocaine a German supermarket found in a shipment of bananas source
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21 Mar 2009 08:33

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Offbeat, U.S.: Alaska and Florida consider a ban we don’t want to talk about

  • Uh, let’s just say they’re lookin’ out for Fido. It seems obvious it should have been on the books already, but the top-left-cornered state and the bottom-right-cornered state don’t have beastiality laws on the books. That could change soon, though – the main argument in favor of the ban is that those who molest animals are more likely to rape or molest people. So, there you have it. Beastiality bans. (*Whew* we actually got through that!) source
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20 Mar 2009 21:18

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Offbeat, U.S.: A Special Olympian just dared Obama. It’s on now!

  • He bowled a 129. I bowl a 300. I could beat that score easily.
  • Kolan McConiughey • One of the top Special Olympian bowlers in the world. Dude’s bowled five perfect games since 2005, which totally puts Obama (and most of the rest of us) to shame. Obama’s first major verbal slip-up of his presidency doesn’t even make sense when talking about this dude. • source
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20 Mar 2009 12:52

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Offbeat: What’s a fart between a classroom of friends? A suspension.

  • A kid got booted from school for passing gas. The Lakeland County, Florida teen did it intentionally and repeatedly to amuse his classmates, but it was no laughing matter to the school, who suspended the kid under a rule against disruptive behavior (which they stretched out to gastrointensively disruptive behavior in this case). The kid’s dad says the district went too far and is appealing the decision. His argument? “Pull my finger,” of course! source
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19 Mar 2009 20:57

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Offbeat, Sports: Breaking news: Shaq wanted Dairy Queen. Then he got it.

  • Can I plaese cheat on my diet and go to dairy. Queen pls pls pls
  • Shaquille O’Neal • On his always-entertaining Twitter account. An hour later, he posted this. He somehow made the process of getting ice cream seem like a life-or-death endeavor. He really is the coolest sports celebrity ever. See, this is why they say Twitter is the future of news. Because now we know when Shaq breaks his diet to eat Dairy Queen. • source
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19 Mar 2009 10:50

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Culture, Offbeat: Bob Dylan’s outhouse is really stinking up the neighborhood

  • It started in September. I’d go into the frontyard and get nauseous. I couldn’t figure out at first where the smell was coming from.
  • Cindy Emminger • A neighbor of Bob Dylan’s in Malibu, Calif., on the smell coming from a port-a-potty on the famous singer-songwriter’s property. There are many puns to be made here – “Tangled Up In Poo,” “Blowin’ In The Wind” – but don’t expect us to make any of them. Oh wait. • source
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