MiamiHerald.com: Weird News http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/index.html MiamiHerald.com: Weird News http://media.miamiherald.com/images/logos/rss_sitelogo.gif http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/index.html 140 25 News, sports and entertainment from MiamiHerald.com en-us Copyright 2012 MiamiHerald.com Weird News 60 Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:32:03 EST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys miamifeedback@miamiherald.com <![CDATA[NYC sewage plant to offer Valentine's Day tours]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/10/2634441/nyc-sewage-plant-to-offer-valentines.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/10/2634441/nyc-sewage-plant-to-offer-valentines.html Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:46 EST It may not smell like a rose but a New York City sewage plant is offering tours for lovers on Valentine's Day.

]]> <![CDATA[Pakistani man fights police over 40-foot shark]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/09/2632582/pakistani-man-fights-police-over.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/09/2632582/pakistani-man-fights-police-over.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:01 EST

Qasim Khan waged the unlikeliest of battles with Pakistani authorities Thursday over the right to charge hundreds of curious visitors the equivalent of 22 cents each to see a roughly 40-foot whale shark he bought from a fisherman.

]]> <![CDATA[Necklace flushed down toilet returned months later]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/09/2632745/necklace-flushed-down-toilet-returned.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/09/2632745/necklace-flushed-down-toilet-returned.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:56 EST A California woman has her gold necklace back months after she accidentally flushed it down her toilet.

]]> <![CDATA[Car theft suspect held after LA roof standoff]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/09/2633092/stolen-car-suspect-tries-to-hide.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/09/2633092/stolen-car-suspect-tries-to-hide.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:36 EST A suspect in an auto theft was arrested Thursday after a bizarre five-hour standoff on the rooftops of a Westwood neighborhood.

]]> <![CDATA[Hundreds ask Vt. to keep prank pig on police decal]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/09/2633364/hundreds-ask-vt-to-keep-prank.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/09/2633364/hundreds-ask-vt-to-keep-prank.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:41 EST

Remember the pig hidden within the decal on the doors of some Vermont State Police cruisers?

]]> <![CDATA[Trooper: Irate driver hit man with sledge hammer]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/08/2630399/trooper-irate-driver-hit-man-with.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/08/2630399/trooper-irate-driver-hit-man-with.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:35 EST The Washington State Patrol says an irate driver apparently whacked a man in the shoulder with a small sledge hammer in a road rage dispute.

]]> <![CDATA[Judge: Buy wife flowers, then take her to dinner]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/08/2630994/judge-buy-wife-flowers-then-take.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/08/2630994/judge-buy-wife-flowers-then-take.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:55 EST A spat over forgetting to wish his wife a happy birthday landed a South Florida man in jail on domestic violence charges.

]]> <![CDATA[Ex-CA mayor admits stealing mixer to make pizza]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/08/2631801/ex-ca-mayor-admits-stealing-mixer.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/08/2631801/ex-ca-mayor-admits-stealing-mixer.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:21 EST The former mayor of a Los Angeles suburb has pleaded guilty to stealing a commercial food mixer from the local school district so he could make dough for his home pizza oven.

]]> <![CDATA[Alaska man accused of trying to extort gov't]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/07/2630254/alaska-man-accused-of-trying-to.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/07/2630254/alaska-man-accused-of-trying-to.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:35 EST Authorities in Alaska say a man threatened to teach "crackheads" how to make "electromagnetic distortion devices" unless the state paid him $85,000.

]]> <![CDATA[Montana man fined $1K for instigating police chase]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/06/2627779/montana-man-fined-1k-for-instigating.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/06/2627779/montana-man-fined-1k-for-instigating.html Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:35 EST A Butte man who told officers he instigated a police chase because he always wanted to try it, found out it'll cost him a $1,000 fine to go with his tire damage.

]]> <![CDATA[Chicago college offers class on Occupy movement]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/05/2626216/chicago-college-offers-class-on.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/05/2626216/chicago-college-offers-class-on.html Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:27 EST A Chicago college is offering a class on the Occupy movement.

]]> <![CDATA[Chopper makes emergency landing at CA playground]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/05/2626984/chopper-makes-emergency-landing.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/05/2626984/chopper-makes-emergency-landing.html Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:42 EST Authorities say a helicopter encountered mechanical problems before making an emergency landing at an elementary school playground in a Modesto, Calif., neighborhood.

]]> <![CDATA[Pet elk denied re-entry to Pennsylvania from W.Va.]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/03/2622589/pet-elk-denied-re-entry-to-pennsylvania.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/03/2622589/pet-elk-denied-re-entry-to-pennsylvania.html Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:57 EST A runaway elk can't go home to Pennsylvania, even if it wanted to.

]]> <![CDATA[Sheep herding Swedish bunny becomes online hit]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/03/2622598/sheep-herding-swedish-bunny-becomes.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/03/2622598/sheep-herding-swedish-bunny-becomes.html Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:17 EST Champis the bunny doesn't only hop - he also knows how to herd his masters' flock of sheep, possibly having picked up the skill after watching trained dogs do the job.

]]> <![CDATA[Kobayashi downs record 337 wings at Pa. Wing Bowl]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/03/2622783/kobayashi-downs-record-337-wings.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/03/2622783/kobayashi-downs-record-337-wings.html Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:37 EST

Competitive-eating champ Takeru Kobayashi (tah-kah-roo koh-bee-yah-shee) conquered Philadelphia's annual gustatory gorge-fest by eating 337 chicken wings in a half-hour before a crowd of nearly 20,000 at Wing Bowl XX.

]]> <![CDATA[Wrong-number call helps Ohio woman having stroke]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/03/2622566/wrong-number-call-helps-ohio-woman.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/03/2622566/wrong-number-call-helps-ohio-woman.html Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:32 EST A woman who called the wrong number when she suffered a stroke still found help a couple of time zones away.

]]> <![CDATA[Inmate adds pig image to Vt. police cruiser decals]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/02/2621626/inmate-adds-pig-image-to-vt-police.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/02/2621626/inmate-adds-pig-image-to-vt-police.html Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:42 EST

A prison inmate who makes stationery and license plates pulled a fast one on state police by adding the image of a pig to the state decal on their cruisers.

]]> <![CDATA[Mont. man starts police chase as part of wishlist]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/02/2622077/mont-man-starts-police-chase-as.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/02/2622077/mont-man-starts-police-chase-as.html Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:47 EST A 55-year-old Montana man who says he "always wanted" to be part of a police chase can check that off his bucket list.

]]> <![CDATA[Man admits to jumping on backs of student athletes]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/02/2622098/man-admits-to-jumping-on-backs.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/02/2622098/man-admits-to-jumping-on-backs.html Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:02 EST A 250-pound man with a history of jumping on the backs of student athletes in the Pacific Northwest has pleaded guilty to assault.

]]> <![CDATA[Lions apparently not enough to keep intruders out]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/02/2620464/lions-apparently-not-enough-to.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/02/2620464/lions-apparently-not-enough-to.html Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:57 EST With 120 lions, tigers and other big cats on the grounds, the owner of a Colorado refuge didn't think he needed a security system.

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