http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/index.html 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 2009 MiamiHerald.com Weird News 60 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 22:43:14 EDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys miamifeedback@miamiherald.com http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/1139140.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/1139140.html Mon, 13 Jul 2009 05:54 EDT Authorities in south Alabama say a gas station employee used a cricket bat to chase away a would-be robber who brandished a toy gun. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/1137740.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/1137740.html Sat, 11 Jul 2009 18:27 EDT Authorities say a parolee who robbed a Michigan bank was caught when he tried to hitch a ride from an undercover police detective. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/1137245.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/1137245.html Sat, 11 Jul 2009 06:00 EDT Brenda Bailey is still on a roll. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/1137243.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/1137243.html Sat, 11 Jul 2009 05:50 EDT The car was a-rockin', and the law went a-knockin'. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/1136801.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/1136801.html Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:40 EDT A suburban Philadelphia man has agreed to take anger management classes for blaring a pornographic soundtrack to chase away kids playing outside his home. Michael Buck was arrested May 31 at his upscale Phoenixville cul-de-sac after irate neighbors told police they could hear the sexually explicit audio a block-and-a-half away. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/1136516.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/1136516.html Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:30 EDT A long-haul trucker from southeastern Idaho has created a new trucking-themed board game inspired by his hours on the road. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/1136468.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/1136468.html Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:15 EDT The car was a-rockin', and the law went a-knockin'. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/1136453.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/1136453.html Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:55 EDT Brenda Bailey is still on a roll. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/1136392.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/1136392.html Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:15 EDT A woman accused of keeping 150 cats in her New Jersey mansion has been ordered to pay more than $35,000 in fines and restitution. Wanda Oughton pleaded guilty Thursday to two counts of animal cruelty for failing to provide adequate shelter. The judge in Chester Township Municipal Court also told the 62-year-old she's not allowed to own more than six cats over the next three years. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/1136387.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/1136387.html Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:10 EDT Police arrested a man suspected of stealing duck calls from a vehicle. Authorities said a 40-year-old man was booked Wednesday with burglary of a motor vehicle, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/1136377.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/1136377.html Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:05 EDT Virginia's only nudist camp is doing its part to help stage the nation's largest simultaneous skinny dip this weekend. White Tail Resort will offer free admission to newcomers at its annual open house Saturday and Sunday. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/1135995.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/1135995.html Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:05 EDT A golfer has been sentenced to 1 1/2 years in prison for bashing another player over the head with a 6-iron during a fight over slow play. The 34-year-old man, Nicholas Jay Shampine, had been convicted of assault in King County Superior Court. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/1136312.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/1136312.html Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:30 EDT Authorities said a bullet from a gun that was accidentally dropped injured a Tampa woman sitting in a bathroom stall. Police said the bullet hit 53-year-old Janifer Bliss in the lower left leg. She was taken to a hospital with minor injuries. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/1134821.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/1134821.html Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:25 EDT Two brothers in Rio are living over the edge - literally: sleeping, working and eating on the side of a building 33 feet (10 meters) up in the air. Twenty-seven-year-old Tiago Primo and his 20-year-old brother Gabriel spend 12 hours a day in the bed, hammock, chair and dining table they've attached to a bright red-and-yellow wall as part of an art exhibit in Rio's old center. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/1134762.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/1134762.html Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:20 EDT An Ohio man has his wedding band back - and is back in his wife's good graces - after the ring accidentally wound up in the till at a Texas tollbooth. Rodger Moore went to Texas for a family wedding nearly two weeks ago. He said he was on his way to catch his flight home when his ring slipped off as he threw change into the basket at an unmanned booth on the Dallas North Tollway. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/1134686.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/1134686.html Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:35 EDT A southwest Florida woman was arrested after deputies said she assaulted her 71-year-old common-law husband after he complained about her cooking. A Lee County Sheriff's Office arrest report shows 66-year-old Meredith Hart Mulcahy was charged with battery on an elderly person Tuesday night. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/1134665.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/1134665.html Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:20 EDT God might not be the only one passing judgment on a man who skipped out on paying $200 for a religious tattoo at a parlor. Denton police are investigating a nonpayment complaint filed by a tattoo artist who inscribed "Only God can judge me" on a customer's arm. The Denton Record-Chronicle reported Thursday that the artist finished the work, which included a pair of praying hands, and presented the bill. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/1134301.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/1134301.html Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:56 EDT Authorities say a prankster persuaded a married couple to smash their Florida hotel window after falsely telling them the room had a gas leak. Police say a person claiming to be a front-desk clerk at an Orlando hotel convinced the couple to break a wall mirror and use a lamp to punch a hole through the wall. The couple also threw a mattress out the window, but a hotel manager came to the room before they could jump. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/1134234.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/1134234.html Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:56 EDT Fiery horses and a cloud of dust, but no hearty "Hi-Yo Silver." http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/1134146.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/1134146.html Thu, 09 Jul 2009 09:16 EDT A Pennsylvania toddler did such a remarkable job of hiding during a game of hide-and-seek that the family had to call police and firefighters to help find her. Two-year-old Natalie Jasmer was playing the game with her siblings Tuesday in their Pymatuning Township home. When the family couldn't find her, parents Dennis and Michelle Jasmer called authorities.