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 2008 MiamiHerald.com Weird News 60 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 09:31:46 EDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys miamifeedback@miamiherald.com Texas UPS driver goes 1 million miles, no crashes http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/673244.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/673244.html Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:04 EDT A routine package delivery turned into a milestone for a UPS driver in East Texas. New Zealand parrots wreak havoc at bird sanctuary http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/673060.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/673060.html Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:19 EDT A gang of unruly teenage bush parrots have wrought havoc at a bird sanctuary in New Zealand by using their powerful beaks to destroy nesting boxes. Black bear busts secret Utah pot farm http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/673281.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/673281.html Fri, 05 Sep 2008 07:04 EDT One Utah community is cheering a special bear - but don't call him Smokey. Greek rural postmen top odd book title list http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/673234.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/673234.html Fri, 05 Sep 2008 05:35 EDT It may not be a best-seller, but "Greek Rural Postmen and Their Cancellation Numbers" has won a literary accolade: oddest book title of the past 30 years. NJ cops kick in door over bird's cries for help http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/673363.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/673363.html Fri, 05 Sep 2008 09:29 EDT Cries for help inside a Trenton, N.J., home turned out to be for the birds. Mountain jumper survives crash after chute problem http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/671850.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/671850.html Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:07 EDT A Norwegian BASE jumper said he learned a hard lesson about tempting fate after surviving a spine-chilling crash from a mile-high mountain. Man shows up in Pa. court with loaded handgun http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/672149.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/672149.html Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:02 EDT A central Pennsylvania man faces additional charges after showing up for a hearing on summary charges of public drunkenness and disorderly conduct with a loaded handgun. Cats rescued after apparently starting house fire http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/672429.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/672429.html Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:09 EDT Chattanooga firefighters rescued several cats during a house fire that investigators say was probably caused by the cats themselves. Alleged thief leaves giveaway clue _ his signature http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/670952.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/670952.html Thu, 04 Sep 2008 08:51 EDT Police didn't have much trouble finding a man accused of using a stolen credit card - he signed his own name on one of the receipts. Man accused of making license plate 'disappear' http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/672084.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/672084.html Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:09 EDT New York authorities didn't see this one coming. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey says the driver of a tractor-trailer rigged the front license plate of his vehicle so that it would "disappear" as he drove through a toll plaza, allowing him to avoid paying the $40 fee. Boy doles out hundreds of fake $20 bills at school http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/672165.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/672165.html Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:09 EDT Authorities say an 8-year-old boy was handing out hundreds of dollars in fake $20 bills at an Ocala elementary school. School officials reported the boy to police on Tuesday. Neb. man sues prosecutor to get his leg back http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/671006.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/671006.html Thu, 04 Sep 2008 07:21 EDT After being shot five times, a western Nebraska man had to go to court to get his prosthetic leg back from prosecutors. Mass. police arrest pair wearing stolen clothing http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/672134.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/672134.html Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:57 EDT Police say two Springfield residents who cleared a downtown clothing store of its entire inventory were easy to nab - they were arrested wearing some of the stolen clothing with price tags still attached. UPS driver surpasses 1 million miles in his truck http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/672174.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/672174.html Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:09 EDT A routine package delivery turned into a milestone for a UPS driver in East Texas. Brent Boyd, 51, on Thursday surpassed one million miles on his UPS delivery truck, the same vehicle he's driven for 22 years with the company. Jaywalker allegedly moons motorists after ticket http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/670492.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/670492.html Wed, 03 Sep 2008 21:16 EDT Athens-Clarke police have arrested a woman who they say started mooning motorists after she received a ticket for jaywalking. An officer stopped the 23-year-old woman and a friend about 1:10 a.m. Saturday after they walked diagonally across the intersection in downtown Athens. Man accused of igniting sleeping man's pants http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/670677.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/670677.html Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:01 EDT A man was freed on $20,000 bond after being accused of setting another man's pants on fire. Joseph Hornsey, 21, was charged with aggravated battery. Cat survives 70-mile trip under owner's truck http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/668983.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/668983.html Wed, 03 Sep 2008 07:40 EDT A cat survived a 2 1/2-hour trip on a spare tire under her owner's truck. Gil Smith recently drove from his Gilbert home 70 miles away for a business meeting in Kearny. When he got out of the truck, he heard a cat in distress and realized it was his. Cross-dressing thief leaves fake breast behind http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/670498.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/670498.html Wed, 03 Sep 2008 21:16 EDT Police in Port St. Lucie are on the lookout for a cross-dressing man who snatched a 74-year-old woman's purse. As if that weren't odd enough, they're depending on a strange clue. The suspect left behind a condom filled with water he had been using as a fake breast. 8-foot mechanical ape missing, owner mystified http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/670124.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/670124.html Wed, 03 Sep 2008 10:19 EDT An 8-foot mechanical gorilla standing outside a flea market store could move its arms but not much else, and it was heavy. Woman accused of crashing her SUV into a home http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/670658.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/670658.html Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:51 EDT Portland police say the Labor Day weekend got off to a rough start for a Westbrook woman accused of deliberately crashing her SUV into a home during an angry dispute over money.