Jul 29
Be a clean one.
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Police: Man stole 32 deodorant products
Published: July 29, 2008 at 6:03 PM
COLLEGE HILL, Ohio, July 29 (UPI) — Police said a hygiene-minded thief in College Hill, Ohio, was arrested after taking 32 deodorant products from a Walgreens store.

Martin Steve Johnson, 38, allegedly entered the drug store Monday and attempted to transfer 18 sticks of Degree deodorant, 10 sticks of Axe deodorant and five bottles of Axe body spray from his shopping basket to his blue book bag, the Cincinnati Enquirer reported Tuesday.

A police report said officers caught up with Johnson behind a Chili’s restaurant at about 5:30 p.m. and arrested him. He was charged with theft and scheduled for a court appearance Tuesday.

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Jul 28
Starting early…..
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Five year old leaves daycare, hits local Hooters

Yes, this is true. A five-year-old in Denton, Texas managed to slip out of a local daycare undetected and made it all the way to the parking lot of a nearby Hooters. What’s worse, he crossed two busy streets to get there. The boy, unnamed, is believed to have slipped out through an emergency exit, which due to fire codes should remain unlocked at all times. The owner of the daycare claims the child asked to use the bathroom and then must have slipped out. Clearly he was not being supervised!

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The manager of the Hooters noticed the child was unattended and brought him into the restaurant, keeping him in the back coloring until the boy’s parents could be located. They have coloring books at Hooters? Anyway, the manager did note the boy said he stopped to look both ways before crossing the road and stopped half-way through to be safe.

According to inspection records, the daycare, called The Imagination Station, has been cited eight times since 2003. Two of the citations have been for improper supervision. The boy, who has not since returned to the daycare, also managed to stop at a local gas station for a drink and some snacks before completing the half-mile trek to Hooters.
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Jul 28
Crazy Like A Fox…
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A Levy County man accidentally shot his wife Friday morning when he tried to fend off a fox that had attacked the woman, deputies reported.

Officers were called to an accidental shooting in the 3000 block of SE 18th Ave. in the Morriston area at about 10:30 a.m., the Sheriff’s Office reported.

A couple at the address had spotted an unknown animal in their yard and went out to investigate, Sullivan said. But, once outside, the animal attacked the woman, biting her left leg. The woman couldn’t get away from the animal and told her husband to get a gun.

The man tried to shoot the fox with a .22-caliber rifle, firing seven times. He killed the animal but also accidentally shot the woman in the lower right leg.

The fox, which was still attached to the woman’s leg, had to be pried off by paramedics on the scene, Sullivan said.

No charges are pending in connection with the shooting, Sullivan said.

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Jul 28
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(CNN) — Shigeo Tokuda looks like your average retiree, wearing a classy gray suit and distinguished glasses. But there is nothing average about this 73-year-old when he steps in front of the camera. Shigeo Tokuda is a porn star.

From women in their 20’s to their 70’s, Tokuda romances them all (sometimes more than one at a time). Tokuda is a genuine leading man in the genre of elderly porn, starring in more than 200 adult videos. Tokuda (that’s his porn name) is so successful, he is a brand.

“I retired and didn’t have anything to do,” says Tokuda, a former 9 to 5 travel agent. “This is my second life. I don’t know how long I can keep living, but I want to enjoy the rest of it.”

Tokuda certainly looks like he’s enjoying life, saying he’s healthier now than he’s been in years. So are sales of his DVD’s, primarily among middle-aged and elderly buyers.

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Jul 24
All those wonderful celebrity names here in the U.S.?
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Judge: Girl’s name a ’social disability’
Published: July 24, 2008 at 3:20 PM
NEW PLYMOUTH, New Zealand, July 24 (UPI) — A New Zealand Family Court judge has removed a 9-year-old girl from her parents’ custody after her name was revealed as Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii.

Family Court Judge Rob Murfitt ruled at the hearing in the city of New Plymouth for the child to be temporarily placed under the guardianship of the court to allow for a name to be chosen that doesn’t give the girl a “social disability,” the Taranaki Daily News reported Friday.

“It makes a fool of the child and sets her up with a social disability and handicap,” he said of the name.

The court was told the girl, whose birth was not officially registered in New Zealand, refused to tell her name to her friends.

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Jul 23
Headline of the day…..
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Drunken elk shot after attacking tot
Published: July 23, 2008 at 3:33 PM
KUNGALV, Sweden, July 23 (UPI) — Hunters in Kungalv, Sweden, said they have killed a drunken elk that earlier in the day attacked a 3-year-old girl.

Maria Schelin said her young daughter, Nova, was playing in her backyard sandbox when the young elk calf, which had apparently become intoxicated by eating yeasted apples, approached the toddler aggressively, Swedish news agency TT reported Wednesday.

“It bit me on the arm,” Nova said after the confrontation.

Schelin said she reacted quickly to rescue her child.

“I suddenly heard a loud scream. I threw myself over the hedge, grabbed Nova and ran back into the house,” she said..

The elk was shot by a group of hunters when it returned to the area later in the day. Residents said they did not want to take any chances with the beast after it attacked the toddler.

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Jul 23
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Police: Man pulled gun after ‘Poupon’ quip
Published: July 23, 2008 at 5:40 PM
SANDY, Utah, July 23 (UPI) — Police said they have arrested a Sandy, Utah, man who allegedly pulled a handgun on a fellow motorist who asked if he had any “Grey Poupon.”

Investigators said the 22-year-old man was incensed at the request for Dijon mustard, an oft-used reference to an old commercial for the product featuring two men rolling down their windows at an intersection, and pulled a black handgun from his glove compartment, The Salt Lake Tribune reported Wednesday.

The three occupants of the other car said the man cocked the weapon, pointed it at them, and said: “Here’s your Grey Poupon, roll your … windows up.”

Police said one of the car’s occupants took down the man’s license plate number and the suspect admitted to the incident when confronted by officers. The 22-year-old man was charged with a third-degree felony count of aggravated assault.

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Jul 23
43 pair in one day!
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‘Pantyhose Bandit’ frustrates locals
Published: July 23, 2008 at 7:24 PM
MILFORD, Mass., July 23 (UPI) — A Massachusetts woman said she is fed up with a mysterious “Pantyhose Bandit” suspected of dumping pairs of woman’s undergarments near a children’s bus stop.

Confused neighbors have asked police to help solve a case involving scores of pantyhose that have been appearing near a bus stop in Milford, Mass., for at least two years, the Milford Daily News reported Monday.

“It’s weird, it’s odd, it’s scary for the kids,” resident Laurie Warich said. “I picked 43 up one day — 43 pair, one day.”

Chief Thomas O’Loughlin said officials have questioned one possible suspect, but the crime isn’t severe enough to launch a complete investigation.

“It’s not a situation where you’d put two detectives on overtime and have them sit there every night. The end doesn’t justify the means,” he said.

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Jul 19
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Lawn decoration returned, with photos
Published: July 15, 2008 at 12:52 AM
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PORTLAND, Ore., July 15 (UPI) — A Portland, Ore., woman who had given up hope of ever seeing her missing ceramic dog again said the item has returned — with photos of its travels.

Edwina Cramer-Norris said she had assumed the dog was gone for good when it disappeared last month, but then she began receiving postcards addressed “To Master” from “Lucky Dog,” KPTV, Portland, Ore., reported Monday.

Cramer-Norris said she saw a blue van leave her driveway Sunday and when she went outside to investigate, she found her missing lawn decoration sitting in a makeshift dog house alongside a photo album documenting its adventures. She said the pictures depict the dog with a family at locations including DisneyWorld, Graceland, the Mississippi River and New Orleans.

She said a note accompanying the pictures explained that the dog had needed a vacation from Oregon because the weather was too rainy.

“It’s a strange thing,” she said. “We’re happy to have him back and it gives us something to share with others. (It’s) some kind of a strange story.”

Cramer-Norris said the missing dog returned with two new additions to the family — a pair of ceramic puppies.
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Jul 19
Don’t mess with Granny
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Worker chases robbers off with broom
Published: July 19, 2008 at 12:39 AM
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WORLE, England, July 19 (UPI) — A 55-year-old British granny working at a Worle, England, convenience store said she chased off three teenage robbers using a plastic broom.

Ann Withers said she lost her temper with the thieves wen they began attacking her boss, Guljinder Hayer, with hammers after he refused to give them cash, The Telegraph reported Friday.

“They turned pale and ran away as soon as I started hitting them with the broom,” she said.

“They weren’t going to get anything out of this shop. It was horrific the way they were hitting Guljinder ’round the head with the hammer. I was just waiting for the right time to grab the broom and take them on.”

The three suspects fled the scene after Withers got a few good hits in.

“If they ever come back it won’t be a broom, it will be a baseball bat that I’m hitting them with,” she said.

Hayer praised his employee and credited her with saving his life.

“Ann is a real hero,” he said. “She was throwing the broom towards them to get them off me. She really saved the day.”
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