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Dali lithograph donated to charity … Diamond ring found floating in bay … Mom sues after teen arrested … Mom sues after kid steps in poo … Watercooler stories from UPI.
United Press International  –  May 9, 2008 10:30 AM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
Jockstrip: The world as we know it.
Foul balls go to side-by-side seats … Police: Stolen cameras recorded theft … Police look for witnesses of nude hiker … Man found sleeping in jet at airport … The world as we know it from UPI.
United Press International  –  May 9, 2008 10:00 AM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
Texas teens tell police they converted skull into bong
AP - Three teenagers were arrested after two of them told police they dug up a secluded grave north of Houston, removed the skull from the coffin and converted it into a marijuana bong.
Yahoo!  –  May 9, 2008 07:33 AM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
Photo from Yahoo! Customers wait hours for 23-cent pizzas in Ohio
AP - Maybe Cleveland Cavaliers fans can hope for cheap gas if an oil company insults All-Star LeBron James.
Yahoo!  –  May 9, 2008 05:03 AM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
Earliest American Scat Found
The earliest-known fossilized feces was found recently in Oregon, placing humans on the American continents 1000 years earlier than previously...
The Onion  –  May 9, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
Local Bar Comes Out As Gay
SEATTLE—"Once I saw two guys kissing in the bathroom, but I thought they were just drunk. Now it makes perfect sense, though," resident Frank Klein said.
The Onion  –  May 9, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
Cleveland Papa John's sell 23-cent pizza
CLEVELAND, May 8 (UPI) -- The Papa John's pizza chain has apologized to Clevelanders for T-shirts mocking Cavaliers player LeBron James by offering 23-cent pizzas Thursday.
United Press International  –  May 9, 2008 01:31 AM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
Israel.com headed for auction
POMPANO BEACH, Fla., May 8 (UPI) -- A Pompano Beach, Fla., Internet domain-selling business said Israel.com is expected to sell for at least $5.5 million when it goes on the auction block May 23.
United Press International  –  May 9, 2008 01:28 AM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
Photo from Yahoo! Gorilla celebrates her 55th birthday with frozen cake
AP - Jenny, recognized as the world's oldest living gorilla in captivity, celebrated her 55th birthday Thursday with a four-layer frozen fruit cake and banana leaf wrapped treats at her wooded home in the Dallas Zoo.
Yahoo!  –  May 9, 2008 01:28 AM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
Omaha man uses steak knife to perform self-tracheotomy
AP - An Omaha man struggling to breathe used a steak knife to perform an at-home tracheotomy. Steve Wilder said he thought he was going to die when he awoke one night last week and couldn't breath.
Yahoo!  –  May 9, 2008 01:09 AM [GMT]  ¦  comment?