http://www.news-spider.com/Offbeat/index.html Latest Offbeat news from news-spider.com. News from more than 2,000 sources, updated continuously. en-us © 2008 news-spider.com. All rights reserved. Mon, 12 May 2008 04:16:26 GMT http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1210569109.html AP - Dozens of students from the University of Chicago returned Sunday from a four-day multistate trek dubbed the world's largest scavenger hunt after trying to find Barack Obama's haircut and a car h ... http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1210569109.html Mon, 12 May 2008 03:03:39 GMT http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1210565626.html VIENNA, Austria - The man behind the camera had three requests for his subjects: no sunglasses, no smiling and no underwear. http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1210565626.html Mon, 12 May 2008 01:40:00 GMT http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1210565544.html An unidentified woman has paid off a parking ticket she got in Calumet, Mich., on Sept. 1, 1976. http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1210565544.html Mon, 12 May 2008 01:38:53 GMT http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1210569108.html AP - The man behind the camera had three requests for his subjects: no sunglasses, no smiling, and no underwear. http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1210569108.html Sun, 11 May 2008 23:11:38 GMT http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1210554725.html SALT LAKE CITY, May 11 (UPI) -- Residents of Utah are growing increasingly concerned that everyday civility is in decline, a poll indicated. http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1210554725.html Sun, 11 May 2008 22:32:50 GMT http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1210554726.html ALTA, Iowa, May 11 (UPI) -- An elderly blind man says he wasn't nervous and felt like a pro when he bowled a perfect game in front of a crowd at Century Lanes in Alta, Iowa. http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1210554726.html Sun, 11 May 2008 22:22:46 GMT http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1210554727.html NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., May 11 (UPI) -- A high-end outdoor mall in Newport Beach, Calif., has become an increasingly popular place for dog lovers as stores in Fashion Island welcome canines. http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1210554727.html Sun, 11 May 2008 22:20:40 GMT http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1210554728.html ANCHORAGE, Ala., May 11 (UPI) -- Residents of Big Lake, Alaska, said they were shocked by a loud blast that came from a box of old fireworks city officials decided to blow up. http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1210554728.html Sun, 11 May 2008 22:06:38 GMT http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1210554729.html CALUMET, Mich., May 11 (UPI) -- A parking ticket issued in Calumet, Mich., 31 years ago has finally been paid, but the payer remains anonymous, authorities say. http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1210554729.html Sun, 11 May 2008 21:49:01 GMT http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1210554730.html TREASURE ISLAND, Fla., May 11 (UPI) -- A 50-year-old Ohio woman suffered facial injuries when a pelican collided with her in the Gulf of Mexico off Treasure Island, Fla., authorities say. http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1210554730.html Sun, 11 May 2008 21:41:18 GMT