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Transit riders drop trousers
PHOENIX (UPI) -- Mass transit riders in 24 cities, including Phoenix and Atlanta, say they rode pantless as part of a performance act started eight years ago in New York. The No-Pants participants rode only in their… -
Feces confirmed in gelato
SYDNEY (UPI) -- An Australian hotel restaurant where a guest discovered feces in her gelato says its tests indicate the waste did not come from their gelato supply. The New South Wales Food Authority announced T… -
Judge tosses hair dye suit
STRATFORD, Conn. (UPI) -- A judge has tossed a Connecticut woman's lawsuit against a cosmetics company after she accidentally dyed her "naturally blond" hair dark brown. Charlotte Feeney of Stratford claimed in h… -
Cow costume clad woman gets jail
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio (UPI) — A Middletown, Ohio, court has sentenced awoman to a month in jail after she admitted to chasing children andblocking traffic while dressed as a cow.Michele Allen, 32, pleaded guilty to one … -
Seeking ugly women for Outback's lonely hearts
By KRISTEN GELINEAU p {margin:12px 0px 0px 0px;} SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - Life can get a little lonely for bachelors in the Australian Outback mining town of Mount Isa. So the mayor has offered up a solution: recruit u… -
Would-be robber leaves payoff
FORT WORTH, Texas (UPI) -- A would-be robber forgot to take his payoff from a coin-operated machine he crashed into in Fort Worth, Texas, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram says. The unidentified suspect crashed a truc… -
Monty Python star takes over city hall
CARDIFF, Wales (UPI) -- Aberystwyth, Wales, Mayor Sue Jones-Davies says she is OK with the publicly available nude images of her in the movie "Monty Python's Life of Brian." Jones-Davies, a professional actress a… -
Lawn decoration returned, with photos
PORTLAND, Ore. (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 assum… -
$4 million ATM error leads teen to s
TELFORD, England (UPI) -- A Telford, England, woman said her 16-year-old son ended up in debt after an ATM fluke indicated he had $4 million in his bank account. Joanne Bowen said her son, William, checked his ac… -
Mow your Lawn or Go to Jail
In Ohio they take grass-cutting very seriously. So seriously infactthat homeowners who don’t mow their lawns face a stiff fine, even jailtime in some cases. The city council has decided to get tougher by increasing…
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