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WRITE IN VOTES _ A county in Florida has released the names of some of the write-ins from the presidential election. But 736 voters in Duval County weren't happy with any of the choices and wrote in 191 other names. Among the write in votes were those who really ran for president or vice-president during the long primary campaign: Sen. Hillary Clinton, Rep. Ron Paul, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, Fred Thompson, Rudy Giuliani, Sarah Palin and even Steven Colbert. George W. Bush got two votes to serve a third term. Others getting multiple votes were Jesus, God, Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse, and "None of the above." Joe the Plumber and John Doe only got one vote each, tying Bill Clinton, Theodore Roosevelt, Bill O'Reily, Tiger Woods, Tommy Chong, Willie Nelson and Homer Simpson.

SNAKES UP THE NOSE _ An Indian man is making a living using a snake, his nostrils and his mouth. The man can insert the snake in his nostrils and pull it out of his mouth. The man, a high school drop-out, said that as an eight-year-old he would amuse his classmates by inserting chalk and erasers into his nostrils and pulling them out through his mouth, before deciding to try the unusual alternative of live snakes. He passes the snake through the passage which connects the back of the throat to the nasal cavity. The man says, "Sometimes it hurts, particularly if a big snake bites me, but I concentrate on being relaxed through yoga techniques.

DIVORCED OVER MOTHER-IN-LAW _ In Italy, 36-year-old Luca Rossi has been granted a divorce because his mother-in-law won't stop nagging him! Luca said his wife's mother didn't leave him alone for a single day throughout their four months of marriage, and finally he just couldn't take it anymore. After the hearing he said, "I'd never believed stories and jokes about mothers-in-law but my marriage was hell right from the moment we said 'I do' at our wedding until the moment we split, just because my mother-in-law interfered in every single thing in our lives." He added, "Next time I'm hoping to find a girl who's an orphan."

ROAD WORK AT IT'S FINEST _ Monroe Street in Austin, Texas is undergoing a federally mandated sewer replacement and residents on the street have noticed that, for several weeks, the work crews would spend the first three hours of their 12-hour days digging a huge hole in the street, and the last three hours re-filling and paving over it. And they repeat this process daily. So what's up with this? Apparently the big 20-by-20-foot hole in the street was too big to be covered with temporary metal plates and the city has a "policy" of minimal traffic disruption during construction, thus the work crew is required to repave the street each day for nighttime use. And yes -- as you probably figured out, this has doubled the cost of the work and the use of your tax dollars!

SURPRISE E-BAY AUCTION _ An eBay auction for this 1963 Pontiac LeMans Tempest started out innocently enough. It read, "Obtained after owner died. Appears to have original interior but no motor, no transmission. Body has a little rust and some dents. There's stuff in the trunk, but no key to open it." The opening bid ten days ago was a mere $500. After one week, eBay seller 123ecklin will pocket $226,521 before auction fees. What happened between Day 1 and Day 10 is an amazing story. What the owner didn't know is that the car is one of only six 1963 Pontiac LeMans Tempest Super Duty coupes ever made. Hemmings Motor News recently did a story on the rare cars in which they listed all ever built.

... With only seven minutes remaining, the highest offer was $95,000. When the virtual gavel fell, eBayer ccsi2000 had bought a very rare, if a little rusty, LeMans for $226,521.

NO-ARM SHOPLIFTER _ In Germany, a shoplifter with no arms walked out of a store with a 24" television after two other people assisted him in clamping it to his chest. It wasn't until later that the missing TV was noticed and video footage was reviewed.

FALSE TEETH ARGUMENT _ Late Thursday night in a mobile home in Tampa, Florida Louise Deeringer confronted Guy Dugas about where he had put her teeth. Dugas said he didn't know where her teeth were, but Deeringer didn't believe him, say police. Dugas got angry and tossed Deeringer to the kitchen floor. Police say that's when Deeringer grabbed a kitchen knife and chased him outside. She saw him re-enter through the back door and chased him down a hall, at one point saying, "You're going to tell me where my teeth are, or I'm going to kill you!" Dugas ran into a bathroom, and Deeringer stabbed the bathroom door. After officers arrived, Deeringer found her teeth behind the TV stand.

COP STEALING DONUTS _ New York State police say a sticky-fingered college campus policeman was helping himself to more than the free coffee at a convenience store. He also routinely stuffed a pastry into his coat. The convenience store in Morrisville offers free coffee to any police officer in uniform. Sgt. Steve Brody of the Morrisville State College University Police stopped daily to buy a newspaper and pick up a free cup of coffee. Troopers say they have surveillance videos of Brody pocketing pastries. Brody is now accused of taking about $30 worth of pastries over at least 17 separate occasions.




					WRITE IN VOTES _ A county in Florida has released the names of some of the write-ins from the presidential election. But 736 voters in Duval County weren't happy with any of the choices and wrote in 191 other names. Among the write in votes were those who really ran for president or vice-president during the long primary campaign: Sen. Hillary Clinton, Rep. Ron Paul, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, Fred Thompson, Rudy Giuliani, Sarah Palin and even Steven Colbert. George W. Bush got two votes to serve a third term. Others getting multiple votes were Jesus, God, Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse, and "None of the above." Joe the Plumber and John Doe only got one vote each, tying Bill Clinton, Theodore Roosevelt, Bill O'Reily, Tiger Woods, Tommy Chong, Willie Nelson and Homer Simpson. SNAKES UP THE NOSE _ An Indian man is making a living using a snake, his nostrils and his mouth. The man can insert the snake in his nostrils and pull it out of his mouth. The man, a high school drop-out, said that as an eight-year-old he would amuse his classmates by inserting chalk and erasers into his nostrils and pulling them out through his mouth, before deciding to try the unusual alternative of live snakes. He passes the snake through the passage which connects the back of the throat to the nasal cavity. The man says, "Sometimes it hurts, particularly if a big snake bites me, but I concentrate on being relaxed through yoga techniques. DIVORCED OVER MOTHER-IN-LAW _ In Italy, 36-year-old Luca Rossi has been granted a divorce because his mother-in-law won't stop nagging him! Luca said his wife's mother didn't leave him alone for a single day throughout their four months of marriage, and finally he just couldn't take it anymore. After the hearing he said, "I'd never believed stories and jokes about mothers-in-law but my marriage was hell right from the moment we said 'I do' at our wedding until the moment we split, just because my mother-in-law interfered in every single thing in our lives." He added, "Next time I'm hoping to find a girl who's an orphan." ROAD WORK AT IT'S FINEST _ Monroe Street in Austin, Texas is undergoing a federally mandated sewer replacement and residents on the street have noticed that, for several weeks, the work crews would spend the first three hours of their 12-hour days digging a huge hole in the street, and the last three hours re-filling and paving over it. And they repeat this process daily. So what's up with this? Apparently the big 20-by-20-foot hole in the street was too big to be covered with temporary metal plates and the city has a "policy" of minimal traffic disruption during construction, thus the work crew is required to repave the street each day for nighttime use. And yes -- as you probably figured out, this has doubled the cost of the work and the use of your tax dollars! SURPRISE E-BAY AUCTION _ An eBay auction for this 1963 Pontiac LeMans Tempest started out innocently enough. It read, "Obtained after owner died. Appears to have original interior but no motor, no transmission. Body has a little rust and some dents. There's stuff in the trunk, but no key to open it." The opening bid ten days ago was a mere $500. After one week, eBay seller 123ecklin will pocket $226,521 before auction fees. What happened between Day 1 and Day 10 is an amazing story. What the owner didn't know is that the car is one of only six 1963 Pontiac LeMans Tempest Super Duty coupes ever made. Hemmings Motor News recently did a story on the rare cars in which they listed all ever built. ... With only seven minutes remaining, the highest offer was $95,000. When the virtual gavel fell, eBayer ccsi2000 had bought a very rare, if a little rusty, LeMans for $226,521. NO-ARM SHOPLIFTER _ In Germany, a shoplifter with no arms walked out of a store with a 24" television after two other people assisted him in clamping it to his chest. It wasn't until later that the missing TV was noticed and video footage was reviewed. FALSE TEETH ARGUMENT _ Late Thursday night in a mobile home in Tampa, Florida Louise Deeringer confronted Guy Dugas about where he had put her teeth. Dugas said he didn't know where her teeth were, but Deeringer didn't believe him, say police. Dugas got angry and tossed Deeringer to the kitchen floor. Police say that's when Deeringer grabbed a kitchen knife and chased him outside. She saw him re-enter through the back door and chased him down a hall, at one point saying, "You're going to tell me where my teeth are, or I'm going to kill you!" Dugas ran into a bathroom, and Deeringer stabbed the bathroom door. After officers arrived, Deeringer found her teeth behind the TV stand. COP STEALING DONUTS _ New York State police say a sticky-fingered college campus policeman was helping himself to more than the free coffee at a convenience store. He also routinely stuffed a pastry into his coat. The convenience store in Morrisville offers free coffee to any police officer in uniform. Sgt. Steve Brody of the Morrisville State College University Police stopped daily to buy a newspaper and pick up a free cup of coffee. Troopers say they have surveillance videos of Brody pocketing pastries. Brody is now accused of taking about $30 worth of pastries over at least 17 separate occasions.




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