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According to a recent article in the Arizona Republic, some Arizona phamacies are keeping their Trojans under lock and key. Condoms are apparently a favorite target of shoplifters so some pharmacies have resorted to keeping condoms in locked display cases and other plastic anti-theft devices, to thwart would-be thieves shy, horny teenagers.
On a recent visit […]

A California woman is dead because of a stupid stunt by a radio station to give away a video game console. From KXTV News 10 in Sacramento:
Autopsy Finds Signs of Water Intoxication in Radio Contestant’s Death
Preliminary autopsy findings concluded a Rancho Cordova woman who competed in a radio station water-drinking contest before she was found […]

Counting cards or using rigged dice will certainly get you banned from a Las Vegas casino, and it might even lead to an unpleasant visit from a man named Guido, but cheating a bass fishing tournament? Well, that’s a whole other matter.
According to the Helena Independent Record, a man in Kentucky was recently sentenced to […]

We’ve come a long way in bathroom technology since the days of the outhouse; the modern porcelain throne can come complete with a heated seat, sound system and remote control flushing. But a company called AquaOne Technologies thinks we should bring a little sea life into the loo.
The company has introduced a new toilet called […]

You may have heard recently that Canadian coins have been discovered with tiny radio transmitters used for espionage, well now the United States has infiltrated its neighbor to the north with its own mole. Er, actually, with a skunk.
A story from Reuters says an American skunk got trapped in a truck and survived a seven-day […]

According to this AP report, there’s a new thing to fear when flying, in addition to terrorists, crying babies, and snakes: scorpions.
(Seriously, if I ever have to listen to “Wind of Change” again I swear I’ll gouge the listening-holes out of my ears, set myself aflame, and running around screaming “The future’s in the air, […]

Have you always wanted a singing robotic Elvis bust for your very own? It’s your lucky day, as WowWee has introduced the WowWee Alive Elvis at the 2007 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

Your own personal Elvis can sing eight classic hits including “Love Me Tender” and “Hound Dog.”
Gyrating Thrusting Elvis Hips are sold separately.

A Walt Disney World employee dressed as the character “Tigger” has been accused of hitting a child while posing for a photo, a spokeswoman for the theme park said Saturday.

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Park officials have temporarily suspended Michael Fedelem aka Tigger while they investigate the accusations, Disney spokeswoman Zoraya Suarez said.
“Naturally, physical altercations between cast […]

According to this BBC article, the world’s first weight-loss drug for dogs has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Slentrol, made by the pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, is intended to reduce the appetite and reduce fat absorption in canines. The liquid drug should cost dog owners about $1-2 per day, according […]

A giant wild hog boasted to be bigger than the near-mythical “Hogzilla” caught in southern Georgia a few years ago has been killed in a suburban Atlanta neighborhood. The hog hung from a tree Friday in William Coursey’s front yard, who claims to have had it weighed at a truck weight station where it clocked […]