Archive: February 17, 2008 - February 23, 2008

This Week in OFF/beat Crime

From a man who stole a GPS device from a police car to a man who walked into a police station with beer in his hand and marijuana in his pocket.

By Emil Steiner | February 22, 2008; 6:00 AM ET | Email a Comment

Israeli MP Blames Gays for Earthquakes

A novel geology theory gets an airing in Israel.

By Emil Steiner | February 21, 2008; 9:30 AM ET | Comments (18)

Thursday Breakfast Bender

From cops Tasing cows to a supposed conversation between Lee Harvey Oswald and Jack Ruby, here is your morning dose of offbeat news.

By Emil Steiner | February 21, 2008; 6:00 AM ET | Email a Comment

The Seven Worst Ways to Pop the Question

With most women saying their marriage proposals were "less romantic" than they hoped for, here are situations to avoid.

By Emil Steiner | February 20, 2008; 10:00 AM ET | Comments (7)

Wednesday Breakfast Bender

From Australia's porky postmen to a British pig painting abstract art, here is your morning dose of offbeat news.

By Emil Steiner | February 20, 2008; 6:00 AM ET | Email a Comment

Elephant Sex Crime at Sydney's Taronga Zoo?

Is Thong Dee's pre-teen pregnancy a miracle or a moral outrage?

By Emil Steiner | February 19, 2008; 10:00 AM ET | Comments (9)

Tuesday Breakfast Bender

From new positions in the primate Kama Sutra, to the Scottish "pelican-man," here is your morning dose of OFF/beat news.

By Emil Steiner | February 19, 2008; 8:00 AM ET | Email a Comment

 

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