Someone Paid Over $1 Million For A Photo Of A Potato

Someone Paid Over $1 Million For A Photo Of A Potato.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostJan 29th, 2016

PETA: Turn "Silence of the Lambs" house into animal museum

PERRYOPOLIS, Pa. (AP) -- An animal rights group wants to convert the western Pennsylvania house used in the film "The Silence of the Lambs" into an empathy museum, where visitors could wear the skins of slain and abused animals.........»»

Category: Source: associated-pressJan 28th, 2016

That"s one rich potato: Snap of muddy spud fetches $1.5M

A European businessman has reportedly paid $1.5 million for a photo of a muddy Irish potato. A European businessman has reportedly paid $1.5 million for a photo of a muddy Irish potato......»»

Category: weirdSource: canoeJan 27th, 2016

Judge tells nuns to rework lawsuit over strip club neighbor

CHICAGO (AP) -- A convent in suburban Chicago plans to move forward with an effort to close a neighboring strip club even after a legal setback.........»»

Category: Source: associated-pressJan 26th, 2016

Ohio Judge Flushes Inmate"s Toilet Lawsuit By Writing Poem

Ohio Judge Flushes Inmate"s Toilet Lawsuit By Writing Poem.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostJan 8th, 2016

Via poem, judge dismisses inmate"s suit over bathroom access

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- A judge used a five-stanza poem to dismiss an Ohio prisoner's lawsuit over bathroom access, writing that "neither runs nor constipation can justify this litigation."........»»

Category: Source: associated-pressJan 8th, 2016

Ohio judge uses verse to deny lawsuit

CLEVELAND (Reuters) - A judge in Columbus wrote a poem to let a prisoner suing an Ohio penitentiary for “emotional distress” know that his lawsuit was being denied and read it in court......»»

Category: weirdSource: reutersJan 8th, 2016

Oregon woman hit by car suing for cost of designer clothes

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- A Portland woman struck by a drunken driver in a crosswalk has filed a lawsuit seeking $4,600 for the designer clothes she was wearing at the time, on top of the cost of her medical bills.........»»

Category: Source: associated-pressDec 24th, 2015

Man sues Met over "racist" Jesus paintings

A purveyor of political correctness has filed a lawsuit against the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art claiming Jesus is a "racist." A purveyor of political correctness has filed a lawsuit against the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art claiming Jesus.....»»

Category: weirdSource: canoeDec 10th, 2015

The Original Wiggles Are Reuniting For An Epic Grown-Ups-Only Pub Gig

If your idea of a perfect Saturday night involves drinking a beer with some friends while belting out The Wiggles' "Hot Potato," you may be in luck. The famous Australian children's band is planning a special benefit show, featuring its original memb.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostNov 18th, 2015

Lawsuit: Amusement park lets chimpanzee smoke cigarettes

NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- An animal rights group is suing to get a chimpanzee named Candy out of an amusement park where, it says, she smokes cigarettes and is given soft drinks instead of water.........»»

Category: Source: associated-pressNov 17th, 2015

Man arrested in soap/cocaine mix-up sues in Pennsylvania

ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) -- A New York man who spent 29 days in jail after Pennsylvania state police mistook homemade soap for cocaine has filed a lawsuit.........»»

Category: Source: associated-pressNov 17th, 2015

Witty Judge Uses Taylor Swift Lyrics To Dismiss "Shake It Off" Copyright Lawsuit

Witty Judge Uses Taylor Swift Lyrics To Dismiss "Shake It Off" Copyright Lawsuit.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostNov 12th, 2015

Playboy settles model"s California golf-injury lawsuit

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Playboy Enterprises has settled a lawsuit by a model who claimed she was hurt when an employee whacked her in the buttocks with a golf club during a Southern California event.........»»

Category: Source: associated-pressNov 10th, 2015

AP PHOTOS: Repository brims with seized wildlife items

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) -- Elephant tusks, leopard heads, crocodile skin purses and tiger skins - more than 1.5 million items in all - fill the shelves of a warehouse on a wildlife refuge near Denver.........»»

Category: Source: associated-pressOct 24th, 2015

AP PHOTOS: Warehouse exposes cost of illegal wildlife trade

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) -- Elephant tusks, leopard heads, crocodile skin purses and tiger skins - more than 1.5 million items in all - fill the shelves of a warehouse on a wildlife refuge near Denver.........»»

Category: Source: associated-pressOct 23rd, 2015

Vilified woman says "never comfortable" with suing nephew

NEW YORK (AP) -- The New York City woman vilified for suing her 12-year-old nephew over a broken wrist she suffered when he jumped in her arms to greet her four years ago said Thursday she was "never comfortable" with the lawsuit.........»»

Category: Source: associated-pressOct 15th, 2015

Lawyers say woman was "reluctant" to sue young nephew for breaking wrist

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (Reuters) - Attorneys for a New York City woman who sued her 12-year-old nephew, alleging that he broke her wrist while trying to hug her, said on Wednesday the woman had been "reluctant" to file the lawsuit, which provoked outrage on so.....»»

Category: weirdSource: reutersOct 14th, 2015

Connecticut jury denies woman"s claim eight-year-old nephew broke her wrist

MILFORD, Conn. (Reuters) - A Connecticut jury on Tuesday slapped down a lawsuit filed by a New York woman who sued her 12-year-old nephew for injuries she contends resulted from the boy's "exuberant" greeting at a party on his eighth birthday......»»

Category: weirdSource: reutersOct 13th, 2015

Woman"s lawsuit against young nephew for broken wrist from hug denied by Connecticut jury

A Connecticut jury on Tuesday slapped down a lawsuit filed by a New York woman who sued her nephew for "negligence and carelessness" after he jumped up and hugged her at his eighth birthday party four years ago, leaving her with a broken wrist. A Conne.....»»

Category: weirdSource: canoeOct 13th, 2015