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All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/1770 Most Recommended Odd News en-us Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:56:33 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/1770 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedod/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_odd_marijuana_drunken_driving ap/20091106/us_odd_marijuana_drunken_driving AP odd Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:36:49 GMT AP - Oregon police have charged a man with drunken driving after he called 911 to report his marijuana as stolen but the dispatcher couldn't understand him because he was vomiting while on the road. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedod/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_missengland nm/20091106/us_missengland Reuters odd Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:29:10 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedod/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_missengland"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091106/i/r783291815.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=GUa98DOa0c805uOX.Wro7g--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Rachel Christie after being crowned Miss England in London, July 20, 2009. REUTERS/Miss England/Handout" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Beauty pageant winner Miss England gave up her title on Friday after reports she had been involved in a nightclub brawl with another beauty queen.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedod/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_missengland"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091106/i/r783291815.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=GUa98DOa0c805uOX.Wro7g--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="photo" title="Rachel Christie after being crowned Miss England in London, July 20, 2009. REUTERS/Miss England/Handout" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedod/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_odd_stolen_car_court_appearance ap/20091107/us_odd_stolen_car_court_appearance AP odd Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:21:58 GMT AP - The California Highway Patrol say a man stole a car to make a court appearance on a previous auto theft charge. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedod/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_france_robbery nm/20091106/us_france_robbery Reuters odd Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:29:53 GMT Reuters - French police are looking for the driver of a security van suspected of driving off with more than 10 million euros ($14.85 million) after the man vanished, apparently after first clearing out his flat. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedod/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/britainroyalsoffbeat afp/20091107/britainroyalsoffbeat AFP world Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:56:33 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedod/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/britainroyalsoffbeat"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091107/capt.photo_1257569021312-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=d9SKxh1Ek0Sm.pLAZtdgCA--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="File picture shows a butcher behind his counter in London. A butcher who received a medal from Queen Elizabeth kept his trusty pen tucked behind his ear throughout the ceremony, newspapers reported Saturday.(AFP/File/Sinead Lynch)" border="0" /></a>AFP - A butcher who received a medal from Queen Elizabeth kept his trusty pen tucked behind his ear throughout the ceremony, newspapers reported Saturday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedod/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/britainroyalsoffbeat"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091107/capt.photo_1257569021312-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=d9SKxh1Ek0Sm.pLAZtdgCA--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="photo" title="File picture shows a butcher behind his counter in London. A butcher who received a medal from Queen Elizabeth kept his trusty pen tucked behind his ear throughout the ceremony, newspapers reported Saturday.(AFP/File/Sinead Lynch)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedod/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_odd_circus_elephant_escapes ap/20091106/us_odd_circus_elephant_escapes AP odd Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:45:48 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedod/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_odd_circus_elephant_escapes"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091105/capt.3e19dc0531e048e885e63c5a4590cd5d.odd_elephant_sideswiped_okeni101.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=Y0.D_4eXz7R2La2Zv.6vMw--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="An elephant that escaped from the Family Fun Circus at the Garfield County Fairgrounds after being spooked caused a vehicle accident Wednesday night, Nov. 4, 2009 as it ran along North the U.S. 81 bypass in Enid, Okla. According to Enid Police Department Sgt. Billy Varney, the couple in the vehicle were not injured. The elephant suffered a broken tusk, a hurt leg and bumps, bruises and scratches, he said. (AP Photo/Enid News & Eagle, Billy Hefton)" border="0" /></a>AP - It's not unusual to see a deer or a cow crossing Oklahoma's rural highways. But an elephant? A couple driving home from church nearly slammed into a giant pachyderm that had escaped from a nearby circus late Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedod/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_odd_circus_elephant_escapes"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091105/capt.3e19dc0531e048e885e63c5a4590cd5d.odd_elephant_sideswiped_okeni101.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=Y0.D_4eXz7R2La2Zv.6vMw--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="photo" title="An elephant that escaped from the Family Fun Circus at the Garfield County Fairgrounds after being spooked caused a vehicle accident Wednesday night, Nov. 4, 2009 as it ran along North the U.S. 81 bypass in Enid, Okla. According to Enid Police Department Sgt. Billy Varney, the couple in the vehicle were not injured. The elephant suffered a broken tusk, a hurt leg and bumps, bruises and scratches, he said. (AP Photo/Enid News & Eagle, Billy Hefton)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedod/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_odd_man_multiple_mutts ap/20091106/us_odd_man_multiple_mutts AP odd Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:29:24 GMT AP - An Atlanta man who rescued one stray dog from traffic now has his hands full with 10 pooches. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported Thursday that Gary DeNicola rescued the dog in late September with plans to take it to a shelter the next day. But it turns out the dog was pregnant and gave birth to nine puppies that night. Now DeNicola is running an animal shelter of sorts himself and he's looking for good homes for the dogs. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedod/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_odd_rolex_obsessed_thief ap/20091106/us_odd_rolex_obsessed_thief AP odd Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:01:44 GMT AP - A Florida thief with a peculiar penchant for Rolex watches faces up to 25 years in prison.