Copyright (c) 2010 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/most-popular/emailed/odd Most Emailed - Odd News en-us Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:04:56 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/most-popular/emailed/odd http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedod/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/oukoe_uk_poll_pets_valentines_life nm/20100208/oukoe_uk_poll_pets_valentines_life Reuters odd Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:45:02 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedod/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/oukoe_uk_poll_pets_valentines_life"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100128/i/r3278061816.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=ON7Yz1M_rG1Mie6zbkB5_g--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="A dog owner takes her pet for a walk down a snow-covered path in downtown Stockholm January 28, 2010. REUTERS/Bob Strong (SWEDEN - Tags: ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS SOCIETY)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Rather than spending Valentine's Day with their partner, one fifth of adults would prefer to be with their pet, although the French still came top for romance, according to a joint global poll by Reuters/Ipsos.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedod/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/oukoe_uk_poll_pets_valentines_life"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100128/i/r3278061816.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=ON7Yz1M_rG1Mie6zbkB5_g--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="photo" title="A dog owner takes her pet for a walk down a snow-covered path in downtown Stockholm January 28, 2010. REUTERS/Bob Strong (SWEDEN - Tags: ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS SOCIETY)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedod/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/oukoe_uk_paranormal_italy nm/20100209/oukoe_uk_paranormal_italy Reuters odd Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:56:02 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedod/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/oukoe_uk_paranormal_italy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100209/i/r4240446147.jpg?x=130&y=80&q=85&sig=kHSlSUbebNxiKeWkpsBzAw--" align="left" height="80" width="130" alt="A scene from the horror thriller "Paranormal Activity". REUTERS/Paramount Pictures/Handout" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Italy's government is mulling whether to slap restrictions on horror thriller "Paranormal Activity" after some movie-goers suffered panic attacks, sparking protests by children's and consumer groups.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedod/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/oukoe_uk_paranormal_italy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100209/i/r4240446147.jpg?x=130&y=80&q=85&sig=kHSlSUbebNxiKeWkpsBzAw--" align="left" height="80" width="130" alt="photo" title="A scene from the horror thriller "Paranormal Activity". REUTERS/Paramount Pictures/Handout" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedod/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/franceliteratureoffbeat afp/20100209/franceliteratureoffbeat AFP odd Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:21:19 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedod/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/franceliteratureoffbeat"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265711246796-1-0.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=4LAmnC5KVNVzF8XEeMdQmQ--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Leading French intellectual Bernard-Henri Levy, seen here in April 2009, has been caught red-faced for praising the work of a philosopher who, it turns out, was invented as a joke by a journalist from a satirical daily.(AFP/File/Fabrice Coffrini)" border="0" /></a>AFP - French celebrity intellectual Bernard-Henri Levy has been caught red-faced quoting a "Botulist" philosopher who, it turns out, was invented as a joke by a journalist from a satirical weekly.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedod/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/franceliteratureoffbeat"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265711246796-1-0.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=4LAmnC5KVNVzF8XEeMdQmQ--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="photo" title="Leading French intellectual Bernard-Henri Levy, seen here in April 2009, has been caught red-faced for praising the work of a philosopher who, it turns out, was invented as a joke by a journalist from a satirical daily.(AFP/File/Fabrice Coffrini)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedod/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_odd_crack_credit_card ap/20100209/us_odd_crack_credit_card AP odd Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:06:10 GMT AP - Authorities said a man accused of stealing a car then reporting it stolen remains in custody after telling police he was robbed at gunpoint while trying to buy crack cocaine with a credit card. The Flint Journal said the man reported Thursday night that a 2003 Chevy Malibu had been stolen. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedod/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_odd_quake_relief_strip_club ap/20100208/us_odd_quake_relief_strip_club AP odd Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:25:11 GMT AP - A strip club in Ohio has raised $1,000 for Haitian earthquake relief during what was billed as "Lap dances for Haiti." Marilyn's on Monroe in Toledo donated the $10 cover charges collected Saturday to ISOH (I-S-O-H)/IMPACT, an organization based in suburban Perrysburg that provides food and clothing for Haiti. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedod/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/oukoe_uk_beer_health_life nm/20100209/oukoe_uk_beer_health_life Reuters odd Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:19:57 GMT Reuters - Beer drinkers now have a good excuse to order another round -- the brew may help keep bones strong, a study has found. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedod/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_emirates_camel nm/20100204/us_emirates_camel Reuters odd Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:04:34 GMT Reuters - A traditional Emirati restaurant in Dubai has added a new entree to its menu billed as a fat-free choice for carnivorous but health-conscious diners: the Camel Burger. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedod/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_india_tribe_odd nm/20100205/us_india_tribe_odd Reuters odd Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:48:24 GMT Reuters - One of the world's oldest dialects, which traces its origins to tens of thousands of years ago, has become extinct after the last person to speak it died on a remote Indian island. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedod/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_odd_car_in_schoool ap/20100208/us_odd_car_in_schoool AP odd Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:28:37 GMT AP - Sheriff's deputies said a 17-year-old boy crashed his parents' car through the doors of Shorecrest High School in Shoreline, then drove it down the hall. The car finally stopped 75 yards later when it hit a security office. Two school workers were still on the property and heard the crash. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedod/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_germany_cup nm/20100209/us_germany_cup Reuters odd Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:32:32 GMT Reuters - A thief in the German town of Hamelin robbed an amusement arcade by threatening the attendant with a cup of coffee, authorities said on Tuesday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedod/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_odd_snow_shoveling_gun ap/20100208/us_odd_snow_shoveling_gun AP odd Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:33:44 GMT AP - New Castle County Police said a man pointed a gun at a neighbor who was shoveling snow on Saturday at the Hampton Walk Apartments. A man told police a neighbor came outside while he was shoveling, pointed a gun and threatened to shoot him if he didn't stop shoveling snow onto his car. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedod/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_odd_human_rocket_failure ap/20100206/us_odd_human_rocket_failure AP odd Sat, 06 Feb 2010 02:08:56 GMT AP - A 62-year-old sledder looking for a burst of power got it when the homemade rocket strapped to his back exploded, burning him over nearly 20 percent of his body. Oakland County Undersheriff Mike McCabe said the man, whose identity hasn't been released, was hospitalized in stable condition Monday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedod/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_woman_alba nm/20100204/us_woman_alba Reuters odd Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:05:56 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedod/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_woman_alba"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100204/i/r4164454779.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=ITxxXDuxghNjYLl4Ivl1yw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Xiaoqing gives an interview to Reuters in the Time Plastic surgery clinic in Shanghai February 4, 2010. The 21-year-old, who would only give her name as Xiaoqing, is seeking extensive plastic surgery to look like U.S. actress Jessica Alba, mainly because she hopes to win back her boyfriend who she said always wished she looked more like the Hollywood star. The hospital has agreed to do it for free to showcase their surgery skills. REUTERS/Nir Elias" border="0" /></a>Reuters - A Chinese woman is seeking extensive plastic surgery to look like U.S. actress Jessica Alba, mainly because she hopes to win back her boyfriend who she said always wished she looked more like the Hollywood star.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedod/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_woman_alba"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100204/i/r4164454779.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=ITxxXDuxghNjYLl4Ivl1yw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Xiaoqing gives an interview to Reuters in the Time Plastic surgery clinic in Shanghai February 4, 2010. The 21-year-old, who would only give her name as Xiaoqing, is seeking extensive plastic surgery to look like U.S. actress Jessica Alba, mainly because she hopes to win back her boyfriend who she said always wished she looked more like the Hollywood star. The hospital has agreed to do it for free to showcase their surgery skills. REUTERS/Nir Elias" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedod/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_odd_burping_lawsuit ap/20100210/us_odd_burping_lawsuit AP odd Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:04:56 GMT AP - A Roanoke man claims sheriff's deputies beat him in the city jail because of his burping. Thomas Scott Vandegrift made the allegations in a federal lawsuit filed last week against several deputies, the city, the sheriff's office and the sheriff. According to the lawsuit, the deputies were annoyed by Vandegrift's burping, which was caused by acid reflux. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedod/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/oukoe_uk_germany_cup nm/20100209/oukoe_uk_germany_cup Reuters odd Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:10:22 GMT Reuters - A thief in the German town of Hamelin robbed an amusement arcade by threatening the attendant with a cup of coffee, authorities said Tuesday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedod/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_slovenia_dogs_odd nm/20100203/us_slovenia_dogs_odd Reuters odd Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:05:04 GMT Reuters - A Slovenian who saved his three dogs from being put down for attacking humans was himself mauled to death by them, police said Wednesday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedod/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_rat nm/20100209/us_rat Reuters entertainment Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:01:42 GMT Reuters - British broadcaster ITV pleaded guilty to animal cruelty and was fined by an Australian court on Monday after a rat was killed and eaten on the reality TV show "I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here." http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedod/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_italy_mcdonalds_italyburger_odd nm/20100205/us_italy_mcdonalds_italyburger_odd Reuters odd Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:52:09 GMT Reuters - Fast food chain McDonald's has teamed up with the Italian government to cook up a hamburger with a national twist, but the unusual initiative is giving some food lovers cultural indigestion. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedod/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_australia_banker_odd nm/20100203/us_australia_banker_odd Reuters odd Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:06:13 GMT Reuters - A red-faced banker has been caught looking at racy near-nude photographs on his computer, with his actions broadcast live on Australian television. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedod/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/oukoe_uk_japan_monk_hiphop_life nm/20100208/oukoe_uk_japan_monk_hiphop_life Reuters odd Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:39:55 GMT Reuters - He raps. He chants. And this month, Japan's famed hip-hop loving monk, better known as MC Happiness, will tap dance on stage, in the name of Buddhism.