Copyright (c) 2008 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/757 Odd News en-us Tue, 13 May 2008 12:24:27 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/757 http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080513/ap_on_el_pr/political_play_of_the_day ap/20080513/political_play_of_the_day AP Tue, 13 May 2008 00:51:22 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080513/ap_on_el_pr/political_play_of_the_day"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080512/capt.6ee8db4ce61e4d3ea95a0a9aaf2d62a6.clinton_2008_political_play_of_the_day_wvea104.jpg?x=130&y=110&q=85&sig=jJ6olhcPGU3xCDwdPp1CTQ--" align="left" height="110" width="130" alt="Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., greets Obama supporter Doris Smith during a campaign stop at Tudor's Biscuit World in Charleston, W. Va. Monday, May 12, 2008. 'Oh, I didn't want to do this,' Smith said, embarrassed, who was wearing the Obama T-shirt as Clinton walked into the restaurant. 'I didn't know she was going to be here.' (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)" border="0" /></a>AP - Doris Smith went downtown early Monday to see about getting tickets to Barack Obama's rally. Advance seats were sold out, she said, and the only option was to stand in line for up two hours or more and hope for the best.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080513/ap_on_el_pr/political_play_of_the_day"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080512/capt.6ee8db4ce61e4d3ea95a0a9aaf2d62a6.clinton_2008_political_play_of_the_day_wvea104.jpg?x=130&y=110&q=85&sig=jJ6olhcPGU3xCDwdPp1CTQ--" align="left" height="110" width="130" alt="photo" title="Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., greets Obama supporter Doris Smith during a campaign stop at Tudor's Biscuit World in Charleston, W. Va. Monday, May 12, 2008. 'Oh, I didn't want to do this,' Smith said, embarrassed, who was wearing the Obama T-shirt as Clinton walked into the restaurant. 'I didn't know she was going to be here.' (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080513/ap_on_fe_st/odd_mower_drunken_driving ap/20080513/odd_mower_drunken_driving AP Tue, 13 May 2008 01:09:55 GMT AP - Police say a tuxedo-clad western New York man was drunk when he took a riding lawn mower out for an early morning spin. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080513/ap_on_en_mo/crystal_skull_stolen ap/20080513/crystal_skull_stolen AP Tue, 13 May 2008 01:10:12 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080513/ap_on_en_mo/crystal_skull_stolen"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080512/capt.0fbf4335909c49b2bb94ac2085c20935.crystal_skull_stolen_la108.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=8eJh1HYjUrnahhq_j7d.Ig--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="In this image released by Jane Green Photography on Monday, May 12, 2008, a crystal skull, similar to those at the center of the upcoming film 'Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull,' is displayed in a bed of small crystals. The skull, named Solar Ray by owner Don Marr, had been on loan to the New Age store Kindred Spirits, in Claremont, for about four months and went missing about two weeks ago. (AP photo/Jane Green Photography)" border="0" /></a>AP - Indiana Jones better get his alibi ready. A large crystal skull similar to those at the center of the upcoming Harrison Ford movie was recently stolen from a New Age store, puzzling employees in part because of the laid-back nature of shop regulars.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080513/ap_on_en_mo/crystal_skull_stolen"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080512/capt.0fbf4335909c49b2bb94ac2085c20935.crystal_skull_stolen_la108.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=8eJh1HYjUrnahhq_j7d.Ig--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="photo" title="In this image released by Jane Green Photography on Monday, May 12, 2008, a crystal skull, similar to those at the center of the upcoming film 'Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull,' is displayed in a bed of small crystals. The skull, named Solar Ray by owner Don Marr, had been on loan to the New Age store Kindred Spirits, in Claremont, for about four months and went missing about two weeks ago. (AP photo/Jane Green Photography)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080513/ap_on_fe_st/odd_candy_assault ap/20080513/odd_candy_assault AP Tue, 13 May 2008 01:10:23 GMT AP - A college student whose friend was being questioned in a hit and run found himself charged with assaulting an officer with a curious choice of weapons: M&Ms. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080513/ap_on_fe_st/odd_exercise_record ap/20080513/odd_exercise_record AP Tue, 13 May 2008 04:36:55 GMT AP - A suburban Chicago man has reclaimed the Guinness world record for time spent on a stationary bicycle. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080509/od_nm/guide_dc nm/20080509/guide_dc Reuters Fri, 09 May 2008 17:26:38 GMT Reuters - England is an irritating and insular country full of overweight, binge-drinking, reality TV addicts, a new guide warns tourists. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080509/od_nm/dracula_dc nm/20080509/dracula_dc Reuters Fri, 09 May 2008 17:26:16 GMT Reuters - The first screen portrayal of Dracula was so eerie, some critics asked whether the actor himself could be a vampire. But since his death, little has been done to resurrect Max Schreck's reputation -- until now. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080509/od_nm/jewels_dc nm/20080509/jewels_dc Reuters Fri, 09 May 2008 17:25:34 GMT Reuters - Auction houses offering royal jewels and rare luxury watches in Geneva next week shrug off any suggestion that the global economic downturn will dampen what they say is still a strong market for high-end pieces. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080508/od_nm/doughnut_dc nm/20080508/doughnut_dc Reuters Thu, 08 May 2008 16:46:37 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080508/od_nm/doughnut_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080508/2008_05_08t134008_450x341_us_doughnut.jpg?x=130&y=98&q=85&sig=JF_oC9vpm.LnohuWpHtlJg--" align="left" height="98" width="130" alt="A Tim Hortons coffee outlet displays doughnuts for sale at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary March 24, 2006. (J.P. Moczulski/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - An attendant at a Canadian restaurant who was sacked for giving a bite-sized doughnut, worth 16 cents, to an agitated toddler was given her job back on Thursday after the case received wide media attention.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080508/od_nm/doughnut_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080508/2008_05_08t134008_450x341_us_doughnut.jpg?x=130&y=98&q=85&sig=JF_oC9vpm.LnohuWpHtlJg--" align="left" height="98" width="130" alt="photo" title="A Tim Hortons coffee outlet displays doughnuts for sale at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary March 24, 2006. (J.P. Moczulski/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080508/od_nm/euro_potatoes_dc nm/20080508/euro_potatoes_dc Reuters Thu, 08 May 2008 16:47:23 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080508/od_nm/euro_potatoes_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080508/2008_05_08t134357_450x292_us_euro_potatoes.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=vboMcLdLde4ASvMk9tTuHA--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="French fries are shown in Hollywood, California October 3, 2007. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The Swiss government has agreed to ease restrictions on the importation of potatoes following fears that Euro 2008 soccer fans could face a shortage of French fries next month.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080508/od_nm/euro_potatoes_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080508/2008_05_08t134357_450x292_us_euro_potatoes.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=vboMcLdLde4ASvMk9tTuHA--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="photo" title="French fries are shown in Hollywood, California October 3, 2007. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080512/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_soccer_england_armwrestle nm/20080512/oukoe_uk_soccer_england_armwrestle Reuters Mon, 12 May 2008 18:54:36 GMT Reuters - Fourth division striker Lee Thorpe faces a miserable summer after breaking his arm in three places while arm-wrestling with a Rochdale team mate on the bus taking the team to a playoff match at Darlington. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080513/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_india_haircut nm/20080513/oukoe_uk_india_haircut Reuters Tue, 13 May 2008 10:43:33 GMT Reuters - An eastern Indian state is recruiting around 4,000 barbers to give free haircuts to poor children to improve hygiene and stop the children "looking funny", a senior government official said. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080513/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_russia_kremlin_chair nm/20080513/oukoe_uk_russia_kremlin_chair Reuters Tue, 13 May 2008 09:44:50 GMT Reuters - Dmitry Medvedev may be Russia's president but Vladimir Putin has kept his place in the Kremlin. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080513/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_malaysia_thief nm/20080513/oukoe_uk_malaysia_thief Reuters Tue, 13 May 2008 00:39:16 GMT Reuters - A Malaysian woman woke up to a real-life nightmare, discovering that the naked man who had slipped into her bed in the middle of the night was a thief, not her husband, a newspaper said on Tuesday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080512/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_olympics_thailand nm/20080512/oukoe_uk_olympics_thailand Reuters Mon, 12 May 2008 11:52:27 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080512/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_olympics_thailand"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20080512/i/ra3614197535.jpg?x=107&y=130&q=85&sig=N.34KvNdFYiwubvibSoDFA--" align="left" height="130" width="107" alt="Thailand's gold medallist Manus Boonjumnong celebrates at the awards ceremony for the men's boxing light welterweight (64 kg) at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games, August 28, 2004. REUTERS/Jeff J Mitchell" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Thailand is offering its athletes big cash incentives for Olympic gold medals -- but will pay out in instalments to stop them squandering it.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080512/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_olympics_thailand"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20080512/i/ra3614197535.jpg?x=107&y=130&q=85&sig=N.34KvNdFYiwubvibSoDFA--" align="left" height="130" width="107" alt="photo" title="Thailand's gold medallist Manus Boonjumnong celebrates at the awards ceremony for the men's boxing light welterweight (64 kg) at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games, August 28, 2004. REUTERS/Jeff J Mitchell" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080512/ap_on_re_au_an/shark_poked_in_the_eye ap/20080512/shark_poked_in_the_eye AP Mon, 12 May 2008 21:12:50 GMT AP - An Australian swimmer says he survived a mauling by a 16-foot shark by wrestling with the beast, finally getting free by poking it in the eye. The shark, believed to be a great white, seized Jason Cull by the left leg as he was swimming at Middleton Beach in southwestern Australia on Saturday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080510/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_motor_racing_prix_hamilton_stunt nm/20080510/oukoe_uk_motor_racing_prix_hamilton_stunt Reuters Sat, 10 May 2008 09:18:27 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080510/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_motor_racing_prix_hamilton_stunt"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20080510/i/ra2843423521.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=GZkc_JH8GkDgyKCgvazFnQ--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="McLaren's Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain takes a curve during a free practice session at Istanbul Park race track May 9, 2008. The Turkish F1 Grand Prix race will be held in Istanbul on Sunday. REUTERS/Osman Orsal" border="0" /></a>Reuters - McLaren's Lewis Hamilton has recognised that acting may not be his forte after a Turkish Grand Prix promotional stunt turned into an embarrassment for the Formula One driver.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080510/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_motor_racing_prix_hamilton_stunt"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20080510/i/ra2843423521.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=GZkc_JH8GkDgyKCgvazFnQ--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="photo" title="McLaren's Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain takes a curve during a free practice session at Istanbul Park race track May 9, 2008. The Turkish F1 Grand Prix race will be held in Istanbul on Sunday. REUTERS/Osman Orsal" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080512/ap_on_fe_st/odd_cell_phone_citation ap/20080512/odd_cell_phone_citation AP Mon, 12 May 2008 19:44:39 GMT AP - A Southwest Airlines passenger who refused to get off his cell phone during a flight found Dallas police waiting for him Monday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080509/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_veteran nm/20080509/oukoe_uk_veteran Reuters Fri, 09 May 2008 21:31:27 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080509/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_veteran"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20080509/i/ra567282814.jpg?x=81&y=130&q=85&sig=nqXFa9srSO.9R_5fZF8KPg--" align="left" height="130" width="81" alt="Canada's last known World War I veteran John Babcock hold his Minister of Veterans Affairs Commendation lapel pins presented to him by Greg Thompson (unseen), Canada's Minister of Veterans Affairs, in Spokane, Washington, April 19, 2008. REUTERS/Jeff T. Green" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Canada's last known surviving veteran of World War One is becoming a Canadian citizen, the government said on Friday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080509/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_veteran"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20080509/i/ra567282814.jpg?x=81&y=130&q=85&sig=nqXFa9srSO.9R_5fZF8KPg--" align="left" height="130" width="81" alt="photo" title="Canada's last known World War I veteran John Babcock hold his Minister of Veterans Affairs Commendation lapel pins presented to him by Greg Thompson (unseen), Canada's Minister of Veterans Affairs, in Spokane, Washington, April 19, 2008. REUTERS/Jeff T. Green" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080512/ap_on_fe_st/odd_father_son_grads ap/20080512/odd_father_son_grads AP Mon, 12 May 2008 18:40:13 GMT AP - Tom McLelland was both proud papa and happy grad during commencement at an Ohio law school.