Pirate's Booty

An ex-Jack Sparrow spills on life at the Magic Kingdom.

Link: lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=7016&page=1 @ Los Angeles Magazine

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A New York judge lost his job after taking 46 people into custody after they all refused to admit whose mobile phone rang (WENN)

Top 10 Wettest U.S. Cities

My brother sent me a link about the Top 10 Wettest U.S. Cities.

"Do you think Seattle is the rainiest city in the United States? Well, think again."

Living in the Seattle I had to read on.

"Mobile, Alabama, actually topped a new list of soggiest cities, with more than 5 feet of rainfall annually, according to a study conducted by San Francisco-based WeatherBill, Inc."

Check out the full text of the article with the following link:

Study Reveals Top 10 Wettest U.S. Cities

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The German army sent a draft notice to a four-week-old baby named Lucio, ordering him to report for duty within the next 10 days, before realising it had blundered.

A spokesman for the army said the notice had been sent erroneously because a clerk typed in the wrong date of birth for the boy from Aubstadt, in southern Germany.

“It was an accident,” an army spokesman told Reuters.

“Somebody entered the wrong number into a computer. There was no harm done.

"We realised the error the same day and called up the family to tell them to throw the notice away when it arrived.”

New Source.

"Heroes" renewed for 2nd Season!

On Jan. 17, NBC announced that it was ordering up a full second season of the hit series, about ordinary people who discover they have extraordinary abilities.

For the full story.
For Digg story.

Wii for Water

Nintendo Wii 'Water' Radio Hosts Fired

Radio station KDND 107.9's "Hold Your Wee For A Wii" contest that caused the water intoxication death of Jennifer Strange has resulted in ten employees being fired.

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A Doctor Who fanatic in York, England has made a Dalek to scare away drunken students from his street. (WENN)

Click here for the full story.

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1. British University Offering Masters Degree In Robin Hood Studies

Nottingham University is offering a masters degree in Robin Hood studies to provide students an "exciting opportunity on the origins and development of England's most enduring legendary figure."

2. A permanent birthday reminder for mom...

A Welsh mom who kept forgetting her five kids' birthdays has had the dates tattooed on her arm.

3. Couple arrested trying to get sample for drug test

An eastern Kentucky couple is charged with going to an elementary school and trying to get a urine specimen from a nephew to use in a drug test.

New prohibited items for carry-on baggage.

Due to enhanced security measures liquids, gels, lotions and other items of similar consistency will not be permitted in carry-on baggage. These types of items must be packed in your checked baggage.

Additionally, liquids, gels and lotions purchased beyond the checkpoint but must be disposed of before boarding the aircraft.

Check out the full info HERE.

On a side note it also says:

We encourage everyone to pack gel-filled bras in their checked baggage.

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Russian woman Alyona Gabitova is suing weather forecasters for ruining her holiday with incorrect predictions. (WENN)

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A black bear was chased up a tree by a territorial ginger cat in West Milford, New Jersey, on Sunday (WENN)

Yahoo! New Story

AstroWorld Closed

I found out that AstroWorld (that was in Houston, TX) has closed down (looks about 6 months now) at my brother's wedding. I had worked there for 2 summers and was sad to hear the news.

New Link:
http://www.themeparkinsider.com/news/response.cfm?ID=2489
http://houston.citysearch.com/review/9897344

It does look like they saved two of the rides and looks like the water park is still there.

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Twenty-one health and safety officers had to be rescued by firemen after an office floor collapsed during a safety meeting. (WENN)

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A woman attending her father's funeral, realised he wasn't dead when he called her mobile telephone. (WENN)

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U.S. workers in 2005 will waste the equivalent of 551,000 years reading blogs. (Wyb)

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A British report has revealed that school bullies now torment their victims with mobile phone text messages and emails. (WENN)

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A woman on paid sick leave from a Serbian water company has been sacked - after failing to turn up for 31 years. (WENN)

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A man who stole a jewellery prize from a charity event was caught after taking them for valuation to the jeweller who donated them. (WENN)

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An Iranian man has been ordered by a divorce court to pay his ex-wife one gold coin a month in alimony for the next 10,000 years. (WENN)

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Two cleaning ladies are being investigated after they were caught attempting to extract cash from a slot machine with a vacuum cleaner. (WENN)