A long hidden danger.

Houston, TX (AP)
An out of control inflatable gorilla blamed for roof fire.  (I have always suspected that inflatable gorillas are a hidden danger.  No one regulates the use of inflatable gorillas or how they are restrained.  Stronger controls must be put in place on the ownership of inflatable gorillas.)
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Rodger ;-)

Yes, more bacon please!!

Buenos Aires (AFP)
Argintine President Christina Kirchner tells business group that pork is better than viagra at spicing up one's sex life.  (All right guys, sounds like a win-win to me.)
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Rodger ;-)

But will it work or are we just talkig Bar-B-Que?

Islamabad, Pakistan (Reuters)
Pakistani President Zardari slaughters goats to ward off evil.  (Sounds like two for one to me.  Stop evil and have Bar-B-Que.  If the evil isn't stopped, at least one has Bar-B-Que!!!)
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Rodge ;-)

He put them where???!!!!

Wellington, New Zealand (AFP)
A German was jailed for attempting to smuggle 44 endangered geckos and skinks out of New Zealand hidden in his underpants.  (OK, this is the second German to try this.  Must be some excitement involved in this.  Just sayin'.)
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Rodger ;-)

You have got to be kidding me!

Ft. Worth, TX (NBC5)
Mom buys siezed car at police auction to give to son to drive to school.  Son drives car and has an accident.  Dashboard ruptures and 19 bags of heroin fall out.  Son arrested for intent to distribute.
(Note to self: have drug dogs check cars at police auction before buying.)
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Rodger ;-)

So many questions.

Lafayette, Col. (AP)
Lafayette Charter school was locked down over a duffel bag containing a------------Kermit the Frog doll!!!  (Where is Lafayette, Col.?  Where is Lafayette Charter School?  Why would some one want to bomb Lafayette Charter School?  And, why would anybody abandon Kermit the Frog?)
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Rodger ;-)

Oh no you didn't!!!!!

Beijing, (AFP)
Chinese pop stars face fines for lip -syncing.  (Finally, some body taking action!!!  Now music videos!!!!)
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Rodger ;-)

Now that is a theme park boy!!!

Beijing, China (AFP)
Beijing chocolate theme park set to open soon.  (OK KID, stop eating the rides!!!!)
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Rodger ;-)

You are not going to unload those bags here!!!!

Bratislava, Slovakia (AFP)
Police plant explosives in passenger's luggage to test security, but forgets to remove explosives after test. (And I'm not visiting Slovokia either.)
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Rodger ;-)

Don't blow up my homework!!!

San Diego, Ca. (AP)
Boy's science project forces school to evacuate.  Apparently, the empty plastic bottle with wires attached looked like some sort of bizarre bomb.  (Well there you go, no more fake phone calls, just a two liter bottle and a battery will work.  Sorry probably should be more serious.)
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Rodger ;-p

Y'all are never going to believe this one!!!!!

Vaxjo, Sweden (MSNBC),
As a weight watchers group gathered for their routine weigh-in, the floor collapsed!!!!  (I am at a loss for words!!!!)
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Rodger

Too cold for us, we are out of here!!

Berlin, (AFP)
Three kindergarten children, who had enough of the cold, snuck out of school to catch a plane to "sunny Africa."  (As a Texan, I totally understand.  Go get em kids.)
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Rodger ;-)

Here hippo, hippo,

Podgorica, Montenegro (AP)
Country's only hippo escapes zoo during flood.  (Hey buddy, you seen a hippo around here?  Shouldn't be too hard to find, just saying.)
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Rodger ;-)

Holy Phone!!!

London, (AFP)
Church of England holds special service to bless cell phones and other mobile devices.  (OK, I thought that folks were cussing cell phones, not blessing them.  Well there you go, I must have been wrong.)
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Rodger ;-)

Blood for Beer!!!!!

Tacoma, Washington (AP)
A Washington state blood center is offering a pint of beer for a pint of blood.  The director indicates that the promotion has worked so well that the program is expanding.  (In a related story, Washington State Police set up sobriety check points outside of blood mobiles, just kidding, maybe.)
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Rodger ;-)

I thought we were friends?

Zephyr Hills, Fla.  (AP)
A woman tried to hug her friend and wish her a Merry Christmas.  The friend shot the woman with a stun gun in return.  (OK, I'm really confused here.  Was the stun gun a present?)
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Rodger ;-)

Wait until the battery is dead.

Uniontown, Pa (AP)
Man steals $50 and flees on Wal-Mart scooter.  (What can I say.)
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Rodger ;-)

Is McDonalds hiring security guards?

Kansas City, MO. (AP)
Woman upset over hamburger trashes Missouri McDonalds.  (What's up with all this violence at McDonalds?  Can't we all get along?  I always thought of McDonalds as neutral ground.)
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Rodger   ;-)

Is honey exlplosive?

Fresno, California (AP)
An explosive detection dog alerts on a suspicious suit case.  Fresno Airport is shut down.  Bomb squad finds four Gaterade bottles full of honey.  ( So what happened to the evidence?  Did the contraband "explosive" honey actually make it to the police station?  Is the dog getting retrained?  So many questions.)
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Rodger  ;-)

Over reacting?

Toledo, Ohio (AP)
Woman upset with no Chicken McNuggets punches her hand through the drive through window.  (Wonder what she does when something really bad happens, shot-gun?)
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Rodger ;-)

Fireman save my.............snakes?

St. George, Utah (AP)
Fireman responding to a trailer fire discover 19 pet pythons.  (What can I say.)
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Rodger ;-)

Yup, here for the holidays.

Rome, (Reuters)
Sicilian man gets himself arrested to keep from spending New Years with wife and in-laws.  (Don't look at me.  I'm not saying anything.)
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Rodger    B-D  (wearing glasses)