ODD NEWS

NEW YORK - So much for the curse. The New York Yankees have ended a construction worker's attempt to jinx their new stadium with a buried Boston Red Sox jersey.

ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - Car cleaners at a Russian firm got a surprise when they cleaned out a vacuum cleaner this week: a diamond pendant worth up to 300,000 euros ($475,400).

BERLIN (Reuters) - The northern city of Bremen became the first state in Germany to introduce a speed limit on its motorways on Wednesday, breaking a taboo in a country proud of its fast cars. [Now this is just plain ass sick, speed limit on Germany motorways, ye gads!]

MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) - More than a thousand barbecue fanatics in Uruguay grilled up 12 metric tonnes of beef on Sunday, setting a new Guinness world record while promoting the country's succulent top export.

SEOUL (Reuters) - It was a Black Day for love in South Korea on Monday with lonely hearts trying to ease their pain by diving head first into bowls of noodles.

WILMINGTON, N.C. - Traffic was backed up and police were called to control the crowd after a Wilmington gas station accidentally set the pump price at 35 cents a gallon.


Whew! Talk about odd news – this is just a small sample of the stuff we are asked to read, digest and argue over – you’d think we had better things to do, wouldn’t ya?

I just knew that April 14th would be a sunny day, why? Because this is my Mother’s Birthday and no way would she celebrate it with an overcast sky. Happy birthday Mom and I bet Heaven is singing your song a lot to day!