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The Oddest of the Odd
Odds & Ends You asked for it (ok, maybe you didn't, but we know you'll like it). To celebrate Boston.com's love of all things odd, we've compiled the top 25 most popular* Odds & Ends stories of 2004 (insert shriek of pure joy here).

You read the stories. You emailed them to friends. In turn, we give you easy access to the best of the best. Go ahead, shamelessly relive all the odd glory below. And don't worry, we'll update this list if another oddity knocks any of these out of their top spots.

So, without further ado, here are the top 25:
  1. Man mistakenly cuts off genitalia, dog eats it
  2. Woman fighting to keep topless maid service in town
  3. Computer glitch gives out free gasoline
  4. Residents upset about Krispy Kreme wholesaling
  5. 'Masturbating' lingerie ad banned
  6. 11-year-old girl gives birth in Ukraine
  7. Wendy's employees bathe in dish sink
  8. Five-year-old boy helps mom deliver baby
  9. German immigrant leaves 70% of estate to IRS
  10. BMW drivers get most sex
  11. Woman, ex-boss dating after harassment suit
  12. Bush: OB-GYNs kept from 'practicing their love'
  13. Man tosses bag of marijuana into security tray
  14. Man learns he's dead, thanks to blind ex-wife
  15. Drunk driver pulls over policeman, asks to be arrested
  16. Man arrested for leaving small tip
  17. Court tells 'Shrek' to cut castration jibe
  18. Minn. trooper writes 205 mph ticket
  19. Porn star tells military 'bullets, not boobs'
  20. Young man marries own grandmother
  21. Taxpayer dies after official error
  22. Bear drinks 36 cans of favorite beer
  23. Doctor jailed for billing for sex
  24. Numerous sharks, fish found dead in 'ghost net'
  25. Couple attacked by bullet-shooting oven
*Most popular is defined by the number of times a story was viewed on Boston.com during the year.
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