http://www.boston.com/news/odd Offbeat news items from around the world. en-us 2009-11-29T02:16:11Z http://www.boston.com/ http://cache.boston.com/bonzai-fba/File-Based_Image_Resource/bcom_logo_140w.gif http://www.boston.com/news/odd/articles/2009/11/28/boston_woman_delivers_grandchild_on_thanksgiving?rss_id=Boston.com+--+News+of+the+odd As if preparing Thanksgiving dinner wasn't hectic enough, a Boston woman says she had to split her time Thursday between cooking and delivering a healthy granddaughter. 2009-11-28T21:51:34Z http://www.boston.com/news/odd/articles/2009/11/27/man_apparently_tried_to_haul_away_atm_in_colorado?rss_id=Boston.com+--+News+of+the+odd Authorities say a man in Colorado apparently tried to steal an ATM by hauling it away with a truck. 2009-11-27T20:58:10Z http://www.boston.com/news/odd/articles/2009/11/27/mass_woman_sees_image_of_jesus_on_her_iron?rss_id=Boston.com+--+News+of+the+odd A Massachusetts woman who recently separated from her husband and had her hours cut at work says an image of Jesus Christ she sees on her iron has reassured her that "life is going to be good." 2009-11-27T19:01:24Z http://www.boston.com/news/odd/articles/2009/11/27/caged_cavemen_go_on_display_at_warsaw_zoo?rss_id=Boston.com+--+News+of+the+odd Visitors to Warsaw's zoo are being greeted by two "Homo sapiens" peering out from a cage -- humans in animal skins trying to spark interest in man's caveman ancestors. 2009-11-27T16:01:23Z http://www.boston.com/news/odd/articles/2009/11/26/bizarre_calf_mutilations_found_on_colorado_ranch?rss_id=Boston.com+--+News+of+the+odd A creepy string of calf mutilations in southern Colorado has a rancher and sheriff's officials mystified. 2009-11-26T18:11:34Z http://www.boston.com/news/odd/articles/2009/11/26/skorea_scraps_decades_old_sex_law_targeting_men?rss_id=Boston.com+--+News+of+the+odd South Korea's Constitutional Court struck down a decades-old law Thursday that had punished men for making false promises of marriage to engage in sexual relations with women. Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press Writer 2009-11-26T11:11:40Z http://www.boston.com/news/odd/articles/2009/11/25/not_so_jolly_package_causes_tn_capitol_evacuation?rss_id=Boston.com+--+News+of+the+odd A package for Tennessee's governor turned out not too jolly for staffers at the Capitol. Safety Department spokesman Mike Browning says officials evacuated the building for almost two hours Wednesday when the mail room found a package addressed to Gov. Phil Bredesen that contained moving parts. 2009-11-25T23:11:42Z http://www.boston.com/news/odd/articles/2009/11/25/police_seek_bald_man_who_swiped_familys_turkey?rss_id=Boston.com+--+News+of+the+odd Jackson police are working to crack a case of fowl play. They're searching for a man who broke into an apartment about 11 p.m. Tuesday and stole a family's holiday turkey. Police Lt. Christopher Simpson told the Jackson Citizen Patriot the suspect ran into the kitchen and stole the turkey out of the freezer. 2009-11-25T22:21:40Z http://www.boston.com/news/odd/articles/2009/11/25/pa_suspects_sweet_tooth_results_in_felony_charge?rss_id=Boston.com+--+News+of+the+odd Police said a serial shoplifter from central Pennsylvania has taken three sweet steps over the line and now faces a felony charge. Sonya Mosey, 33, was jailed on a felony retail theft charge for allegedly stealing three snack cakes worth $4.27 from a convenience store on Oct. 27. Police said she took a Hostess doughnut and two Tastykake items from ... 2009-11-25T21:22:14Z http://www.boston.com/news/odd/articles/2009/11/25/la_police_say_man_broke_into_home_to_cook_meal?rss_id=Boston.com+--+News+of+the+odd Alexandria police have arrested a man they said broke into an home to cook a meal. The Alexandria Daily Town Talk reported Wednesday that 29-year-old man, who told police he was homeless, was arrested and charged with burglary. 2009-11-25T21:11:56Z http://www.boston.com/news/odd/articles/2009/11/25/man_accused_of_ramming_car_into_hot_dog_stand?rss_id=Boston.com+--+News+of+the+odd Police said a North Carolina man rammed his car into a hot dog stand when the vendor refused to sell him a hot dog and drink for a dollar. WRAL-TV reported 23-year-old David Kelbaugh of Rolesville was charged Wednesday with assault with a deadly weapon, hit-and-run, driving while intoxicated and injury to property. Police said Kelbaugh was drinking at a ... 2009-11-25T21:01:51Z http://www.boston.com/news/odd/articles/2009/11/25/that_hissing_in_the_kitchen_snake?rss_id=Boston.com+--+News+of+the+odd Betty Corey first thought the hissing from her Lakebay, Wash., kitchen might be one of her dogs. Wrong. It was a 4-foot-long ball python. Not a fan of snakes, Corey called 911 and a Pierce County Animal Control officer removed the snake Tuesday morning. Officer Brian Boman said the agency will house the snake at its shelter, keeping it warm ... 2009-11-25T21:01:45Z http://www.boston.com/news/odd/articles/2009/11/25/dog_with_name_tag_works_drive_through_window?rss_id=Boston.com+--+News+of+the+odd Customers at one Gulf coast gas station might be surprised at who responds to the counter when they pull up to the drive-through window: The store owner's dog. Dozens of times each day, Cody the chocolate Labradaor retriever will pop up on two paws behind the counter at a BP gas station and convenience store in Clearwater. He even has ... 2009-11-25T20:21:59Z http://www.boston.com/news/odd/articles/2009/11/25/police_barefoot_thief_steals_shoes_for_left_feet?rss_id=Boston.com+--+News+of+the+odd It didn't take Knoxville police gumshoes to track down a suspected shoe thief. He was sauntering barefoot through the parking lot of a Knoxville store called the Shoe Show Wednesday morning when an employee identified him as the man who crammed shoes into his pockets and pushed her out of his way as he walked out Tuesday night. 2009-11-25T20:21:54Z http://www.boston.com/news/odd/articles/2009/11/24/deputies_use_backhoe_to_find_drugs_in_septic_tank?rss_id=Boston.com+--+News+of+the+odd Flushed evidence doesn't go far if your toilet's on a septic system. DeSoto Parish sheriff's Lt. Toni Joe Morris said Tuesday that deputies brought in a backhoe when drug agents raided a home and business and met the owner coming out of a bathroom. 2009-11-25T02:31:34Z http://www.boston.com/news/odd/articles/2009/11/24/georgia_church_robber_sorry_but_im_poor?rss_id=Boston.com+--+News+of+the+odd Someone made off with loot from a Georgia church but also left behind an apology. A note scrawled on the wall said: "Sorry but I'm poor. Forgive me Lord." The Rev. Roger Davis tells WSB-TV that expensive equipment including microphones and a laptop containing important records were stolen over the weekend from Berean Baptist Church. The robber broke locks and ... 2009-11-25T01:21:42Z http://www.boston.com/news/odd/articles/2009/11/24/police_dad_leaves_boy_and_goes_into_strip_club?rss_id=Boston.com+--+News+of+the+odd A man was arrested after police said he left his 5-year-old son in a tractor-trailer while he ducked into an Indianapolis strip club to drink. The 39-year-old was arrested at 1:15 a.m. Tuesday on child neglect and public intoxication charges after calling police to report his truck stolen and his child missing. Police said the man was too drunk to ... 2009-11-24T21:22:02Z http://www.boston.com/news/odd/articles/2009/11/24/pa_prosecutor_wants_no_tip_charges_dropped?rss_id=Boston.com+--+News+of+the+odd An eastern Pennsylvania prosecutor wants charges dropped against a couple who refused to pay a tip at a restaurant where they said they got poor service. Northampton County District Attorney John Morganelli said he's recommending that Bethlehem police drop the theft of services charges. 2009-11-24T21:02:08Z http://www.boston.com/news/odd/articles/2009/11/24/utah_man_makes_wrong_turn_sees_train_approaching?rss_id=Boston.com+--+News+of+the+odd A man whose car became stuck on a set of railroad tracks bailed out before a commuter train plowed into it. Danny Ray Olsen, 62, said he took a wrong turn in Ogden and got his 1998 Nissan Sentra high-centered between two sets of rails Monday evening. He said he saw lights approaching in his rearview mirror and decided to ... 2009-11-24T20:32:08Z http://www.boston.com/news/odd/articles/2009/11/24/agent_showing_house_finds_pile_of_bones?rss_id=Boston.com+--+News+of+the+odd A real estate agent showing a house got to the basement and found about 100 human bones in a corner. James Kenny, a forensic investigator with the Terrebonne Parish Coroner's Office, says the bones found Saturday were so old that dirt had saturated the marrow inside them. He says they probably are remains of Native Americans buried long before the ... 2009-11-24T12:01:46Z http://www.boston.com/news/odd/articles/2009/11/24/sparkling_reindeer_dung_jewelry_sells_at_ill_zoo?rss_id=Boston.com+--+News+of+the+odd Sparkly reindeer-dung necklaces are going on sale at an Illinois zoo that hopes to attract the same holiday shoppers who swept up its dung Christmas ornaments last year. 2009-11-24T10:01:33Z