From The St. Paul Pioneer Press: 
Mayberry, not Dodge City, inspires Wisconsin sheriff candidate
PLATTEVILLE, Wis. (AP) — A local music store co-owner is putting a touch of Mayberry in the race for sheriff in western Wisconsin’s Grant County.
The former William Fenrick changed his name earlier this year to Andy Griffith — the name of the actor […]

From YahooNews: 
Russian Duma rejects Madonna space Holiday
MOSCOW (AFP) - Russia’s parliament has voted against a motion to send the celebrated US singer, actress and children’s book author Madonna to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2008.
Alexei Mitrofanov, a member of the Duma (the lower house of parliament) for the ultra-nationalist LDPR party, had said the trip […]

From YahooNews: 
Louisiana man drilling for oil in his ‘front yard’
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Oil prices are so high, that oilman Steve Jordan is drilling a well next to his home near Lake Charles, Louisiana, he said on Wednesday.
Jordan, 52, said the well will stretch 8,500 feet (2,591 metres) under his house and swimming pool and below […]

From YahooNews:
Malaysia calls for “toilet revolution”
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - Malaysia’s deputy premier has called for a “toilet revolution” in the country, saying dirty facilities frighten away tourists and reflect poorly on the country.
Opening the nation’s first ever “toilet expo” on Thursday, deputy prime minister Najib Razak said the cleanliness and beauty of a country’s […]

mmmm tastes like chicken!
From YahooNews: 
It’s like if “The Producers” opened an eatery
MUMBAI (Reuters) - A new restaurant in India’s financial hub, named after Adolf Hitler and promoted with posters showing the German leader and Nazi swastikas, has infuriated the country’s small Jewish community.
‘Hitler’s Cross’, which opened last week, serves up a wide range of continental […]

 
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From YahooNews: 
The King is dead, long live The King…
LONDON (Reuters) - Have you seen the king? As the 29th anniversary of his death passes, a $3 million reward is being offered for anyone who finds Elvis Presley alive.
U.S. writer, actor and filmmaker Adam Muskiewicz says he and a producer friend set up […]

What does it say about a company that has to sell their code, website, and other assets on Ebay? $49,999.00, and no bidders as of this posting. hmmmm.

From YahooNews: 
Designer creates floating bed
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A young Dutch architect has created a floating bed which hovers above the ground through magnetic force and comes with a price tag of 1.2 million euros ($1.54 million).
Janjaap Ruijssenaars took inspiration for the bed — a sleek black platform, which took six years to develop and can […]

From YahooNews:
Hundreds expected to come to Masturbate-a-thon
LONDON (Reuters) - Hundreds of Britons are being urged to attend what is being branded as Europe’s first “Masturbate-a-thon”, a leading reproductive healthcare charity said on Friday.
Marie Stopes International, which is hosting the event with HIV AIDS charity the Terrence Higgins Trust, said it expected up to 200 […]

From YahooNews:
Irish bookie plans biggest-ever strip poker game
DUBLIN (AFP) - The biggest-ever strip poker championship will be held in London next month, with daring contestants from all over the world vying to keep their clothes on.
 
Leading Irish bookmaker, the Paddy Power company, came up with the idea of setting a world record for the game […]

From YahooNews:
‘Assassins’ patrol London’s streets with water guns in role-playing game
LONDON (AFP) - Londoners have begun a city-wide role-playing game where people roam the capital to shoot each other with water pistols as police warned that contestants might be committing criminal offences.
 
“StreetWars” has already taken place in New York, Vancouver, San Francisco, Los Angeles and […]

From YahooNews: 
Biker gang auctions off a day with them
SYDNEY, Australia - The Comanchero Motorcycle Club is auctioning off a day in the life of a biker, including a visit to the infamous site of a shootout with a rival gang that left six people dead.
The club has advertised the chance to spend eight hours with […]

From CNN.COM: 
US Airways to place ads on barf bags
US Airways wants to make the most out of a nauseating situation.
The Tempe, Arizona-based airline plans to sell advertisements on its air-sickness bags — those pint-sized expandable envelopes tucked between the in-flight magazines and safety cards.
“They’re in every back seat pocket,” said spokesman Phil Gee. “We figure […]

From MSNBC.COM: 
Kevin Federline now a paid party guest
Want K-Fed to attend your party? It will cost you!
Britney Spears’ hubby has been earning extra cash by charging to show up at soirees; his fee for a cameo, according to In Touch Weekly, is a whopping $20,000.
And Spears is reportedly thrilled that, with Rent-A-Kevin and other gigs, […]