Odd News From Around The World - BigPileOfBlog.com http://bigpileofblog.com The Strange, The Weird and The Wonderful - Odd News From Around The World Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:59:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 en 1244854http://www.feedburner.comSubscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with RojoSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with Pageflakes [Dumbass] How many times do 7 and 9 go into 44? According to the police, 30 times http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bigpileofblog/~3/344996852/comments.pl http://forums.fark.com/cgi/fark/comments.pl?IDLink=3757192#comments Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:59:50 +0000 Fark.com RSS http://go.fark.com/cgi/fark/go.pl?i=3757192 ]]> http://forums.fark.com/cgi/fark/comments.pl?IDLink=3757192/feed/ http://forums.fark.com/cgi/fark/comments.pl?IDLink=3757192 [Interesting] The FBI debunks 10 myths about itself. J. Edgar Hoover’s dressing habits fail to make the list, which shouldn’t surprise us, as they only list myths http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bigpileofblog/~3/344996855/comments.pl http://forums.fark.com/cgi/fark/comments.pl?IDLink=3757854#comments Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:57:12 +0000 Fark.com RSS http://go.fark.com/cgi/fark/go.pl?i=3757854 ]]> http://forums.fark.com/cgi/fark/comments.pl?IDLink=3757854/feed/ http://forums.fark.com/cgi/fark/comments.pl?IDLink=3757854 [Interesting] That baby photographed swimming naked for Nirvana’s album cover is now 17, hates school, likes water polo, and is grappling with his public image. “Quite a few people in the world have seen my penis. So that’s kinda cool.” http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bigpileofblog/~3/344996856/comments.pl http://forums.fark.com/cgi/fark/comments.pl?IDLink=3757773#comments Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:31:18 +0000 Fark.com RSS http://go.fark.com/cgi/fark/go.pl?i=3757773 ]]> http://forums.fark.com/cgi/fark/comments.pl?IDLink=3757773/feed/ http://forums.fark.com/cgi/fark/comments.pl?IDLink=3757773 Boy, 11, bites pit bull to fend off attack (AP) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bigpileofblog/~3/344970719/odd_boy_bites_dog http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080724/ap_on_fe_st/odd_boy_bites_dog#comments Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:17:24 +0000 Yahoo! News: Odd News ap/20080724/odd_boy_bites_dog ]]> http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080724/ap_on_fe_st/odd_boy_bites_dog/feed/ http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080724/ap_on_fe_st/odd_boy_bites_dog [Followup] Obama addresses an estimated crowd of 200,000 people in Berlin, 185,000 of whom were just there for a concert by the Decemberists http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bigpileofblog/~3/344996857/comments.pl http://forums.fark.com/cgi/fark/comments.pl?IDLink=3757626#comments Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:17:11 +0000 Fark.com RSS http://go.fark.com/cgi/fark/go.pl?i=3757626 ]]> http://forums.fark.com/cgi/fark/comments.pl?IDLink=3757626/feed/ http://forums.fark.com/cgi/fark/comments.pl?IDLink=3757626 [Interesting] Newseum celebrates 100 years of the FBI. Interactive exhibits include “Let’s Wiretap Martin Luther King” and “J. Edgar Hoover’s Fashion School” http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bigpileofblog/~3/344996858/comments.pl http://forums.fark.com/cgi/fark/comments.pl?IDLink=3757169#comments Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:15:46 +0000 Fark.com RSS http://go.fark.com/cgi/fark/go.pl?i=3757169 ]]> http://forums.fark.com/cgi/fark/comments.pl?IDLink=3757169/feed/ http://forums.fark.com/cgi/fark/comments.pl?IDLink=3757169 [Amusing] What to do with that old junked 727 that your dad left you http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bigpileofblog/~3/344996859/comments.pl http://forums.fark.com/cgi/fark/comments.pl?IDLink=3757045#comments Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:01:38 +0000 Fark.com RSS http://go.fark.com/cgi/fark/go.pl?i=3757045 ]]> http://forums.fark.com/cgi/fark/comments.pl?IDLink=3757045/feed/ http://forums.fark.com/cgi/fark/comments.pl?IDLink=3757045 [Photoshop] Photoshop this strange bird http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bigpileofblog/~3/344996863/comments.pl http://forums.fark.com/cgi/fark/comments.pl?IDLink=3746236#comments Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:43:29 +0000 Fark.com RSS http://go.fark.com/cgi/fark/go.pl?i=3746236 ]]> http://forums.fark.com/cgi/fark/comments.pl?IDLink=3746236/feed/ http://forums.fark.com/cgi/fark/comments.pl?IDLink=3746236 [Sad] Here is the church / here is the steeple / another crane falls / and crushes two people http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bigpileofblog/~3/344996866/comments.pl http://forums.fark.com/cgi/fark/comments.pl?IDLink=3757246#comments Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:25:56 +0000 Fark.com RSS http://go.fark.com/cgi/fark/go.pl?i=3757246 ]]> http://forums.fark.com/cgi/fark/comments.pl?IDLink=3757246/feed/ http://forums.fark.com/cgi/fark/comments.pl?IDLink=3757246 [Amusing] Ben Stein on Obama’s convention speech: “Seventy-five-thousand people at an outdoor sports palace, well, that’s something the Fuehrer would have done” http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bigpileofblog/~3/344996867/comments.pl http://forums.fark.com/cgi/fark/comments.pl?IDLink=3757240#comments Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:21:56 +0000 Fark.com RSS http://go.fark.com/cgi/fark/go.pl?i=3757240 ]]> http://forums.fark.com/cgi/fark/comments.pl?IDLink=3757240/feed/ http://forums.fark.com/cgi/fark/comments.pl?IDLink=3757240 Peacock hitches ride with pair along Pa. roadway (AP) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bigpileofblog/~3/344925894/odd_peacock_pickup http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080724/ap_on_fe_st/odd_peacock_pickup#comments Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:17:06 +0000 Yahoo! News: Odd News ap/20080724/odd_peacock_pickup ]]> http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080724/ap_on_fe_st/odd_peacock_pickup/feed/ http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080724/ap_on_fe_st/odd_peacock_pickup Brazilians chase civil servants’ “train of happiness” (Reuters) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bigpileofblog/~3/344925895/oukoe_uk_brazil_bureaucrats http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080724/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_brazil_bureaucrats#comments Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:12:27 +0000 Yahoo! News: Odd News nm/20080724/oukoe_uk_brazil_bureaucrats ]]> http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080724/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_brazil_bureaucrats/feed/ http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080724/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_brazil_bureaucrats [Interesting] A former consultant for Anheuser-Busch in St. Louis accused of stealing from the company. His punishment is expected to be watered down and tasteless http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bigpileofblog/~3/344996868/comments.pl http://forums.fark.com/cgi/fark/comments.pl?IDLink=3756883#comments Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:04:52 +0000 Fark.com RSS http://go.fark.com/cgi/fark/go.pl?i=3756883 ]]> http://forums.fark.com/cgi/fark/comments.pl?IDLink=3756883/feed/ http://forums.fark.com/cgi/fark/comments.pl?IDLink=3756883 [Weird] Obama secures another crucial voting block: death row inmates http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bigpileofblog/~3/344996869/comments.pl http://forums.fark.com/cgi/fark/comments.pl?IDLink=3757419#comments Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:02:49 +0000 Fark.com RSS http://go.fark.com/cgi/fark/go.pl?i=3757419 ]]> http://forums.fark.com/cgi/fark/comments.pl?IDLink=3757419/feed/ http://forums.fark.com/cgi/fark/comments.pl?IDLink=3757419 [Amusing] Looks like playing golf can add five years to your life. Duffing that tee off into the water will take 10 take years off your life, though http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bigpileofblog/~3/344883897/comments.pl http://forums.fark.com/cgi/fark/comments.pl?IDLink=3757210#comments Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:54:55 +0000 Fark.com RSS http://go.fark.com/cgi/fark/go.pl?i=3757210 ]]> http://forums.fark.com/cgi/fark/comments.pl?IDLink=3757210/feed/ http://forums.fark.com/cgi/fark/comments.pl?IDLink=3757210