Offbeat NewsNews on Offbeat continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.German man torches car to protest high gas prices- June 29, 2008 A German man doused his BMW with gasoline and torched it on Friday in protest at skyrocketing fuel costs, police said.The unemployed 30-year-old man drove the black 1995 BMW 3-series sedan onto the lawn outside ...http://www.topix.net/news/weird/2008/06/german-man-torches-car-to-protest-high-gas-prices?... Luxury Spring Water Only $100 a Bottle- June 28, 2008 Just the other day I found myself pushing three dollar bills into a vending machine, frustrated that it cost the same for water as it does for a bottle of coke.http://www.topix.net/news/weird/2008/06/luxury-spring-water-only-100-a-bottle?fromrss=1 Woman Auctions Bridesmaid Spot on eBay, Gets Big Surprise- June 28, 2008 23-year-old Kelly Gray was just hoping to defray some of the costs of her wedding when she decided to auction off a bridesmaid spot in her wedding on eBay. But she got far more than she bargained for.http://www.topix.net/news/weird/2008/06/woman-auctions-bridesmaid-spot-on-ebay-gets-big-su... Larry Craig, Daniel Vitter Co-Sponsors of "Marriage Protection Amendment"- June 28, 2008 I hope you don't have to be told who either of these senators are, but just in case: Larry Craig is a Republican senator from Idaho who was caught playing footsie in a sex sting in an airport bathroom. Meanwhile David Vitter (R-LA), was one of the D.C. Madam's clients. The two have joined six others as co-sponsors of S. J. Res. 43, Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS)'s "Marriage Protection Amendment."http://www.topix.net/news/weird/2008/06/larry-craig-daniel-vitter-co-sponsors-of-marriage-... Flint police chief orders crackdown on sagging pants- June 28, 2008 Police in Flint are cracking down on sagging pants that show too much skin. Police Chief David Dicks has ordered officers to arrest those they see walking around with their buttocks exposed.http://www.topix.net/news/weird/2008/06/flint-police-chief-orders-crackdown-on-sagging-pan... Children's book author uses rat urine for illustrations- June 27, 2008 An award-winning children's book author has revealed that she used rat urine to produce a distinctive look for her latest book "Little Mouse's Big Book of Fears."http://www.topix.net/news/weird/2008/06/childrens-book-author-uses-rat-urine-for-illustrat... Motorcyclist Cited For Driving 144 MPH- June 27, 2008 A motorcyclist clocked by state police driving 144 miles-an-hour in a 55 mile-an-hour zone in New York's Putnam County faces having his license suspended.http://www.topix.net/news/weird/2008/06/motorcyclist-cited-for-driving-144-mph?fromrss=1 Polar scientists reveal dramatic new evidence of climate change- June 27, 2008 It seems unthinkable, but for the first time in human history, ice is on course to disappear entirely from the North Pole this year.http://www.topix.net/news/weird/2008/06/polar-scientists-reveal-dramatic-new-evidence-of-c... Pope Benedict XVI does not wear Prada, says Vatican- June 27, 2008 The Devil may wear Prada, but Pope Benedict XVI certainly does not, the official Vatican newspaper has revealed.http://www.topix.net/news/weird/2008/06/pope-benedict-xvi-does-not-wear-prada-says-vatican... Wash. dentist's staff saddles up to beat gas costs- June 27, 2008 ARLINGTON, Wash. (AP) -- When gas prices hit $4 a gallon, the staff at Dr. Keith Leonard's dental office figured it was time to pony up.http://www.topix.net/news/weird/2008/06/wash-dentists-staff-saddles-up-to-beat-gas-costs?f... |