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Like a pink toad, life is full of oddities. The weird, the strange, the inexplicable happens around us continuously. Most of the time, these odd events are funny, and the Pink Toad is here to present the strange, but comical odd news that happen around the world on a daily basis.
Strange News Monthly Archives
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Doing Up New Years Eve ... Doggie Style
Day one of 2008 -- a time for new beginnings, new hopes, and new adventures. Welcoming the new year is one of the oldest and liveliest customs celebrated the world over. As, with everything else, dogs and cats have their own way of doing things.
2007-12-31 12:40:40
Mystery skull found in 'haunted' mansion
Recent renovations of a late 18th century house in Ireland uncover a tumbling skull. The house has a reputation of being haunted. Irish gardai intend to perform forensic tests that may provide clues regarding the provenance of the skull.
2007-12-31 12:29:13
Live with trash for a year? Man tries it to make statement
Ari Derfel leads a trashy life. He just wants to remind everyone else that they do, too.
2007-12-31 10:31:33
Man blames car wreck on prehistoric winged reptile
A 29-year-old Wenatchee man told police a pterodactyl caused him to drive his car into a light pole about 11:30 p.m. Thursday.
2007-12-31 09:24:32
Wealthy dogs love spaghetti dinners
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2007-12-31 08:16:08
Men Shoot Themselves in Tattoo Attempt
Getting a tattoo can be a painful proposition, but usually it's just the needle you have to worry about. Two men trying to trace a loaded .357-caliber Magnum as a pattern for a tattoo accidentally shot themselves, the Otero County Sheriff's Department said Monday.
2007-12-31 08:03:39
Slump Forces Md. Family to Raffle Home
Frustrated by a nationwide housing slump, a western Maryland couple is selling raffle tickets for their $390,000 house and hoping they'll sell enough $100 tickets to get the farmhouse off their hands. Dennis Kelly and Karen Crawford put the four-bedroom house for sale for $425,000 a year and a half ago. But they say the housing slowdown means they haven't had any takers. The house is now valued at $390,000.
2007-12-31 07:26:06
My New Years Resolutions for '08 (#1 Get my ass back home from Iraq)
OK, unlike many I have already celebrated my New Years Eve. This year I unfortuantely spent the evening lying on my bed listening to music on my iPod and thinking of New Years past. New Years spent with family and friends.
2007-12-31 05:14:43
New Year countdown around the world (2008)
This countdown table will give you the countdown to any place in the world.
2007-12-31 05:02:58
As the Ball Drops, Dieting Companies Take Positions Nearby
Don't worry, Madison Avenue knows what is likely to be on your mind imminently, if not already. And it is prepared to bombard you with weight loss ideas even before the ball drops Monday night.
2007-12-31 04:43:13
'Surge' thrown 'under the bus' on annual list of banned words
Resist the urge to say you will "wordsmith" your list of New Year's resolutions rather than write one. And don't utter, "It is ...
2007-12-31 04:23:55
Couch Potato Contest Beings in NYC
On your marks. Get set. Watch! For many sports fans, New Year's Day was made for lounging around the living room and watching college football with a bag of potato chips in hand. This year, they can get rewarded for their laziness. The ESPN Zone Ultimate Couch Potato Competition is being held Tuesday at the ESPN Zone restaurant in Times Square.
2007-12-31 03:18:58
My Penthouse Harem
Owning a ten room penthouse in the city was a dream come true. It all started when my folks died in an auto crash. The courts awarded me three million dollars which I invested in a penthouse apartment.
2007-12-31 03:17:52
Agents Pull Birds From Men's Pockets
Border agents pulled four live birds from the pockets of a pigeon collector and a traveling companion trying to enter the United States from Canada. The pair were stopped Sunday at the Lewiston-Queenston Bridge border crossing, where they told inspectors they were on their way to visit an uncle in LeRoy, outside Rochester, Customs and Border Protection spokesman Kevin Corsaro said.
2007-12-31 02:27:39
Man Allegedly Steals Neighbor's Panties
Police arrested a neighbor after a woman reported some of her undergarments had been stolen from her house. Charles Michael Clark, 30, has been charged with burglary and is free on $20,000 bond. Sgt. Eric Bruss said the woman had been out of town when she returned home and found a barefoot man in the living room. Bruss said the man fled.
2007-12-31 02:24:43
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