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Steak 'N Shake Server Gets a Whopping 7,000% Tip

Emerald Catron — Fri, 17 May 2013 19:24:43 +0000

CeCe Bruce had been working at a Steak n' Shake in Indiana for two years when she received the tip of a lifetime. After watching Bruce deal with some rude customers, a regular tipped $446 on her $5.96 check -- that's a 7,000 percent tip.

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Mom Puts Three-Year-Old Son Up for Adoption on Craigslist

Donald Deane — Thu, 16 May 2013 22:00:44 +0000

Craigslist is a great resource for meeting people and buying and selling almost anything. But when it comes to giving away children, there are probably better ways. That didn't stop a Texas woman from offering her three-year-old for adoption on the service, however.

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Waitress Gets Fired for Insulting Police on Facebook

Chris Chaberski — Thu, 16 May 2013 20:39:31 +0000

Looks like someone didn't get the memo that what you post on Facebook can be seen by lots of people—and some of them may not like it very much.

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Pants Thieves on the Loose in Shreveport

Angela Thomas — Thu, 09 May 2013 14:33:29 +0000

Two youngsters rob Shreveport man of his pants, with his wallet in them.

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Lightning Strikes Twice! Woman Gives Birth to Twins Aboard a Moving Train — For the Second Time

Drew Weisholtz — Mon, 06 May 2013 20:11:24 +0000

Zubin Nisha may want to think about finding a way to travel other than train.

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Zooey Deschanel Mistakenly Named a Boston Bombing Suspect

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:46:20 +0000

It's hard to imagine 'New Girl' star Zooey Deschanel as anything besides a wide-eyed, manic-pixie dream girl who just wants to spread good vibes and quirkiness.

Which is why folks in Dallas must've been a bit confused on Friday when the local Fox affiliate fingered Deschanel as a suspect in last week's tragic Boston Marathon bombing. "He is 19 year old Zoey Deschanel," read the caption, which was meant to refer to the now captured Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev.

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East Texas Woman Wants to Find Emu a New Home

Dennis Foley — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:56:34 +0000

Looking for an emu? The owner of an emu named Big Bird in East Texas wants to find him a new home.

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Budweiser Introduces New Bow Tie Can

Dennis Foley — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:04:30 +0000

When it is time to enjoy a cold beverage, Budweiser wants it to be out of its new beer can shaped like a bow tie.

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Couple Steals $330k From Elderly Neighbor

Dennis Foley — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 17:44:31 +0000

A Princeton woman was recent arrested for stealing money from her grandmother, now a couple in St. Tammany Parish are arrested for stealing $330,000 from their elderly neighbor.

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Princeton Woman Admits Swindling $100k From Grandmother; Doesn't Call It "Stealing"

Dennis Foley — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 19:22:53 +0000

A Princeton woman admits to taking over $100,000 from her grandmother, but denies that she stole from her.

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World's Largest Egg Set to Sell for a Ludicrous $45,000

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 14:45:52 +0000

Whoever pays for this egg is going to shell out a lot of money.

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Girl, 13, Suspended for Bringing Butter Knife to Cut Fruit at Lunch

Drew Weisholtz — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 13:49:29 +0000

A butter knife is causing some major controversy in Attleboro, Massachusetts.

Yes, a butter knife.

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Grocery Store Charging $5 Fee Just to Browse

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 22:00:56 +0000

A food specialty store in Australia is sick of folks "just looking" at their merchandise without buying anything. So, starting last month, Celiac Supplies instituted a policy in which shoppers pay a five dollar door fee, which will then be deducted from any purchase.

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Punxsutawney Phil Is in Trouble With the Law

Chris Chaberski — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 18:50:05 +0000

The official first day of spring may have been earlier this week, but one prosecutor in Ohio thinks that winter has gone on far too long—and he blames a certain prognosticatory rodent.

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Syfy's 'Ghost Hunters' Investigate Shreveport's Municipal Auditorium

Angela Thomas — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 17:56:07 +0000

Is Shreveport's Municipal Auditorium haunted? The Syfy Channel's hit show "Ghost Hunters" seems to think so. According to SMG Manager Sam Voisin, the paranormal investigation crew was at the storied local venue recently filming for an upcoming show.

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Shreveport Minor Robbed When Trying To Buy Drugs, No One Arrested

Dennis Foley — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 19:35:47 +0000

An odd set of circumstances for one Shreveport minor. She was robbed while trying to buy drugs. Being robbed by a drug dealer may not be too far fetched, but calling the police about it while you are trying to buy drugs is definitely a unique wrinkle.

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University Cuts Baseball Team, Team Cuts University From Uniform

Dennis Foley — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 17:22:33 +0000

Towson University in Maryland told its Division I baseball and soccer teams that they will be getting cut at the end of the school year. So, what does the baseball team do? They cut the school from the team.

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Louisiana Man Arrested Wearing Tin Foil Hat; Threatened To Torch Schools

Dennis Foley — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 19:47:43 +0000

No, he's not the Tin Man, just a Louisiana guy wearing a tin foil hat threatening to torch schools.

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Enraged Man Beats Woman in Wheelchair for Eating Last Piece of Chicken

Drew Weisholtz — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 20:03:01 +0000

Some people have no clue how to treat the handicapped.

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Drunk Woman Takes Off Pants, Flee Cops In Toy Power Wheels Truck

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 22:30:37 +0000

Jamie Craft of Jonesboro, Arkansas has herself quite a Tuesday.

The 28-year old kicked of her midweek adventure by getting good and drunk and crashing her Trans Am into the side of a mobile home. Mind you this was a proper, adult sized Trans Am, which becomes important later in this tale and also made what she did a pretty serious crime.

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