BigBlog.com: Quirky http://bigblog.com/quirky.html The latest in Quirky Fight fans fall for Borat stunt? http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/WeirdNews/2008/07/08/6097226.html LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) Crowds in Arkansas came for the lure of cage fighting and $1 beer, but police say what they got instead was men ripping each others clothes off and kissing a stunt suspected of being orchestrated by Sacha Baron Cohen of Borat fame. Family gets refund after kicked off plane http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2008/07/08/Family_gets_refund_after_kicked_off_plane/UPI-58231215557682/ Southwest Airlines (NYSE:LUV) officials said they have offered a full refund to a family kicked off a flight in Phoenix due to disruptive children. Proof: Stinky Feet Can Be Deadly http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/07/08/national/a155251D22.DTL A man was sentenced to 35 years in prison for stabbing his roommate to death after an argument in their Houston apartment about stinky feet. Fla. county moves against iguanas http://www.politicalgateway.com/news/read/158300 PALM BEACH, Fla., July 8 (UPI) -- Palm Beach County, Fla., officials are asking state wildlife authorities to classify the iguanas that have infested many backyards as "reptiles of concern." France's first lady has album out July 11 http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/WeirdNews/2008/07/08/6100206-ap.html French President Nicolas Sarkozy's wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy has a new album, "Comme si de rien n'etait" (As If Nothing Had Happened), coming out on July 11 (AP Photo/Michel Spingler, file) Island mulls nationwide ban on tobacco http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/WeirdNews/2008/07/08/6099136-ap.html WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Health officials want to make the tiny South Pacific island of Niue the first country in the world to be fully smoke-free by banning tobacco. Strange discontinued Olympic sports http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/WeirdNews/2008/07/08/6100216-ap.html Not every Olympic event has been a success. Some, like live pigeon shooting and equestrian high jump, lasted just one year. Here's a look at some other sports no longer in the Olympic program: Babies linked to Colo. festival http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/WeirdNews/2008/07/08/6101491-ap.html GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) The effects of an annual music festival in Grand Junction, Colo., may appear months after the last act plays nine months, to be precise. Woman reaches into bra, finds bat http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2008/07/08/Woman_reaches_into_bra_finds_bat/UPI-75771215548529/ A 19-year-old woman working at an English hotel said she discovered a baby bat in her bra after five hours of wearing the undergarment. Nevada brothel offers customers gas rebate http://uk.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUKN0829582920080708 Clients of the Shady Lady Ranch will get a $50 gas voucher if they fork out $300 -- worth about one hour's worth of services -- at the brothel in Beatty, Nevada, 130 miles (209 km) northwest of Las Vegas. Motor boating, duelling pistol among discontinued sports from past Olympics http://news.yahoo.ca/s/capress/080708/koddities/discontinued_olympic_sports_list Not every Olympic event has been a success. Some, like live pigeon shooting and equestrian high jump, lasted just one year. Here's a look at some other sports no longer in the Olympic program: Woman reaches into bra, finds bat http://www.politicalgateway.com/news/read/158292 NORWICH, England, July 8 (UPI) -- A 19-year-old woman working at an English hotel said she discovered a baby bat in her bra after five hours of wearing the undergarment. Woman overpowers thief with tea and sympathy http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSN0818516620080708?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews TOKYO (Reuters) - A Japanese woman and her six-month-old baby escaped unhurt from a knife-wielding thief this week after the mother calmed him down with a cup of tea and a chat. Court convicts man who says he can raise dead http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSL0714742020080708?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Moscow court convicted a man of fraud on Monday for preying on people mourning loved ones by saying he could resurrect the dead. Spaniard gored in San Fermin festival bull-run (AP) http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080708/ap_on_fe_st/spain_running_of_the_bulls PAMPLONA, Spain - The running of the bulls through Pamplona on Tuesday left one man gored and four slightly injured during the annual San Fermin festival, the Spanish Red Cross said. Truck rams Concorde, knocks off its nose in NYC (AP) http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080708/ap_on_fe_st/odd_concorde_nose_job The retired Concorde is normally on display at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum. It has been at a recreational facility in Brooklyn while the Spaniard gored in San Fermin festival bull-run http://www.sunherald.com/news/weird_news/story/669274.html A revelers falls as Cebada Gago's fighting bulls pass, not seen, during the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, Tuesday, July 8, 2008. The 'Los San Fermines' festival, held since 1591, attracts tens of thousands of foreign visitors each year for nine days of revelry, morning bull-runs and afternoon bullfights. Truck rams Concorde, knocks off its nose in NYC http://www.sunherald.com/news/weird_news/story/670240.html An embarrassed museum official says a two-week nose job should reverse the damage a Concorde supersonic jet suffered when a truck rammed it. Builder discovers "priceless" Tolkien postcard http://news.yahoo.ca/s/reuters/080708/odds/odd_tolkien_postcard_dc LONDON (Reuters) - A demolition man stripping a fireplace from the former home of "The Lord of the Rings" author J.R.R. Tolkien stumbled across a postcard to the writer dated 1968, and hopes to sell it for a small fortune. Court convicts man who says he can raise dead http://news.yahoo.ca/s/reuters/080708/odds/odd_fraud_dc MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Moscow court convicted a man of fraud on Monday for preying on people mourning loved ones by saying he could resurrect the dead. Dying to get cheaper as Malta ends hearse cartel http://news.yahoo.ca/s/reuters/080708/odds/odd_hearses_dc VALLETTA (Reuters) - The cost of living is rising in Malta, but the cost of dying may be about to drop. Cagey Borat Still On The Loose? http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/07/08/national/a031149D58.DTL Crowds in Arkansas came for the lure of cage fighting and $1 beer, but police say what they got instead was men ripping each others' clothes off and kissing a stunt suspected of being orchestrated by Sacha Baron Cohen of "Borat" fame. Childhood Peace Pusher Guilty Of Killing http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/07/08/national/a053516D62.DTL A Boston man who as a child implored the governor of Massachusetts to "stop the violence" has admitted to fatally shooting another man. Staying Calm Was Her Cup Of Tea http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/07/08/international/i093037D80.DTL A Japanese woman brewed up an unusual escape plan to free herself and her 6-month-old daughter from a suspected armed robber: a cup of tea and a chat. Bribe-takers found in Bangladesh's anti-corruption body http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080708/od_afp/bangladeshpoliticscorruptionoffbeat_080708162109 DHAKA (AFP) - Bangladesh's top anti-corruption body admitted Tuesday that it has discovered several of its own officials taking bribes while enforcing a nationwide crackdown on the practice.