This Bud’s for me.
A Colorado brewery worker was nabbed for allegedly stealing 570 rare and expensive beers from his employers at Avery Brewing Company, police said.
Adam James Dickinson, 26, worked at the Boulder business for a few months last year, and is accused of stealing beers worth $200 to $300, including brands like Duck Duck Gooze, Rogue Old Crustacean, and a case of Isabelle Proximus.
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Maybe there’s something in the water.
For the third time in six months, Seattle police have caught a naked man swimming in the city’s Green Lake.
The latest incident involved guy clinging to a dock after he threatened to harm himself.
In November, a man yelled he wanted to drown himself before shedding his clothes and taking the plunge.
In September, a guy wanted on an assault charge escaped capture by swimming in the lake for hours — in the nude, of course.
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It’s like the yule log, on steroids.
A public-television station in Norway is scheduling 12 hours of programming that will feature nothing but a burning fireplace.
But the telecast will include color commentary from firewood specialists, along with “expert advice” tv producers said.
“We’ll talk about the very nerdy subjects like burning, slicing and stacking the wood, but we’ll also have cultural segments with music and poems,” producer Rune Moeklebust said.
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These boobs are bummed out.
Two sisters in England who wanted to look like Jennifer Lopez so much that they badgered their mother into spending $30,000 on plastic surgery now regret the work they’ve had done.
Karen, 20, and Jennifer Lopez (yes, she does have J.Lo’s name), 23, had their breasts and buttocks enhanced in their teens, but now say their curves are a curse.
“Men beep their horns and whistle at me, even come up and touch my bum,” Jennifer said.
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Think you’ve been smoking too long to give it up? Meet Briton Clara Cowell, who finally quit the habit at age 102.
Cowell, who had been lighting up for more than 80 years, gave up cigarettes at the urging of her family.
But a dissident daughter claims smoking and a daily shot of whisky are what keep Cowell going.
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