Man wants to question parrot in court
A man claims a woman wrongly adopted his lost parrot - and he can prove it if given a chance to question the bird in court.
( Associated Press, 10/06/2003 06:35 AM PDT)

It's raining frogs in Connecticut
Hurricane Isabel brought unholy high winds and lashing rain to the East Coast. It also dumped something almost biblical on Connecticut.
( Associated Press, 10/03/2003 09:18 AM PDT)

Can't even get the slogans right . . .
Quick: which company has the slogan "The power of dreams?"
( Associated Press, 10/03/2003 09:14 AM PDT)

O2 4 U
There was no chance of students getting drunk by bellying up to a bar on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus.
( Associated Press, 10/03/2003 09:12 AM PDT)

Study: Zoos hurt roaming animals -- duh
Wild animals accustomed to lots of room to roam don't do well confined in zoos, according to a new study in the journal Nature.
( By FAYE FLAM, Philadelphia Inquirer, 10/02/2003 10:35 AM PDT)

Windy dilemma faces Pennsylvania Amish
Amish farmers here in eastern Lancaster County are facing a crisis this harvest season, and their horses just won't cut it. So this one time, their bishops are permitting Amish farmers to use heavy machinery to bring in their corn crops.
( By Tom Infield, Inquirer Staff Writer, 10/02/2003 10:23 AM PDT)

Man sets record for eating M&Ms;
Three minutes after Jim Hager started eating M&Ms; with a pair of chopsticks, he was headed for the Guinness Book of World Records.
( Associated Press, 10/01/2003 10:22 AM PDT)

Texas Band Chief Apologizes for Nazi Flag
A high school band director has apologized for a halftime performance that included "Deutschland Uber Alles," the anthem closely associated with Adolf Hitler, and a student running across the field with a Nazi flag.
( Associated Press, 09/30/2003 12:06 PM PDT)

Bat dung closes school auditorium
Holy bat odors, Batman! The pungent smell of feces left by 2,000 to 5,000 free-tail bats roosting in the rafters of a high school auditorium has forced officials to shut down the facility.
( By MICHAEL BARBER, Bradenton (Fla.) Herald, 09/30/2003 06:27 AM PDT)