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March 24, 2008

Odd Easter Weekend News

There's been some funny stories in the news this Easter Long Weekend.

A shoplifter looking to make a quick getaway from a Dutch supermarket after stealing a packet of meat left police a crucial piece of evidence -- his 12-year-old son.

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In other news, a British cash machine became a big hit this week after it started paying out twice as much money as it should. I wish I was there at the time.

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This guy must have been high.

An Australian man's complaint of an break-in at his home went to pot Friday when police arrested him for growing marijuana.

The 35-year-old man in the central Australian city of Adelaide called police to report that six men had broken into his house through a window and stolen parts of his cannabis plants.

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Sometimes it pays to have your own wheels.

Two teenage suspects in a convenience store robbery in Oakville, Ontario, near Toronto, may have made a clean escape had they thought to bring a getaway car along for the heist.

Instead, the men fled the store on foot with an undisclosed amount of money, and then called for a taxi -- which showed up with two police officers inside.

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