The copper-headed stepchild of the currency world is at the center of a dustup in Readington Township, NJ. A group of 29 eighth graders played a prank disguised as civil disobedience by paying for their lunch all in pennies. After the fact, they said it was to protest a shortened lunch period.
I guess […]

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It’s headlines like this that make me proud to be a lifelong resident of Wisconsin:
Man Arrested For Restraining Son With Tape For Not Wearing Packers Jersey 
Too many comments floating in my head.  I will sum them all up with a hearty WTF?!?!
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Ok, I’ve forgotten many things in my life - keys, birthdays, appointments, phone numbers, instructions, anniversaries, my name, etc… but a dead body?
That’s what one Charles E. Gross of Pueblo, Colorado claims. Sure, he admits to shooting the guy in the head 7 years ago, but he shoved the body under his mobile home […]

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As I may have mentioned, TubaPants comes at you from the frozen tundra of Northeast Wisconsin. And, like it or not, the Green Bay Packers are more than just our team, they are a way of life for many. Open the phone book, and you’ll be dumbfounded by the number of businesses that […]

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Best parade of all time… in Modesto, California… with ninjas!
NINJA PARADE!
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two things are happening around Wisconsin that are alarming to me on a certain level.
1-  There seems to be so much resistance in cleaning up the mess that the local factories have dumped into our waters.  There are signs posted all along the Fox River stating the fish, and that you can only eat 1 […]

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Hey, if you’re not doing anything on Saturday, you might wanna head over to Whalan, Minnesota for the annual Stand Still Parade.
Here’s the dealio… the main drag in town is barely two blocks long, which would make for a pretty short traditional parade. And with a population of around sixty, they don’t have any […]

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Once again, truth is stranger than fiction. The Police Calls section of the Green Bay Press-Gazette from this past Friday yielded a number of gems…
• Theft: Three hubcaps were taken from a Dodge Stratus parked in the 600 block of South Adams Street on March 22. Loss estimated at $125.
OK, so did the car […]

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There’s been a pile of whacked headlines in the local papers of late.  So let’s get right to them, shall we?
McBusted: City man arrested for 5th OWI - in McDonald’s drive-through lane - Sheboygan
Uh, no, you don’t deserve a break today.
Teen busted after posting pix of pot on MySpace.com - Sheboygan
Ah, yes, the children are […]

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A smattering of real live news headlines from the newspapers of Northeast Wisconsin:
Man stabbed in buttocks during fight
What an asshole
Alan Parsons to perform in Sheboygan
He’s still alive?
Man waives hearing in kitten deaths
Yea, apparently they were too ‘psycho’
Prosecutors: Neenah woman left baby in car while gambling
You’re all class, lady
County to collect drugs Friday
They seriously think this […]

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This week’s pile of real live news headlines from the newspapers of Northeast Wisconsin:
Police respond to pig on U.S. 41 - Green Bay
Sometimes it’s really hard to fight the stereotypes people have about Wisconsin.
Beer Fest highlights brewing’s value - Stevens Point
Hooray for beer!
Weston mother learns head-lice lessons - Weston
Some kind of after school special?
Dad allegedly […]

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This week’s pile of real live news headlines from the newspapers of Northeast Wisconsin:
3 charged with drunken driving for fifth time - Fond du Lac
A trifecta of complete losers.

Berlin woman charged for murder-for-hire plot - Berlin
I said, put the toilet seat DOWN, dammit!

St. Nazianz man proud to be ‘Undertaker in the cattle industry’ - St. […]

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Yet another installment of headlines ripped from the newspapers Northeast Wisconsin…
Woman charged in alleged blackmail scheme - Appleton
That’s one classy lady right there…
Grand Champion animals go to market at fair - Manitowoc
Betcha they don’t have stories like this in the New York Times…
Night in Old Vienna wraps up Buttermilk Festival tonight - Fond du Lac
What? […]

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A little light this week, but here they are… more hard-hitting headlines pulled from the newspapers of Northeast Wisconsin.
More ATV users mean more crashes - Wisconsin Rapids
No shit?
Student seeks $1 from 20,000 people to pay for college - Wausau
Intriguing idea, but $20k for Bible school?
Ostriches on Weston farm part of the family - Wausau
As long […]

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More hard-hitting headlines pulled from the newspapers of Northeast Wisconsin.
Woman convicted of ‘cooking’ crack cocaine at group home - Green Bay
Simply precious.

Bar owners blame smoking ban for underage drinking violations - Appleton
Right, and aliens are to blame for property taxes.

Girl reels in 32 1/2-inch sheepshead - Fond du Lac
That is one big, […]

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