The 100 Weirdest News Stories We Dugg in 2008: 60 - 51

60. Smart Kids Are More Likely to Become Drunks (2236 Diggs)
Public health experts from the University of Glasgow were able to obtain the childhood mental ability scores of over 8,000 men and women in their 30s, and found -- much to their surprise -- the higher the IQ, the higher the likelihood of developing a drinking problem. We suspect a lot of boozers are hoping these findings hold up, as their perceived intellects would be a great reason to party.

59. Snorting a Brain Chemical Could Replace Sleep (2247 Diggs)
Move over, coffee. In the future we may be able to snort a brain chemical that not only keeps us awake, but doesn't cause the edginess of other stimulants. In fact, it could replace sleep altogether. A development that doesn't sit well with PA42, who argued, "Call me crazy, but I enjoy sleeping."

58. Toys 'R Us Sells a Tramp Stamp for Kids (2249 Diggs)
Toys 'R Us is now selling a removable lower-back tattoo for the littlest wannabe Britney. Mooshcala thinks it's the "perfect compliment to her Huggies thong."

57. Nine Women Arrested After Oral Sex Competition (2278 Diggs)
In July, nine British women were arrested for participating in an oral sex contest on the Greek island of Zakynthos. Each was charged with prostitution, and the male parts of the equation were hit with encouraging obscene behavior. "I didn't realize AWESOME was illegal," wrote Willravel (who, not coincidentally, is thinking of booking a trip to Greece).

56. Formerly Rude Customer Leaves Waitress $50K and a Buick (2277 Diggs)
Waitress Melina Salazar served Walter "Buck" Swords, despite his curses and unreasonable demands, over the course of seven years. When the cantankerous old man died at 89, he surprised everybody by leaving Salazer $50,000 and his Buick. It's like the sappy, made-for-TV version of "As Good as It Gets."

55. Fake Seat Belt Fools Police, Fails to Cheat Death (2326 Diggs)
A New Zealand man who had been ticketed 32 times for not wearing his seat belt finally had enough and designed a homemade fake seat belt to throw off the fuzz. Then he died when he was thrown into his steering wheel during a low-impact collision. This gave Terryhaugn an idea: "Tomorrow I am going to paint a helmet on and walk through a construction site."

54. Fake Cop Arrested After Pulling Over Real Cop (2388 Diggs)
A Connecticut man impersonating a police officer got the shock of his life when he attempted to pull over a real police officer. Israel Gomez went all out in his deception, using a siren and loudspeaker to coax Lt. Ronald Bair off the road. Gomez was charged with impersonating a police officer, reckless driving and improper use of a red flashing light. It is further proof that we can all make our own bad luck.

53. Man Stole Buses, Drove Routes, Returned Them at Night (2346 Diggs)
An 18-year-old allegedly stole Miami-Dade Transit buses on three occasions, and then drove their routes. James Harris wore a proper bus driver uniform during his crime, and returned the buses and the fares to the depot each night. The Grantman knows how the authorities finally put the kibosh on Harris's bizarre idea of a good time: "They caught him because he stood out like a sore thumb. He was polite, friendly and on time."

52. Identical Twins Marry, Give Birth to Identical Twins (2356 Diggs)
Identical twins Diane and Darlene Nettemeier met identical twins Craig and Mark Sanders ten years ago, and soon they were a pair of married couples, with matching houses built next to each other. Now, despite the million-to-one odds, Diane and Craig have had identical twins of their own. Junkey thinks he knows how it all got started: "I bet they got married on a dare ... a double dare."

51. Teen Plots to Kill Jesus (2361 Diggs)
In April, police arrested an 18-year-old South Carolina high school senior for threatening to blow up his school. Ryan Schallenberger told authorities he wanted to die, go to heaven, and kill Jesus. "At least he has an original reason for wanting to blow up the school," Algo opined.

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