http://aroundthewatercooler.comOffice Gossip, Current Events and NewsenFri, 04 Nov 2011 08:42:55 PDTnoOffice Gossip, Current Events and Newsaroundthewatercooler/mDruhttp://feedburner.google.comhttp://aroundthewatercooler.com/rattlesnakes-invade-university.htm“Officials at Weber State University in Utah said four rattlesnakes have slithered into a building in separate incidents during the past week.“ UPI These snakes aren’t Republican presidential candidates, we know how adverse these know-nothings are to the pursuit of intellectual endeavors. Although I’m’ sure that Herman Cain would love to slither and hide in [...]http://aroundthewatercooler.com/woman-steals-26-boxes-of-condoms-huggies-and-cotton-balls.htm“Investigators said Alexandrea Brooks entered the Walgreens store in Marietta Sept. 11 and left with 26 boxes of condoms, a pack of cotton balls, a box of Huggies baby wipes and an ovulation test kit, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported Tuesday.“ UPI Was this woman planning on having the Mother of all Swinger parties? Though some [...]http://aroundthewatercooler.com/outrage-thieves-steal-700-pound-statue-of-a-pelican.htm“Police in California are offering $1,000 for information leading to the culprits behind the theft of a 700-pound pelican statue. Novato police said the sculpture, which the Novato City Council commissioned for Scottsdale Pond park in 2007 for $27,500, was apparently stolen during the weekend, the Marin Independent Journal reported Monday.“ UPI It takes a [...]http://aroundthewatercooler.com/chechen-leader-kadyrov-bans-celebrations-of-his-birthday.htm“Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov said he will not allow any celebrations of his birthday and any officials who give him gifts will be fired. Kadyrov, who will turn 35 on Oct. 5, said he will not allow any celebrations of his birthday, which coincides with Grozny City Day, RIA Novosti reported Wednesday.“ UPI Ramzan Kadrov [...]http://aroundthewatercooler.com/noisy-roosters-booted-from-new-york-city-garden.htm“Volunteers say two roosters were evicted from a community garden in New York after neighbors complained about too much cock-a-doodle-doo-ing.” UPI Residents of New York City aren’t bothered by the sound of gunfire, screaming prostitutes and crying crackheads. But it’s cruel to expect New Yorkers to put up with roosters crowing like there’s no tomorrow. [...]http://aroundthewatercooler.com/freak-turnip-weighs-95-pounds.htm“A Welsh gardener set a world record by growing a Swedish turnip weighing in at 95 pounds, 3 1/2 pounds heavier than the previous record vegetable. Ian Neale, 68, of Newport said he spends as much as 70 hours each week tending to his garden.” UPI Anybody who spends 70 hours each week tending to [...]http://aroundthewatercooler.com/souped-up-school-bus-reaches-320-mph.htm“The creator of a jet-powered school bus with a 42,000-horsepower engine says he has reached a top speed of 320 mph during test runs in Nebraska. Paul Stender, a native of Big Bend, Wis., said he and his team created the jet-powered bus in Lincoln, Neb., by taking an F4 engine and building the school [...]http://aroundthewatercooler.com/drunken-elf-rescued-from-tree-by-firefighters.htm“A Swedish man said an elk became stuck in his tree while drunk from eating fermented apples and required the assistance of emergency responders to get down.“  UPI Elk are sensible creatures, they while away the hours munching on grasses, leaves and bark. Elk are not predators, they have a “live and let live” attitude. [...]http://aroundthewatercooler.com/lebanese-set-record-for-largest-kammouneh-serving.htmA group of Lebanese set the world record for the largest serving of kammouneh, a Lebanese national dish, the group says. Preparers used 551 pounds of tomatoes, 33 pounds of bulgur, 26 gallons of olive oil, as well as 44 pound mixture of mint, salt, pepper and salad seasoning. UPI Most Americans wouldn’t know a [...]http://aroundthewatercooler.com/hive-of-40000-bees-rescued.htm“A hive of 30,000 to 40,000 honeybees was rescued from a New York park when tropical storm Irene damaged the tree containing the hive. The bees, which were left unprotected when a hollowed-out branch was ripped from a Fort Greene Park tree, attracted members of two beekeeping groups, New York City Beekeeping and the New [...]nonadult