A story on central Florida's local news describes a high school basketball game that was completely absurd.

"It was embarrassing to watch," Earlsboro [the opposing team] coach Jim Walling told The Oklahoman. "But you can't just tell your kids not to score. I've been coaching 27 years and have never been involved in something like this."

The Wildcats led 42-0 after one quarter and 73-2 at halftime. Walling pulled his starters in the second half, and game officials kept a running clock, stopping it only for free throws.

Each player on Earlsboro's 10-man boys' roster scored. Seven players finished in double figures.

According to the Baltimore affiliate of NBC, customers at a grocery store that was on fire refused to leave and tried to checkout while smoke filled the store.

Fire investigators said the blaze at a Giant Food started in the paper products section and sent smoke wafting through the entire store, but still some customers didn't get out of line to pay for their groceries.

Anne Arundel Fire Lt. Russ Davies said customers were still in the store when firefighters arrived and that their reluctances to leave was "extremely dangerous."

"It caused us to split our efforts," Davies said, because some firefighters had to battle the blaze while others had to escort shoppers out of the store.

"It's a little disappointing. I was hoping to get my food," shopper Jojanna Rabaglin told The (Annapolis) Capital. Rabaglin said she was trying to buy milk.

I completely understand. I too would gladly burn to death or pass out from smoke inhalation just to buy some milk...I mean, you gotta have your priorities straight.

Parents taking their kids to see Chicken Little at a Times Square movie theater were in for a shock, according to The New York Daily News. They were instead treated to a foreign film that started out with a young boy committing suicide.

"It's pandemonium," Joshua Gallo, 30, told the Daily News as he rushed out of the theater with his 5-year-old son and 1-year-old daughter. "The kids are crying. The mothers are screaming for the managers to stop the film."

Terrified children didn't know what to do as they watched a young boy hang himself from a tree at the 8:45 p.m. screening.

After five minutes, "Andrea," a Spanish drama opening today, was turned off and "Chicken Little" was played. Patrons got a coupon for a free movie.

According to this story in the Washington Post submitted by dave, a woman managed to collect 3,000 toll violations.

The North Texas Tollway Authority says it has a forgiving attitude for Dallas-area travelers who sometimes pass through their booths without anteing up.

"We recognize that sometimes you get in the wrong lane, or you don't have money," said Clayton Howe, director of the authority's toll programs and services. "We don't punish people for that kind of activity."

But Evangelina Gonzalez apparently pressed her luck with nearly 3,000 violations since February 2004. Gonzalez, 41, owes a record $76,039, which includes a $25 administrative fee per violation, The Dallas Morning News reported in Wednesday editions.

A constable was sent to her home last month with an arrest warrant. She was booked into the county jail and later released on the condition she appear in court on the Class C misdemeanors.

She stands accused of failing to pay 2,953 tolls on the Dallas North Tollway and Bush Turnpike. Gonzalez isn't alone. Another violator has a $61,025 bill pending.

dave submitted a link to a blog entry about what some people saw earlier when Yahoo unveiled its new map interface. They had labelled Google's HQ as the "Dude's Fish Store."

Yahoo claimed to have further information (broken link here; screenshot on the left) about the store, listing hours of operation (only open in summer) and an assortment of fish, hamsters, gold fish, snakes and spiders. Languages spoken are German and Russian.

"Need directions? Go to Google Maps", the site claims, with the link leading to a Yahoo map instead.

dave sent a link to a story about a woman who claims she was harrassed while working at a police station:

Now, in an explosive trial underway in Manhattan Federal Court, ex-gumshoe Joann Karmel, 52, hopes the tape and evidence of raunchy verbal abuse at the hands of male colleagues will force the city to pay her a sizable damage award.

"In the space of a few years, [she] went from fully functioning, excellent detective to not being fit for duty," said Karmel's lawyer Robert Herbst. "She's been greatly stressed, clinically depressed and at times she began to think of killing herself.

At 6-foot-3 and 240 pounds, Karmel was dubbed Big Bird by fellow detectives. But that was mild compared with comments that ranged from nastiness about her body to suggestions her husband had sex with their dog.

But city attorneys accuse Karmel of being a liar and manipulator. They concede a detective made the comment regarding her husband and the dog, but claim it was "stupid" humor that shouldn't have led to a federal suit. "Was it an idiotic remark? Yes," said defense lawyer Patricia Miller. "Stupid for the workplace? Of course."

Miller explained the comment was prompted by repeated calls from Karmel's husband while she was on wiretap duty, telling her that their dog, Shasta, was sick.

"I can just see Shasta on top of your husband's [expletive]," the detective said as he pantomimed the act.

Here's a double shot of Family Guy news (from their blog written by the directors):

First, about this Sunday's episode:

Well, it’s finally here, “PTV,”my favorite episode that I’ve done to date is finally airing this Sunday so if you only see one Family Guy episode all year then see this one. Actually if you only see one Family Guy episode all year then what the hell are you doing on this Blog? Maybe you stumbled onto it by doing a Google search for “Family Values”? If so then woah daddy, are you in for a shock!)

Seriously though, synchronize your calendars because this is one that you will want to tell your grandchildren about. . . but, you know . . .wait till they’re eighteen. In this episode Peter starts his own TV network to combat the FCC and it is just chock full of the most inappropriate images you may ever see on TV. What’s more, there is one absolutely hilarious gag that Fox simply would not let us air but it has already been cut back in for the DVD version due out next year.

Second, they are going to have podcasts!

I believe it is safe to say that, we, FG staff will be bringing you new PODCASTS on iTunes(internet radio) within the next couple of days...So, if you want a deeper understanding of the kind of inner workings it take to bring a great show every week then tune in...

Friday we’re doing a podcast as sort of a companion piece for this episode so check it out on iTunes. I don’t actually know what a podcast is but it sounds SEXY!

Hot on the heels of yesterday's story about a stupid almost-lawsuit is another - this time an actual lawsuit. Yahoo has a story about a man who fell for a prank at a Home Depot and got glued to a toilet seat. Now, he's suing Home Depot, for humiliating him by not responding to his cries for help, and causing embarassment.

"They left me there, going through all that stress," Dougherty told The (Boulder) Daily Camera. "They just let me rot."

His lawsuit, filed Friday said Dougherty was recovering from heart bypass surgery at the time and thought he was having a heart attack. A store employee who heard him calling for help informed the head clerk via radio, but the head clerk "believed it to be a hoax," the lawsuit said. The lawsuit said after about 15 minutes, store officials called for an ambulance. Paramedics unbolted the toilet seat, and while wheeling a "frightened and humiliated" Dougherty out of the store, he passed out.

The lawsuit said the toilet seat separated from his skin, leaving abrasions.

I wonder what the guy's made out of, if all it takes is 15 minutes for him to start "rotting." Also, what kind of super-fast-instant-light-speed glue was this?!? And how did he not see it or feel it before he got glued to the seat? If all it takes is 15 minutes of humiliation to create a lawsuit, I'm gonna go around gluing my ass to toilet seats in various places and getting rich! The guy even admitted Home Depot was not responsible: "'This is not Home Depot's fault,' he said. 'But I am blaming them for letting me hang in there and just ignoring me.'"

dave submitted a link to a USA Today story about an increase in stamp prices.

A 2-cent boost in the price of a postage stamp was approved Tuesday by the independent Postal Rate Commission. Under the recommendation, which now goes to the Postal Service's Board of Governors for final action, the cost of a first-class stamp will go from 37 cents to 39 cents and the postcard rate will rise a penny to 24 cents. The Postal Service requested the increase last April. It is expected to go into effect in January.

Hope you didn't just buy one of those rolls of 100 stamps! What a hassle for such a small increase. They should just increase it 10 cents and leave it alone for a longer time, instead of 2-cent increases every few months.

Yahoo has an article about two 14-year old boys who went trick-or-treating in Rome. A 70-year-old man was "scared" by their demon costumes and the noise they made and shot at them 4 times with his hunting rifle. "Police arrested the man, who lived alone and was the victim of several robberies, for attempted murder, ANSA said. Police said the boys' lives were not in danger but one risked losing an eye."