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AP Strange But TrueMoved: 2/8/2010 06:15SUPER BOWL-FANS
MIAMI (AP) — Alvin Boseman went to Miami to see his Saints win the Super Bowl. But he didn't have a ticket. Being close was good enough for the longtime New Orleans fan. Boseman rented at a $400-a-day RV and parked in a friend's driveway. His buddy, Ronald Higgins, came along for the ride. While the Saints couldn't hear them cheer, Higgins says the team could feel their presence. He says the Saints are spiritual and knew they were there. Perhaps it worked. The Saints upset the Indianapolis Colts 31-17.
MARINES-MUD
HONOLULU (AP) — Marines are coming to the rescue -- of endangered birds. The leathernecks will be driving their amphibious assault vehicles through the mud at Marine Corps Base Hawaii this week. The idea is to break up weeds on the mudflats in a wildlife management area. The annual exercises are even called "Mud Ops." Officials say the number of Hawaiian stilts nesting in the ponds have nearly tripled since the Marines started their mud maneuvers 28 years ago.
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URINE TEST BRIBE
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) — Pee in a cup and bribe the tester. A Colorado parolee is charged with doing just that. Authorities say Chad M. Thomas tried to pay a state worker so he wouldn't flunk a urine test for smoking pot. Prosecutors say Thomas offered the state worker 300 bucks to allow him to use a so-called "Whizzinator." It's a device to cheat on drug tests by using someone else's urine. Authorities say Thomas also claims to have a medical marijuana card. He now faces felony bribery charges.
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SUSPECT-BAD ESCAPE
RIVERTON, Wyo. (AP) — Police in Riverton, Wyo. didn't have to look very far for a shoplifting suspect. Officers charged a 26-year-old man with stealing a bottle of Schnapps from a store -- and then running into the police station. The station is near the store where the man is also suspected of taking a pack of cough drops. The dispatcher saw the suspect on security video and alerted officers. The man left the station, but was caught soon after. He's now charged with resisting arrest and shoplifting. Police say he was drunk.
AMBULANCE ADDICTS
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Call a cab for a ride? No, call an ambulance. Ambulance company officials say there's a growing problem of ambulance abuse. One man in suburban Syracuse, N.Y. called for an ambulance 140 times last year -- and he wasn't even sick. American Ambulance Association President James Finger says the problem exists throughout the country. Sometimes people are just looking for a little company. Other times they need a ride. Some states require that ambulance crews transport anyone to a hospital, even if he or she looks like they don't need medical attention.
COUCH SURFING
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) — Crane Sorensen is a surfer, but he's not riding the waves. He's a couch surfer, seeing the world while crashing on the couches of strangers. The 26-year-old Grand Junction, Colo. man is a member of Couchsurfing.com. It's a social networking site the connects travelers with people willing to host them for free. He says on a recent trip to Russia he rang in the New Year drinking vodka with his hosts and setting off fireworks. Sorensen tells The Daily Sentinel he's provided shelter for everyone from an indie band making their first American tour, to students from Colorado State University.
by Jamie Friar
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