en-us http://www.newsique.com/tags/odd/officials/ Get Informed. Choose Your News. http://www.newsique.com/odd/nz_couple_to_name_child_superman/ A couple in New Zealand is planning to call their newborn son Superman after officials rejected their original choice of 4Real. Pat and Sheena Wheaton have been frustrated by rules in New Zealand banning names that begin with a number. Mum and Dad d news odd 2007-08-09 10:12:32 http://www.newsique.com/odd/nz_couple_to_name_child_superman/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/6937327.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Funny [6] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/odd/nz_couple_to_name_child_superman/#comments http://www.newsique.com/odd/candidates_break_tie_with_coin_t/ Two candidates broke a rare tie in last week's elections by tossing a coin, officials said Sunday. After a count of last Monday's ballots, local elections officials discovered that Bryan Byrd Bellang and Benjamin Ngeteg had tied for the final of eight news odd 2007-05-21 11:10:10 http://www.newsique.com/odd/candidates_break_tie_with_coin_t/ Yahoo News http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070521/ap_on_fe_st/odd_electoral_coin_toss http://www.newsique.com/sources/yahoo_news/ 93 Funny [13] 90 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/odd/candidates_break_tie_with_coin_t/#comments http://www.newsique.com/odd/bird_deaths_shut_down_downtown_a/ Police shut down 10 blocks of businesses in the heart of downtown early Monday after dozens of birds were found dead in the streets, but officials said preliminary tests showed no dangerous chemicals in the air. news odd 2007-01-08 19:03:54 http://www.newsique.com/odd/bird_deaths_shut_down_downtown_a/ Yahoo News http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070108/ap_on_re_us/austin_shutdown_5 http://www.newsique.com/sources/yahoo_news/ 93 Interesting [8] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/odd/bird_deaths_shut_down_downtown_a/#comments http://www.newsique.com/odd/waters_off_rodeo_beach_closed_-_/ Just hours after officials cleaned up enough oil at Rodeo Beach in the Marin Headlands to reopen part of it to the public, they closed the offshore waters because of another danger - a shark. Two surfers in the water and a third person on a bluff repor news odd 2007-11-21 08:19:09 http://www.newsique.com/odd/waters_off_rodeo_beach_closed_-_/ SF Gate http://feeds.sfgate.com/~r/sfgate/rss/feeds/news/~3/188162943/article.cgi http://www.newsique.com/sources/sfgate/ 95 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/odd/waters_off_rodeo_beach_closed_-_/#comments http://www.newsique.com/odd/officials_find_reptiles_in_garde/ Australian officials have discovered more than a dozen snakes and lizards stuffed inside garden gnomes and similar pottery figures during a recent international mail check, customs officials said Tuesday. A customs official found two snakes and three l news odd 2007-06-19 00:21:46 http://www.newsique.com/odd/officials_find_reptiles_in_garde/ Yahoo News http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070619/ap_on_fe_st/odd_australia_gnome_smuggling http://www.newsique.com/sources/yahoo_news/ 93 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/odd/officials_find_reptiles_in_garde/#comments http://www.newsique.com/odd/fla_lottery_says_ticket_may_be_m/ The Florida Lottery is refusing to pay a $500,000 prize until it can inspect the $20 scratch-off ticket, which officials said Thursday appears to be a misprint. Joe Curcio, 56, says he got the ticket at a service plaza Sunday on Florida's Turnpike. news odd 2007-05-17 16:57:10 http://www.newsique.com/odd/fla_lottery_says_ticket_may_be_m/ Yahoo News http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070517/ap_on_fe_st/odd_lottery_misprint http://www.newsique.com/sources/yahoo_news/ 93 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/odd/fla_lottery_says_ticket_may_be_m/#comments http://www.newsique.com/odd/south_korea_county_cans_award_fo/ On second thought, maybe it was not a good idea to give an award for drinking to local government officials. The South Korean county of Koesan has decided it will discontinue giving out its "Drinking Culture Prize" after being flooded with complaints t news odd 2007-05-10 13:44:26 http://www.newsique.com/odd/south_korea_county_cans_award_fo/ Yahoo News http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070509/od_nm/korea_drinking_dc http://www.newsique.com/sources/yahoo_news/ 93 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/odd/south_korea_county_cans_award_fo/#comments http://www.newsique.com/odd/want_a_promotion_treat_mom_well/ A county in central China plans in-depth checks on how its officials' treat their parents, with those who are nice to their mom and dad first in line for promotion, Xinhua news agency reported Saturday. Up to 500 family members, friends, colleagues and news odd 2007-04-11 08:25:05 http://www.newsique.com/odd/want_a_promotion_treat_mom_well/ Yahoo News http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070409/od_nm/china_promotions_dc http://www.newsique.com/sources/yahoo_news/ 93 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/odd/want_a_promotion_treat_mom_well/#comments http://www.newsique.com/odd/over_60_people_arrested_in_bust_/ A big raid by police officers and other officials rounded up 64 suspects in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut this morning for running an illegal betting and gambling operation. news odd 2007-03-28 23:34:41 http://www.newsique.com/odd/over_60_people_arrested_in_bust_/ www.ogpaper.com http://www.ogpaper.com/news/news-0250.html Under Rated [2] ogpaper http://www.newsique.com/profiles/ogpaper/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/odd/over_60_people_arrested_in_bust_/#comments http://www.newsique.com/odd/california_town_to_try_birth_con/ Officials have tried poison, gassing and euthanasia to control a breeding frenzy among squirrels in a city park here. Now, they plan to give birth control a shot. Under a new program to start this summer, squirrels in Palisades Park will be injected wi news odd 2007-03-16 01:48:20 http://www.newsique.com/odd/california_town_to_try_birth_con/ USA Today http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomOffbeat-TopStories/~3/99471484/2007-03-05-squirrel-birth-control_N.htm http://www.newsique.com/sources/usatoday/ 91 Funny [1] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/odd/california_town_to_try_birth_con/#comments http://www.newsique.com/odd/airport_officials_confiscate_3_l/ A Filipino man who flew home from Cambodia said he was carrying live fish in his carryon luggage, until a check of the bag at Manila airport revealed three half-meter (1.5-foot) long crocodiles, officials said Wednesday. news odd 2006-11-16 18:34:59 http://www.newsique.com/odd/airport_officials_confiscate_3_l/ www.sunstar.com.ph http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/net/2006/11/15/airport.officials.confiscate.3.live.crocodiles.from.passenger.s.bag.(11.00.a.m.).html Under Rated [4] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/odd/airport_officials_confiscate_3_l/#comments