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July 31, 2007
After failing to recover the pending $750 bill for a headstone for almost a year, an Utah-based company dealing in cemetery goods devised a new way to get its money back. Memorial Art Monuments repossessed the cemetery headstone of a teenager who died in a car wreck in May to gain attention from the owners. Brady Conger, 17, and two friends died when their car smashed into a sport utility vehicle a year ago.
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July 18, 2007
Topics beach, address, food, crazy, stuff, wine, cheese, history, hotel, california, mail and house
For the past six years, the owners of a 40-year-old ocean-view home in the upscale Monarch Beach area in California are inundated by bundles of letters, crates of wine, cheese platters, and other raw food materials. The crazy stuff began arriving at their residence address six years ago when the five-star hotel opened at 1 Monarch Beach Resort. While the home of Harold and Martha Smith is nearly 40-years-old and located at 1 Monarch Bay, it is often confused by the postal department for newly opened St. Regis Resort about 1 1/2 miles away.
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July 12, 2007
A Romanian convict's legal action against God was rejected, because prosecutors could not find God's address. Pavel Mircea, who is currently serving a 20 year sentence for murder, launched the action against God two years ago. "God and I closed a contract when I was baptised and God did not respect his part of the deal," said Mircea. "He was supposed to protect me from all evils and instead he gave me to Satan who encouraged me to kill. " Mircea also demanded financial compensation for money spent on candles and church services. But Romanian prosecutors have decided to drop the case after two years. "We could not find God's address," a spokesman said. "He has no home address. "
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July 5, 2007
A toddler plagued police with almost 300 calls to 911 from a deactivated cell phone last month. By law even deactivated cell phones must retain the capacity to dial 911. But, police could only trace the calls as far as the apartment building where the tot lived. After 287 calls, police decided to ask the child what she wanted. When the 4-year-old girl told officers that she wanted McDonalds they persuaded her to give them her address so they could deliver the food to her suburban Chicago apartment.
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June 15, 2007
A suspicious package at a post office next to the Smithsonian's National Postal Museum turned out to be a false alarm. The police called for the evacuation of the site for several hours after a postal worker noted a foul smelling package that no one came to claim. The package also did not have any postage or address.
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