A Virginia woman's paintings of Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan are flying out of an art gallery in Sag Harbor. Erin Crowe was trying to raise money for graduate school, when she began making oil-on-canvas portraits of Greenspan, giving them title such as "I Gotta Tell Ya" "Laughing Alan" and "Humpht. "

Pranks just aren't treated the same way they used to be. David Thumler, 15, of Gold Hill, Oregon is sentenced to three days of community service for giving a childhood prank known as a "titty twister" to a 13-year old boy.

he Associated Press reveals anti-drug advocates are not amused over a marijuana-flavored candy being sold nationwide. Lollipops with names like Purple Haze, Acapulco Gold, and Rasta are currently available in convenience stores and smoke shops nationwide. They're flavored with hemp oil from the marijuana plant.

India uses condoms as more than a contraceptive. Only a quarter of condoms in India are actually used for protection during sex. The rest are used to in the manufacturing of saris, toys, and bathroom slippers. The condoms are valuable to manufacturers because of the lubricant on them. Sari weavers place the condoms on their thread spools and the lubricant on the prophylactics is rubbed off on the thread, making it move faster through their sewing machines, an Indian industry official explained. Sari makers also turn the condoms inside out, place them on their fingers and use the high-quality lubricant to polish gold and silver threads used in the traditional Indian women's outfits. India manufactures more than 1 billion condoms annually to check population growth and curb the spread of HIV/AIDS