Cincinnati, OH - Roto-Rooter surveyed its field technicians to find the strangest items recovered from pipes, toilets and trenches over the past year, the following top the "unusual" list for 2005.

Vicksburg, MS - A crew excavating a residential sewer main dug up a live Civil War cannon shell. It was believed to be leftover from the 1863 siege of Vicksburg.

Greensboro, NC - A crew rescued a cat from a storm sewer. "Angel" jumped from her elderly owner's arms into the sewer. Angel got disoriented and spent 24-hours underground before the crew excavated through earth and concrete to rescue her.

Bloomington, IL - Apparently a 3-year old at a residence had been training his GI Joes in deep-water rescue techniques. He sent one down the toilet and when it didn't come back he sent a few more in after it. When none of the Joes returned, the boy flushed several Matchbox cars to find them. Needless to say, the GI Joes weren't exactly Navy SEAL material. Altogether, fifteen toys were recovered from the drainpipe.

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada - Police called Roto-Rooter to recover a large stash of drugs and cash that a suspect flushed down a toilet just as the cops came in the front door. It took Plumber John Dekker only minutes to recover all of the evidence.