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Offbeat

Snake with foot found in China

HOG stands for Harley Owner's Group.  (Sep 14, 2009 | post #14)

Offbeat

TV ads promote urinating in shower to save rain forest

poop in a flower pot to save the whales?  (Aug 5, 2009 | post #20)

Topix

Topix.net Weblog: Topix becomes #1 news site of Gannett, Tribun...

As a Gannett and Topix editor, let me say this is great news! Congrats!  (Apr 23, 2009 | post #264)

Entertainment

Grieving family watched as wrong woman was cremated at funeral

sorry, this story was supposed to be on the offbeat page  (Apr 7, 2009 | post #6)

Entertainment

Florida town refuses to air new Osbourne TV show

i saw this show last night, i expect it will die quickly on its own.  (Apr 1, 2009 | post #15)

Offbeat

Woman has sex with pine cone, surgeons remove it

just fyi, link is not broken, story went viral and took down server with so many people trying to get on. APP is working on it. sorry for the inconvenience.  (Mar 30, 2009 | post #5)

Offbeat

Man, 28, dies from Viagra overdose during orgy

coming and going  (Feb 26, 2009 | post #22)

Offbeat

Woman's head impaled by fence in car accident

It should work now  (Feb 10, 2009 | post #8)

Offbeat

Woman's head impaled by fence in car accident

oops, sorry about the bad link. thanks purple girl!  (Feb 10, 2009 | post #7)

Offbeat

Date carves name in drunken man's arm

he had to be on more than vodka and valium not to feel that.  (Feb 5, 2009 | post #4)

Offbeat

Big rig kills man sleeping in parking lot

dead tired  (Jan 28, 2009 | post #15)

Offbeat

Raccoon bites off man's manhood in rape attack

My name is Rocky Raccoon and I approve of this message.  (Jan 27, 2009 | post #24)

Offbeat

Teen used tampon casing to snort drugs

Exactly what I was thinking...  (Jan 16, 2009 | post #6)

Offbeat

Cop pepper-sprays NYC woman for going down a upa stairway

fixed on the story anyway... can't fix the thread head. :(  (Nov 13, 2008 | post #24)

Offbeat

Cop pepper-sprays NYC woman for going down a upa stairway

Not a typo, coding for quotation mark read it as an a when url transferred story over. Sorry about that. should have caught it sooner. all fixed.  (Nov 13, 2008 | post #23)

Recent edits

Fri - POST in Offbeat [ page ] - Dead accident victim robbed by onlooker: <p>A Nigerian motorcyclist and his passenger were crushe... [story]
Fri - POST in Offbeat [ page ] - It's no soap opera: Sex, then amnesia: <p>A 59-year-old woman loses her short-term memory after s... [story]
Fri - POST in Offbeat [ page ] - VW van stolen 35 years ago turns up in shipping container: <p>A 1965 Volkswagen bus reported stol... [story]
Fri - POST in Offbeat [ page ] - SKorean woman passes driver's exam on 950th try : <p>A woman in South Korea who tried to pass the... [story]
Fri - POST in Offbeat [ page ] - Man rescues stray dog, but ends up with 10 pooches : <p>An Atlanta man who rescued one stray dog ... [story]
Fri - POST in Offbeat [ page ] - Man fined for 911 call over missing McDonald's OJ : <p>A 20-year-old man who called 911 to get hi... [story]
Fri - POST in Offbeat [ page ] - Sheboygan man tries to sell the rights to his name : <p>Unemployed and desperate, a 19-year-old S... [story]
Fri - POST in Offbeat [ page ] - Twin sisters accused of selling kids SS numbers: <p>Federal authorities said twin sisters from th... [story]
Fri - POST in Offbeat [ page ] - Design flaw allowed Ind. inmates to leave cells : <p>Workers are altering part of the Vigo County... [story]
Fri - KILL in Offbeat [ page ] - duplicate : Man appears alive at own funeral in Brazil
Nov 5 - POST in Offbeat [ page ] - Man faces jail for urinating on poppy wreaths : <p>A British student may get jail time for urinat... [story]
Nov 5 - POST in Offbeat [ page ] - Tampa policeman gives literary treatment to gator bite report: <p>Terry Ashe's initial report cou... [story]
Nov 5 - POST in Offbeat [ page ] - Officials Confirm Iowa Cat Has H1N1 Flu: <p>The H1N1 flu virus has been confirmed in a cat treate... [story]
Nov 5 - POST in Offbeat [ page ] - Man told goats have to go: <p>A Southington man who has been keeping goats on his property for ye... [story]
Nov 5 - POST in Offbeat [ page ] - Mattel makes Palm Beach Sugar Daddy Ken doll: <p>Mattel plans to release a doll named "Palm Beach... [story]
Nov 5 - POST in Offbeat [ page ] - Man says image of Jesus appears on truck window : <p>Jim Stevens said he's not particularly relig... [story]
Nov 5 - POST in Offbeat [ page ] - Woman pleads guilty in road rage dressing case : <p>An Idaho woman accused of ramming her pickup ... [story]
Nov 5 - POST in Offbeat [ page ] - Mom gets jail after teen rides in box atop van : <p>A woman pleaded guilty and will spend five da... [story]
Nov 5 - POST in Offbeat [ page ] - NH woman's car hit by a escaped boar on interstate : <p>New Hampshire wildlife officials said a b... [story]
Nov 5 - KILL in Offbeat [ page ] - duplicate : Calf fitted with prosthetic legs
Nov 5 - KILL in Offbeat [ page ] - duplicate : Police: CO man made up knife attack to miss work
Nov 4 - POST in Offbeat [ page ] - Inmate demands jail officials allow his cat to visit : <p>A German man, serving 5 years for armed... [story]
Nov 4 - POST in Offbeat [ page ] - Woman cited for repeated horn honking: <p>Police in Ohio said a woman was cited for disorderly co... [story]
Nov 4 - POST in Offbeat [ page ] - Man Denied First Class Seat on United: <p>A corporate executive with electronic retail giant Best... [story]
Nov 4 - POST in Offbeat [ page ] - Man survived a 2,000 foot fall from Mt. Shasta : <p>A Santa Rosa man fell nearly 2,000 feet on th... [story]
Nov 4 - POST in Offbeat [ page ] - Cross-dressing student sent home from school: <p>A Nimitz High School senior says he's being disc... [story]
Nov 4 - POST in Offbeat [ page ] - NM calf fitted with prosthetic legs : <p>Meadow the yearling Black Angus calf spends her days fro... [story]
Nov 4 - POST in Offbeat [ page ] - Police: Man made up knife attack to miss work : <p>Police in the Denver suburb of Edgewater say a... [story]
Nov 4 - POST in Offbeat [ page ] - Heavyset Fla. man allegedly robs same bank 4 times : <p>Investigators are searching for a man who... [story]
Nov 4 - POST in Offbeat [ page ] - Wis. firefighter accused of drugging wife's tea : <p>A veteran Milwaukee firefighter was charged ... [story]
Nov 4 - POST in Offbeat [ page ] - Man angry with police response walks onto roadway : <p>A 28-year-old Portland man described as un... [story]
Nov 4 - POST in Offbeat [ page ] - Mich. county seeks to prevent shouting at inmates : <p>A new law takes effect in early December m... [story]
Nov 4 - POST in Offbeat [ page ] - Police: Valet's umbrella saves woman from attack : <p>A Boston parking valet armed with an umbrel... [story]
Nov 4 - POST in Offbeat [ page ] - Town makes it illegal to own more than 3 cats : <p>It's now illegal in one Massachusetts town to ... [story]
Nov 3 - POST in Offbeat [ page ] - Man caught stuffing sausages down his pants: <p>An Australian man faces theft charges after he al... [story]
Nov 3 - POST in Offbeat [ page ] - 11-year-old girl becomes mother on wedding day: <p>The youngest mother in Bulgaria. Recently, an ... [story]
Nov 3 - POST in Offbeat [ page ] - Most Expensive Room in Moscow Available for $366,000: <p>The most expensive room in the communal ... [story]
Nov 3 - POST in Offbeat [ page ] - Chick-Fil-A threatens to sue bar: <p>It wasn't quite the attention Kris Kwitzky expected to get f... [story]
Nov 3 - POST in Offbeat [ page ] - Casino: $166M Win Was Slot Malfunction: <p>A FLorida man thought he hit the jackpot. </p>... [story]
Nov 3 - POST in Offbeat [ page ] - Camera found in bathroom of Christian bookstore : <p>A 28-year-old clerk at a Christian bookstore... [story]
Nov 2 - POST in Offbeat [ page ] - Officials: Couples must bathe together to avoid divorce : <p>Rising divorce rates in Malaysia are... [story]
Nov 2 - UPDATE in Offbeat [ page ] - photos [story]
Nov 2 - POST in Offbeat [ page ] - Wierd moth looks like a Gremlin: <p>Website of the Telegraph Media Group with breaking news, spor... [story]
Nov 2 - POST in Offbeat [ page ] - Man 'allergic' to his wife: <p>Darren Young, 45, is allergic to a component regularly used in com... [story]
Nov 2 - POST in Offbeat [ page ] - Peru's Nazca culture was brought down with its trees: <p>Deforestation left nothing to hinder anc... [story]
Nov 2 - POST in Offbeat [ page ] - School sued for punishing teens over MySpace pix : <p>Two sophomore girls have sued their school ... [story]
Nov 2 - POST in Offbeat [ page ] - Cops: TN mechanic disabled parked cars for repairs : <p>Tennessee police said a mechanic was drum... [story]
Nov 2 - POST in Offbeat [ page ] - Ex-Notre Dame worker to repay much of $29,000 tip : <p>A woman mistakenly tipped $29,000 by the U... [story]
Oct 30 - POST in Offbeat [ page ] - Man dies in fire after kicking stove because dinner was not ready : <p>A Nigerian businessman die... [story]
Oct 30 - POST in Offbeat [ page ] - Boy sleeps after losing arm in washing machine: <p>A SHOCKED mum woke her son up for school yeste... [story]

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Silence is often misinterpreted but never misquoted

Q & A with HOGstr

Headline:

I have a problem, it's me!

Hometown:

Neptune, N.J.

Neighborhood:

Jersey Shore

Local Favorites:

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I Belong To:

Harley Owners Group and the National Wildlife Federation

When I'm Not on Topix:

I'm a onliine web editor, photographer and columnist writing or taking pictures for the Asbury Park Press at the Jersey Shore.

Read My Forum Posts Because:

i don't get out much and need to vent

Read This Book:

I don't want to join a book club

Favorite Things:

my three ChiWowWows

On My Mind:

work, work and more work

Blog / Website / Homepage:

http://blogs.app.com/saywhat/

I Believe In:

my descendants