2008 Woodie Awards
Odd News
Navy medic gets towing bill after a good deed
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JACKSON, Mich. - A Navy medic who stopped to calm a woman whose husband was having a heart attack - and helped an ambulance crew perform CPR on the man en route to a hospital - ended up with a $60 towing bill. Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Tim Moore was driving on Interstate 94 near Jackson on April 2 when he saw an ambulance parked along the eastbound lane, the Jackson Citizen Patriot reported.
Rowling to testify in court case over alleged copyright infringement
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NEW YORK - Author J.K. Rowling is eager to tell a judge this week that one of her biggest fans is in fantasyland if he believes a "Harry Potter" encyclopedia he plans to publish does not violate her copyrights. The showdown between Rowling and Steven Vander Ark is scheduled to last most of the week in U.
Oyster-eating champ downs 420 in 8 minutes
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NEW ORLEANS - Patrick "Deep Dish" Bertoletti looked down at the litter of empty oyster shells in front of him and savored the sweet taste of victory. For Crazy Legs Conti, the bitter taste of defeat could be washed away only by beer. The Acme World Oyster Eating championship belt - leather, with a silver dish featuring an oyster on the half-shell - hung on Bertoletti's skinny hips.
