Saturday, July 18, 2009

I can't believe it's not Michael Jackson

Vote Nixes Butter Michael Jackson

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Michael Jackson in 1984 (Associated Press)


The Iowa State Fair says a butter sculpture of the King of Pop will not be made for the 2009 fair. After the death of Michael Jackson, officials with the fair announced a sculpture would be made to honor him.

Many people protested that decision and the Iowa State Fair decided to put it to an online vote. The results were clear. Just over 65-percent of voters said they did not want a butter sculpture of Michael Jackson. Around 35-percent said yes. Fair officials say more than 100,000 votes were cast on their website. The results of a WHOtv.com poll were similar, with 70-percent of voters saying no to a Jackson sculpture and 30-percent saying yes.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/who-story-butter-jackson-071709,0,6114673.story

House raped by Wienermobile

An Oscar Meyer Wienermobile crashed into the home and out... (Tom McCauley / AP)


MOUNT PLEASANT, Wis. (AP) --

One southern Wisconsin homeowner is probably not in love with the Oscar Mayer wiener. The famed hot dog's Wienermobile crashed Friday into the deck and garage of a home in Mount Pleasant, about 35 miles south of Milwaukee.

Police said the driver was trying to turn the Wienermobile around in the driveway and thought she was moving in reverse. But she instead went forward and hit the home. It sat in the driveway as if it were stuck in the garage Friday afternoon.

No one was home and no one was injured. No citations were immediately issued.


Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/07/17/national/a165842D33.DTL#ixzz0LdGOmyDF