Weird News

Come on, y'all
Oak Ridge, Tenn. -------------------------- Some employees at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee complained about a class aimed at teaching them how to reduce their Southern accents.  Now, managers are calling the whole thing off.
                                                                The course had been advertised as a way to feel confident in meetings, when one might need to speak with a more neutral accent.  The class was touted as a way to "be remembered for what you say and not how you say it."
                                                                ORNL spokesman David Keim said the class "probably wasn't presented in the right way" and managers decided to cancel it after other employees complained.

Scary driver's ed film: 'Axon the highway'
Topsfield, Mass. --------------------------- An ax bounced out of a landscaper's dump truck and smashed through the windshield of a car near Boston.
                                                               The terrifying close call happened about 11 a.m. earlier this week on Interstate 95 in Topsfield.  Police released a photo showing the ax with a corner of its blade stuck in the passenger side of the car's dashboard.  The handle was sticking through the windshield.
                                                               Police say the car's passenger was "shaken up" but not hurt.
                                                               The truck driver, from Peabody, Mass., was cited for failing to secure the ax, which carries a $200 fine.

Less-scary driver's ed film : 'Butter on the highway'
Indianapolis -------------------------------- A semitrailer overturned on an Indianapolis interstate, spilling 45,000 pounds of packages of butter and other dairy products.
                                                              The crash happened about 3:30 a.m. yesterday on Interstate 465 on the city's south side.  Many of the thousands of butter tubs strewn on the highway broke open, coating the roadway.
                                                              Police say the truck driver apparently fell asleep and hit a highway barrier.  No injuries were reported.

Wait a minute.  You're not Samantha!
Albuquerque, N.M. ---------------------- A New Mexico man faces charges after authorities say a couple found him naked and sleeping in their bed.
                                                              Investigators say Freddy Shelby, 30, of Albuquerque broke into the couple's home through a window and grabbed a Sprite from the refrigerator before falling asleep in the master bedroom.  Authorities said the homeowners found a disrobed Shelby in a deep sleep.
                                                              Shelby told officers he thought he was at his girlfriend's house.

So nice he hit the jackpot twice
Indianapolis ------------------------------ An Indianapolis man has won two $1 million lottery prizes in the past three months.
                                                           Hoosier Lottery officials say Robert Hamilton won $1 million from a scratch-off ticket he bought last week at an Indianapolis convenience store.  His other big winner came in April in western Indiana's Jasonville while traveling to a conference.
                                                           Hamilton said he used his first prize to pay off debts, buy a home and invest in his business.  He now plans to buy a motorcycle.