Around the Web - aroundtheweb's Blog - Bakersfield.com http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/aroundtheweb We find the juiciest tidbits of news around the web and post them here. No thanks necessary. We find the juiciest tidbits of news around the web and post them here. No thanks necessary. en-us 7 great sports moments (that might have been fixed) http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/aroundtheweb/33084 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/aroundtheweb/33084 <p>Muhammad Ali, Michael Jordan, Dale Earnhardt Jr, the 1951 New York Giants.</p> <p>All provided unforgettable sporting moments ... <a href="http://www.cracked.com/article_16588_7-great-sports-moments-that-might-have-been-fixed.html">that may have been fixed</a>.</p> <p>Prepare to have your faith in sports shaken.</p>


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 ali2.jpg aroundtheweb Biggest cat in the world http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/aroundtheweb/33056 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/aroundtheweb/33056 <p>Check out this enormous cat whose mother grew up near a Canadian nuclear lab.</p> <p>Actually, it's a doctored photograph.</p> <p>It's one of 20 of the most <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/connected/main.jhtml?xml=/connected/2008/09/04/nosplit/dlhoaxes104.xml">striking, interesting and controversial fake photos</a> collected by telegraph.co.uk.</p>


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 c1.jpg aroundtheweb Elephant beats his heroin demons http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/aroundtheweb/33021 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/aroundtheweb/33021 <p>A four-year-old elephant who developed a drug habit will return to his homeland after emerging clean from a three-year detox programme.</p> <p>Details <a href="http://africa.reuters.com/odd/news/usnPEK155507.html">here</a>.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>


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 6a00e398c0295b000100f48d008d960001-500pi.jpg aroundtheweb Brewer wins right to sell 'Legal Weed' http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/aroundtheweb/32954 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/aroundtheweb/32954 <p>A small brewery from the town of Weed, California, has won the right to market its beer as &ldquo;Legal Weed&rdquo;, after officials backed down.</p> <p><em> The town of Weed, which was named after Abner Weed, a former state senator, has long made the most of its unusual name. </em></p> <p><em> Local petrol stations sell T-shirts bearing the slogan &ldquo;High on Weed&rdquo;, and motorists are met by &ldquo;Temporarily Out of Weed,&rdquo; road signs as they leave, according to the Los Angeles Times.</em></p> <p><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/2669648/Brewer-wins-right-to-sell-Legal-Weed-beer.html">Full story here.</a></p> <p>Meanwhile, hellooooooooo <a href="http://forum.grasscity.com/introduce-yourself/266803-hello-bakersfield-ca.html">KaBooki Nugz</a>!</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>


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 weed220_799747f.jpg aroundtheweb Which dog breeds will destroy your home? http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/aroundtheweb/32950 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/aroundtheweb/32950 <p>Pit Bulls might bite your arm off and Beagles might howl you out of your mind, but a new study finds the <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1052106/How-tiny-Chihuahua-lead-gigantic-repair-home-owners.html">most destructive dogs to have in your home</a> are Great&nbsp;Danes and Chihuahuas.</p> <p>The sheer size of Great&nbsp;Danes makes them prone to causing accidents around the house. Research shows the uncoordinated beasts causing about $1,200 of damage to owners over the cause of its lifetime.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>


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 article-0-004EEFC7000004B0-704_468x436.jpg aroundtheweb Amy Winehouse's 36-hour pot marathon http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/aroundtheweb/32869 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/aroundtheweb/32869 <p>And you thought that time you watched the Star Wars trilogy at your friend's house while his parents were on vacation with the windows open and the fan on without a break was impressive.</p> <p>Troubled singer Amy Winehouse went on a <a href="http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/article1630740.ece">36-hour marijuana binge</a>, smoking an 'inhuman' amount of pot.</p> <p>Now is that Bob Marley 'inhuman' or after-school special 'inhuman'?</p>


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 SNN0109B-280_568896a.jpg aroundtheweb You write the caption http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/aroundtheweb/32731 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/aroundtheweb/32731 <p>Here's Bakosphere's to get you started:</p> <p>&quot;Pass was incomplete. Sheep charged with a timeout.&quot;</p> <p><em>Story: This unlucky heifer was exploring the drum of a fly-tipped washing machine when its head became trapped. The young cow&nbsp; was unable to free herself and it wasn't until a member of the public informed the RSPCA,&nbsp; who sent officers to free her, that she emerged unscathed from her ordeal.</em></p>


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 article-1050606-027491AD00000578-761_468x368.jpg aroundtheweb Classic booze photo sinks Iowa college president http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/aroundtheweb/32696 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/aroundtheweb/32696 <p>Don't feel too sorry, he was given a $400,000 severance package.</p> <p>Best line in the story:</p> <p><span id="intelliTXT" name="intelliTxt">&quot;He (Robert Paxton) previously defended the photograph, saying the keg shown was broken and wasn't dispensing beer.&quot;</span></p> <p><span name="intelliTxt">Nice one.</span></p> <p><span name="intelliTxt">Whole story <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,413101,00.html">here</a>.</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p>


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 1_61_ia320.jpg aroundtheweb Banksy does New Orleans http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/aroundtheweb/32624 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/aroundtheweb/32624 <p>Famed graffiti artist Banksy has commemorated the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina with six pieces of street art in New Orleans.</p> <p>Check them out <a href="http://gawker.com/5042936/banksy-does-new-orleans">here</a>.</p> <p>And keep an eye on Hurricane Gustav <a href="http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/storm_graphics/AT07/refresh/AL0708W5+gif/143912W_sm.gif">here</a> as New Orleans residents <a href="http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080828/D92R7N000.html">prepare to evacuate</a>.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>


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 banksno6.jpg aroundtheweb Sex and the Olympic city http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/aroundtheweb/32303 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/aroundtheweb/32303 <p>From Times online comes a report from a former Olympian who describes the sexual energy in the Olympic village:</p> <p><em>&quot;Tomorrow night thousands of young men and women with the most fit, toned bodies in the world will mingle for the last time before they fly home. What might they get up to?&quot;</em></p> <p>Fortunately, <a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/olympics/article4582421.ece">he's not too shy to tell us</a>.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>


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