Son of Nifty Monday Links

Once again, more interesting items from the news.

• Now maybe I'm wrong. Maybe this is prejudicial. But isn't this just adding fuel to what's hurting the economy?


• A miricle in Iran as a young girl is found alive in the rubble. While some search teams are giving up on finding more survivors, other teams vow to continue.


• Weed sniffing dogs. No, not that kind of weed, the dandylion and kudzu variety.


• Hmm... perhaps instead of getting rid of lawyers we should get rid of mothers who like to hire lawyers?


• Ph34r the seniors! The ending of a $4 prize in the name of anti-gambling laws angers bridge players in Andover Massachusetts.


• Three earring limit for county workers in Florida.


• Police rouch up DUI enforcement mascot. Honest, he was trying to escape judge!


• alton_brown's blog is being syndicated to a LJ feed. Well, links to the entries are.


• Napa lawyer sues to keep those little silver balls from ending up on cookies.


• waywind provides us with a link to a, well, bizzare book.


• Ten ads America won't see.


• French theives show enough mercy to drive their victim home for dinner.


• And people claim American prisons are too soft? Prisoners in Lisbon refuse Christmas meal because the bread wasn't fresh baked.


• Toronto church surprised to discover pot growing on its roof, and other legal news from Canada.


• Researchers find that the urban legend claiming an increase in suicides over the winter holidays is nothing more than that, and urban legend.

Quick! Ban school! It's for the good of our children!

The FBI is reportedly asking local police to be on the lookout for people who have almanacs and/or maps.

Why?

Because they might be terrorists making dastardly plans! Isn't that obvious?!

What, you think it's silly to pay extra attention to the millions who carry almanacs or maps in the hopes of catching the handful of bad guys? Well, you're obviously up to no good yourself!