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Man Proposes to Girlfriend, Drops Ring in Sewer

Will you ... help me get this ring out of the sewer? It's not how John Iverson intended to propose to his girlfriend, but it's what the Colorado man was forced to ask when he fumbled the wedding ring moments after getting engaged on Valentine's Day. Iverson managed to pop the question and give his fiancee a diamond...

Pipe Dreams: Plumbers Strip Down for Sexy Calendar

(Nov. 11) -- When you think of a plumber, you may automatically think of an old, crusty, chubby guy working underneath your sink with his butt crack hanging out. But now, one group of fresh, sexy plumbers is on a mission to permanently change the public perception of the profession. For the fifth year in a row, LR...

Report: Condoms Clog Drains at Commonwealth Games

(Oct. 8) -- Thousands of condoms have clogged plumbing at the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi after amorous athletes flushed them down toilets, according to Indian media. The headline of India's Mail Today newspaper read Thursday: "It's a Rubbery Problem." Condoms have been supplied to athletes for free, as part of a...

Cutting Off the Tap: Court Restrains Breast-Feeding Mom

(July 15) -- I had no idea that a judge could put an injunction on a woman's chest. But that's exactly what's happened in Melbourne, Australia, where the Federal Magistrates' Court has ordered a mother to stop breast-feeding her 6-year-old boy. A 6-year-old still breast-feeding? Well, I can't be too hard on her as a...

Workers Clear 1,000 Tons of Fat From London Sewer

(July 14) -- Sewer workers have cleared out 1,000 tons of compressed fat and trash from beneath London's Leicester Square, a tourist hot spot and venue for glitzy movie premieres. Workers clad in overalls with masks and gloves shoveled out enough gunk to fill nine of London's iconic double-decker buses, utility Thames...