Offbeat - News April 27, 2011

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South Park to splice together iPad, 'The Human Centipede' to make a new iDevice (examiner)
South Park isn't the first series to take on Apple, Steve Jobs, and iDevices, but this lampooning of Apple adds in a connection to the movie, "The Human Centipede." In the new episode, Steve Jobs introduces the new device, the "HumancentiPad." It takes an iPad, and ... well, you have to watch it.

Wash. jury acquits man of stealing 99-cent hot dog (Inside Bay Area)
A man has been cleared of a theft charge after a bemused jury in Washington state found him not guilty of stealing a 99-cent hot dog.

Kate - not that one - in royal mix-up (WIVB-TV Buffalo)
Yes, she really is Kate Middleton. A Kate Middleton, the Boston bicycle enthusiast, that is.

Video: Motorcycle crash catapults rider (KXAM-TV Austin)
Take a look at this motorcycle crash. Amazingly, the biker is back on his feet after he was sent flying through the air last month.

Lucy Brown crowned 'Beautiful Bulldog' (WLUK-TV Green Bay)
Iowa bulldog Lucy Brown's slobber, sloth and bloodshot eyes helped the precocious pup grab the greatest crown a drooling canine can ever dream of.

Nesting Mallard Rules Roost at Ohio Supermarket (WJXX)
The eggs may not be fresh, but they are drawing attention at an Ohio supermarket.

Altoona changes name to movie title (WISH-TV Indianapolis)
POM WONDERFUL PRESENTS: THE GREATEST MOVIE EVER SOLD, Pa. - About 31,000 central Pennsylvanians will soon be living in a joke.

No less than Michael Vick speaks out against Android 'dog fighting' app (examiner)
A dog fighting simulation in the Android Market has garnered bad press, and statements from agencies such as the Humane Society of the United States, ASPCA, PETA and more, demanding it be removed from the Android Market, either forcibly or voluntarily by the developer. Even Michael Vick, who once served 21 months in prison after pleading guilty to felony charges of running a dogfighting ring, has issued a statement against "Dog Wars."

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