New Church Holds Service In Bar
SIDNEY, Ohio (AP) -- Another round and amen! Beer was on tap and a mechanical bull inspired the sermon as a new church held its inaugural service in a western Ohio bar.The Country Rock Church drew about 100 people to Sunday night's meeting at the Pub Lounge in Sidney, 35 miles north...
{image_1446}NEW YORK (Wireless Flash) -- The game of bingo is not that innocent anymore.On Tuesday, April 22, bingo...
NEW YORK (Wireless Flash) -- Zipping your lips can help you find love.Silence is golden at Quiet Parties, which are get-togethers held in various cities where singles mingle withoutever uttering a word.Guests are provided with paper and pens they use to write notes, but are...
Everything Sucks, Let's Celebrate!
BANDON, Ore. (Wireless Flash) -- Income tax returns are the only reason April 15 sucks this year.April 15 marks the fourth anniversary of "National That Sucks Day," a holiday honoring not only tax day, but other historically sucky events...
Feds Say Internet Gambling Law Ambiguous
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Congress' ban on Internet gambling is so vague that figuring out how to enforce it is a struggle, say federal officials charged with the task."I think it is very difficult without having more of a bright line about what is intended to be unlawful Internet...
Magician Gives Real Deal On Card Cheats
SAG HARBOR, N.Y. (Wireless Flash) -- You have to know when to fold 'em during a friendly poker match, especially if there's a cheater at the table.Allan Kronzek is the author of "52 Ways to Cheat at Poker: How to Spot Them, Foil Them, and Defend YourselfAgainst...
Don't Blame Leprechauns For Drunk St. Patty's Day Behavior
NEW YORK (Wireless Flash) -- Bad drunken behavior on St. Patrick's Day (Mar. 17) can no longer be blamed onmischievous leprechauns.According to Corey Chimko, an independent researcher of folklore and mythical beings, the little Irish troublemakers were blamed for people's...
Vegas Man Paints Car Like Police Cruiser
LAS VEGAS, N.M. (AP) -- Jessie Vigil isn't a police officer, but the car he drives sure makes him look like one.
Little People At A Big Risk On St. Paddy's Day
CHICAGO (Wireless Flash) -- St. Patrick's Day (Mar. 17) can be a big problem for little people.{image_1176}As...
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- On Web sites touting the mind-blowing powers of salvia divinorum, come-ons to buy the hallucinogenic herb are accompanied by warnings: "Time is running out! ... stock up while you still can."That's because salvia is being targeted by lawmakers...
Minnesota Bars Beat Smoking Ban
MAPLEWOOD, Minn. (AP) -- All the world's a stage at some of Minnesota's bars. A new state ban on smoking in restaurants and other nightspots contains an exception for performers in theatrical productions. So some bars are getting around the ban by printing up playbills, encouraging...
George Mason Fraternity's Suit Dismissed
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) -- A federal judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit by a George Mason University fraternity that claimed its constitutional rights were infringed when it was expelled from campus for hazing and other violations.The Sigma Chi chapter at George Mason claimed the Fairfax...
St. Pat's Spat Pits Church Vs. Cities
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- That famous saint named Patrick will have his green-drenched party this year, but it's unclear when the guests are supposed to arrive.
Miss High Times More Than A Pretty Pothead
NEW YORK (Wireless Flash) -- It takes more than a pretty face to be a pot pageant queen.{image_995}
New Orleans Revelers Usher In Mardi Gras
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Clarinetist Pete Fountain, dressed in a tunic as one of King Arthur's knights, looked frail but happy Tuesday morning as he led 100 members of his Half-Fast Walking Club onto Uptown streets in what has become New Orleans' unofficial opening of Mardi Gras.
Naughty Card Counters Make Bank With Straight Dealing
SAN DIEGO (TNA) – Mike Aponte, aka “Jason Fisher,” knows when to keep his mouth shut – which should surprise no one. Aponte played blackjack for the notorious MIT blackjack team in the mid- to late- 90s, and was a central figure in the 2003 book that chronicled the...
Stoner Trivia Too Tough For Tokers
YARDLEY, Pa. (Wireless Flash) -- Stoners are scratching their heads at some tough tokin' questions.Stoner Trivia is a card game featuring 350 reefer-related questions, like "What actor played a pothead named Floyd in the movie "True...
Fight Over Jeans Leads To Casino Jackpot
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) -- All week, Sammy Zabib was getting an earful from his girlfriend for forgetting to buy her a pair of designer jeans she spotted in a casino boutique last weekend."She was mad," said Zabib, a 42-year-old limousine fleet manager in New York. "We had...
The Slots Are On Fire In Sparks
DANIA, Fla. (Wireless Flash) -- The slot machines in Sparks, Nevada, are on fire!"American Casino Guide" (Casino Vacations) is an annual list of the country's loosest and tightest slot machines, and in the last fiscal year,...
Researchers Work On Cocaine Vaccine
HOUSTON (AP) -- Two Baylor College of Medicine researchers in Houston are working on a cocaine vaccine they hope will become the first-ever medication to treat people hooked on the drug. "For people who have a desire to stop using, the vaccine should be very useful," said Dr....
Judge Strikes Louisville Smoking Ban
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- As Churchill Downs goes, so goes Louisville, according to a circuit judge who struck down a citywide smoking ban citing an exemption for the famed horse track.A Jefferson Circuit Judge ruled that because an exemption in the smoking ban crafted for Churchill Downs...
Free Stuff Ain't What It Used To Be
SAN DIEGO (TNA) – It wasn’t supposed to be this way. What you’re reading now, that is.This was designed to be the first-ever “Naughty American Gift Guide,” a list full of hot, stylish (and naughty) items that TNA readers could peruse and use while scouting...
Arizona Issues Warning About Poker Chips
PHOENIX (AP) -- Arizona health regulators issued a warning Thursday about a popular brand of high-end poker chips that may contain high levels of lead. The warning about Paulson brand chips -- used in many casinos and sold at retail to gamblers -- came a day after ABC affiliate KNXV-TV in...
Couple From Hell Wins Halloween Lottery
HELL, Mich. (AP) -- Life in Hell just got a little easier for John and Sue Wilson. The couple, who live in the unincorporated town 45 miles west of Detroit, were blessed with a $115,001 windfall from the Michigan Lottery.They won the big prize in the Fantasy 5 drawing held Wednesday _...
Harvard Lawyer Wants To Legitimize Poker
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) -- A Harvard Law School professor best known for defending the man who leaked the Pentagon Papers and for helping parents sue chemical companies in a case popularized by the film "A Civil Action" has a new cause: poker.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- They're not bluffing: Tax collectors will start requiring poker tournaments to report the winners' take.Casinos and other sponsors of poker tournaments will be required to report winnings of more than $5,000 to the Internal Revenue Service beginning March 4,...
Mass. Gambling Debate Includes Students
BOSTON (AP) -- Harrah's Entertainment pitched a proposed Rhode Island casino to college students as a place "to have fun when they're taking a break from studying."In Connecticut, home to two of the world's largest resort casinos, a 21-minimum age limit doesn't...
The Hash House Harriers: Drinkers with a Running Problem
KEYSTONE HEIGHTS, FL (TNA) -- Some people run from their drinking problems but the members of a group called the Hash House Harriers prefer to run to their drinking problems.The Hash House Harriers is an international sports club whose members run short marathons interspersed with bouts...
Meet The Spankers: Saving The World One Spank At A Time
DENVER (TNA) -- Cherry, Jo Jo and Edie are just your average hot chicks in a bar; they dance sexy, get a bit tipsy and feign lesbian grinding much like you’d see in any other club in the world. But...
