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What Would You Do For Free Gas?

Reuters has a wrap-up of some of the wackier gas-related stories of recent weeks, including the Nevada Brothel's free-gas-card offer, a church that's holding a weekly $50 gas card drawing during mass, and an Orlando father who pledged to name his baby after local radio hosts in order to collect a $100 gas card. There's also some gas thieves in Mesquite, Texas, who are siphoning from church vehicles, but that's not so much a "wacky stunt" as a type of criminal "preemptive charity." (""All he had to do was come and ask us and we would have bought him a tank of gas," said the pastor of one church.) More »

1:22 PM on Fri Jul 18 2008
By Chris Walters
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Latest by n/a: They're are plenty of examples of "going green" saving money and they're increasing every day. Cars are a good more »

above and beyond

The Lion King Sent All This Stuff To A Hospitalized Reader

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Drew was diagnosed with cancer last month. His chemotherapy kept him from using the Lion King tickets he had given to his girlfriend for Valentine's Day, so he told her to go with one of her friends. After the show, she stopped by the management office to ask if they had anything she could bring to Drew in the hospital. Though they had nothing on hand, they promised to send him "something special." A few days later, DHL showed up with up with all this free stuff and a nice personalized note. More »

6:03 PM on Sun Apr 20 2008
By Carey
17,707 views, 44 comments

Latest by riverstyxxx: That was incredibly nice of them, best of luck in your recovery. I'll pray for you! more »

complaints

American Airlines Doesn't Care If You Were Rushed To The ER With Appendicitis. You Are A No Show, And Will Receive No Refund.

"What is ya'lls experience with dealing with AA when the passenger has a case of appendicitis? My sister is going under the knife in London right now, and was admitted to the ER 6hrs before her scheduled flight back to Seattle. We've called AA and they say no chance of getting any sort of re-booking, rebate, coupon, or whatever because she was listed as a "No Show" for the flight. We called the airline before the flight to inform them of the situation." More »

12:00 PM on Sun Jan 6 2008
By Carey
10,299 views, 152 comments

Latest by n/a: @Buran: Link please. I'm not seeing any binding agreement between passenger and airline that states ER attendance as a valid more »

How To Avoid Counterfeit Tickets

Looking for tickets but worried you'll get stuck with fakes? Washington's Attorney General has a few tips to make sure the tickets you buy are more than expensive wallet ornaments.

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Donna Tillman won a new Pontiac GTO coupe on The Price Is Right. The car she received was a different model that had, according to her mechanic, "major damage to its frame that had been repaired and concealed." [Reuters]

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