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Published: Aug. 4, 2008 at 5:39 PM
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Police: Woman hit hubby with lasagna

ATLANTIC BEACH, Fla., Aug. 4 (UPI) -- Police in Atlantic Beach, Fla., said they have charged a woman with domestic battery after she allegedly struck her husband with a frozen lasagna.

Investigators said Amanda Trott allegedly used the frozen food as a weapon during an argument with her husband, whose first name was not released, WJXT-TV, Jacksonville, Fla., reported Monday.

"Mr. Trott claimed that Mrs. Trott had slapped him across the face several times and threw a frozen lasagna at him that struck him at the top of his head," police Sgt. David Cameron said.

Cameron said Amanda Trott admitted to officers that she had used the frozen block of lasagna to hit her husband.

"In my opinion, it hurts very much and will cause welts. It's like throwing a block of ice, and it's very heavy," Cameron said.

Trott's husband was also arrested on unrelated charges.

"Later during the investigation, they discovered that Mr. Trott had a violation of injunction. He was also arrested," Cameron said.


Possible lung found floating in canal

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Aug. 4 (UPI) -- A St. Petersburg, Fla., research biologist said he discovered what appeared to be a lung floating in a canal behind his home.

The man said he phoned authorities and turned the object over to the St. Petersburg Police Department medical examiner, the St. Petersburg Times reported Monday.

The medical examiner's office has yet to confirm whether the object was indeed a lung and, if so, whether it came from a human or an animal.


Caught! ESPN drops cheaters ad

NEW YORK, Aug. 4 (UPI) -- Listen up rogues: Sports channel ESPN asked its local affiliates to stop airing an ad for a Web site that makes a love connection with would-be cheaters.

Amy Phillips, a spokeswoman for the Disney-owned ESPN confirmed that the sports channel has asked that its affiliates to stop running an ad for AshleyMadison.com, but wouldn't say why, said ABC News, also owned by Disney.

Noel Biderman, the president of AshleyMadison.com, said he thought "a double standard" was applied to his company as far as advertising goes, ABC reported Monday. He said ESPN is "inundated" with ads for alcohol, which he said was "responsible for health issues and ultimately death."

"Somehow I'm immoral and everything else is OK," said Biderman, who said the company, based in Toronto, was spending more than $1 million this summer to run the ad on channels, including CNN, MSNBC, Fox, Fox News Channel and Spike.

For $49, AshleyMadison.com members create profiles and send e-mails and instant messages to each other.

While AshleyMadison.com's frequently asked questions says the company doesn't encourage straying, it exhorts on his home page: "Life is Short. Have an Affair."


Tights for men a hit in Britain

LONDON, Aug. 4 (UPI) -- British tights manufacturers say sales of sheer, patterned and support tights for men have ballooned in recent months.

Kieran Hughes, director of the tights maker Precious Collections, said men are increasingly saying they find the products to be practical and comfortable additions to their wardrobes, The Daily Telegraph reported Monday.

"I don't know what is going on -- sales have gone mad," Hughes said. "In the past two months we have gone from selling 300 pairs of tights a month to men in the U.K., to selling more than 1,000."

"German men have been wearing them for years. More than 50 percent of German men wear tights, including famous German football players. I can't imagine many footballers here doing that," Hughes said.


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