Whoa! 

Poor Guy. He must really want to see his kids. But do they want to see him? 

U.S. bid wins Pope's old VW after frenzied auction | Reuters.com

BERLIN (Reuters) - A second-hand Volkswagen Golf once owned by Pope Benedict sold for 188,938 euros ($244,800) to a U.S. buyer in frenzied online bidding, a spokeswoman for eBay in Germany said Thursday.

A bidder registered as "Golden Palace Casino" but known to eBay got the gray metallic 1999 Volkswagen Golf when the online auction ended at 7:30 p.m., eBay spokeswoman Daphne Rauch said.

"The winning bidder is someone who has often purchased unusual items in the past," said Rauch, adding the bidder was from Austin, Texas.

The price doubled in the last 24 hours, she said. There were 8.4 million visits to the Web site during the 10-day auction.
Oddly Enough News Article | Reuters.com

Black beast savages calf in night attack on moors

Farmers in Puxton and Hewish are on red alert after reports of a large, black, panther-like beast roaming the moors.

One man has had a three-day-old calf savaged and another attacked while other landowners have reported sightings of the beast on the Dolemoor Moors.

Mark Penfold and girlfriend Claire Matthews, of Box Bush, discovered the calf's savaged carcass when out checking the cattle.


The Weston Mercury

CBS4 Denver: Coaster Crazy: Dad Of 5 Rolls On For 53 Hours, Wins Car

DENVER (AP) After riding a roller coaster for almost 53 hours, a father of five has won himself a car.
Richard Dickson, 37, won a two-year lease on a new car after outlasting 17 contestants on the historic Twister Two roller coaster at Six Flags Elitch Gardens.

The competition began Sunday morning with the coaster stopping every three hours for 20 minutes to give contestants a chance to eat or sleep. By this morning, the two remaining contestants were Dickson and Sarah Kim.

CBS4 Denver: Coaster Crazy: Dad Of 5 Rolls On For 53 Hours, Wins Car