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OCTOBER 2,  2009

HILLSBORO, Ore., Oct. 2 (UPI) -- A would-be robber handed a bank teller in Oregon a note saying, "Need $300 or I'll kill you," but the teller couldn't read the handwriting, police said.  The teller at a Wells Fargo branch in Hillsboro, Ore., told the woman -- identified as Stephanie Martin -- she couldn't decipher the note. Martin then went to a counter and rewrote the note on a bank slip, police told KPTV, Portland.

There are times when our poor educational system pays off.

OCTOBER 1,  2009

CLACTON, England, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- A British girl who put her grandmother up for auction on eBay said the 61-year-old fetched bids of $3,200 before the Web site pulled the listing.  Zoe Pemberton, 10, of Clacton, England, said she listed her grandmother, Marion Goodall, for auction on the site because she was "annoying," the Daily Mail reported Wednesday.

I just put Barbara Boxer on e-bay.  The first bid of $2.98 just came in.  Come on, guys, let's stretch and double that.

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