Good for doorstops, trash cans, dart boards….

A coffee bar has started selling an extra-strong espresso with a staggering 10 shots in it. The 20-ounce drink has been called the Dieci, which is Italian for 10, but its creator claims it is more like ‘one giant cup of jet fuel’. At five times stronger than a normal cup of espresso, the Dieci…

Over at the Wall Street Journal, there’s a story about an anti-bed bug service that uses out-of-work actors to hunt for bed bugs. Here’s the owner’s justification for employing actors: Actors have great personalities and follow directions well,” says Janet Friedman, owner of Bed Bug Busters NY, who employs many people from the theater world…

Here’s a government program I’d readily support — A coyote that was spotted running down State Street [in Chicago] early Monday may be in the Loop on assignment: to help keep the city’s rodent population at bay. ….several coyotes fitted with GPS devices have been allowed by the state to run through Chicago to deal…

CNN describes their video aptly: “A deer walks into a bar…” Deer In Bar Causes Damage And Panic In Ohio VIDEO. For more on crazy deer, see Flying Deer In Knoxville, Iowa: Animal Leaps Police Car (VIDEO).

Via Flying Deer In Knoxville, Iowa: Animal Leaps Police Car (VIDEO).

Here’s a post from Slashdot, about Queen Elizabeth — The Queen is set to have an official presence on Facebook when a British Monarchy page launches on the internet-based social networking site. Buckingham Palace says it is not a personal profile page, but users can ‘like’ the service and receive updates on their news feed….…

I am fortunate that I didn’t spend this Halloween in Maryland. There are probably many reasons for that, but among them would be avoiding ….[Forty-seven year old Joseph] DiVanna [who] said he was wearing a full baby costume complete with T-shirt, bib and bonnet and believes neighbors upset at his trick-or-treating alerted police. DiVanna said…