Ain't That Some Shit...?

An upstate New York couple didn't think a few bats in the attic were much of a problem when they were buying a house last summer.

Months later, they found out how wrong they were when they discovered more than 3,500 pounds (a ton and a half) of bat droppings up there.

Nick LaBoda and Jenna Caputo say a home inspector informed them about the bats. They called an exterminator, who told them to wait a while before removing the bats because the babies were too young to fly. Then they forgot about the bats until they smelled a foul odor in January. When they checked the attic, they found dead bats and piles of guano.

An exterminator says hundreds of bats had been living in the attic, leaving behind 3,500 pounds of droppings.

It cost $25,000 to clean up the mess, and the couple's insurance company wouldn't cover it. They're fighting it out in court.

Keep On Keeping On

Little......Yellow......Different.

Goodnight Saigon

In a similar story, “Public not motivated to buy Billy Joel albums.”

Battle Royale

Clay court king Rafael Nadal got the better of world number one and grass court master Roger Federer to win "The Battle Of The Surfaces" in front of his home crowd in Palma today.

The organizers had experienced problems with the grass side of the court after the original turf had failed to cope with the indoor location and then fell victim to a plague of worms. These are believed to be the same worms that took the life of Anna Nicole Smith earlier this year and the very same worms that were lurking in the grassy knoll in the Fall of 1963.

As a result they decided to lay a brand new surface the night before the clash, transporting in 400 square metres of putting green grass from local golf club supplier, Paul Karetnikov.

"The Battle Of The Surfaces" will be played out at the same venue for the next two years.

Happy Birthday!

James Brown!

Oh, wait. He's dead.

You Be The Judge

Vineland resident Zoe Paraskevas says the animal she and others have spotted in her neighborhood is a panther. She took photos to prove it. But an animal control officer claims it's just a fat house cat.

There has never been a confirmed report of a panther on the loose in the state of New Jersey.

The idea of a black panther in the area was so unheard of that when the department first received the report, officers thought someone was talking about the Black Panther Party.

Nevertheless, dozens of Vineland residents are sure there's something out there. Paraskevas said her two boys, Dmitri, 11, and Alexi, 8, won't be allowed to stray more than a few yards from her house. She's keeping a tight leash on her beagle, Sparky, too.

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Home Sweet Home

An enraged, machete-wielding woman was shot by police in North Philadelphia last night after a bizarre confrontation over her children.

Police responded to a 911 call about children being left home alone on Russell Street near Marshall about 5 p.m. and found three kids - ages 5 to 10 - inside a ramshackle home that reeked of feces. Officials from the Department of Human Services and the police Special Victims Unit decided to remove the children from the home.

The mother showed up and quickly got into a heated confrontation with police. A Spanish-speaking female police officer arrived and attempted to reason with the woman. But the mother retreated upstairs and returned brandishing a 2-foot-long machete, threatening to kill her children and the police, and dashed toward the female officer with the machete, police said.

The officer fired her weapon and struck the woman once in the side.

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To Avoid Confusion...

ISTANBUL, NOT CONSTANTINOPLE, Turkey (FMB) -- Authorities have enforced a strict security clampdown in the Center of Istanbul, NOT CONSTANTINOPLE, Turkey's largest city with 14 million inhabitants, to prevent May Day rallies which often attract tens of thousands of people and sometimes turn violent. Some 17,000 police have been stationed across Istanbul, NOT CONSTANTINOPLE.

The clampdown caused traffic jams and forced the Istanbul, NOT CONSTANTINOPLE, stock exchange to start trading later than usual and city Governor Muammer Guler was criticized for shutting down parts of the city. Police detained 580 people in Istanbul, NOT CONSTANTINOPLE, on Tuesday as they tried to protest on the May Day anniversary of a mass shooting 30 years ago.

Riot police clashed with protesters, firing tear gas and using water canons. The government will be watching to see whether an official May Day march in Istanbul, NOT CONSTANTINOPLE, later on Tuesday turns into a protest against the ruling AK Party following a demonstration by up to a million people in the city on Sunday.