Carried across the bookstore threshold
Harry Potter has trumped an Oregon couple's honeymoon. Instead of a newlywed suite, their first stop after the ceremonies are over will be a bookstore. 

"The Oregon couple is to be married Friday. After their reception, they plan to head to a bookstore to buy the final Harry Potter book," the AP said.

Uhm, I have nothing to say. This one stuns even me. 

A company in India is getting, well, creative in the battle against HIV. They're making condoms that... taste bad, according to Reuters.

They say the condom "evokes the pungent taste of betel nut in a fresh move to tackle the high incidence of HIV in the country."

Maybe I'm missing something, but making a condom that no one wants to use seems conterproductive, but maybe India knows something about sex that I don't. 

Rolling in her grave?
Jane Austin has been rejected, posthumously, according to Reuters. 

A British man, after failing to get his own novel published (who hasn't?) sent out query letters to publishers describing his book, which was a complete ripoff of Pride and Prejudice. He was rejected--17 times.

So, they didn't recognize a literay classic. But that's not a cause for alarm. I mean, afterall, the publishing industry has inflicted the world with the prose of great writers like Taylor Hicks and Paris Hilton. Oh, wait.

Burglars, think twice (or just wear really thick gloves)
A Michigan jewler is protecting his "one-of-a-kind and limted edition" items with live scorpians. Yeah, that makes total sense. Alarm companies are totally unreasonable with their rates. Live scorpians, sure. That's normal. Now, as for that liability insurance...