Sweat shops, surcharges, and porn

A statue of Barack Obama as a 10-year-old has been unveiled in a park in Indonesia, where he lived as a boy. The statue is placed where other 10-year-old Indonesian children can see it on their way to work.


A California teen downloaded 1.5 million kilobytes of data, causing his father’s bill to be more than $21,917. A spokesman for Verizon quickly corrected the situation, saying, “It’s actually $35,937, after taxes and surcharges.”


Larry Flynt is suing his porn-peddling nephews for trademark infringement. His nephews insist, however, their product is high-quality and brings back “the class and elegance of erotica. And by ‘class and elegance’ we mean lots of close-ups.”


A red tin can holding more than $10,000 in cash turned up at a customer service counter at a Kmart store in Des Moines. Sources say the only marking on the mysterious container is a sticker that reads “Salvation Army.”


AT&T is considering ways to encourage customers to use less wireless data, due to recent struggles to keep up with demand. One of the proposed solutions is to randomly cut off service. “Oh wait,” said one spokesperson, "we already do that."


A calf with a white marking on its forehead in the shape of a cross was born last week at a dairy farm in Connecticut. The calf’s owner said he thinks the marking may be a message from above, and will look great on his new jacket.