KBAK - News - Offbeat http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/offbeat RSS Feed for KBAK - News - Offbeat en-us Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:03:32 GMT Man sets record in NY hot dog eating match http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/offbeat/49928837.html Reigning champ Joey Chestnut has logged his third consecutive win in Coney Island's annual hot dog eating contest with a world-record 68 franks. Cops in Michigan protect - and serve doughnuts http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/offbeat/49928467.html "Cops & Doughnuts" is more than a punchline. It's now a bakery in Michigan - owned by nine full-time employees of the Clare Police Department. Pachyderms outdo people in cross-species chow bout http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/offbeat/49884922.html In the fight of pachyderms vs. people - the pachyderms now have the upper trunk. Three circus elephants scored a decisive victory over three human competitive eaters at a cross-species eating contest Friday, chomping down on 505 hot dog buns in six minutes. New Zealand airline issues "nude" safety video http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/offbeat/49875257.html New Zealand's national airline has adopted a cheeky way to encourage passengers to watch its in-flight safety video: The cabin crew's uniforms are nothing but body paint. Illinois cabbie uses deodorant to disarm attacker http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/offbeat/49875397.html Police in suburban Chicago say a taxi driver who didn't have Mace handy when he was attacked by a knife-wielding passenger instead disarmed the man with a can of aerosol deodorant. New firefighting tool: TV remote control http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/offbeat/49696647.html Firefighters were called to the house of an elderly woman early Thursday after she reported her television set was burning. They found the TV was tuned to a station that in the early morning hours aired the constant image of a fireplace. NYC breaks record for largest air guitar ensemble http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/offbeat/49668622.html The cast and crew of the Broadway musical "Rock of Ages" and hundreds of inspired New Yorkers have broken the world record for the largest air guitar ensemble. Flight diverted after passenger gets naked http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/offbeat/49658777.html A passenger stripped naked during a US Airways flight and resisted a flight attendant's efforts to cover him with a blanket before two off-duty law enforcement officers on board subdued and handcuffed him, authorities said Wednesday. Police: Robbers hit NY gas station, ran out of gas http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/offbeat/49620702.html State police in New York say two Pennsylvania men robbed a gas station and might have gotten away if they had also fueled up. Man allegedly drenches wife with hose for smoking http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/offbeat/49620597.html Authorities said a man has been charged with domestic battery after he drenched his wife with a garden hose and elbowed her for smoking in the house.