A Georgia man was charged with manufacturing methamphetamine after his pants exploded as he was talking to social services workers outside his home. The man had put a film canister full of chemicals in his front pocket which caused the violent reaction. The man is recovering from second and third degree burns to his testicles and legs.

Officials at a job fair in Hong Kong kicked out a porn movie producer. The producer complained he was doing nothing illegal and Hong Kong was losing out to porn makers in South Korea and Japan.

Mathew Howard-Houston, the organizer of a charity firewalk, is puzzled as to why many of the people who walked over red hot coals had to be treated for burned feet. The event was held last Friday to raise money for breast cancer research.

When neighbors objected to Scott Teston’s request to change his property’s zoning from agriculture to business, he responded by putting 17 pigs in his yard. County officials say he’s doing nothing wrong since the neighborhood is zoned agricultural.

Members of the media are upset that only 20 portable toilets will be provided to serve 1200 of them during the Democratic National Convention. The press is also not happy that the toilets will be the same kind of low-cost portable units used by construction crews.

Prostitutes are converging on Boston from all over the Unites States to meet the demand from the Democratic Convention’s 35,000 visitors. Delegates will pay as little as $200 to be serviced in their hotel rooom and up to five times as much for services from a national agency. Democratic organizers point out that many delegates are bringing their families.

Actress Kirstie Alley has signed on to star in Showtime’s “Fat Actress,” a series about the life of an overweight celebrity. The six-episode series is set to begin production this fall.