Plus, the Yogi Yahooies benefited when the Really Rottens boycotted the games

A Korean Olympic Committee official was arrested in Qatar for protesting a ban on the Korean dish Kim chi at the Asian Games, claiming that lack of this food could hurt their athletes’ performance. This may be the biggest food and sports conflict since the Laff-a-Lympics banned Scooby Snacks.

A small town in Canada has put together a calendar featuring nude photos of citizens to protest the town’s many potholes. The plan may backfire, though. Take one look at this calendar and you won’t see any holes you’d want to fill.

A mental patient in Illinois has pleaded guilty to threatening to castrate President Bush, but was released after being credited with time served. Besides, as the judge put it, after the midterm elections, castrating Bush would be a little redundant.