(CBS) Talk about squeezing every penny at the gas pump. Denver police say clerks at a gas station had a run-in with a man who insisted on using $10 worth of pennies to prepay for his fuel on Thursday.

The clerks said they were too busy with other customers and vendors making deliveries to accept the sackful of cents. They said the man was insistent and became offensive, so they called police and referred to him as an "unwanted person."

Police say that before they arrived, the man left without any fuel but with his pennies. Station employees say he was driving a satellite TV truck. [Pinching Pennies via CBS]

A housewife in the Philippines today cut off her husband’s penis while he was sleeping in their house because she suspected he was having extra marital affairs, a police officer said.

Police officer Rolly Lipata said 37-year-old Lenly Bayabado had long suspected her younger husband’s infidelity, prompting her to cut off his organ.

Lipata said neighbours rushed the screaming victim, 32-year-old Joelito, to a nearby hospital in the Manila suburban city of Pasig after the attack.

Bayabado underwent several hours of operation so his organ could be re-attached, but hospital sources said there was no guarantee he would still be able to perform sexually.

Bayabado denied he was cheating on his wife and said he will not file charges against her because he wants to keep the family intact for the sake of their four children.

[Cheater via News.com.au]

A family in New York just got a order of protection issued by a judge for their pet Duck.  The order was requested after a group of young people jumped the family’s fence and shot at the duck with pellet guns.  The bird, named Circles, is recovering from a bullet wound.

Suffolk County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Chief Roy Gross says he can’t recall a previous court case involving cruelty to a duck.

[Duck Shield via CBS News]

A teacher in Delta Colorado punished a late student by forcing them to do push-ups and then sit-ups in a set amount of time.  When the child could not complete the tasks within the limit, the teacher told the other students to hit the tardy child.

The teacher, Brian Havel, is facing child abuse charges after the incident. While push-ups were the standard punishment in Mr. Brian’s class,  the victim, said that another student suggested they be allowed to hit him after he didn’t finish.  The teacher went for it!  It is being reported that the child was being hit by up 15 students.

Bully Teacher via Fox News

This is considered the first attack over the Internet to cause physical harm. The hackers logged onto a site for those that suffer from epileptic seizures and changed the site to show flashing animations on the screen.

The group that is thought to have launched the attack is associated with anti-scientology attitudes. It is not clear why they would choose to take out their aggression on people suffering from epilepsy, but it was certainly misguided.

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