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Dickson's Week in Review, May 13-19
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Dickson's Week in Review, May 13-19

Breaking Brad: Lingerie League brawl

At the Lingerie Football League All-Star game, the rival coaches got into a brawl. I only hope this doesn't make people start to think that the league where players wearing underwear tackle each other can be a little tacky.

Breaking Brad: Lingerie League brawl
Breaking Brad: Facebook IPO; UFO in Denver

Friday's Facebook IPO is expected to earn some Facebook executives $10 billion. To put it in perspective, it takes JPMorgan Chase over an hour to lose that kind of money.

Breaking Brad: Facebook IPO; UFO in Denver
Breaking Brad: Omaha police chief applications roll in

Sixty-nine people have applied to be the next police chief of Omaha. The applicants can relax - with the turnover in Omaha police chiefs, they'll all get a chance.

Breaking Brad: Omaha police chief applications roll in
Breaking Brad: Bigfoot no longer safe in Texas

It is now legal to hunt Bigfoot in Texas. Who says the Texas legal system is antiquated?

Breaking Brad: Bigfoot no longer safe in Texas
Breaking Brad: Husker hoops coach finalizes deal

New NU basketball coach Tim Miles signed a seven-year contract. NU officials had no choice after word leaked that Benny the bedbug-sniffing dog had a six-year deal.

Breaking Brad: Husker hoops coach finalizes deal
Breaking Brad: 'Tyrannosaurus Rex' in Nebraska

A 23-year-old York County man has legally added "Tyrannosaurus Rex" to his name. Chad Ochocinco and Metta World Peace told him, "Dude - you're weird."

Breaking Brad: 'Tyrannosaurus Rex' in Nebraska
Breaking Brad: 8-pound burger for $59; Urban Meyer trumps Obama

The Washington Nationals are serving an 8-pound burger that costs $59. It's designed to feed eight adults or two 9-year-olds.

Breaking Brad: 8-pound burger for ; Urban Meyer trumps Obama
Breaking Brad: Moonwalk at gunpoint; primary arrives

A man in Clark Fork, Idaho, is accused of making another man perform a moonwalk at gunpoint. This is a pretty good indication that Clark Fork, Idaho, is seriously lacking in entertainment.

Breaking Brad: Moonwalk at gunpoint; primary arrives
Breaking Brad: Romney talks same-sex marriage

In his commencement speech at Liberty University, Mitt Romney mentioned same-sex marriage. Following their training, the Liberty grads immediately dropped and covered their ears.

Breaking Brad: Romney talks same-sex marriage
Breaking Brad: Mother's Day at the White House

* The national debt has increased again - President Obama sent Michelle roses for Mother's Day.

Breaking Brad: Mother's Day at the White House
Dickson's Week in Review, May 6-12

Former Husker I-back Roy Helu is getting married to former Husker volleyball player Dani Mancuso. Any future children have already been offered “prenatal” letters of intent by the Husker athletic department.

Dickson's Week in Review, May 6-12
Breaking Brad: Pelini's $7 wardrobe

* At the Capital One Bowl, the Nebraska football team exceeded the budgeted amount provided by the Big Ten and spent a total of $2,069,407. The seven bucks was Bo Pelini's clothing allowance.

Breaking Brad: Pelini's  wardrobe
Breaking Brad: Country music martians, doggie dating site

This just in - NASA announced plans to go to Mars in an attempt to discover the last country music act in the universe to not play the Red Sky Music Festival.

Breaking Brad: Country music martians, doggie dating site
Breaking Brad: Q&A with Deb Fischer

As Nebraskans weigh whom to send to Washington as a U.S. senator, World-Herald humor columnist Brad Dickson asks the candidates the tough questions.

Breaking Brad: Q&A with Deb Fischer
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