And now . . . this - Feb. 23/05

Dear baby, welcome to Dumpsville. Population: you.

The delicate problem of how to dump a lover before moving on to the next one has been given a new twist by a Dutch Web site.

The site suggests women tell their partner they want a baby and men buy their girlfriend underwear that's too big. . . .

The site also provides two downloadable documents with blanks left for names -- one a curt business-style letter, the other a scathing poem -- to end relationships in writing.

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Nothing says "Dear John" quite like a form letter.

If a flaming bag of poop is cool, then . . .

It took nearly four months, but to the relief of neighbors miles around, a burning manure pile has been extinguished.

David Dickinson, owner and manager of Midwest Feeding Co., said Wednesday that several weeks of pulling the 2,000-ton pile apart proved effective by late last week.

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Some people can't be paid enough for what they do.

Oh, and for those wondering what a giant burning mound of cow crap looks like, Yahoo has pictures.