LOS ANGELES, California- James Alcroft is certain rodents hate his figure skaters. Mice have bitten into and weakened the straps of two of his female figure skaters leading to very difficult moments during big routines. "You just can't skate with confidence when you have a boob hanging out," said the frustrated manager.

HOLLAND, Michigan- Bernie Filpot was bringing his boat to the launch to start the season but before he even got to the water his boat ended up in his camper. "I never suspected I'd see a deer in this part of town but out of nowhere there it was. I hit the brakes hard and suddenly the bow is in the bedroom. This sure changes our plans for the summer."

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois- State Water Management Director, John Means, thinks he has the solution to the growing big head carp problem in state waters. "Let's breed, buy, steal every eagle and osprey we can and get a natural predator in here to take out these slimy (expletive deleted)."

LIGHTHOUSE POINT, Fla- If you were a fish and you wanted a fishing boat to run aground you'd aim for the captain. That's exactly what a 355-pound swordfish did, using its bill to break John Barfield's collarbone and bruise his forehead. Even though he just survived a swordfish attack, Barfield is ready to get out there again. "I'd go fishing tomorrow if I could, especially since it seems the big ones are gunnin' for me, now. Let the games begin."

NEDERLAND, Colorado- Jamie Morin was voted Worst Uncle of the Year by the Nederland Chamber of Commerce. Photos are sent in by family members and the voting is part of a charity fund raiser for the Boys and Girls Club.

WAYLAND, Iowa- Bob Weber has been raising hogs for decades and his grand-kids are used to being around his animals. But when he saw one kissing a hog he got worried. "What with all this swine flu in the news I got worried when I seen little Angus giving one a smooch. For generations we have been kissing hogs, and quite often, but now it's got me worried." University of Iowa biologists have tested his herd and assured Weber his herd is flu free.

CASPER, Wyoming- It is becoming so common for locals to find bears in their pools that filters are getting clogged all over the metro. "It's great for me but lousy for the owner's pocketbooks," says Eddie Vitter, of Vitter's Very Nice Pools. Of bear visits to area home pools, Vitter notes, "Bears are big hairy animals and they shed a lot and the average pool filter was not designed to handle grizzlies. Even Italians and Greeks max out some of the cheaper filter systems."

SALEM, Oregon- A 14-inch fish fell from the sky in West Salem, striking utility lines and causing a power outage. Electric workers suspect that an osprey dropped the dead fish that was found beneath power lines. "It was burned, so it had obviously hit our lines," said Terry Kelly, a spokesman for Salem Electric. "Cooked squirrel is pretty common, but not fried fish."

DENVER, Colorado- A pregnant woman who was fleeing a bear when she was struck by a slow-moving car said she would honor the euthanized animal by giving her baby the middle name ìBear.î Ashley Swendsen said she first spotted the bear as it was coming out of a creek. ìI didnít know what to do, so I just kept walking,î she said. ìI wasnít going to start sprinting.î But she started running when the bear moved toward her. Her husband is not as forgiving of the bearís actions and suggested their babyís first name should be Sleepy, to signify where the bear that harassed his wife has gone forever

SIDNEY, Australia- A wind surfer, Darin Coglin, dodged some low flying pelicans and ended up in the wrong place at the wrong time. His parachute got snagged by the tail of a landing jet which took him for a brief but scary ride. "I know we're supposed to stay away from High Point Beach (a restricted flight path zone) but that's where the best surf and wind is. And those pelicans sure seemed to be edging me over that way, so that where I ended up. Thank god I let go when I did."