Azaleas Love Ozzy! – Redneck Headlines

The manager of one Florida Target store probably regrets his chain's bull's-eye logo, now that an elderly woman smashed right through it and into the store – while practicing to have her driver's license restored.

Norma Jean Brennan decided to spend part of her 79th birthday in self-administered drivers' ed – with the help of her pastor, who was sitting in the passenger seat. Reverend Kevin Holsapple says he was giving Brennan some refresher tips when she got the pedals mixed up and accidentally hit the accelerator, propelling the car through the front window of the Target.

They both received citations - hers for driving while license is suspended or revoked and his for allowing an unlicensed driver to drive his Mercury. (Ocala.Com)

A nine-year-old in Britain has developed a serious addiction, and his parents couldn't be happier because the kid is hooked on vacuuming.

Experts blame a rare psychological condition called Williams Syndrome for Lane Fountain's obsession with sucking up dirt. The condition doesn't have many negative side effects, but instills its carriers with unusual focus and a consuming desire to please others. In Lane's case, that means vacuuming at home, as well as at a local hotel.

His dad says, “We treat him to a visit to a shop as a reward for being good and it’s like watching an old man looking at a classic car. He studies every detail and knows all the different models, makes and product numbers. His room is full of hoovers and he has more in the garden. I think there’s more to come because he’s now gravitating toward carpet washers.” (Daily Mirror)

A British horticulture expert says that, in addition to sunlight, fresh water and good air, plants thrive when one special ingredient is added to their diet – the music of Black Sabbath!

While some family groups have dismissed Ozzy Osbourne and company as evil, the world's flora disagree. In a controlled study, plant guru Chris Beardshaw set up four greenhouses with various sonic environments, and said that the sounds of "Iron Man" and "Paranoid" really perked up those petunias.

He says, "We had one that was played classical music, we had one that was played Cliff Richard and we had one that was played Black Sabbath. And the ones with Black Sabbath great big, thumping noise, rowdy music they were the shortest, but they had the best flowers and the best resistance to pest and disease." (Orange News U.K.)