Auckland, New Zealand (WFN) -- Hare Krishnas in New Zealand have a beef with a TV ad that features a group of dancing, chanting butchers praising red meat. And the authorities agree. An advertising standards council has ruled the ad is "extremely derogatory and insulting."

CHICAGO -- A sleepy Robert Allan Luckett stayed awake 64 hours with his hand pressed against a Chrysler minivan, outlasting 19 other contestants in the carmaker's "Stand By Your Van" contest over the weekend in Chicago. Luckett won the Town and Country minivan for being the last to let go of it.

CARLSBAD, Calif. -- Starting Thursday (Feb. 12) the Legoland themepark in Carlsbad, California, will honor US forefathers for Presidents Day with the world's tallest Lego tower. Building will finish on Monday (Feb. 16), and the structure will be taller than the existing record of 89.3 feet set at Legoland in Denmark.

SAN FRANCISCO -- No more clowning around, guys! Around 20 people dressed in clown costumes and white makeup boarded San Francisco's metro Friday to protest against George W. Bush. Members of the "Clownarchy" group say Bush is giving clowns a bad name and they want other folks to suit up as clowns to join them for a Million Clown March in Washington this October, reports the "San Francisco Chronicle."

SPRINGFIELD, Ore. -- Never underestimate the power of grandma. A 41-year-old granny in Springfield, Oregon, who stands 5 ft. 5 in. took down a 6 ft. tall teenager who stole the truck she drives her grandchild around in. The woman chased down the truck, pulled the driver out and started slapping him. By the time she was finished, he was crying and the truck was back in her possession.

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