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Slideshow: TheGrio's wackiest stories of 2010

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February 1, 2010
‘Funeral home buries wrong body’

February 1, 2010

‘Funeral home buries wrong body’

February 25, 2010‘Shooting victim says love handles saved her life’

February 25, 2010

‘Shooting victim says love handles saved her life’

February 17, 2010
‘Caught on tape: 67-year-old white man pummels black passenger on bus’

February 17, 2010

‘Caught on tape: 67-year-old white man pummels black passenger on bus’

February 18, 2010‘Man dies after 911 dispatcher tells him to walk to ambulance’

February 18, 2010

‘Man dies after 911 dispatcher tells him to walk to ambulance’

June 21, 2010 ‘White students hang bananas over stairwell frequented by blacks’

June 21, 2010

‘White students hang bananas over stairwell frequented by blacks’

June 24, 2010 ‘TV Reporter: I was working, not shoplifting’

June 24, 2010

‘TV Reporter: I was working, not shoplifting’

July 7, 2010‘Original butt sketcher calls competitor bum’

July 7, 2010

‘Original butt sketcher calls competitor bum’

September 16, 2010
‘Ohio woman arrested after teaching toddler to smoke pot’

September 16, 2010

‘Ohio woman arrested after teaching toddler to smoke pot’

September 17, 2010
<a href=”http://www.thegrio.com/news/video-man-threatens-children-on-school-bus.php
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September 17, 2010

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September 22, 2010 
‘Fake handbag salesman reports counterfeit bills, ends up in jail’

September 22, 2010

‘Fake handbag salesman reports counterfeit bills, ends up in jail’

October 6, 2010 
‘6-year-old black child’s ‘KKK’ mask alarms parents’

October 6, 2010

‘6-year-old black child’s ‘KKK’ mask alarms parents’

November 12, 2010 
‘Racist rant against ex-postal worker caught on tape’

November 12, 2010

‘Racist rant against ex-postal worker caught on tape’

November 12, 2010 
‘High school coach caught on tape whipping students’

November 12, 2010

‘High school coach caught on tape whipping students’

November 16, 2010 
‘Teacher finds crack cocaine in preschooler’s shoe’

November 16, 2010

‘Teacher finds crack cocaine in preschooler’s shoe’

November 23, 2010 
‘Wheels on the bus go round and round – straight to jail’

November 23, 2010

‘Wheels on the bus go round and round – straight to jail’

December 1, 2010
‘Love-handling! Women hide stolen goods in body rolls

December 1, 2010

‘Love-handling! Women hide stolen goods in body rolls

December 2, 2010 
‘Police say 18-year-old swallowed a bag of cocaine’

December 2, 2010

‘Police say 18-year-old swallowed a bag of cocaine’

December 17, 2010 
‘Woman busted for setting boyfriend’s crotch ablaze’

December 17, 2010

‘Woman busted for setting boyfriend’s crotch ablaze’

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What do swallowing a bag of cocaine, getting saved from a shooting by love handles, and taking a school bus full of kids to jail have in common? They are some of the wackiest Grio news stories of 2010! Check out some of the greatest examples of buffoonery from this past year.

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