Good news might be hard to find with the state of the economy being what it is -- but there are a few things you might want to laugh about.
An Indian man who really, really, REALLY wanted to be a eunuch cut off the only thing in his way of that goal, according to The Telegraph. In India, eunuchs make a living by begging... and police say the 22-year-old had befriended some of them.
Robert Daniel Webb nearly apologized to the clerk as he was robbing a convenience store, for having his 9-year-old at his side. "I'm out of work," he said, while holding a gun. "My daughter's got to survive."

Getty ImagesFormer Saved by the Bell child star Dustin "Screech" Diamond now needs to be saved from the poorhouse

Buck WolfJust because you've been booted from the rat race, doesn't mean you can compete. A group of NYers blew off steam with an athletic competition that perfectly suits these economic times, with events like the "You're Fired: Race to the Poorhouse," the "Fax Machine Toss," and, instead of a donkey, "Pink the Blame on the Boss."
A 45-year-old jobless ex-con from Taiwan asked police to send him back to jail. He'd been free two years, after serving a 10-year sentence. The convicted arsonist, who'd been living on the street, told police he was hungry.
San Diego maths teacher Tom Farber lets parents and businesses buy space at the bottom of pages to pay the cost of photocopying, a move that she describes as a "stopgap" measure to defray classroom costs.
Even drug addicts are feeling the pinch. Police had to calm a man at a Dixon's Food Mart in Fort Pierce, Fla., because, he told them, the price of a rock of crack now cost $20, instead of $10.
For the price of a McDonald's value meal, you can become a homeowner. Of course, this eBay special came with plenty of back taxes.
Welcome to the age of poop power, as a Texas city prepares to harvest methane gas from what would otherwise be left in a toilet. You can call it what you want, but the latest word is "biosolids."
Panhandlers outside a Wal-Mart are actually making more money than many of those working inside the Wal-Mart.
How do you keep mourners warm at crematoria? Why not channel the heat created by burning human remains? Sure, it's creepy, but it's environmentally-friendly.