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Most of us will probably never pull a Steven Slater: curse out a customer, grab a drink and leave our place of employment in a blaze of glory. But let’s face it, we’ve all had the urge. Slater, a flight attendant on JetBlue, instantly became a folk hero in many people’s eyes Monday after he grabbed a microphone and ranted at a passenger who had refused to apologize for hitting Slater with some luggage. Slater then grabbed a beer from the galley and fled the plane via the emergency exit chute. “How many of us can honestly say we haven’t...

LAWRENCEBURG, Ind., Jan. 19 (UPI) -- An Indiana man fired after 30 years as an aircraft dispatcher says he is prospering through the recession by turning piles of doo-doo into piles of dough. Kevin Kendall, 51, of Dearborn County said he began looking at franchise opportunities about a year ago after being downsized and his interest was piqued by Pet Butler, a 22-year-old company specializing in pet waste cleanup for both public and private areas, The Cincinnati Enquirer reported Tuesday. Kendall said he paid the $25,000 franchise fee in 2008 and his customer base has since grown to include 51...

It's gross! Janitors hit Equinox gym sex BY BARBARA ROSS and BILL HUTCHINSON DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS Several disgusted janitors are dishing dirt on the Equinox fitness center chain, claiming in a lawsuit filed yesterday that the upscale gyms are used as sleazy gay sex clubs. The six janitors charge in the Manhattan Supreme Court suit that they are fed up with cleaning up after male gym members engage in "explicit sexual activity." The janitors cited five Manhattan clubs, including the chain's flagship gym in the Time Warner Center at Columbus Circle, as places where "lewd behavior" is rampant in...

DSC — Dirty Jobs: 100th Dirty Job Special 100th Dirty Job Special The two-hour special will be hosted by Mike Rowe as he introduces his work with the United States Army. Mike will share stories from behind the scenes and answer viewer mail as he unites the US with the dirtiest jobs, and funniest moments of the show. 9PM Eastern/Pacific, 8PM Central