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A woman has filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court against the Tulsa District Attorney’s office for assault, libel and slander. Representing herself, she alleges that “the defendants falsely accused the plaintiff of having a damaged mental character pertaining to her child.”

That in and of itself might not be so noteworthy. But what she’s seeking as compensation certainly grabbed my attention:

The plaintiff wants a formal apology published in the Tulsa World newspaper, a seven-night stay at the Hilton, seven outfits from Stein Mart for both her and her daughter and three meals a day, of her choice, for the seven days.

The woman’s name itself is also quite unusual and elicited a snicker when I first read it. But I won’t be sharing her name here because I don’t want to be sued too. Who knows what damages she might seek from me?

If you’re into recycling and reusing things, there’s new furniture that’s simply to die for — coffin couches.

Here’s how the sellers explain these morbidly curious couches:

We at Coffincouches.com have the mindset of thinking “Green” and we know it is different but we strongly believe in recycling. Our niche happens to be 18 gauge steel coffins which we collected from local funeral homes primarily in Southern California. It is a health and safety law that funeral homes cannot resell used coffins to the general public. We approached funeral directors with the attitude of recycling. These coffins are not used for burial due to slight cosmetic inconsistencies. They are reconfigured and modified resulting in a finished product - a unique one a kind coffin couch.

These “dead” gorgeous couches can handle some pretty heavy weight (like me), up to 900 lbs. All it will set you back is a “ghastly” $3,500, though shipping is not included. You can start your shopping here.