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Corpse flower making stink at Phipps Conservatory

PITTSBURGH

The folks at Pittsburgh’s Phipps Conservatory are making a stink over their newest exhibit. Then again, the exhibit itself is contributing to the stench.

A rare corpse flower is blooming, and the conservatory was staying open until 2 a.m. today to give visitors a chance to see — and smell — the unusual plant.

The plant blooms only every six to 10 years and, even then, it lasts only one to two days. While in bloom, the plant gives off a pungent odor that some say smells like trash and others say mimics rotting flesh — hence the plant’s name.

The conservatory has named the plant Romero after Pittsburgh filmmaker George Romero, the man behind the 1968 cult zombie classic “Night of the Living Dead,” which was being screened twice Wednesday night at Phipps.

Munchies from marijuana fest fetch more than $50 online

SEATTLE

A few eBay users are seeing a money-making opportunity in the free bags of chips that were given out by police over the weekend at Seattle’s pot festival known as Hempfest.

An unopened Doritos bag from Hempfest had drawn eight bids by Monday afternoon, pushing the price to $58. One bag listed as “used” was fetching $50.

The nacho-cheese-flavored Doritos were a popular topic surrounding the event because Seattle police distributed them for free along with stickers designed to inform pot consumers about the state’s legal-pot law.

Officers handed out only 1,000 bags of chips at an event that draws as many as 85,000 people per day.

Pa. man, 102, honored for lifelong Ford loyalty

SOMERSET, Pa.

A western Pennsylvania Ford dealership has honored a 102-year-old man for his lifelong loyalty to the brand.

The (Somerset) Daily American reports Floyd Pullin was honored with a birthday cake, luncheon and a limousine ride at Riverside Ford in Confluence.

The Addison man has bought nine Fords in his lifetime, the first a Model T in 1926. His most recent is a 2013 Ford F-150 pickup.

Ford assembly-line workers and executives also thanked him for his loyalty in a video presentation.

Associated Press