Utility workers in Cape Coral., Fla., mistakenly hooked up the water-supply lines of four homes to the city’s treated wastewater from toilets, instead of the purified drinking-water system.

“Mistakes were made,” said red-faced city manager Terry Stewart. But the homeowners aren’t so forgiving.

“I’m livid,” roared Ron Kazel, who’s been getting the bad water since June.

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A California town has hired 500 goats to clear four acres of grass and undergrowth from around the local reservoir.

“These are working goats,” said Mill Valley Fire Chief Greg Moore.

The black, white and brown goats will take 21 to 30 days to eat the area clear of French broom, acacia, blackberry and dry grass, which are a combustible fire hazard.

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It’s enough to make Lorraine Martinson weep – more than 7,000 onions were stolen from her North Dakota field.

“I looked down and there’s no onions. I was like, ‘Where’s my onions? “‘ said Martinson, who lives in Crystal.

Pembina County Sheriff Wayne Samdahl said it couldn’t have been easy for the thieves.

“They didn’t do it in a couple of minutes. They had to pull each one by hand,” he said.

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Election day could mean one giant drunken party in Norway from now on.

Legislators there have struck down a longstanding law that banned citizens from getting drunk before they vote.

“The election board can no longer refuse anyone to vote because they are intoxicated,” one government minister said.

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Karin Robertson is so committed to the animal-rights movement that she’s legally changed her name to GoVeg.com.

“People are really perplexed. They say, ‘You’ve got to be joking,’ ” said the 23-year-old activist, who lives in Norfolk, Va.

Her mom, Melanie Robertson, isn’t so thrilled: “My first comment was, ‘But your real name is so pretty. Why would you want to do that?’ “