The developer of million-dollar homes in Fort Lauderdale took a neighbor to court to try to stop her from hanging her laundry outside to dry.

“I’m sure if you bought a $3 million house and your neighbor across the street has purple panties flying in plain visibility, you wouldn’t want her doing that,” said Robert Strauss of Floridian Estate Builders.

But a judge ruled in favor of Poppy Madden, who’ll continue to hang her clothes because “I hate pulling my skirt out of the dryer when it’s all wrinkled in a ball.”

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Folks in Ohio are throwing money down the toilet – and feeling good about it.

A bright pink potty has a sign that says, “Help Flush Out Cancer,” to raise funds for the American Cancer Society. “The toilet is really quite ugly, but almost everybody has been really nice about it,” said Carolyn Strayer, who’s raised $800 so far.

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The elderly can now fight off muggers with a cane that fires blanks and turns into a Ninja fighting stick with blades that spring from the tip with the touch of a button.

Inventor Miladin Nikolic, 62, of Belgrade, Serbia, said the “007 Cane” began as a way to frighten off dogs, “then I started to think of all the other things I could add, and it just grew from there.” The cane also holds pills and sounds an alarm for help.

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Sick of work? Blame your dirty office.

An Australian study shows the workplace can be a significant source of illness, with employees who don’t wash their hands, small work areas that harbor germs and unsanitary cafeterias.

Dr. Vijay Jayasena said, “People who wash their hands after using the toilet still have a very high chance of contamination from the door handle. This would not be the case if everyone washed their hands.”

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A man swallowed a 3-inch knife in a desperate bid to avoid being charged with possessing a weapon.

Surgeons in Chendu, China, found the blade in the windpipe of Mao Kyan, who thought he was OK – until his throat erupted in pain six months later. A doctor said the weapon “could have killed him at any second.”