Ducks, dorks and deviants: Wackiest stories of 2008

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It should come as no surprise to you that if you use company computers to read and send X-rated e-mail that you will be fired. That's why it's odd to read that the head of tourism for the state of Hawaii was retained this summer after the state found X-rated e-mails in his government account. In a nutshell, the Hawaii Tourism Authority board of directors, after a seven-hour hearing, unanimously agreed to keep Rex Johnson as their president and CEO after a state audit showed he was sending and receiving X-rated e-mails on the state's dime. Johnson ultimately resigned in October.

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