Oscar is no museum T-Rex

He survived three bullet wounds — including a shotgun blast to the face — countless broken bones and arthritis. Now, Oscar the alligator's tell-tale bones are going on display.

Okefenokee Swamp Park in Waycross, Ga., will assemble and display the skeleton of its longest living resident, Oscar, who died last summer at about 100 years old. The 14-foot, 1,000-pound alligator had lived in the swamp since the park opened in 1946.

Because Oscar left behind so few possessions, his stomach contents also will go on display. Those include a plastic dog collar, a dog's tag, a penny and the top section of a flagpole.

Mom smackdown at Disney World

An Alabama mother was sentenced to 90 days in jail for beating up a woman at Walt Disney World last May. Victoria Walker apologized for kicking, punching and pulling the hair of a woman who allegedly cut in line.

Walker was extradited to Florida several months after committing her crime. When she gets out, maybe she should try celebrating with the famous catchphrase, "I'm going to Disneyland!"

Spotted on the Web

"Be Aware of Invisibility." That's just one of our favorite road signs pictured on www.SignSpotting.com. The Web site features pictures, snarky captions and a funny ratings

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meter, as determined by site visitors. Check out the Top 20 for a quick laugh. And submit your own photos, if you have any.

Score one for the skycaps

"Sledgehammer Shannon" (aka lawyer Shannon Liss-Riordan) recently won nine Boston skycaps $325,000 in lost tips from American Airlines.

The skycaps, who are paid minimum wage, claimed tips drastically dropped when American started charging $2 per bag for curbside check-in service in 2005. They argued that passengers didn't realize the airline was pocketing the fee. A jury agreed, ordering the airline to hand over all fees to the skycaps.

— Ann Tatko-Peterson