Bogus priest held in bathtub scam
VIENNA, Austria (Reuters Life!) - A bogus priest and his girlfriend tricked an Austrian pensioner out of $200 after promising him a naked bathtub session with the woman.
"The bogus priest and his girlfriend ran a bath for the pensioner, who undressed and got in straight away," a police spokeswoman in the northern Austrian town of Linz said on Wednesday.
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Sounds like a couple who REALLY need a reality check.
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You can say that again...and again...and again.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (Reuters Life!) - "Heeere's Johnny!" -- the introduction for U.S. talk-show host Johnny Carson for 30 years -- has been ranked the most memorable TV catchphrase in a Top 100 list covering 60 years of American television shows, cartoons, commercials and quotes from news programs.
Neil Armstrong's famous "One small step for man ... " comment when stepping on the moon on July 20, 1969, took second place in the list compiled by TV Land, while millionaire businessman-turned-TV star Donald Trump came in third with his curt "You're fired!" ousting of contestants from the TV show "The Apprentice."
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Here are some of the other catchphrases that didn't make the list:
- "We'll keep it our little secret."
- "Do I have to fight for my right to party?"
- "What's 'The Pill'?"
- (As Flavor Flav) "You know what time it is, BOI!"
- ...and some gibberish from "Laguna Beach".
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Women too busy to shave armpits?
By Sue Zeidler
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Some of Hollywood's most successful women share an unexpected byproduct of success -- hairy armpits.
That was one of the lighter messages brought home on Tuesday at a star-studded breakfast, hosted by the Hollywood Reporter in conjunction with the publication of its 15th annual Women In Entertainment Power 100 list.
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Yeah, that can sometimes...nevermind.
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Suitable for hanging: Chicago's gallows sold
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Escaped convict "Terrible" Tommy O'Connor can rest a little easier.
The warped wooden gallows used more than a century ago to hang convicts in Chicago, beginning with those condemned for the May 4, 1886, Haymarket Square riot, has been bought at auction by Ripley's Believe It or Not museums for $68,000, Mastro Auctions said on Thursday.
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Then again, on some of today's murder cases, there are some convicts that need to be hanged.
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Love is blind in pitch black restaurant
By Alexandria Sage
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (Reuters Life!) - Love is blind -- but in this case, so were the lovers, the waiters and all the other diners at the blind date in the dark.
Lawyer Dennis Cohen thought the "Dining in the Dark" adventure billed as a three-course gourmet meal served in a pitch black dining room by blind waiters would make for an intriguing kickoff to romance.
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Hope there are no monsters in the kitchen.
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Court: OK to gossip behind boss' back
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - It's OK to use derogatory and vulgar language about your superiors in the office as long as it is done behind their backs, a Malaysian court has ruled.
The Industrial Court said a secretary at Malaysia National Insurance Bhd. was not guilty of misconduct when she sent e-mails from the office computer to friends, griping about her superiors, the national news agency Bernama reported Friday.
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Man finds cocaine at Oklahoma Wal-Mart
EDMOND, Okla. (AP) - A man shopping at a Wal-Mart Supercenter found a surprise package in the toy section, a small plastic bag containing cocaine.
The man was shopping near bicycles Monday when he noticed an open pack of cigarettes under a shelf, according to an Edmond police report, and inside the pack was the small bag containing a white, powdery substance.
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Now who would've dropped that? Oh well, at least it's destroyed.
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Escaped convict "Terrible" Tommy O'Connor can rest a little easier.
The warped wooden gallows used more than a century ago to hang convicts in Chicago, beginning with those condemned for the May 4, 1886, Haymarket Square riot, has been bought at auction by Ripley's Believe It or Not museums for $68,000, Mastro Auctions said on Thursday.
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Then again, on some of today's murder cases, there are some convicts that need to be hanged.
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Love is blind in pitch black restaurant
By Alexandria Sage
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (Reuters Life!) - Love is blind -- but in this case, so were the lovers, the waiters and all the other diners at the blind date in the dark.
Lawyer Dennis Cohen thought the "Dining in the Dark" adventure billed as a three-course gourmet meal served in a pitch black dining room by blind waiters would make for an intriguing kickoff to romance.
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Hope there are no monsters in the kitchen.
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Court: OK to gossip behind boss' back
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - It's OK to use derogatory and vulgar language about your superiors in the office as long as it is done behind their backs, a Malaysian court has ruled.
The Industrial Court said a secretary at Malaysia National Insurance Bhd. was not guilty of misconduct when she sent e-mails from the office computer to friends, griping about her superiors, the national news agency Bernama reported Friday.
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Man finds cocaine at Oklahoma Wal-Mart
EDMOND, Okla. (AP) - A man shopping at a Wal-Mart Supercenter found a surprise package in the toy section, a small plastic bag containing cocaine.
The man was shopping near bicycles Monday when he noticed an open pack of cigarettes under a shelf, according to an Edmond police report, and inside the pack was the small bag containing a white, powdery substance.
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Now who would've dropped that? Oh well, at least it's destroyed.
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Cold campout on roof for NJ principal
NEW YORK (AP) - The next time Scott Davies makes a motivational deal with his pupils, he might want to do it in springtime.
The principal spent a frigid night on the roof of Harrington Park School in Harrington Park, N.J., after students met his challenge to read 10,000 books months before he expected them to. The school has about 700 pupils in kindergarten through eighth grade.
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I take it he lost a bet.
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Letters to Santa flood Alaskan town
By RACHEL D'ORO, Associated Press Writer
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - It's a name that needs no address. Everyone knows Santa Claus lives at the North Pole. So letters sent to the roly-poly icon find their way to the small town of North Pole deep in Alaska's interior, including those simply addressed to Santa. Last year, 120,000 letters arrived from 26 countries, not counting the thousands with no return address.
Those that do have return addresses usually get a reply and a North Pole postmark in a holiday effort that has delighted children all over the world for decades.
Letters trickle in year-round in the community of 1,600, where light poles are curved and striped like candy canes and streets have names such as Santa Claus Lane and Kris Kringle Drive. Around Thanksgiving, they start pouring in by the thousands each day as Christmas approaches. Even stampless letters get through, a rare exception for the U.S. Postal Service.
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I think the non-return address letters are written by some naughty kids.
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Colorado man gets stuck in his chimney
WESTMINSTER, Colo. (AP) - Santa must have a trick. A man who was locked out of his house in this Denver suburb tried to get in by sliding down the chimney early Friday, but he got stuck and had to be rescued, authorities said.
The man, whose name wasn't released, fell about 12 feet down the shaft. Authorities said he was hurt but did not elaborate on the nature and extent of his injuries.
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"Ho-Ho---Uh-oh!"
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Bush's dog Barney is back with new video
WASHINGTON (AP) - Just in time for the holidays, America's best-known Scottish terrier is back with a new video on the White House Web site.
It's "Barney's Holiday Extravaganza," a production that follows Barney around the White House as he plans a holiday show, runs into trouble developing a plot and then wrangles over his budget with Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Budget Director Rob Portman.
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Special guests on this video include rappers "Bow Wow" and "Snoop Dogg".
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Two-timing cops cause admin havoc
MUMBAI (Reuters) - The police force in India's largest city, Mumbai, has so many two-timing officers that they have been asked to nominate which family should inherit their pension if they die in the line of duty, a report said Sunday.
"It has been observed that settlement of dues gets delayed due to policemen having multiple families," the Indian Express quoted a police department circular as saying.
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Well, duh!! The rule is you're suppose to have one family.
NEW YORK (AP) - The next time Scott Davies makes a motivational deal with his pupils, he might want to do it in springtime.
The principal spent a frigid night on the roof of Harrington Park School in Harrington Park, N.J., after students met his challenge to read 10,000 books months before he expected them to. The school has about 700 pupils in kindergarten through eighth grade.
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I take it he lost a bet.
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Letters to Santa flood Alaskan town
By RACHEL D'ORO, Associated Press Writer
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - It's a name that needs no address. Everyone knows Santa Claus lives at the North Pole. So letters sent to the roly-poly icon find their way to the small town of North Pole deep in Alaska's interior, including those simply addressed to Santa. Last year, 120,000 letters arrived from 26 countries, not counting the thousands with no return address.
Those that do have return addresses usually get a reply and a North Pole postmark in a holiday effort that has delighted children all over the world for decades.
Letters trickle in year-round in the community of 1,600, where light poles are curved and striped like candy canes and streets have names such as Santa Claus Lane and Kris Kringle Drive. Around Thanksgiving, they start pouring in by the thousands each day as Christmas approaches. Even stampless letters get through, a rare exception for the U.S. Postal Service.
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I think the non-return address letters are written by some naughty kids.
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Colorado man gets stuck in his chimney
WESTMINSTER, Colo. (AP) - Santa must have a trick. A man who was locked out of his house in this Denver suburb tried to get in by sliding down the chimney early Friday, but he got stuck and had to be rescued, authorities said.
The man, whose name wasn't released, fell about 12 feet down the shaft. Authorities said he was hurt but did not elaborate on the nature and extent of his injuries.
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"Ho-Ho---Uh-oh!"
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Bush's dog Barney is back with new video
WASHINGTON (AP) - Just in time for the holidays, America's best-known Scottish terrier is back with a new video on the White House Web site.
It's "Barney's Holiday Extravaganza," a production that follows Barney around the White House as he plans a holiday show, runs into trouble developing a plot and then wrangles over his budget with Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Budget Director Rob Portman.
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Special guests on this video include rappers "Bow Wow" and "Snoop Dogg".
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Two-timing cops cause admin havoc
MUMBAI (Reuters) - The police force in India's largest city, Mumbai, has so many two-timing officers that they have been asked to nominate which family should inherit their pension if they die in the line of duty, a report said Sunday.
"It has been observed that settlement of dues gets delayed due to policemen having multiple families," the Indian Express quoted a police department circular as saying.
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Well, duh!! The rule is you're suppose to have one family.
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Real estate agent gives guns to homebuyers
HOUSTON, Texas (Reuters) - A Texas real estate agent looking to add more bang to her business is offering clients in law enforcement a free Glock pistol if they buy a home from her.
Julie Upton, a Houston-area real estate agent, spurned traditional buyer incentives like free gasoline cards or home improvement store gift certificates.
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This time, you don't wanna mess with Texas!
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Lawmaker aims to allow the blind to hunt
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - A Texas lawmaker is aiming to allow the blind to hunt. Texas State Representative Edmund Kuempel has introduced a measure that would allow blind people to hunt any game that sighted people can currently pursue.
He hopes it will be passed after the legislature reconvenes in January though he does not expect it to come into affect until 2008.
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Look out, Dick Cheney!!
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18 llamas to appear in Rose Parade
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - Llamas have waited 15 years to appear in the Rose Parade. On New Year's Day, 18 of the animals and their owners will stroll down Colorado Boulevard.
Joan Selby, a member of the Llama Association of Southern California, sent the original application to the parade committee 15 years ago.
She is not sure why it took so long for parade officials to let the llamas into the parade but suggested it might have been fear of the unknown.
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Well Llamas, here's your chance.
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Border agents find alligator in suitcase
YUMA, Ariz. (AP) - Agents with the U.S. Border Patrol in Yuma found an alligator stashed in the suitcase of a California man who was on his way to Phoenix. The agents found the 4-foot, 4-year-old cayman alligator during a routine checkpoint search on Interstate 8 on Thursday night, agency spokesman Lloyd Easterling said.
Easterling said a drug-sniffing dog became alert near the man's car. Inside, agents found 13 grams of marijuana. Then agents asked the man, whose name was not released, if he had anything else inside the car they should know about.
"The guy says, 'There's an alligator in there,'" Easterling said. "He says, 'He's in the suitcase there.' And when (the agent) opened the suitcase, sure enough, there was a cayman in there."
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If only the Crocodile Hunter were still here...
HOUSTON, Texas (Reuters) - A Texas real estate agent looking to add more bang to her business is offering clients in law enforcement a free Glock pistol if they buy a home from her.
Julie Upton, a Houston-area real estate agent, spurned traditional buyer incentives like free gasoline cards or home improvement store gift certificates.
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This time, you don't wanna mess with Texas!
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Lawmaker aims to allow the blind to hunt
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - A Texas lawmaker is aiming to allow the blind to hunt. Texas State Representative Edmund Kuempel has introduced a measure that would allow blind people to hunt any game that sighted people can currently pursue.
He hopes it will be passed after the legislature reconvenes in January though he does not expect it to come into affect until 2008.
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Look out, Dick Cheney!!
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18 llamas to appear in Rose Parade
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - Llamas have waited 15 years to appear in the Rose Parade. On New Year's Day, 18 of the animals and their owners will stroll down Colorado Boulevard.
Joan Selby, a member of the Llama Association of Southern California, sent the original application to the parade committee 15 years ago.
She is not sure why it took so long for parade officials to let the llamas into the parade but suggested it might have been fear of the unknown.
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Well Llamas, here's your chance.
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Border agents find alligator in suitcase
YUMA, Ariz. (AP) - Agents with the U.S. Border Patrol in Yuma found an alligator stashed in the suitcase of a California man who was on his way to Phoenix. The agents found the 4-foot, 4-year-old cayman alligator during a routine checkpoint search on Interstate 8 on Thursday night, agency spokesman Lloyd Easterling said.
Easterling said a drug-sniffing dog became alert near the man's car. Inside, agents found 13 grams of marijuana. Then agents asked the man, whose name was not released, if he had anything else inside the car they should know about.
"The guy says, 'There's an alligator in there,'" Easterling said. "He says, 'He's in the suitcase there.' And when (the agent) opened the suitcase, sure enough, there was a cayman in there."
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If only the Crocodile Hunter were still here...
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Airlines workers sacrifice camel at airport
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Workers at Turkish Airlines celebrated a job well done by sacrificing a camel at Istanbul airport and their boss has now been suspended.
The national flag-carrier said on Wednesday maintenance staff killed the camel at Turkey's busiest airport after sending a batch of aircraft back to the supplier ahead of schedule.
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Aw man, why couldn't they sacrifice Camel-brand cigarettes instead?
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New York women release anger -- by Jell-O wrestling
By Michelle Nichols
NEW YORK (Reuters) - By day Sandra Martinez works at a New York law firm, but by night she throws off her conservative image and becomes "Sandra Claws" -- an amateur female Jell-O wrestler.
At a grungy live music bar on New York's Lower East Side, she joined 11 other women to do battle -- several for the first time -- in a blue, blow-up kiddie pool decorated with orange fish and filled with warm, clear clumps of an unflavored version of the gelatin dessert.
"It (lets us do) things we probably want to do to women sometimes that we dislike, but we have a forum where we can express it in a fun and safe way," said Martinez, a 27-year-old business development specialist.
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That's one wat to release your anger during the holidays.
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Evel Knievel sues rapper Kanye West over video
By Steve Gorman
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (Reuters Life!) - Veteran daredevil Evel Knievel is suing rap star Kanye West for trademark infringement over a music video that depicts the recording artist as "Evel Kanyevel" trying to jump a canyon on a rocket vehicle.
The lawsuit, filed on Friday in U.S. District Court in Tampa, Florida, says Knievel's image was tarnished by the "vulgar, sexual and racially charged nature" of West's video for his hit single "Touch the Sky," which co-stars actress Pamela Anderson.
"He's just a disgrace to me," Knievel, 68, a resident of Clearwater, Florida, told Reuters in a telephone interview on Tuesday. "What a cheap shot. What a cheap, two-bit shot."
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What took him so long?
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Workers at Turkish Airlines celebrated a job well done by sacrificing a camel at Istanbul airport and their boss has now been suspended.
The national flag-carrier said on Wednesday maintenance staff killed the camel at Turkey's busiest airport after sending a batch of aircraft back to the supplier ahead of schedule.
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Aw man, why couldn't they sacrifice Camel-brand cigarettes instead?
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New York women release anger -- by Jell-O wrestling
By Michelle Nichols
NEW YORK (Reuters) - By day Sandra Martinez works at a New York law firm, but by night she throws off her conservative image and becomes "Sandra Claws" -- an amateur female Jell-O wrestler.
At a grungy live music bar on New York's Lower East Side, she joined 11 other women to do battle -- several for the first time -- in a blue, blow-up kiddie pool decorated with orange fish and filled with warm, clear clumps of an unflavored version of the gelatin dessert.
"It (lets us do) things we probably want to do to women sometimes that we dislike, but we have a forum where we can express it in a fun and safe way," said Martinez, a 27-year-old business development specialist.
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That's one wat to release your anger during the holidays.
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Evel Knievel sues rapper Kanye West over video
By Steve Gorman
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (Reuters Life!) - Veteran daredevil Evel Knievel is suing rap star Kanye West for trademark infringement over a music video that depicts the recording artist as "Evel Kanyevel" trying to jump a canyon on a rocket vehicle.
The lawsuit, filed on Friday in U.S. District Court in Tampa, Florida, says Knievel's image was tarnished by the "vulgar, sexual and racially charged nature" of West's video for his hit single "Touch the Sky," which co-stars actress Pamela Anderson.
"He's just a disgrace to me," Knievel, 68, a resident of Clearwater, Florida, told Reuters in a telephone interview on Tuesday. "What a cheap shot. What a cheap, two-bit shot."
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What took him so long?
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It's US vs UK in online geography battle
By Lars Paronen
TORONTO, Canada (Reuters Life!) - North Americans fed up with being ribbed over their geographical incompetence are trying to get even -- pitting their skills against Britain in a transatlantic geography quiz.
Two geography enthusiasts from opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean designed the 2006 Geography Cup after numerous surveys highlighted the geographical ignorance of both Americans and Britons.
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May the best country win.
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Press eats words for immigrant murder story
By Stephen Brown
ROME, Italy (Reuters Life!) - Italian newspapers offered a rare front-page apology Wednesday for accusing an immigrant from Tunisia recently freed from prison of the gruesome murder of his wife, son, mother-in-law and a neighbor.
After the victims had their throats slit and their house burned Monday in the northern town of Erba, the media pointed the finger at a Tunisian jailed for drug offences and released under a mass pardon.
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Here we go again with the finger pointing...and this time it's from the press!
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So, what's your sign? You crash here often?
By Naomi Kim
TORONTO, Canada (Reuters Life!) - Never mind how careful you are behind the wheel or how long you've been driving, the signs of the zodiac may be bigger factors behind your ability to avoid car crashes -- or why you have too many.
According to a study by InsuranceHotline.com, a Web site that quotes drivers on insurance rates, astrological signs are a significant factor in predicting car accidents.
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I'm a Taurus, that puts me in which category?
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Man pulls 7-foot python from toilet
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - An Australian wildlife worker pulled a 7-foot python out of a septic tank Wednesday after a plumber found it hiding in a woman's toilet, officials said.
Peter Phillips, a wildlife officer for the Northern Territory's Parks and Wildlife Service, was called to remove the snake after a plumber who was fixing the blocked toilet discovered it curled in the pipes.
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I would hate to think what would happen if be pulled out a basilisk.
By Lars Paronen
TORONTO, Canada (Reuters Life!) - North Americans fed up with being ribbed over their geographical incompetence are trying to get even -- pitting their skills against Britain in a transatlantic geography quiz.
Two geography enthusiasts from opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean designed the 2006 Geography Cup after numerous surveys highlighted the geographical ignorance of both Americans and Britons.
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May the best country win.
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Press eats words for immigrant murder story
By Stephen Brown
ROME, Italy (Reuters Life!) - Italian newspapers offered a rare front-page apology Wednesday for accusing an immigrant from Tunisia recently freed from prison of the gruesome murder of his wife, son, mother-in-law and a neighbor.
After the victims had their throats slit and their house burned Monday in the northern town of Erba, the media pointed the finger at a Tunisian jailed for drug offences and released under a mass pardon.
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Here we go again with the finger pointing...and this time it's from the press!
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So, what's your sign? You crash here often?
By Naomi Kim
TORONTO, Canada (Reuters Life!) - Never mind how careful you are behind the wheel or how long you've been driving, the signs of the zodiac may be bigger factors behind your ability to avoid car crashes -- or why you have too many.
According to a study by InsuranceHotline.com, a Web site that quotes drivers on insurance rates, astrological signs are a significant factor in predicting car accidents.
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I'm a Taurus, that puts me in which category?
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Man pulls 7-foot python from toilet
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - An Australian wildlife worker pulled a 7-foot python out of a septic tank Wednesday after a plumber found it hiding in a woman's toilet, officials said.
Peter Phillips, a wildlife officer for the Northern Territory's Parks and Wildlife Service, was called to remove the snake after a plumber who was fixing the blocked toilet discovered it curled in the pipes.
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I would hate to think what would happen if be pulled out a basilisk.
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Deliver mail like it's 1999
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Post has started delivering 4.5 tonnes of letters and parcels that were sent from the United States in 1999.
The state-owned postal service said the delay was not its fault -- a shipping container with the mail inside had languished at a port in Finland for years.
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Think Time-traveling would save them?
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No surprise - Americans like U.S. Mint more than IRS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In news bound to surprise absolutely no one, a survey released on Friday found that the U.S. government agency that prints money is better liked than the agency that collects it.
Agencies that hand out money and other benefits fared much better than the tax-collecting Internal Revenue Service in the University of Michigan's annual customer-service survey of the U.S. government.
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And we expect anything else?
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Nazi gingerbread men moved to new town
WELLINGTON, Ohio (AP) - An artist who was forced to remove his Nazi gingerbread men from the window of a hardware store has set up the display in an empty storefront in another town.
"The Secret Lives of Gingerbread Men" depicts a small gathering at a Nazi rally. Keith McGuckin set up the display in this northeastern Ohio city Thursday night, a day before the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah begins at sundown.
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That's a little disturbing.
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Post has started delivering 4.5 tonnes of letters and parcels that were sent from the United States in 1999.
The state-owned postal service said the delay was not its fault -- a shipping container with the mail inside had languished at a port in Finland for years.
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Think Time-traveling would save them?
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No surprise - Americans like U.S. Mint more than IRS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In news bound to surprise absolutely no one, a survey released on Friday found that the U.S. government agency that prints money is better liked than the agency that collects it.
Agencies that hand out money and other benefits fared much better than the tax-collecting Internal Revenue Service in the University of Michigan's annual customer-service survey of the U.S. government.
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Nazi gingerbread men moved to new town
WELLINGTON, Ohio (AP) - An artist who was forced to remove his Nazi gingerbread men from the window of a hardware store has set up the display in an empty storefront in another town.
"The Secret Lives of Gingerbread Men" depicts a small gathering at a Nazi rally. Keith McGuckin set up the display in this northeastern Ohio city Thursday night, a day before the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah begins at sundown.
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That's a little disturbing.
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Have a look at the video (Assuming it is what was on tv), rather lucky here!
Man fell asleep on railway line
A drunk man who passed out across railway tracks has been fined £560 and given 180 hours' community service.
Kevin Craswell used the track as a pillow and had his feet inches from the live rail at Epsom, Surrey.
Trains were disrupted and police filmed the former company director, 48, from a helicopter as he slept in March.
Neither the sound of the helicopter nor passing trains could wake Craswell, of Ashtead, Surrey, who admitted obstructing the railway by neglect.
Redhill magistrates heard a train went past Craswell's head, but he did not wake up.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/southern_counties/6182155.stm
Man fell asleep on railway line
A drunk man who passed out across railway tracks has been fined £560 and given 180 hours' community service.
Kevin Craswell used the track as a pillow and had his feet inches from the live rail at Epsom, Surrey.
Trains were disrupted and police filmed the former company director, 48, from a helicopter as he slept in March.
Neither the sound of the helicopter nor passing trains could wake Craswell, of Ashtead, Surrey, who admitted obstructing the railway by neglect.
Redhill magistrates heard a train went past Craswell's head, but he did not wake up.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/southern_counties/6182155.stm
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Since when did Disney invent Father Christmas?? 
Disney tells Santa clone ho-ho no
When James Worley paid a visit to Disney World in Florida his portly frame and white beard soon had kids asking: "Are you Santa Claus?"
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He said Disney had told him "Santa was considered a Disney character".
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/6189521.stm
Disney tells Santa clone ho-ho no
When James Worley paid a visit to Disney World in Florida his portly frame and white beard soon had kids asking: "Are you Santa Claus?"
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He said Disney had told him "Santa was considered a Disney character".
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/6189521.stm
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Group says "fake" fur on coat at Macy's is real
NEW YORK (Reuters) - An animal rights group on Friday accused Macy's of selling a coat with a real animal fur collar even though it was advertised as fake fur.
The Humane Society of the United States said a $237.99 Sean John Hooded Snorkel Jacket for sale on Macy's Web site was described as having an "imitation rabbit fur collar."
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Afterwards, sales at Macy's slumped.
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Makeover brings man fame and job offers
By VANESSA GERA, Associated Press Writer
BERLIN, Germany - Henrico Frank went from being just another of Germany's 4 million unemployed people to a media celebrity overnight. All it took was a haircut and a shave.
Now, Frank may even have landed himself a steady job, thanks to an unexpected run-in this week with a politician in central Germany.
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What are the chances of that happening?
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Legal flap brews in Illinois over noose
By JIM SUHR, Associated Press Writer
BENTON, Ill. - Folks in this hardscrabble town still cling to the legend of Charlie Birger, the bootlegging gangster who moments before meeting his maker on the gallows flippantly remarked how lovely the world was.
Nearly eight decades later, the noose used in Illinois' last public hanging has taken on an ugly life of its own.
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And then they're gonna hang the people they're suing.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - An animal rights group on Friday accused Macy's of selling a coat with a real animal fur collar even though it was advertised as fake fur.
The Humane Society of the United States said a $237.99 Sean John Hooded Snorkel Jacket for sale on Macy's Web site was described as having an "imitation rabbit fur collar."
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Afterwards, sales at Macy's slumped.
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Makeover brings man fame and job offers
By VANESSA GERA, Associated Press Writer
BERLIN, Germany - Henrico Frank went from being just another of Germany's 4 million unemployed people to a media celebrity overnight. All it took was a haircut and a shave.
Now, Frank may even have landed himself a steady job, thanks to an unexpected run-in this week with a politician in central Germany.
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What are the chances of that happening?
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Legal flap brews in Illinois over noose
By JIM SUHR, Associated Press Writer
BENTON, Ill. - Folks in this hardscrabble town still cling to the legend of Charlie Birger, the bootlegging gangster who moments before meeting his maker on the gallows flippantly remarked how lovely the world was.
Nearly eight decades later, the noose used in Illinois' last public hanging has taken on an ugly life of its own.
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And then they're gonna hang the people they're suing.
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Jakarta hotel puts $110 hamburger on menu
JAKARTA (Reuters) - A hotel in Indonesia is dishing out a hamburger that costs more than twice the monthly minimum wage in some parts of the country.
The $110 hamburger offered by the Four Seasons is made of Kobe beef with foie gras, Portobello mushrooms and Korean pears -- served with french fries, of course.
They're not exactly selling like hotcakes yet, but the hotel says it has sold 20 of the 1.0 million rupiah ($110.1) hamburgers since they were launched this month.
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That must be some burger...
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$2,000 bench taken from historic site
FORT SMITH, Ark. (AP) - Authorities are looking for a bench swiped from the Fort Smith National Historic Site, an area where visitors can explore the Trail of Tears and the courthouse used by an infamous judge.
The bench, valued at $2,000, was stolen from the site on Sunday, park superintendent Bill Black said.
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Lemme guess, some thieves stole it to get their meth fix...
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"Macaca" named most politically incorrect word
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Macaca" you are number one.
The word "macaca," used by outgoing Republican Sen. George Allen (news, bio, voting record) of Virginia to describe a Democratic activist of Indian descent who was trailing his campaign, was named the most politically incorrect word of the year on Friday by Global Language Monitor, a nonprofit group that studies word usage.
"The word might have changed the political balance of the U.S. Senate, since Allen's utterance (an offensive slang term for Indians from the Sub-continent) surely impacted his election bid," said the group's head, Paul JJ Payack.
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I wonder what other politically incorrect words they can come up...
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Dog weddings called off on grounds of cruelty
NEW DELHI, India (Reuters Life!) - A Hindu wedding ceremony of 18 dogs has been called off in India after hardline religious groups and animal rights activists said it was a mockery of the religion and cruel to the canines, a newspaper reported on Sunday.
The marriage of nine dogs to nine bitches to promote canine culture was expected to take place on Sunday in the northwestern town of Jaipur, the Times of India reported.
But the wedding which, according to Hindu rituals involves sitting in front of a sacred fire and exchanging flower garlands, was canceled after groups including People for Animals (PFA) criticized the event.
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C'mon, we have dog weddings here in the US.
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'Twas the week before Christmas
By Paul Majendie
LONDON (Reuters) - Chubby British children are reaching for fruit and vegetables this Christmas while Japanese shoppers are being tempted by the ultimate treat -- a Christmas cake decorated with diamonds.
As for Father Christmas, he is gallivanting happily in cyberspace but faces a tough time down on earth as children tug his beard, sneeze all over him and wet his lap.
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Hmmm, interesting dessert.
JAKARTA (Reuters) - A hotel in Indonesia is dishing out a hamburger that costs more than twice the monthly minimum wage in some parts of the country.
The $110 hamburger offered by the Four Seasons is made of Kobe beef with foie gras, Portobello mushrooms and Korean pears -- served with french fries, of course.
They're not exactly selling like hotcakes yet, but the hotel says it has sold 20 of the 1.0 million rupiah ($110.1) hamburgers since they were launched this month.
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That must be some burger...
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$2,000 bench taken from historic site
FORT SMITH, Ark. (AP) - Authorities are looking for a bench swiped from the Fort Smith National Historic Site, an area where visitors can explore the Trail of Tears and the courthouse used by an infamous judge.
The bench, valued at $2,000, was stolen from the site on Sunday, park superintendent Bill Black said.
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Lemme guess, some thieves stole it to get their meth fix...
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"Macaca" named most politically incorrect word
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Macaca" you are number one.
The word "macaca," used by outgoing Republican Sen. George Allen (news, bio, voting record) of Virginia to describe a Democratic activist of Indian descent who was trailing his campaign, was named the most politically incorrect word of the year on Friday by Global Language Monitor, a nonprofit group that studies word usage.
"The word might have changed the political balance of the U.S. Senate, since Allen's utterance (an offensive slang term for Indians from the Sub-continent) surely impacted his election bid," said the group's head, Paul JJ Payack.
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I wonder what other politically incorrect words they can come up...
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Dog weddings called off on grounds of cruelty
NEW DELHI, India (Reuters Life!) - A Hindu wedding ceremony of 18 dogs has been called off in India after hardline religious groups and animal rights activists said it was a mockery of the religion and cruel to the canines, a newspaper reported on Sunday.
The marriage of nine dogs to nine bitches to promote canine culture was expected to take place on Sunday in the northwestern town of Jaipur, the Times of India reported.
But the wedding which, according to Hindu rituals involves sitting in front of a sacred fire and exchanging flower garlands, was canceled after groups including People for Animals (PFA) criticized the event.
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C'mon, we have dog weddings here in the US.
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'Twas the week before Christmas
By Paul Majendie
LONDON (Reuters) - Chubby British children are reaching for fruit and vegetables this Christmas while Japanese shoppers are being tempted by the ultimate treat -- a Christmas cake decorated with diamonds.
As for Father Christmas, he is gallivanting happily in cyberspace but faces a tough time down on earth as children tug his beard, sneeze all over him and wet his lap.
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Hmmm, interesting dessert.
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Injured man wins damages for sex overdrive
LONDON (Reuters) - A devout Christian who said an accident at work boosted his libido and wrecked his marriage as he turned to prostitutes and pornography was awarded more than 3 million pounds ($5.89 million) in damages Tuesday.
Stephen Tame, 29, from Suffolk, suffered severe head injuries in a fall, transforming him from a loyal newlywed into a "disinhibited" character who had two affairs.
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It's good that receives that much in damages, but a lesson has to be learned one way or another.
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Marijuana top U.S. cash crop, policy analyst says
By David Alexander
WASHINGTON (Reuters Life!) - U.S. growers produce nearly $35 billion worth of marijuana annually, making the illegal drug the country's largest cash crop, bigger than corn and wheat combined, an advocate of medical marijuana use said in a study released on Monday.
The report, conducted by Jon Gettman, a public policy analyst and former head of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, also concluded that five U.S. states produce more than $1 billion worth of marijuana apiece: California, Tennessee, Kentucky, Hawaii and Washington.
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Why doesn't that surprise me?
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Malaysia cleans up toilets to lure tourists
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia unveiled high-tech public toilets Tuesday as part of a campaign to wash away bad toilet habits ahead of a major tourism drive next year.
Ushering in a "national loo culture," Malaysia's deputy premier inspected a roadside toilet in a Kuala Lumpur shopping belt and urged the crowd outside to be cleaner while spending a penny.
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Wow! That's big news!
LONDON (Reuters) - A devout Christian who said an accident at work boosted his libido and wrecked his marriage as he turned to prostitutes and pornography was awarded more than 3 million pounds ($5.89 million) in damages Tuesday.
Stephen Tame, 29, from Suffolk, suffered severe head injuries in a fall, transforming him from a loyal newlywed into a "disinhibited" character who had two affairs.
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It's good that receives that much in damages, but a lesson has to be learned one way or another.
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Marijuana top U.S. cash crop, policy analyst says
By David Alexander
WASHINGTON (Reuters Life!) - U.S. growers produce nearly $35 billion worth of marijuana annually, making the illegal drug the country's largest cash crop, bigger than corn and wheat combined, an advocate of medical marijuana use said in a study released on Monday.
The report, conducted by Jon Gettman, a public policy analyst and former head of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, also concluded that five U.S. states produce more than $1 billion worth of marijuana apiece: California, Tennessee, Kentucky, Hawaii and Washington.
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Why doesn't that surprise me?
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Malaysia cleans up toilets to lure tourists
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia unveiled high-tech public toilets Tuesday as part of a campaign to wash away bad toilet habits ahead of a major tourism drive next year.
Ushering in a "national loo culture," Malaysia's deputy premier inspected a roadside toilet in a Kuala Lumpur shopping belt and urged the crowd outside to be cleaner while spending a penny.
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Wow! That's big news!
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Santa dons hardhat after mince pie attack
LONDON (Reuters) - Father Christmas was forced to swap his traditional red and white hat for protective headgear after children pelted him with mince pies in Scotland.
Santa was hit on the head by pastries thrown from a balcony as he handed out gold chocolate coins at a shopping center in the town of Paisley, near Glasgow, at the weekend.
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Look out Santa, The Three Stooges are in town! Nyuk-nyuk-nyuk!
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Sewage divers submerge in murky world
By Monica Medel
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Julio Cesar Cu wanted to be an oceanographer but instead he swims through foul-smelling sewage in underground tunnels where the occasional dead body bobs beside excrement and car parts.
Paid just $400 a month to de-clog the miles of sewage tunnels running beneath the Mexican capital, diver Cu comes across the nastiest of flotsam.
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Movie studio Fox auctions movie star contracts
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Movie studio 20th Century Fox will next month auction off more than 200 documents signed by stars such as Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley and Marlon Brando, Daily Variety reported Wednesday.
Proceeds from the sale, set to take place in New York on January 25 through auctioneer Swann Galleries, will benefit the Motion Picture & Television Fund, a charity for Hollywood actors and other employees.
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Interesting...
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Woman puts baby through airport x-ray
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (AP) - A woman mistakenly put her 1-month-old grandson through an X-ray machine at Los Angeles International Airport, authorities said.
A startled security worker noticed the shape of a child on the carry-on baggage screening monitor and immediately pulled him out, the Los Angeles Times reported for a story in Wednesday's editions.
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Guess she doesn't need to take him to the doctor to determine if the baby's alright.
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Oops! I thought you had the baby honey
MIDLAND, Texas (AP) - A 3-month-old baby was left unattended in a shopping cart for about an hour Sunday when her parents accidentally left her behind, police said. Shoppers noticed the abandoned baby at a Toys "R" Us store, Midland police Sgt. Alfredo Grimaldo said.
"It was a misunderstanding among family members," Grimaldo said in Monday editions of the Midland Reporter-Telegram. "One man took the kids home and left the ladies to shop. But when he took the kids, he didn't take the baby from the cart."
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No surprise...
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Man sheds 125 pounds to become deputy
WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) - Michael Warren had a lot of lose. The 20-year-old Wintersville resident who once tipped the scales at more than 300 pounds lost 125 pounds in 18 months to pursue a career in law enforcement.
He was sworn in as a deputy sheriff in Ohio County on Monday, two days after he married his high-school sweetheart of six and a half years.
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That's an awesome goal!
LONDON (Reuters) - Father Christmas was forced to swap his traditional red and white hat for protective headgear after children pelted him with mince pies in Scotland.
Santa was hit on the head by pastries thrown from a balcony as he handed out gold chocolate coins at a shopping center in the town of Paisley, near Glasgow, at the weekend.
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Look out Santa, The Three Stooges are in town! Nyuk-nyuk-nyuk!
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Sewage divers submerge in murky world
By Monica Medel
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Julio Cesar Cu wanted to be an oceanographer but instead he swims through foul-smelling sewage in underground tunnels where the occasional dead body bobs beside excrement and car parts.
Paid just $400 a month to de-clog the miles of sewage tunnels running beneath the Mexican capital, diver Cu comes across the nastiest of flotsam.
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Movie studio Fox auctions movie star contracts
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Movie studio 20th Century Fox will next month auction off more than 200 documents signed by stars such as Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley and Marlon Brando, Daily Variety reported Wednesday.
Proceeds from the sale, set to take place in New York on January 25 through auctioneer Swann Galleries, will benefit the Motion Picture & Television Fund, a charity for Hollywood actors and other employees.
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Interesting...
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Woman puts baby through airport x-ray
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (AP) - A woman mistakenly put her 1-month-old grandson through an X-ray machine at Los Angeles International Airport, authorities said.
A startled security worker noticed the shape of a child on the carry-on baggage screening monitor and immediately pulled him out, the Los Angeles Times reported for a story in Wednesday's editions.
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Guess she doesn't need to take him to the doctor to determine if the baby's alright.
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Oops! I thought you had the baby honey
MIDLAND, Texas (AP) - A 3-month-old baby was left unattended in a shopping cart for about an hour Sunday when her parents accidentally left her behind, police said. Shoppers noticed the abandoned baby at a Toys "R" Us store, Midland police Sgt. Alfredo Grimaldo said.
"It was a misunderstanding among family members," Grimaldo said in Monday editions of the Midland Reporter-Telegram. "One man took the kids home and left the ladies to shop. But when he took the kids, he didn't take the baby from the cart."
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No surprise...
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Man sheds 125 pounds to become deputy
WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) - Michael Warren had a lot of lose. The 20-year-old Wintersville resident who once tipped the scales at more than 300 pounds lost 125 pounds in 18 months to pursue a career in law enforcement.
He was sworn in as a deputy sheriff in Ohio County on Monday, two days after he married his high-school sweetheart of six and a half years.
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That's an awesome goal!
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Popular gadgets may make painful Christmas presents
By Miral Fahmy
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Hoping Santa will send you an iPod, a Nintendo Wii or the latest mobile phone this Christmas?
Be careful what you wish for: it could come "painfully" true.
Sore thumbs, inflamed elbows and stiff shoulders are among the musco-skeletal injuries linked to excessive use of the popular high-tech games and gadgets that could be under the tree.
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Why do you think I use some of those gadgets for an hour a day...instead of 24/7?
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FBI releases last of secret John Lennon files
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (Reuters Life!) - The FBI has released the last 10 documents from its secret files on slain Beatle John Lennon that had been withheld for 25 years on the ground they could prompt "military retaliation" against the United States, campaigners for their release said on Wednesday.
The files turn out to contain only well known information about Lennon's ties to left-wing leaders and antiwar groups in London in 1970 and 1971, said Jon Wiener, a history professor at the University of California, Irvine, and the Southern California chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union.
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Don't make any political comments here.
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'Hibernating' man survives for 3 weeks
By HIROKO TABUCHI, Associated Press Writer
TOKYO - A man who went missing in western Japan survived in near-freezing weather without food and water for over three weeks by falling into a state similar to hibernation, doctors said.
Mitsutaka Uchikoshi had almost no pulse, his organs had all but shut down and his body temperature was 71 degrees Fahrenheit when he was discovered on Rokko mountain in late October, said doctors who treated him at the nearby Kobe City General Hospital. He had been missing for 24 days.
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OMG! I'm surprised he lasted that long in the harsh conditions! I wish I could say the same thing for the 3 lost climbers in Oregon.
By Miral Fahmy
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Hoping Santa will send you an iPod, a Nintendo Wii or the latest mobile phone this Christmas?
Be careful what you wish for: it could come "painfully" true.
Sore thumbs, inflamed elbows and stiff shoulders are among the musco-skeletal injuries linked to excessive use of the popular high-tech games and gadgets that could be under the tree.
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Why do you think I use some of those gadgets for an hour a day...instead of 24/7?
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FBI releases last of secret John Lennon files
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (Reuters Life!) - The FBI has released the last 10 documents from its secret files on slain Beatle John Lennon that had been withheld for 25 years on the ground they could prompt "military retaliation" against the United States, campaigners for their release said on Wednesday.
The files turn out to contain only well known information about Lennon's ties to left-wing leaders and antiwar groups in London in 1970 and 1971, said Jon Wiener, a history professor at the University of California, Irvine, and the Southern California chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union.
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Don't make any political comments here.
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'Hibernating' man survives for 3 weeks
By HIROKO TABUCHI, Associated Press Writer
TOKYO - A man who went missing in western Japan survived in near-freezing weather without food and water for over three weeks by falling into a state similar to hibernation, doctors said.
Mitsutaka Uchikoshi had almost no pulse, his organs had all but shut down and his body temperature was 71 degrees Fahrenheit when he was discovered on Rokko mountain in late October, said doctors who treated him at the nearby Kobe City General Hospital. He had been missing for 24 days.
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OMG! I'm surprised he lasted that long in the harsh conditions! I wish I could say the same thing for the 3 lost climbers in Oregon.
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Motorists switch satnav on, brain off
By Erik Kirschbaum
BERLIN, Germany (Reuters Life!) - Motorists who seem to turn off their brain when switching on their car's satellite navigation system have had a number of spectacular crashes in the past year -- but occasionally they're right to blame the machine.
Drivers obeying directions given by a sultry satnav voice have crashed into rivers, construction sites and roadside toilets in Germany, and had similar accidents in Britain.
"It's hard to understand how these things can happen," said Maximilian Maurer, spokesman for the German motoring club ADAC.
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It's Christmas! Have a little more bat meat!
By Miral Fahmy
SINGAPORE (Reuters Life!) - Dogs, bats, Kentucky Fried Chicken and barramundi will grace dinner tables across the Asia Pacific this Christmas, a festival celebrated with lots of cheer, and very little turkey, in this mainly non-Christian region.
Christmas Day is seen as a foreign, Western festival in many countries in Asia but that doesn't stop millions of people from cooking up banquets of local food unheard of in the West.
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"And for dessert: Hamwinkies!!"
I think I'm fine with KFC for now.
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Patrons toss dead cat through drive-thru
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) - An employee working the drive-through window at a McDonald's will have a tale to tell. When the worker went to the open window thinking the car pulling up had already ordered, the people in the car threw a dead cat through the window, police said.
Cedar Rapids Animal Control officer Matt McAtee said the black domestic shorthair appeared to have been dead for a while.
"It looked like somebody had picked it up off the road," McAtee said.
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I'll skip lunch today.
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PhD students say "humbug!" to Christmas
BEIJING, China (Reuters Life!) - Ten doctoral students from three of China's top universities have posted an online petition slamming local Christmas celebrations and calling on people to "resist Western cultural invasion," state media said on Friday.
The students from the elite Peking, Tsinghua and People's universities railed against "American and European culture" expanding throughout China along with "their technological and economic domination," the China Daily said.
"Occidental culture has been more like storms sweeping through the country rather than mild showers," the paper quoted the petition -- dated with China's traditional lunar calendar -- as saying.
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Well, screw y'all too!
By Erik Kirschbaum
BERLIN, Germany (Reuters Life!) - Motorists who seem to turn off their brain when switching on their car's satellite navigation system have had a number of spectacular crashes in the past year -- but occasionally they're right to blame the machine.
Drivers obeying directions given by a sultry satnav voice have crashed into rivers, construction sites and roadside toilets in Germany, and had similar accidents in Britain.
"It's hard to understand how these things can happen," said Maximilian Maurer, spokesman for the German motoring club ADAC.
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Get BlondeStar 2000!
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It's Christmas! Have a little more bat meat!
By Miral Fahmy
SINGAPORE (Reuters Life!) - Dogs, bats, Kentucky Fried Chicken and barramundi will grace dinner tables across the Asia Pacific this Christmas, a festival celebrated with lots of cheer, and very little turkey, in this mainly non-Christian region.
Christmas Day is seen as a foreign, Western festival in many countries in Asia but that doesn't stop millions of people from cooking up banquets of local food unheard of in the West.
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"And for dessert: Hamwinkies!!"
I think I'm fine with KFC for now.
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Patrons toss dead cat through drive-thru
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) - An employee working the drive-through window at a McDonald's will have a tale to tell. When the worker went to the open window thinking the car pulling up had already ordered, the people in the car threw a dead cat through the window, police said.
Cedar Rapids Animal Control officer Matt McAtee said the black domestic shorthair appeared to have been dead for a while.
"It looked like somebody had picked it up off the road," McAtee said.
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I'll skip lunch today.
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PhD students say "humbug!" to Christmas
BEIJING, China (Reuters Life!) - Ten doctoral students from three of China's top universities have posted an online petition slamming local Christmas celebrations and calling on people to "resist Western cultural invasion," state media said on Friday.
The students from the elite Peking, Tsinghua and People's universities railed against "American and European culture" expanding throughout China along with "their technological and economic domination," the China Daily said.
"Occidental culture has been more like storms sweeping through the country rather than mild showers," the paper quoted the petition -- dated with China's traditional lunar calendar -- as saying.
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Well, screw y'all too!
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Without snakes, India's charmers play on
By Prithwish Ganguly
NEW DELHI, India (Reuters Life!) - Out-of-work Indian snake charmers are playing their flutes at weddings and world festivals after pressure from animal rights groups led to their prized reptiles being impounded.
The Wildlife Protection Act of 1972 prohibits hunting or keeping snakes but was widely flouted by turbanned charmers who crowd buses and attractions in tourist states like Rajasthan.
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Why do animal activists have to gripe about everything there?
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Cocaine on 94 percent of Spanish banknotes
MADRID, Spain (Reuters Life!) - Traces of cocaine can be found on 94 percent of banknotes in Spain, a country that has one of the world's highest rates of users, according to a study published on Sunday.
The 100 notes tested were collected in gyms, supermarkets and pharmacies across Spain, where increased affluence and falling street prices have made the drug more and more accessible.
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No wonder it's called "drug money".
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Beer pints issued with police dept. logo
BENNINGTON, Vt. (AP) - Eager to combat drunken driving during the holidays, police are distributing pint glasses embossed with the logo of the Bennington Police Department to bars and restaurants.
About 160 of the glasses, manufactured by Catamount Glass and donated to the department, are being given away in hopes that those using them will think twice about getting behind the wheel if they've had too many.
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Of course, 1/2 the drinkers are not gonna pay attention to it.
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Target stores pull Che Guevara CD case
By Michele Gershberg
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Target Corp said on Friday it had pulled a CD carrying case bearing Ernesto "Che" Guevara's image after an outcry by critics who label the Marxist revolutionary a murderer and totalitarian symbol.
Target had touted a music disc carrying case for Che admirers emblazoned with the Argentine-born guerrilla's iconic 1960 portrait by Alberto Diaz, or "Korda." A set of small earphones was superimposed on the image, suggesting he was tuned in to an iPod or other music player.
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I wonder why they have 'em in stores in the first place...
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Chickens shut down part of I-30
By HOLLY YAN / The Dallas Morning News
DALLAS, Texas - Dead and wandering chickens closed all of westbound Interstate 30 just before First Avenue on Tuesday afternoon.
A tractor-trailer hauling chickens and crates overturned about noon, Dallas police Senior Cpl. Jamie Matthews said. Some chickens died from the wreck, while others wandered about.
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Oh dear.
By Prithwish Ganguly
NEW DELHI, India (Reuters Life!) - Out-of-work Indian snake charmers are playing their flutes at weddings and world festivals after pressure from animal rights groups led to their prized reptiles being impounded.
The Wildlife Protection Act of 1972 prohibits hunting or keeping snakes but was widely flouted by turbanned charmers who crowd buses and attractions in tourist states like Rajasthan.
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Why do animal activists have to gripe about everything there?
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Cocaine on 94 percent of Spanish banknotes
MADRID, Spain (Reuters Life!) - Traces of cocaine can be found on 94 percent of banknotes in Spain, a country that has one of the world's highest rates of users, according to a study published on Sunday.
The 100 notes tested were collected in gyms, supermarkets and pharmacies across Spain, where increased affluence and falling street prices have made the drug more and more accessible.
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No wonder it's called "drug money".
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Beer pints issued with police dept. logo
BENNINGTON, Vt. (AP) - Eager to combat drunken driving during the holidays, police are distributing pint glasses embossed with the logo of the Bennington Police Department to bars and restaurants.
About 160 of the glasses, manufactured by Catamount Glass and donated to the department, are being given away in hopes that those using them will think twice about getting behind the wheel if they've had too many.
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Of course, 1/2 the drinkers are not gonna pay attention to it.
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Target stores pull Che Guevara CD case
By Michele Gershberg
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Target Corp said on Friday it had pulled a CD carrying case bearing Ernesto "Che" Guevara's image after an outcry by critics who label the Marxist revolutionary a murderer and totalitarian symbol.
Target had touted a music disc carrying case for Che admirers emblazoned with the Argentine-born guerrilla's iconic 1960 portrait by Alberto Diaz, or "Korda." A set of small earphones was superimposed on the image, suggesting he was tuned in to an iPod or other music player.
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I wonder why they have 'em in stores in the first place...
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Chickens shut down part of I-30
By HOLLY YAN / The Dallas Morning News
DALLAS, Texas - Dead and wandering chickens closed all of westbound Interstate 30 just before First Avenue on Tuesday afternoon.
A tractor-trailer hauling chickens and crates overturned about noon, Dallas police Senior Cpl. Jamie Matthews said. Some chickens died from the wreck, while others wandered about.
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Oh dear.
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Who knew you could cheat at chess?
NEW DELHI, India (Reuters Life!) - An Indian chess player has been banned for 10 years for cheating after he was caught using his mobile phone's wireless device to win games, chess officials said on Wednesday.
The player, Umakant Sharma, had logged rating points at a rapid pace in the last 18 months and also qualified for the national championship, arousing the suspicion of officials and bemusing rivals.
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I like to see him try his hand at Wizards' Chess without help of any kind.
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Flatulence allegedly sparks jail fight
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (AP) - Brian Bruggeman caused a stink at the Lincoln County Jail earlier this month and will now have to answer for it in court. Another inmate, Jesse Dorris, alleges that Bruggeman's flatulence, passed in close proximity to Dorris, sparked a Dec. 14 fight between the two at the jail.
Now Bruggeman, 38, faces a Jan. 11 preliminary hearing on the state's complaint of assault by a confined person. It's a felony punishable by up to five years in prison.
Bruggeman is accused of injuring Dorris, his cellmate, when he pushed him into cell bars. Dorris, 26, was not charged.
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Time may not cure all wounds, but helps hangovers
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - The only sure way of avoiding a hangover is abstinence. For the rest of us, time is the answer.
There are almost as many folk cures to treat the unpleasant, painful condition that some have dubbed the wrath of grapes as there are beers, wines and whiskies that cause it.
In Finland, saunas are a preferred antidote, in the belief that they increase the circulation and therefore sweat out alcohol's toxins faster. Russians are said to prefer cabbage soup to replenish lost water and nutrients.
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I'm just gonna drink sparkling apple cider.
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Airline luggage found near Houston store
HOUSTON, Texas - Authorities were trying Tuesday to figure out how dozens of pieces of luggage belonging to air travelers ended up in a trash bin behind a Houston pet store. The store's owners discovered 60 to 70 pieces of luggage, which belonged to passengers of Continental Airlines, Lufthansa, British Airways and U.S. Airways, and contacted the Harris County Sheriff's Department, according to Houston television station KRIV.
Mary Clark, a spokeswoman for Continental, told The Associated Press that some of the luggage belonged to passengers of international flights. She didn't know if the contents of the bags were stolen.
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I'm glad a mystery is solved on the missing juggage.
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Animal loving Britons opt for strange pets
LONDON, England (Reuters) - Animal loving Britons have taken their obsession with furry pets to new lengths -- including many members of the cat family not usually associated with domesticity, according to a survey published Wednesday.
The Big Cats in Britain (BCIB) group used the Freedom of Information Act to survey local councils on the weird and woolly creatures legally kept in private hands.
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I'm.........speechless.
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Firefighters rescue cat inside a wall
BLOOMSBURG, Pa. (AP) - A cat stuck inside a wall was rescued by firefighters, who used a thermal-imaging camera to pinpoint the animal's location. Lois Kessler said her cat, named Kitty, fled Sunday when her grandson tried to pet her. She hid in a closet and fell through a hole in the floor, then got lost in the space between the floorboards and the ceiling of the story below.
"I tried to coax her out," Kessler said. "I called, but she wouldn't come. I got frantic. I could hear her crying, `Meow, meow!'"
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I wonder where else the cat's been hiding?
NEW DELHI, India (Reuters Life!) - An Indian chess player has been banned for 10 years for cheating after he was caught using his mobile phone's wireless device to win games, chess officials said on Wednesday.
The player, Umakant Sharma, had logged rating points at a rapid pace in the last 18 months and also qualified for the national championship, arousing the suspicion of officials and bemusing rivals.
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I like to see him try his hand at Wizards' Chess without help of any kind.
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Flatulence allegedly sparks jail fight
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (AP) - Brian Bruggeman caused a stink at the Lincoln County Jail earlier this month and will now have to answer for it in court. Another inmate, Jesse Dorris, alleges that Bruggeman's flatulence, passed in close proximity to Dorris, sparked a Dec. 14 fight between the two at the jail.
Now Bruggeman, 38, faces a Jan. 11 preliminary hearing on the state's complaint of assault by a confined person. It's a felony punishable by up to five years in prison.
Bruggeman is accused of injuring Dorris, his cellmate, when he pushed him into cell bars. Dorris, 26, was not charged.
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Time may not cure all wounds, but helps hangovers
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - The only sure way of avoiding a hangover is abstinence. For the rest of us, time is the answer.
There are almost as many folk cures to treat the unpleasant, painful condition that some have dubbed the wrath of grapes as there are beers, wines and whiskies that cause it.
In Finland, saunas are a preferred antidote, in the belief that they increase the circulation and therefore sweat out alcohol's toxins faster. Russians are said to prefer cabbage soup to replenish lost water and nutrients.
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I'm just gonna drink sparkling apple cider.
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Airline luggage found near Houston store
HOUSTON, Texas - Authorities were trying Tuesday to figure out how dozens of pieces of luggage belonging to air travelers ended up in a trash bin behind a Houston pet store. The store's owners discovered 60 to 70 pieces of luggage, which belonged to passengers of Continental Airlines, Lufthansa, British Airways and U.S. Airways, and contacted the Harris County Sheriff's Department, according to Houston television station KRIV.
Mary Clark, a spokeswoman for Continental, told The Associated Press that some of the luggage belonged to passengers of international flights. She didn't know if the contents of the bags were stolen.
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I'm glad a mystery is solved on the missing juggage.
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Animal loving Britons opt for strange pets
LONDON, England (Reuters) - Animal loving Britons have taken their obsession with furry pets to new lengths -- including many members of the cat family not usually associated with domesticity, according to a survey published Wednesday.
The Big Cats in Britain (BCIB) group used the Freedom of Information Act to survey local councils on the weird and woolly creatures legally kept in private hands.
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I'm.........speechless.
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Firefighters rescue cat inside a wall
BLOOMSBURG, Pa. (AP) - A cat stuck inside a wall was rescued by firefighters, who used a thermal-imaging camera to pinpoint the animal's location. Lois Kessler said her cat, named Kitty, fled Sunday when her grandson tried to pet her. She hid in a closet and fell through a hole in the floor, then got lost in the space between the floorboards and the ceiling of the story below.
"I tried to coax her out," Kessler said. "I called, but she wouldn't come. I got frantic. I could hear her crying, `Meow, meow!'"
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I wonder where else the cat's been hiding?
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For sale on eBay - dream holiday with a stranger
LONDON (Reuters) - Wanted: Young single woman in need of cut price romantic Caribbean holiday.
The holiday for two is on sale on Internet site eBay for just a fraction of its 2,400 pound value.
But here's the catch - it comes with a companion.
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Now some eBay abusers--I mean--users are really desperate.
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Jewelers see veiled threat
MUMBAI (Reuters Life!) - Women wearing the burqa and other face-concealing veils could be banned from jewelry stores in a west Indian city after a spate of thefts involving burqa-clad customers, jewelers said on Thursday.
More than a dozen thefts have occurred in jewelry shops in Pune in Maharashtra state in the past two months, with at least three cases of women wearing burqas spotted by surveillance cameras as they stole gold ornaments.
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Oh, geez. Just what we need is more Jewelery heists.
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Head-banging snakes may predict quakes
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has come up with an earthquake prediction system which relies on the behavior of snakes, state media said Thursday, two days after two quakes struck off neighboring Taiwan.
The earthquake bureau in Nanning, capital of the Guangxi autonomous region in southern China, had developed its system using a combination of natural instinct and modern technology, the China Daily newspaper said.
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Has someone applied HeadOn to that snake?
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Good Samaritan makes up for stolen bikes
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) - When the bikes Dennis and Tamie Leporin bought themselves for Christmas to ride with their young son disappeared from their front lawn, the couple posted a sign to let the thieves know their disappointment.
"I hope U crooks enjoy our bikes U stole; Merry X-Mas," the sign read.
The next evening the couple heard a knock at their door and found an envelope with $200 inside. A pickup truck was driving away.
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It's awesome how a bad situation can turn good in a matter of 24 hours.
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Exotic dancers spray on latex coverings
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Topless dancers in Alabama aren't really topless — dancers are spraying themselves with skin-colored latex.
Under Alabama's strict law regulating exotic dancers, any skin that would normally be covered by a modest bikini must be swathed in an opaque covering. But the law doesn't specify what kind of material must be used, so, in the legal sense, a nylon swimsuit and spray-on latex are virtually the same.
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It's still not family oriented fun.
LONDON (Reuters) - Wanted: Young single woman in need of cut price romantic Caribbean holiday.
The holiday for two is on sale on Internet site eBay for just a fraction of its 2,400 pound value.
But here's the catch - it comes with a companion.
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Now some eBay abusers--I mean--users are really desperate.
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Jewelers see veiled threat
MUMBAI (Reuters Life!) - Women wearing the burqa and other face-concealing veils could be banned from jewelry stores in a west Indian city after a spate of thefts involving burqa-clad customers, jewelers said on Thursday.
More than a dozen thefts have occurred in jewelry shops in Pune in Maharashtra state in the past two months, with at least three cases of women wearing burqas spotted by surveillance cameras as they stole gold ornaments.
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Oh, geez. Just what we need is more Jewelery heists.
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Head-banging snakes may predict quakes
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has come up with an earthquake prediction system which relies on the behavior of snakes, state media said Thursday, two days after two quakes struck off neighboring Taiwan.
The earthquake bureau in Nanning, capital of the Guangxi autonomous region in southern China, had developed its system using a combination of natural instinct and modern technology, the China Daily newspaper said.
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Has someone applied HeadOn to that snake?
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Good Samaritan makes up for stolen bikes
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) - When the bikes Dennis and Tamie Leporin bought themselves for Christmas to ride with their young son disappeared from their front lawn, the couple posted a sign to let the thieves know their disappointment.
"I hope U crooks enjoy our bikes U stole; Merry X-Mas," the sign read.
The next evening the couple heard a knock at their door and found an envelope with $200 inside. A pickup truck was driving away.
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It's awesome how a bad situation can turn good in a matter of 24 hours.
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Exotic dancers spray on latex coverings
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Topless dancers in Alabama aren't really topless — dancers are spraying themselves with skin-colored latex.
Under Alabama's strict law regulating exotic dancers, any skin that would normally be covered by a modest bikini must be swathed in an opaque covering. But the law doesn't specify what kind of material must be used, so, in the legal sense, a nylon swimsuit and spray-on latex are virtually the same.
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It's still not family oriented fun.
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Thirsty man sells beagle to buy beer
BERLIN (Reuters) - A thirsty German sold his 6-year-old step-daughter's pet beagle to the owner of a bar to pay for beer, the Bild newspaper reported Friday.
The unemployed man offered to take the dog for a walk and then stopped at a bar where he convinced the owner to buy the 3-year-old dog for 40 euros ($53).
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Whatever happen to just getting water from a water fountain instead of selling a dog for beer?
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Alert tabby saves family from fire
SYDNEY (Reuters) - An alert tabby cat saved an Australian family of four from a house fire by clawing at its owner's face, emergency officials said Friday.
Timmy the tabby sprang into action by waking his unidentified owner when a mattress caught fire as the family slept early Friday in Cairns in Australia's tropical north.
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Awesome!
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A tale of two cities for confused tourist
BERLIN (Reuters) - A 21-year-old German tourist who wanted to visit his girlfriend in the Australian metropolis Sydney landed 13,000 kilometres away near Sidney, Montana, after mistyping his destination on a flight booking Web site.
Dressed for the Australian summer in t-shirt and shorts, Tobi Gutt left Germany Saturday for a four-week holiday.
Instead of arriving "down under," Gutt found himself on a different continent and bound for the chilly state of Montana.
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Next time, take the express flight.
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Wis. sheriff offers New Year's Eve rides
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis. (AP) - People too tipsy to drive on New Year's Eve are being offered a free ride home — by the sheriff.
According to Sheriff Tom Reichert, he won't just be providing a service to partygoers.
"This really helps our department, because it keeps people that would be at risk off the road," he said, "and that's really a goal of ours through the holiday season."
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The Dallas area has a similar program where a sober wingman comes by in a bike and drives you home...in your own car.
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Woman stuck in elevator for 3 days
PARIS (AP) - A 19-year-old woman who disappeared was found stuck in an elevator in a suburban Paris housing project for three days, the French press reported Friday.
The daily Le Figaro described the woman, identified only as Safiatou, as vulnerable because she had "problems of confusion." It said she was found dehydrated but alive on Dec. 22.
According to newspaper and television accounts, Safiatou's father had contacted the building concierge Dec. 19 to say his daughter could be stuck in a broken elevator. No alarm went off and the concierge and a repairman found no one when they checked, Le Figaro reported, citing a source close to the investigation.
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Three days?! Are you freakin' kidding me?!?!
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Tinted windows stop turns very pricey
STERLINGTON, La. (AP) - Officers searching a suspect's car found almost $6,000 hidden in a sock in the trunk, money the suspect allegedly offered to share. Antonio Marcius Williams, 29, of Bastrop, was booked with public bribery, simple possession of marijuana and illegal carrying of a weapon.
Sterlington police officers stopped Williams's car on U.S. 165 Wednesday because the window tint was too dark, according to the report.
The officers saw a green leafy substance on Williams's shirt and they smelled marijuana; Williams told the officer he had just smoked marijuana a couple of hours previously, the report stated.
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How dark does he needed his windows?
BERLIN (Reuters) - A thirsty German sold his 6-year-old step-daughter's pet beagle to the owner of a bar to pay for beer, the Bild newspaper reported Friday.
The unemployed man offered to take the dog for a walk and then stopped at a bar where he convinced the owner to buy the 3-year-old dog for 40 euros ($53).
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Whatever happen to just getting water from a water fountain instead of selling a dog for beer?
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Alert tabby saves family from fire
SYDNEY (Reuters) - An alert tabby cat saved an Australian family of four from a house fire by clawing at its owner's face, emergency officials said Friday.
Timmy the tabby sprang into action by waking his unidentified owner when a mattress caught fire as the family slept early Friday in Cairns in Australia's tropical north.
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Awesome!
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A tale of two cities for confused tourist
BERLIN (Reuters) - A 21-year-old German tourist who wanted to visit his girlfriend in the Australian metropolis Sydney landed 13,000 kilometres away near Sidney, Montana, after mistyping his destination on a flight booking Web site.
Dressed for the Australian summer in t-shirt and shorts, Tobi Gutt left Germany Saturday for a four-week holiday.
Instead of arriving "down under," Gutt found himself on a different continent and bound for the chilly state of Montana.
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Next time, take the express flight.
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Wis. sheriff offers New Year's Eve rides
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis. (AP) - People too tipsy to drive on New Year's Eve are being offered a free ride home — by the sheriff.
According to Sheriff Tom Reichert, he won't just be providing a service to partygoers.
"This really helps our department, because it keeps people that would be at risk off the road," he said, "and that's really a goal of ours through the holiday season."
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The Dallas area has a similar program where a sober wingman comes by in a bike and drives you home...in your own car.
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Woman stuck in elevator for 3 days
PARIS (AP) - A 19-year-old woman who disappeared was found stuck in an elevator in a suburban Paris housing project for three days, the French press reported Friday.
The daily Le Figaro described the woman, identified only as Safiatou, as vulnerable because she had "problems of confusion." It said she was found dehydrated but alive on Dec. 22.
According to newspaper and television accounts, Safiatou's father had contacted the building concierge Dec. 19 to say his daughter could be stuck in a broken elevator. No alarm went off and the concierge and a repairman found no one when they checked, Le Figaro reported, citing a source close to the investigation.
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Three days?! Are you freakin' kidding me?!?!
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Tinted windows stop turns very pricey
STERLINGTON, La. (AP) - Officers searching a suspect's car found almost $6,000 hidden in a sock in the trunk, money the suspect allegedly offered to share. Antonio Marcius Williams, 29, of Bastrop, was booked with public bribery, simple possession of marijuana and illegal carrying of a weapon.
Sterlington police officers stopped Williams's car on U.S. 165 Wednesday because the window tint was too dark, according to the report.
The officers saw a green leafy substance on Williams's shirt and they smelled marijuana; Williams told the officer he had just smoked marijuana a couple of hours previously, the report stated.
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How dark does he needed his windows?
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Hotel chain offers massages for dogs
By PHIL DAVIS, Associated Press Writer
SARASOTA, Fla. - Austin ricochets around the Ritz-Carlton hotel room, bouncing from bed to chair and leaping high to lick the face of his personal masseuse. He's an energetic 4-year-old pug, so there is a lot of wriggling as his "privileged pup" pet massage begins. But soon his eyelids droop and his tiny muscles relax under the soothing touch of Darlene Davison, the Ritz-Carlton Sarasota's spa director.
"OK, sweetheart, OK. There you go," coos Davison, creator of the luxury hotel chain's latest indulgence — the $130 dog massage.
Figure in the hotel's 20-pound weight limit and the additional $125 nonrefundable pet fee and the "privileged pup" plan comes out to a minimum of $12.75 a pound. And that's the basic package.
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Why hasn't the other hotel chains thought about this?
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Four in grueling 'couch-potato' contest
By DAVE CARPENTER, Associated Press Writer
CHICAGO - Putting in long, grueling hours of couch-potato training just to win a TV sports-viewing marathon is simply not feasible, according to Jason Pisarik, who should know. At least not without incurring substantial personal risk.
"My wife would kill me if I did," the Lombard, Ill., accountant said Monday from a recliner chair in front of a 15-foot screen tuned to college football bowl game after bowl game.
Pisarik was back at the ESPN Zone sports bar to defend his title in the Ultimate Couch Potato Contest against three challengers after watching for 30 consecutive hours a year ago.
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There are already some couch potatoes watching the NFL Network 24/7 as it is.
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Apology for "topless" New Year's Eve shock
TOKYO, Japan (Reuters Life!) - A troupe of dancers in skin-colored body suits had Japanese national broadcaster NHK apologizing to viewers for what seemed to be a full-scale Janet Jackson-style wardrobe malfunction during its New Year's Eve music special.
The dancers, who all appeared to be topless and wore skimpy bikini-style bottoms and feathered head-dresses, covered the stage during a performance by singer DJ OZMA, prompting about 250 viewers to phone in and complain.
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Wardrobe Malfunction: That was 3 years ago.
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Mob burns house of village thug
MADRID (Reuters) - A mob of 400 people burned the house and cars of a Spanish villager known as the "Bald One" on New Year's Eve, claiming revenge for seven years of his threats and violence against locals, a newspaper reported Monday.
Javier Bernui often went into bars and supermarkets in the central village of Villaconejos, 35 miles from Madrid, with a pistol or a knife, mayor Lope Benavente de Blas told Spanish daily El Pais.
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What a way to start off the new year.
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Official says Britons like getting drunk too much
LONDON (Reuters) - Attempts to wean Britons away from binge drinking toward a more continental European "cafe style" culture may never work because too many like getting drunk, a cabinet minister said Sunday.
"I don't know whether we'll ever get to be in a European drinking culture, where you go out and have a single glass of wine," Labor Party chair Hazel Blears said.
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And that means what to me?
By PHIL DAVIS, Associated Press Writer
SARASOTA, Fla. - Austin ricochets around the Ritz-Carlton hotel room, bouncing from bed to chair and leaping high to lick the face of his personal masseuse. He's an energetic 4-year-old pug, so there is a lot of wriggling as his "privileged pup" pet massage begins. But soon his eyelids droop and his tiny muscles relax under the soothing touch of Darlene Davison, the Ritz-Carlton Sarasota's spa director.
"OK, sweetheart, OK. There you go," coos Davison, creator of the luxury hotel chain's latest indulgence — the $130 dog massage.
Figure in the hotel's 20-pound weight limit and the additional $125 nonrefundable pet fee and the "privileged pup" plan comes out to a minimum of $12.75 a pound. And that's the basic package.
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Why hasn't the other hotel chains thought about this?
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Four in grueling 'couch-potato' contest
By DAVE CARPENTER, Associated Press Writer
CHICAGO - Putting in long, grueling hours of couch-potato training just to win a TV sports-viewing marathon is simply not feasible, according to Jason Pisarik, who should know. At least not without incurring substantial personal risk.
"My wife would kill me if I did," the Lombard, Ill., accountant said Monday from a recliner chair in front of a 15-foot screen tuned to college football bowl game after bowl game.
Pisarik was back at the ESPN Zone sports bar to defend his title in the Ultimate Couch Potato Contest against three challengers after watching for 30 consecutive hours a year ago.
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There are already some couch potatoes watching the NFL Network 24/7 as it is.
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Apology for "topless" New Year's Eve shock
TOKYO, Japan (Reuters Life!) - A troupe of dancers in skin-colored body suits had Japanese national broadcaster NHK apologizing to viewers for what seemed to be a full-scale Janet Jackson-style wardrobe malfunction during its New Year's Eve music special.
The dancers, who all appeared to be topless and wore skimpy bikini-style bottoms and feathered head-dresses, covered the stage during a performance by singer DJ OZMA, prompting about 250 viewers to phone in and complain.
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Wardrobe Malfunction: That was 3 years ago.
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Mob burns house of village thug
MADRID (Reuters) - A mob of 400 people burned the house and cars of a Spanish villager known as the "Bald One" on New Year's Eve, claiming revenge for seven years of his threats and violence against locals, a newspaper reported Monday.
Javier Bernui often went into bars and supermarkets in the central village of Villaconejos, 35 miles from Madrid, with a pistol or a knife, mayor Lope Benavente de Blas told Spanish daily El Pais.
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What a way to start off the new year.
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Official says Britons like getting drunk too much
LONDON (Reuters) - Attempts to wean Britons away from binge drinking toward a more continental European "cafe style" culture may never work because too many like getting drunk, a cabinet minister said Sunday.
"I don't know whether we'll ever get to be in a European drinking culture, where you go out and have a single glass of wine," Labor Party chair Hazel Blears said.
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And that means what to me?
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