posted March 14, 2008 06:46 AM         

Examples:
http://www.bigpond.com/news/offbeat/content/20080314/2189099.asp

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A Macedonian court convicted a bear of theft and damage for stealing honey from a beekeeper who fought off the attacks with thumping "turbo-folk" music

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http://social.moldova.org/stiri/eng/102825/

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Reports in India of a miraculous image of the Virgin Mary in the sky have led about 50 people to blind themselves by staring at the sun

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http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/15578028/detail.html

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Authorities are considering charges in the bizarre case of a woman who sat on her boyfriend's toilet for two years -- so long that her body was stuck to the seat by the time the boyfriend finally called police

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http://savethehumans.com/news/spitzer-sues-prostitute-over-sex-addiction/

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In a surprising turn of events, NY Governor Eliot Spitzer has filed a lawsuit against “Kristen”, a prostitute for the Emperor’s Club prostitution ring. Spitzer’s complaint alleges that “Kristen’s” refusal to allow him to sleep with her bareback, while allegedly knowing of his sexual addiction, constituted unfair exploitation of an ADA-protected disability.

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http://www.bigpond.com/news/offbeat/content/20080313/2188256.asp

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Police at Germany's Munich airport stopped two Italian women who were carrying luggage containing the remains of a man who died in Brazil 11 years ago

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http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,20797,23340342-952,00.html

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A RUSSIAN tank crashed through a villager's house after the crew stopped to buy more vodka at a nearby shop, according to Reuters

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And here's a really good one....mayor raises money herself for health programs instead of raising taxes and gets run out on a rail!
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23445683?GT1=43001

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Just a few months ago, Carmen Kontur-Gronquist was many things — small-town mayor, single mother, health-care administrator and fitness buff. Today, she’s best known for one thing: being the mayor who was stripped of her office over an online picture of her in her underwear.

“Do I apologize for the photos on MySpace?” she asked rhetorically during an interview on Monday in New York with TODAY’s Meredith Vieira. “No, I don’t.”

Instead, Kontur-Gronquist is selling poster-size, autographed prints of the picture that launched a recall election — and headlines around the world — in the tiny town of Arlington, Ore.

“I had thousands of people e-mail me on MySpace and [ask] for signed photos,” the 42-year-old said. “We thought about it. We will be donating a portion back to the local ambulance service I’m very involved with and to our health district.

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Those wacky fundies have been especially wacky of late, but I think that's a bit too old hat. So how about those wacky Hindu fundies (even if this one is a bit dated--though still less than a year old)?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/6994415.stm

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The Indian government has withdrawn a controversial report submitted in court earlier this week which questioned the existence of the Hindu god Ram.

The report was withdrawn after huge protests by opposition parties.

The report was presented to the Supreme Court on Wednesday in connection with a case against a proposed shipping canal project between India and Sri Lanka.

Hindu hardliners say the project will destroy what they say is a bridge built by Ram and his army of monkeys

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And here, this would fit in WWN, too:
http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2008/03/new_intelligence_score.php

posted March 14, 2008 06:52 AM         

It made me wonder - did they have a second toilet in the house?