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18 September 2003

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  Bawdy Phallic Plate Heads for Oxford   (Reuters)
  • A leading British museum has paid $387,000 for a Renaissance plate which shows a male head made up entirely of phalluses.


    •   W. Virginia Residents Back Noisy Roosters   (Associated Press)
  • Residents are objecting to the Raleigh County Commission's attempt to amend its noise ordinance to cover what some say is around-the-clock crowing from steroid-injected roosters.


    •   Couple Kept 244 Dogs and 16 Birds at Home   (Reuters)
  • Animal welfare officers said they removed 244 dogs, 16 birds, five cats, two kittens one rabbit and a chinchilla from a middle-aged couple's modest home in Lancashire, north-west England.


    •   So, Does the Mural Show Governor Naked?   (Reuters)
  • A mural sculpture on a downtown hotel in Montana's capital city has local tongues wagging and pundits debating whether the nude dancer depicted shows state Governor Judy Martz.


    •   Salt Lake City Cafe Has No Menus, Prices   (Associated Press)
  • Salt Lake City's One World Cafe breaks two of the most fundamental rules of the restaurant business: It has no menus and no prices.


    •   Seeking to Avoid the Curse of Harry Potter Pirates   (Reuters)
  • China, seeking to avoid the curse of copyright pirates, has launched the fifth Harry Potter book in Chinese a few days early, offering a reward to anyone who reported fake copies.


    •   Hammocks Tangle Aroused Moose in Alaska   (Associated Press)
  • At least three moose have been caught and another four have been reported snarled in hammocks or swing set chains in Alaska over the past two weeks.


    •   Man Arrested 42 Minutes After Release   (Associated Press)
  • Vothy Chhay was a free man — for 42 minutes. Released from the Clark County Jail at 7:25 a.m., he was booked back in by 8:07 a.m. for investigation of car prowling — the same charge on which he was previously jailed.


    •   Construction Vehicle Used in ATM Heist   (Associated Press)
  • Someone stole a construction vehicle, drove it three miles down the highway, crashed into a gas station, ripped an ATM from the wall and escaped.


    •   Wayward Chipmunk Hitches Ride to California   (Associated Press)
  • A wayward chipmunk is on its way home to Utah after stowing away in a car and hitching a long ride west to California.


    •   Air Force Cadet Charged for Running Porn Site from Dorm   (Associated Press)
  • The Air Force Academy has filed charges against a cadet for running a pornographic Web site from his dorm room.


    •   Ig Nobel Prize Ponders Nose Picking   (Reuters)
  • Why do teenagers pick their noses? Why does toast usually fall buttered side down? Frivolous question perhaps, but to Marc Abrahams, this is serious work.
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