20 October 2003  
 
 

20 October 2003

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  Here Comes the Judge   (Reuters)
  • A French judge was placed under official investigation for "sexual exposure" in a courtroom after a newspaper reported the judge masturbated while a lawyer pleaded her case.


  •   Smucker Sued Over '100 Percent Fruit' Label   (Reuters)
  • "Simply 100 percent fruit?" A California woman with a "sensitive palate" has filed a proposed class-action lawsuit against the J.M. Smucker Co claiming that its familiar label is misleading since its spreadable jam is less than half fruit.


  •   Suspected Thief Dies Stuck Between Houses   (Reuters)
  • A suspected thief came to a gruesome end stuck between two walls after falling off a rooftop into the tiny space between two medieval houses in Amsterdam's historic city center.


  •   Hospital Opens 'Kiss and Drive' Lanes   (Associated Press)
  • Because affections could interfere with afflictions, a Norwegian hospital has opened "kiss and drive" lanes so staffers can kiss loved ones goodbye without blocking ambulances.


  •   No Cure for Songs Stuck in Your Head   (Associated Press)
  • Unexpected and insidious, the earworm slinks its way into the brain and refuses to leave. Symptoms vary, although high levels of annoyance and frustration are common. There are numerous potential treatments, but no cure.


  •   New Jersey Town Has Fun with Speed Limit Signs   (Associated Press)
  • The familiar black and white speed limit signs in some rural parts of Burlington County aren't getting drivers to slow down. They're also not getting any laughs.


  •   Thousands of Croats in Mass Breakfast   (Associated Press)
  • Thousands of Croats took part in a mass, nationwide breakfast in hopes of breaking a Guinness world record held by Taiwan.


  •   Reporter Panned for Toilet Visit   (Reuters)
  • A Malawi court has fined a foreign journalist for breaching security rules by trying to use a business class toilet on a state airliner carrying Vice-President Justin Malewezi.


  •   Eating Snails Can Kill   (Reuters)
  • While escargot is the pride of French cuisine, eating common garden slugs or snails can be fatal.


  •   Man Cuts Off His Genitals to Win Sympathy   (Reuters)
  • A Tanzanian man has cut off his genitals in an attempt to win sympathy from creditors after squandering their money on prostitutes and alcohol.
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