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27 December 2003

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  Blushing While You're Flushing, and All for Art's Sake*   (The New York Times)
  • Is this the toilet? I've been hearing about it," the young man with the half-smoked cigarette said eagerly, bounding down the street. But when he got to the actual bathroom — encased in a one-way mirror, so that the people inside can see out, but the people outside cannot see in — he had a sudden, crippling attack of nerves.


  •   Artifact of TV History Stolen by a 'Don't Bee'*   (Los Angeles Times)
  • A beloved artifact of children's television history was stolen this month when thieves attacked former "Romper Room" host Mary Ann King in the parking lot of a Hometown Buffet and sped off with the hand mirror.


  •   Rumors Follow Capture: Was It Really Saddam?   (Stars & Stripes)
  • Though most Iraqis seem to have accepted the fact Saddam was nabbed on Dec. 13, bizarre rumors on his real fate and whereabouts still circulate.


  •   Aromatherapy, Where Aromas Are Everything*   (Los Angeles Times)
  • The Denver Zoo is giving odor-sensitive gorillas and orangutans whiffs of violet leaf, rose oil and other fragrances to ease their captivity.


  •   Family Sues After Dad's Head Found in Shed   (Associated Press)
  • The children of a cancer patient who donated his body for research filed a lawsuit after learning their father's embalmed head was kept in a tool shed for nearly 11 years.


  •   A Hybrid Tongue or Slanguage?*   (Los Angeles Times)
  • Spanglish, a mix of Spanish and English, is hip lingo to some — including marketers — but a mangling of two languages to others.


  •   Man Beaten in Checkout Line Dispute   (Chicago Sun-Times)
  • Matthew Baures loves Christmas, but he learned the hard way that there is very little holiday cheer while waiting in line at a Wal-Mart on Christmas Eve.


  •   Web of Deceit, Devilment and Downright Dirty Developments   (icWales)
  • The internet and mobile phones have ushered in a new age of hoaxes from which not even Downing Street is safe.


  •   Pet Cause for Ferret Fans*   (Los Angeles Times)
  • California enthusiasts hope Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger will revoke a state ban.
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