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13 January 2004

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  Not Just Junk: Spam Becomes Poetry   (Agence France Presse)
  • Branded almost universally an irritation or even an evil of the modern age, spam is finding support from an unusual quarter: poets.


  •   For Sale: Used Theme Park Merry-Go-Round   (Associated Press)
  • A merry-go-round that once entertained children at Dolly Parton's theme park before being used as a ferry terminal boredom killer is being sold on eBay.


  •   Iraqi Pepsi Company Used to Make Fake Cola   (Reuters)
  • An Iraqi company that has been selling fake Pepsi for the past 14 years will start manufacturing the genuine soft drink within a few months.


  •   Owner Thinks Cat's Marks Honor Earnhardt   (Associated Press)
  • David Albury was at home recuperating from surgery several months ago when he noticed the black fur on his cat's back was shaped in the number "3." The fur screamed "Dale Earnhardt" to Albury.


  •   Mobster Confesses to Shooting Heckler   (Reuters)
  • A New York mobster has confessed to killing a man by shooting him in the back because he heckled a woman singer and swore at him in an Italian restaurant.


  •   University Adapts Laser to Slice Cheese   (Associated Press)
  • A researcher from the University of Wisconsin at Madison has figured out a better way to slice cheese — just use a laser.


  •   White Socks Declared Indecent   (Reuters)
  • White socks have been declared indecent by the Dutch Finance Ministry.


  •   Aussie Minister Declares Suits Are Out   (Associated Press)
  • "Now listen: Suits are out in January, shirt sleeves are in," New South Wales state Premier Bob Carr said at a media event he attended with no suit jacket covering his crisp white shirt.


  •   Belgians Use Gadget Car . . . to Catch Rabbits   (Reuters)
  • Belgian police have caught two rabbit poachers whose armour-plated getaway car was kitted out with so many gadgets it would not have been out of place in a James Bond film.


  •   Minnesota Man Wants Church Donation Back   (Associated Press)
  • A 55-year-old man is suing a local church because it won't give back a $126,000 donation he gave during a deep depression five years ago.


  •   Centerfold on Wheels Prompts Charges   (Associated Press)
  • A woman who drove a car bearing the airbrushed image of a stripper to pick up her daughter at school could face up to three years in prison.


  •   New Jersey Governor Makes Blueberry State Fruit   (Associated Press)
  • For anyone who has lamented New Jersey's failure to designate an official state fruit, consider two words: "Vaccinium corymbosum."


  •   Lust Declared Virtue, Not Vice   (BBC News)
  • Lust has been wrongly branded a vice and should be "reclaimed for humanity" as a life-affirming virtue, according to a top philosopher.


  •   Police Offered Money to Grow Moustaches   (Reuters)
  • Police in northern India are being paid an extra 30 rupees (36 pence) a month to grow a moustache to give them more authority.


  •   Fancy a Coffee-Flavoured Steak?   (Reuters)
  • The city that spawned America's obsession with strong, dark coffee is giving locals a popular new coffee-flavoured steak, even while the mad cow scare that started in Washington state is putting some people off beef.


  •   What Became of Billy the Kid?   (Associated Press)
  • Legend has it that Billy the Kid was gunned down by a sheriff in 1881. But was he?


  •   Distant Relative of John Dillinger Fights for Rights to 'Public Enemy No. 1'   (Associated Press)
  • Jeffrey Scalf is fighting over the rights to the name and image of his distant relative John Dillinger, the ruthless Depression-era bank robber who was gunned down by G-men nearly 70 years ago.


  •   Suit Against Calif. Restaurant Where Woman Allegedly Found Condom in Soup Is Resolved   (Associated Press)
  • Four women have resolved their lawsuit against a restaurant where one of them allegedly found a condom in her clam chowder.


  •   Closet-Racist Tales About Elvis Seem to Be Merely Myths   (The [Tacoma] News Tribune)
  • My anti-Elvis sentiments have their roots in a line from Public Enemy's 1988 hit "Fight the Power," which refers to rumors that Elvis was a closet racist.


  •   Pledge of Allegiance Case Scheduled for March 24   (Associated Press)
  • The Supreme Court's most-watched case of the year will be argued March 24, when a California father tries to convince the justices that the regular morning public school salute to the American flag is unconstitutional because of the reference to God.
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