26 January 2004  
 
 

26 January 2004

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  'Cruel' Farmer Threw Lady Vet Into Manure?   (Reuters)
  • A man dubbed "the cruelest farmer in Britain" faced jail after plunging a woman vet and an animal health inspector into a pit of manure.


  •   J Lo Among Worst Film Nominees   (Reuters)
  • "Gigli" leads the pack in nominations for the awards that celebrate the very worst of the American movie industry's annual output.


  •   Honey, You're Perfect Just as You Are, Except . . .   (Reuters)
  • Love is not blind — at least when it comes to facial plastic surgery.


  •   Tourists Flock to Massive Vulture Roost   (Associated Press)
  • Vultures, thousands of them, pack the limbs of the pine and cypress trees at Reed Bingham State Park, their menacing beaks and shiny black feathers forming one of the nation's eeriest natural spectacles.


  •   Great Wall Getting Less Great   (Reuters)
  • The Great Wall of China is shrinking as tourism and development take their toll on one of the world's most famous monuments.


  •   Cocaine Found in Tropical Fish Cargo   (Reuters)
  • U.S. customs officials seized $300,000 worth of liquid cocaine disguised as water in a shipment of live tropical fish from Colombia.


  •   Elvis, Castro Visit Last Saddam Hideout   (Associated Press)
  • Fidel Castro came with Elvis to visit Saddam's last hiding place.


  •   Bronx Neighborhood Declares War on Rats   (Associated Press)
  • A Bronx neighborhood group is using bacon, peanut butter and cheese to lure some 10,000 rats to their deaths within a month.


  •   Ear-Biting Suspect Held by Police   (Reuters)
  • An off-duty British soldier has been arrested in Cyprus for biting off part of another man's ear during a fight.


  •   Man Comes to Court in Bumblebee Costume   (Associated Press)
  • A man who came to a court hearing wearing a bumblebee costume — to protest what he called a "sting" operation by prosecutors — left a judge buzzing.


  •   Thief Gets Bread Stick Instead of Dough   (Reuters)
  • A German baker thwarted an armed robber by bombarding him with bread rolls and cakes.


  •   Beer Spill Shorts Out Iron Maiden Concert   (Associated Press)
  • Iron Maiden offered its sympathy to fans whose concert experience was ruined by a beer over the weekend.


  •   A 10-Hour Eternity Ring   (icLiverpool)
  • It is set to be the ultimate cinematic "bum number": Liverpool's Philharmonic Hall is to give film fans the chance to watch all three of the 'Lord of the Rings' movies in one back-to-back sitting.


  •   Arch Enemy   (New York Post)
  • Last February, Morgan Spurlock decided to become a gastronomical guinea pig. His mission: To eat three meals a day for 30 days at McDonald's and document the impact on his health.


  •   Odd Names from Small-Town U.S.A.   (Albuquerque Journal)
  • My mother liked to tell the story about the little girl down the street who was named after a new product that had just come out: Oleo Margarine. That's right. Oleo was her first name, Margarine her second.


  •   The Proud History of Haggis Hurling Was Just a Hoax   (Sunday Herald)
  • The world of haggis hurling has been rocked to its tartan roots after the "ancient" art was exposed as a hoax, started by an Irishman to gauge the gullibility of the Scots.


  •   Someone Is Stealing Avocados, and 'Guac Cops' Are on the Case*   (The New York Times)
  • In San Diego County, the source of nearly half of the nation's avocados, harvest season brings with it not only the promise of some $43.5 million worth of cilantro-laced party dip, but also a dreaded local crime: avocado theft.
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