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10 June 2004

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  Uninvited Artist Posts Work at Four Museums   (Associated Press)
  • Paintings of President Bush and former President Clinton, accompanied by messages referring to the artist's bodily fluids, mysteriously appeared on the walls of two major city museums and reportedly at two other museums in Philadelphia and Washington.


  •   Austrian Claims to Wear World's Longest Bridal Veil   (Associated Press)
  • Eva Hofbauer went to her wedding claiming to be wearing the longest bridal veil in the world.


  •   Woman Takes Ride With Alligator on Lap   (Associated Press)
  • Police stopped a car on the Schuylkill Expressway for an unsual infraction: alligator possession within city limits.


  •   Muslim Woman Appeals Florida Ban of Veil on Driver's License Photo   (Associated Press)
  • A Florida state appeals court heard arguments in the case of a Muslim woman who, citing her religious beliefs, wants to wear a veil for her driver's license photo.


  •   Car Damaged by Flying Portable Toilet   (Associated Press)
  • A woman's car was badly damaged when a portable toilet was whisked into the air in a storm and flung down on the hood of her car.


  •   Susie the Cow Gives Birth to Triplets   (Associated Press)
  • Her first year of breeding, Susie the cow gave birth to one calf. Her second year, she gave birth to twins. This year, her third year of breeding, Susie gave birth to triplets.


  •   There's Clingy, and Then There's Really Clingy   (Associated Press)
  • Deidre Lee's prom gown had a wide pink skirt, decorated with flowers, and a white top. She made the entire outfit, plus her matching pink-and-white purse and even her date's tuxedo, with its pink cummerbund, by hand. Out of duct tape.


  •   Handcuffed Suspect Who Stole Car Captured   (Associated Press)
  • A handcuffed theft suspect who escaped officers by stealing an unmarked police car was captured while hiding under a bed.


  •   Women Want Sex More When They Are Fertile   (Reuters)
  • Women are likely to have more sex on the days when they are most fertile, even if they are not trying to get pregnant, scientists say.


  •   Tax Protester Chains Self to Table   (Associated Press)
  • A man chained himself to a table in a room where property tax valuations were being reviewed and told appraisers he would not leave until he got answers to his questions.


  •   Doh! — Homer's Catchphrase Tops Poll   (Reuters)
  • Homer Simpson's emphatic exclamation "Doh!" has topped a British poll of favorite TV comedy catchphrases, easily beating an array of home-grown classics.


  •   Workers Removing 700,000 Bees from Home   (Associated Press)
  • Lake Worth resident Norm Gitzen didn't mind the more than half-million bees living in the roof of his house until recently. But when the bees started coming into the house, stinging him and his nephew, his love of that cohabitation changed.


  •   For Sale by Public Auction — Juicy Laptop Secrets   (Reuters)
  • Laptops containing sensitive financial details and all manner of corporate secrets can be snapped up at auctions for a pittance, a security firm revealed.


  •   Teacher Fired for Milk Experiment   (Associated Press)
  • A science teacher who conducted an experiment in which students chugged milk until they vomited has been dismissed.


  •   Flood of Blood on Highway   (Reuters)
  • A German motorway was flooded with 9,000 gallons of pig's blood after an accident that caused a 12-mile backup.


  •   Woman Finds Ring 45 Years Later   (Associated Press)
  • Ann Cummings got a surprise gift for her 50th wedding anniversary: the engagement ring she lost 45 years ago. But exactly how it resurfaced remained a mystery.


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