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28 July 2004

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  Man Puts Pigs in Yard Over Zoning Request   (Associated Press)
  • When neighbors raised a stink over Scott Teston's request to change his property's zoning from agriculture to business, he responded with a bigger one — he put 17 pigs in his yard.


  •   Baby Rhino in Plaster After Mum Steps on Foot   (Reuters)
  • A new-born baby rhinoceros in a Berlin zoo is in plaster after his mother carelessly trod on his foot one day after his birth.


  •   Thieves Take $40K in Cold-Blooded Animals   (Associated Press)
  • Thieves broke into the Lowcountry Reptile and Amphibian Expo and got away with loads of slithering and shelled creatures.


  •   Costly Fake Bank Notes Puzzle Police   (Reuters)
  • Japanese police have been scratching their heads in bewilderment over the country's latest counterfeiting trend — fake bills that cost more to make than their face value.


  •   Parade Rider Cited for Roping Man   (Associated Press)
  • A horse-mounted parade official roped a tow truck driver and pulled him about 250 feet during a confrontation before the Cheyenne Frontier Days parade.


  •   Squirrel Fears Over Rooney Ring   (Reuters)
  • Treasure hunters have been warned to stay away from a colony of red squirrels after the Sun reported the rare creatures' nature reserve may be hiding a $50,000 engagement ring.


  •   SeaWorld Killer Whale Roughs Up Trainer   (Associated Press)
  • A killer whale at SeaWorld repeatedly slammed its trainer underwater during a show that was captured on home video.


  •   Housework — Moi?   (Reuters)
  • Don't turn to French men if you want help with housework. They came out worst at sharing the daily chores with women in a survey of how time is spent in 10 European countries.


  •   W. Virginia Woman Gets Stuck in Two Sinkholes   (Associated Press)
  • Carolyn Roby hit the gas when a sinkhole suddenly appeared and enveloped her car. She escaped that trap, only to confront another sinkhole that was even deeper.


  •   Fat Women Thieves on the Run   (Reuters)
  • South African police are hunting a gang of large women thieves who raid stores, threatening staff with knives, and steal mostly small size clothing.


  •   National Guard Soldier Runs Down Intruder   (Associated Press)
  • A National Guard soldier who returned from Iraq says his military training kicked in when he saw an intruder outside his home about 5 a.m.


  •   Cranks and Jokesters Take U.S. Protest to the Streets   (Agence France Presse)
  • Anarchists comparing John Kerry to Hitler, theatrical pranksters parading as "Billionaires For Bush" and a self-styled porn king who wants to turn political protest into reality TV. Welcome to the margins — the far, way-out edges of the margins — of the U.S. Democratic convention.


  •   Pizza Maker Fired for Refusing Service   (Associated Press)
  • A Danish pizza maker who refused to serve French and German tourists because of their governments' opposition to the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq said he was fired from another pizzeria because of his views.


  •   Couple Wins Watermelon Eating Contest   (Associated Press)
  • A Nevada couple devoured their competition in the first watermelon-eating contest to be sanctioned by the International Federation of Competitive Eating.


  •   Boy in Norway Rides Luggage Conveyor Belt   (Associated Press)
  • A four-year-old boy caused chaos at a Norwegian airport when he crawled on a luggage conveyor belt and rode it like it was a merry-go-round.


  •   New Hampshire Man Finishes Golfing Across Mongolia   (Associated Press)
  • Andre Tolme has just finished a round of golf with an eagle on the 18th hole. But his score was 506. That's because Tolme's course is the entire length of Mongolia, where each "hole" is up to 196,000 yards long.


  •   It's Plastic Only for USS Truman Sailors   (Associated Press)
  • There's no point asking sailors aboard the USS Harry S. Truman for some cash. They don't need to have any.


  •   Arkansas City Cracks Down on Pet Owners   (Associated Press)
  • City officials are considering a proposal to fine pet owners up to $1,000 and jail them for a year if they fail to pick up their stray dogs or cats after six days — the same penalties as someone convicted of negligent homicide.
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