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Daily Snopes

18 August 2004
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  Bear Drinks 36 Cans of Favorite Beer   (Associated Press)
  • When state Fish and Wildlife agents recently found a black bear passed out on the lawn of Baker Lake Resort, there were some clues scattered nearby — dozens of empty cans of Rainier Beer.


  •   Man Bolts Job Interview, Nabs Truck Thief   (Associated Press)
  • A man bolted from a job interview when he saw a woman steal his truck with his sleeping 6-month-old daughter inside, and the prospective employers say he'll be hired.


  •   Fortune Cookies Net Winning Mega Numbers   (Associated Press)
  • Three Virginians who had fortune cookies for dessert at Chinese restaurants they visited used the numbers they received to win $175,000 each in a Mega Millions drawing.


  •   Man Shoots Bear Who Came a-Knocking   (Associated Press)
  • A homeowner fatally shot a 300-pound bear who first made off with bird seed from a porch, eluded police, then returned and tried to enter the front door.


  •   Court Upholds Beer Drinker's License Loss   (Associated Press)
  • A judge ruled the state can suspend the driver's license of a man who lost his driving privileges after his doctor reported to police that he drank a six-pack of beer a day.


  •   New Mexico Posters Feature Arizona Cactus   (Associated Press)
  • The poster for the 2004 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta features a cowboy on horseback, a colorful desert landscape and hot air balloons hovering above shrubs and saguaro cactuses. One problem: Saguaros don't grow in New Mexico. They're indigenous to the Sonoran desert of Arizona and Mexico.


  •   Dentist in Semen Case Closes Office   (Associated Press)
  • A North Carolina dentist accused of putting semen into the mouths of six female patients closed his office after a panel of the Board of Dental Examiners revoked his license.


  •   Ohio Town Aims to Have More Fun   (Associated Press)
  • In South Euclid, Ohio, it's illegal to sell frozen treats from a truck, or to grill in city parks. It's also against the rules to sit in a car and eat in a fast-food restaurant parking lots.


  •   Vermont Man Plans to Swim Lake Champlain   (Associated Press)
  • Just three weeks after finishing an eight-week swim down the Hudson River, a Colchester man announced that he will swim the length of Lake Champlain from New York to Quebec to promote cleaner water.


  •   Injured Man Stuck in Tree for 10 Hours   (Associated Press)
  • A man in his 80s with a badly broken leg was stuck hanging upside down in a tree for 10 hours before neighbors rescued him.


  •   Wasp Attack Spreads German Traffic Jam   (Reuters)
  • A German truck driver lost control of his vehicle while trying to swat a wasp and spilled his 15-tonne load of jam jars on the motorway.


  •   Marine Plays Bagpipes at Detroit Airport   (Associated Press)
  • Bagpipes are seldom, if ever, heard at the L.C. Smith Terminal at Detroit Metropolitan Airport.


  •   Fish Dumped at Landmark in Pollution Protest   (Reuters)
  • Environment activists piled thousands of dead fish at the foot of Berlin's biggest tourist attraction, the Brandenburg Gate, in a demonstration against over-fishing and pollution in the North Sea.


  •   Aussie Women Have Bounty on Roddick Smooch   (Associated Press)
  • The Australian women's water polo team made a wager and took up a $500 collection for the first member to plant a kiss on Andy Roddick.


  •   Nearly 100 Pigs Run Riot on Malaysia Highway   (Reuters)
  • Nearly 100 squealing pigs ran riot on a Malaysian highway after a truck overturned and released them into four lanes of traffic.


  •   Canadian Arrested for 'Interrupting the Games'   (Canadian Press)
  • After four days of Olympic competition, Canada could lay claim to a bronze medal in diving and the fool in the pool.


  •   Stolen Tortoise Returned After a Week   (Associated Press)
  • A pregnant tortoise missing for about a week was returned home unharmed in an Army duffel bag.


  •   Good as New Is Wildest, Wackiest of Today's Trendy Bibles   (Associated Press)
  • Good as New is the wildest, wackiest and possibly worst of trendy attempts to update Holy Writ. Billed as "women, gay and sinner friendly," it has stirred up a minor ruckus in Canada and Britain, but less chatter in the United States.


  •   Seattle Couple Weds in NFL Stadium   (Associated Press)
  • Alexis Russo and Chris Lundberg found the perfect place to tie the knot: in a field. A football field.

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