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Daily Snopes

2 September 2004
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  Turkish Man Squirts Milk from Eye 9.2 Feet   (Associated Press)
  • Ilker Yilmaz, a Turkish construction worker, poured milk into his hand, loudly snorted it up his nose and squirted it 9.2 feet out of his left eye in what he hopes will be recognized as a new world record.


  •   Doctors Find Loose Change in Man's Stomach   (Associated Press)
  • Doctors performing emergency surgery on a man who was rushed to hospital writhing in pain were stunned when more than 4.2 pounds of loose change spilled out of his stomach.


  •   Tiger Winning Game of Hide-and-Seek   (Associated Press)
  • A Bengal tiger on the loose in the thick brush surrounding an Army base was winning a game of hide-and-seek, despite efforts to entice the animal with raw chicken.


  •   Man's Ashes Slip from Plane, Strike Home   (Associated Press)
  • A most unwelcome guest recently crashed into Barbara Vreeland's home: the cremated remains of a Washington man.


  •   Amorous Students Warned Against Bus Sex   (Associated Press)
  • Bangkok transport officials posted notices on some of the city's buses urging young passengers not to have sex while riding in the vehicles.


  •   Bug Splat Survey Springs Surprise   (Reuters)
  • The results of one of the stranger environmental surveys to be conducted in Britain are in — and there's a surprise.


  •   Charge Flushed in Toilet Clogging Case   (Associated Press)
  • A criminal charge accusing a college student of intentionally clogging a toilet at a border crossing was dismissed after a prosecutor said there was no permanent damage or monetary loss.


  •   Bush Protester Hits the Water   (Reuters)
  • An American man, reportedly angry about U.S. President George W. Bush and other world leaders, has set off in a canoe to paddle from northern Australia to Indonesia in protest.


  •   Women Brawl Over Child's Uniform   (Associated Press)
  • Three women were cited for disorderly conduct after a fight over a young girl's cheerleading uniform.


  •   Writing Better Than the Phone to Contact ET   (Reuters)
  • Writing, rather than phoning, is probably the best way to contact extraterrestrials, American scientists say.


  •   Barney the Dog Big Hit in GOP Video   (Associated Press)
  • The presidential pup made his convention debut in a spoof on the movie "Rocky," showing the pooch hitting the campaign trail.


  •   Three Killed in Rush for IKEA Vouchers in Saudi Arabia   (Reuters)
  • Three men were trampled to death in a rush to claim vouchers at the first IKEA furniture showroom in Saudi Arabia.


  •   School Seeks to Solve Mice Infestation   (Associated Press)
  • The $16.4 million Capuano Early Childhood Center in Somerville, Massachusetts, has been plagued by faulty ventilation and a soggy gym after heavy rains, parents report, but they say the latest problem is mice


  •   Paris Tourists Search for Key to 'Da Vinci Code'   (Reuters)
  • Visitors to the Louvre museum in Paris, home of the world's most famous painting, have started quizzing tour guides about Dan Brown's best-selling novel "The Da Vinci Code."


  •   Clerk Fooled by Bill with Bush's Picture   (Associated Press)
  • State police aren't laughing about the person who allegedly passed some funny money — a $200 bill with President Bush's picture on it — at a women's clothing store.


  •   German Caught Having Sex with Doll   (Reuters)
  • A man caught having sex with a blow-up doll in a busy public shopping arcade had to be physically parted from his rubber lover and escorted away.


  •   Court Considers Nutkin the Squirrel Case   (Associated Press)
  • The fate of Nutkin the gray squirrel rests with a panel of Pennsylvania Superior Court judges, who heard arguments on whether she can be legally kept as a pet.


  •   Teacher Sentenced for Slapping Leader   (Reuters)
  • An unemployed teacher received a four-month suspended sentence and was ordered to perform community service for slapping German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder in the face at a Social Democratic Party event.


  •   Runaway Turtle Travels 3 Miles in 3 Months   (Associated Press)
  • A female tortoise has just been returned home after rushing three miles across country in a little over three months.


  •   Government Wants to Criminalize Adultery   (Reuters)
  • Turkey's government wants to make adultery a crime, the justice minister was quoted as saying, a proposal that has outraged the main opposition and women's groups.


  •   Swedish Burglars Steal Fish Cakes, Shrimp   (Associated Press)
  • Burglars tore down part of a wall to get into a grocer's shop in central Sweden, but apparently were only after fish cakes and a little shrimp — they didn't touch the cash.


  •   Wooing Teens with Lessons on Love   (Reuters)
  • China's eastern financial hub of Shanghai is adding a dash of romance to the school curriculum to teach children about real love, as opposed to the Internet chatroom variety.


  •   Wedding Dresses Stolen from Canadian Store   (Associated Press)
  • Hundreds of wedding dresses worth more than $230,000 were stolen from a store in the Vancouver's upscale South Granville neighborhood.


  •   Coast Guards Use Popcorn for Oil Slick Drill   (Reuters)
  • Coast guards from Scandinavia and the Baltic delighted seagulls by using popcorn to simulate an oil slick as they carried out an oil-spill emergency drill.


  •   Two Munchkins Won't Be at Annual Festival   (Associated Press)
  • Two top Munchkins won't be taking the Yellow Brick Road to Chesterton's annual Oz Festival because of a contract dispute.

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