at last some humor -- New Year's humor -- It's a weird, weird world

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

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Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2002 10:37:05 -0700 (MST)
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Subject: For IP: New Year's humor -- It's a weird, weird world

News Flash: It's a Weird Weird World

By Ken Ringle
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, December 31, 2002; Page C01

You say you have Kofi Annan on speed-dial and you're up on all the rules for
U.N. inspectors? And you're pals with Bono and Sean Penn, so you understand
the world economy and the situation in Iraq? But even though you predicted
the Republican sweep and the Trent Lott downfall, you have this nagging
feeling that you missed a few crucial news events in 2002?

Fear not, reader. Here gleaned from news and wire reports is our annual
account of happenings Beyond the Beltway.
Freedom of Shrieks

BERLIN -- A swingers club in Berlin was forced to shut because a court ruled
that members' moans and shrieks of pleasure violated noise regulations.
Freedom of Expression

SYDNEY -- Australian police warned that the law would lose its bite if
"mooning" became enshrined as an implied constitutional right.
Long Ride

AMSTERDAM -- Two Dutch mechanical engineering students tried to ride into
the record books on a 28-meter (90-foot) bicycle they made themselves.
Bowling Alone

LITTLE ROCK -- An Arkansas man was charged with murder for allegedly
bludgeoning his wife with a bowling ball.
Kiss of the Spider Woman

MODESTO, Calif. -- A police pathologist ruled that the bite a woman gave her
husband after he refused to have sex eventually caused his death.
Transparent Plot

TEHRAN -- Iranian police were on the lookout for an alleged sorcerer who
conned a man into believing he was invisible and could rob banks.
Pit Stop

BERLIN -- A German driver who got out of his car on a hill to relieve
himself found his vehicle at the bottom of a river after he forgot to apply
the hand brake.
Nut Case

CAIRO -- A woman set fire to her Cairo apartment after a row with her
husband over his refusal to buy dried fruit and nuts traditionally eaten in
the holy month of Ramadan.
Elks Club

STOCKHOLM -- Police shot dead a drunken bull elk that attacked a young boy
after becoming intoxicated on fermented apples.
Getting the Drop

LAKE CITY, Fla. -- A Lake City woman was hospitalized after her 9mm handgun
fell into the commode and discharged, hitting her in the left buttock.
Wedding Gaity

AMMAN, Jordan -- The groom spent his wedding night in jail after
accidentally shooting dead two guests while firing his automatic rifle to
celebrate his marriage.
Something's Fishy

LONDON -- A Welsh police team dubbed "the Frying Squad" was formed to sniff
out motorists who fuel their cars with cooking oil from fish and chip shops
in a bid to avoid paying high government fuel taxes.
Barrel House

OLATHE, Kan. -- Attorneys for a man accused of killing women and stuffing
them into barrels asked for a change of venue after a disc jockey showed up
on the courthouse lawn handing out T-shirts that read "ROLL OUT THE
BARRELS."

...and lots more at

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56565-2002Dec30.html


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