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August 26, 2001

IS THIS THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL? A concealed camera put in place to catch people illegally dumping trash in the woods of Anderson, S.C., didn't film any offenders, but did record the sexual antics of more than a few couples. Officials were unaware that the site is a favorite of young lovers who go there to engage in a little slap and tickle. 
Public Safety Director Gerry Shealy said, "We've caught stuff on that camera that would curl your toes."

LET THE FONDLING BEGIN: The Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Board has decreed that striptease dancers in California will now be allowed to caress their breasts while on stage. 
The board said the previous rule barring them from doing this is unconstitutional.

COME ON, DON'T BE A PRUDE: A woman who owes several thousand dollars in back rent on her trailer in Norridgewock, Maine, said her landlord offered to let her "work off" the debt by taking off her clothes as he watched. She declined. 
She has also filed a lawsuit.

LIKE A VACATION WITH LOCKED DOORS: Solitary confinement in New Jersey's prisons was such a good deal that convicts were purposely misbehaving so they would be placed there. Perks included cable television, meals delivered to the door and a daily salary for almost no work. 
Authorities have since clamped down.

DON'T CRY SISSY, IT'LL BE ALL RIGHT: A 55-year-old husband and father of two, who is obviously in touch with his feminine side, ran into some trouble because he insists on dressing in women's clothes at all times. When he showed up at a hotel in Utah in a little tennis skirt while on a business trip, the proprietors showed little sympathy to the Vietnam veteran from Wyoming who likes to be called "Sissy." They threw him out. 
The American Civil Liberties Union stepped in, and the hotel had to pay him some money.

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