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March 2, 2003

MA'AM, I COULDN'T HELP BUT NOTICE ...: Gucci has put out a new magazine advertisement which features a woman whose pubic hair has been trimmed into the shape of the famed Italian fashion house's distinctive trademark letter G.

HONEY, DON'T PAY THE RANSOM, I'VE ESCAPED: A Las Vegas man sent his wife a text message that he was being kidnapped, but there is a question as to whether or not he was telling the truth.     
A short time after he sent the message, his truck was seen going over a cliff, and an unknown man (possibly him?) and a woman passenger were seen fleeing the scene.
The truck's owner - he of the kidnap message - turned up three weeks later in his hometown. He claims he has no recollection of what happened.  

WHAT HAPPENED TO OUR LOVE? A man and a woman met on a flight from Seattle to Anchorage when they found themselves seated next to each other. They hit it off immediately and were soon kissing passionately. Then, their relationship soured, and a loud argument ensued.
To quiet things down, a stewardess woke the passenger sitting beside the fighting couple and asked him to sit between them. Angry at being awakened, he responded by attacking the stewardess. All three passengers were arrested for interfering with a flight crew.

SO YOU HAVE TO WRITE IT DOWN AND ADMIT WHAT YOU ARE: Angered at being charged 20 pounds for a 10-pound overdraft at his British bank, an irate customer changed his name to "Yorkshire Bank PLC are Fascist Bastards."
The bank has asked Mr. Bastards to close his account. He says he will, but first wants the bank to send him the new balance of 69 cents by a check made out to his new name.

A HARD MAN TO CATCH: A man fleeing police in northeastern Missouri stole and than abandoned five cars one after the other in an attempt to avoid jail for violating probation.
He was caught after he lost control of the sixth stolen car and crashed.

Mike Pingree writes another Looking Glass column in the Boston Sunday Herald. You can read it by clicking here:
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/columnists.html

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