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July 6, 2003

REVENGE OF THE GIRLY MAN: After having a number of drinks together, a New Hampshire woman challenged her boyfriend to an arm-wrestling contest. She won, but then she started rubbing it in, mocking the boyfriend and calling him a "wimp."     
Enraged, he attacked her, dragging her down a flight of stairs and punching her. He has been charged with assault.

I'M IN KIND OF A HURRY: A man robbed a bank in Rochester, Minn., then walked several blocks to his pickup truck where he realized that he had locked the keys inside.     
He went to several nearby homes and asked for a coat hanger to get into his vehicle, but no one helped him. So he smashed out a window with his gun and drove off.

UNSATISFIED CUSTOMER: A Rhesus monkey escaped from the circus in Braunschweig, Germany, and walked right into a pizzeria in Lehre, where the owner lured him into the ladies room and fed him lettuce and bread to keep him  calm.     
But the animal went berserk anyway, chasing the man away and then throwing rolls of toilet paper into the sink and turning on the faucet, flooding the place.

NO BUSINESS LIKE SHOW BUSINESS: A performance artist staged a piece called "If Only You Lost Five Pounds You'd Be Perfect," in which, clad only in a sports bra and panties, she tried to squeeze into a dress. The thing is, she did it in a storefront window in Somerville, Mass., and passers-by were not aware that it was a performance.     
People complained, and police ordered her out of the window.

AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION: Bishops from many nations gathered in Trondheim, Norway, and each poured holy water from his country into the Nidaros River to show unity.     
Out of concern that the holy water might contain bacteria that could harm the fish, they boiled it first just to be on the safe side.

Mike Pingree writes another Looking Glass column in the Boston Sunday Herald. You can read it by clicking here:
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