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Want more? Mike Pingree also writes a separate Looking Glass column for the Boston Herald. Past Columns (The Archives)
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January 25, 2004 KILL RICHIE ... KIIILLLLL RICHIE! A 10-year-old boy in Houston, Pa., complained to his mother that he was hearing voices in his sleep. It turns out that this is because his stepfather had hooked up an audiotape in which he urged the sleeping boy to strangle his 4-year-old half brother. Mom found the tape and called the cops. The man confessed. OH, DON'T BE SILLY, DEAR: A 10-year-old girl in Philipstown, N.Y., woke up with that common childhood fear: that there was a man in her bedroom closet. Her parents, of course, told her that it was just a bad dream, and that she should go back to bed. Turns out, there really was a man in her closet. He stole cash, keys and a cell phone. He was caught in a stolen truck the next day. YOU SCRATCH MY BACK, I'LL SCRATCH YOURS: A new survey found that college professors who give good grades to their students are more likely to be given favorable evaluations by the students. Education officials were not surprised. ZZZZZZZZ ... WHA..? OH, MOTION DENIED: Two men, found guilty of trying to steal more than $400 million worth of diamonds in a spectacular London heist, have appealed their conviction. The grounds: the judge was asleep and was snoring during their trial. Not good enough, said the appeals court. Request denied. SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST: Two possums climbed a utility pole near Lyttelton Harbor, New Zealand, where they were immediately electrocuted. They caught fire and fell to the ground, setting off a major brushfire.
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