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August 22, 2004

DOES A BEAR PUKE IN THE WOODS? A bear got roaring drunk after swilling down 36 cans of beer he found in a camper's cooler at the Baker Lake Resort, in Washington. After staggering around for a while, he climbed a tree where he passed out for about four hours.

YEAH, THAT'S IT, GEESE: A home in Chesterfield, Ohio, was suddenly covered in a shower of poop from the sky. Local health experts blame a passing airliner. In response, aviation officials suggest that it could have been a large flock of geese.

PROMISE YOU'LL NEVER LEAVE ME: While his girlfriend was visiting him, a German prisoner in a Spanish jail glued his hand to hers in an effort to avoid being extradited back home to face felony charges. It didn't work.

YOU KNOW HOW THE GUYS GET: The deputy governor or Kaliningrad, Russia, has ordered all female government employees not to wear short skirts so as not to inflame their male colleagues' "animal instincts.''

PEEK-A-BOO: A garden center in the sleepy little town of Hartsville, Tenn., was forced to cover up the classical female nude statues it is offering for sale with two-piece sarongs. Some people had complained they were immodest.
The cover-up has resulted in increased sales: Six statues were sold in a short time for about $100 each.
It has also affected the curiosity factor: Customers have been spotted pulling down the tops and peeking underneath.

 

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