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October 24, 2004

BUT THE GAME'S ON! An Oregon man's new television set inexplicably began emitting the international distress signal - normally sent by crashed airplanes and sinking ships - causing a group of uniformed rescue personnel to show up at his door.
When they realized that it was the TV that was causing the problem, they told him to keep it turned off until further notice.

HI, I KNOW THIS LOOKS ODD, BUT ...: A clever flasher has been removing his pants and then knocking on women's' doors at an apartment complex in Chapel Hill, N.C., pretending that he has locked himself out of his apartment. He asks if he can come in and use the phone. He has been exposing himself in this way for nearly a year.

AND THEY MIGHT PUT A SPELL ON US: An elementary school in Puyallup, Wash. has banned the annual Halloween party because witches might be offended.

SHE'S GOT MY VOTE: A 17-year-old girl is running for mayor of St. Mary's Point, Minn. Her campaign slogan: "Uncorrupted by years of experience.''

COME TAKE A LOOK AT THIS, OFFICER: Police were called to a home in Baker, Fla., to break up a fight between a husband and wife that was getting quite loud. The woman was so angry that, to get revenge on her man, she told the cops that he was making illegal whiskey, and led them to his illegal moonshine still.

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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