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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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March 6, 2005 WHEN COMMITTING A CRIME, PLAN AHEAD: After being refused a refund on a previous purchase at a specialty foods store in Winnipeg, a customer pulled a knife and insisted he be paid. The clerk called the cops after the man fled with the money. They found him not far away waiting for a bus. A LOGICAL ASSUMPTION: Mistaking a tube of superglue for eye drops, an elderly monk in Thailand glued both of his eyes shut. He had found the tube in his temple's medicine cabinet. When he squeezed it, a clear liquid came out, so he thought it would be OK to use on his eyes. OK, WE WON'T DO BUSINESS WITH THEM EITHER: The mayor of Flint, Mich., is refusing to allow the city to do business with anyone who has sued the city in the last five years. As a result, the American Civil Liberties Union is going to sue. MR. PASSED AWAY IS NOT AMUSED: The government of New South Wales, Australia, sent a death benefits check to the family of a woman who died, and made it payable to "Mrs. Passed Away.'' Her husband did not find this funny. An official apology followed. AT LEAST THEY'RE GOOD FOR SOMETHING: Though Czechoslovakian
compact TV sets of the 1980s were notorious for their poor quality, they
are now in demand because people discovered that they make ideal homes
for bats once you remove the electronics.
Mike Pingree
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