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March 20, 2005

BETTER THAN "OH GAWWWWD YESSS, YESSSS, YESSS, AHHHH!'' A dozen high school students in Climax, Minn., showed up at school wearing T-shirts featuring the town's motto: ``Climax - More than just a feeling.''
The principal deemed them "inappropriate.''

OK, IS THAT EVERYBODY? A young man spotted a sheriff's deputy speeding down the highway in McMinnville, Tenn., and followed him to police headquarters, where he berated the officer loud and long for breaking the law. The deputy arrested him for disorderly conduct.
The guy used his phone call to contact his mother who showed up with her 17-year-old son. Another altercation ensued. It ended when the teenager slapped the hand of a deputy who was gesturing for them to leave. Arrest Number Two: Assaulting a police officer.
Then the mother refused to leave, and spoke to the officers in loud and disrespectful tones: Disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.
Her husband then arrived, and he was so abusive that a deputy had to bring him down with a Taser so they could get him into a cell.

RULE 34: WHEN YOU HEAR NOISES UNDER THE CAR, STOP: An unlicensed teenage driver ran over a drunk who was lying in the middle of the street in Rokiskis, Lithuania. Fearing the consequences, the lad sped home, only to discover that the man was still under the car.
The town's police chief said, "It goes to show why this kid has failed the driver's test four times.''

THE BLIND LEADING THE BLIND: A blind man drove a golf cart two miles through Peachtree, Ga., with a heavily intoxicated friend giving him directions. The joyride ended when he crashed into a parked car.

GOOD, IF YOU LIKE WEAVING: In an effort to reduce repeat DUI offenses, a judge in Florida has ordered some convicted drunk drivers to put bumper stickers on their cars featuring a toll-free number and the question: "How's my driving? ... The judge wants to know!!!''

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