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                  as of Mon, 06 Feb 2006 12:48:12 GMT

    Arcade Claw Offers Live Lobster Prizes (AP)

AP - You don't have to be a fisherman to catch lobsters anymore. At a
 neighborhood store in this Portland suburb -- and at restaurants and
 bars in more than a dozen states -- customers can plunk down $2 for a
 chance to catch their very own lobster using a mechanical claw in an
 arcade-style game.

    German fans taunt rivals with inflatable penises (Reuters)

Reuters - Hundreds of fans of German club Borussia Dortmund waved huge
 inflatable penises at local rivals Schalke 04 on Saturday above an
 abusive message for their hosts.

    Plastic Traffic Cop Slows Cars in Russia (AP)

AP - This is one Russian traffic cop who will never issue a ticket or
 take a bribe: he's made of plastic.

    Squirrel, wasp and potato blamed for motor claims (Reuters)

Reuters - Frozen squirrels, angry wasps and obstructive potatoes were
 among some of the reasons given by motorists to support their insurance
 claims, Norwich Union said on Monday.

    Asians sleep in cars to avoid high Dubai rents (Reuters)

Reuters - Rocketing rents in the United Arab Emirates are forcing some
 of the Gulf state's millions of Asian workers to sleep in their cars, a
 local newspaper reported on Monday.

    Ultraviolet Lure May Catch Fish's Eye (AP)

AP - SPOKANE, Wash. -- In the ancient struggle between man and fish, man
 has a new weapon. Forget fancy lures, depth charges or precision
 casting guns. The new weapon requires vision -- ultraviolet vision.

    "Just an accident," says man who fell into museum vases (Reuters)

Reuters - A man who tripped, fell down a staircase and smashed into
 three rare Chinese vases in a museum two weeks ago said on Monday "it
 was just a regrettable accident."

    India plans to take tea out of tea and biscuits (Reuters)

Reuters - For the country's health conscious, the everyday Indian ritual
 of sweet, milky tea and snacks could be about to lose something -- the
 tea.

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