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from: BEN RITCHEY
date: 2006-02-21 07:30:16
subject: Oddly Enough News Headlines

Yahoo! News: Odd News
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                  as of Tue, 21 Feb 2006 12:47:16 GMT

    Guy seeks police help for something moronic (Reuters)

Reuters - A 52-year-old man from the German town of Darmstadt tried in
 vain to get a refund for 400 euros ($475) worth of what he said was
 "bad marijuana" from his dealer before turning to the police for help,
 according to authorities.

    Co. Unsure How Bird's Head Got in Beans (AP)

AP - The manager of an Indiana canning plant said Monday that he did not
 know how it could have produced a can of pinto beans with a bird's head
 inside as claimed by an Illinois woman.

    Swedish Hell's Angels find biking gets you down (Reuters)

Reuters - The Stockholm chapter of the biker gang Hell's Angels is being
 investigated for fraud after police found 70 percent of members were
 certified as depressed by the same doctor and were getting state
 sickness benefits.

    Fla. Man Kills Roommate Over Toilet Paper (AP)

AP - A man accused of fatally beating his roommate with a sledgehammer
 and a claw hammer because there was no toilet paper in their home has
 been arrested.

    Japan retired couples told cruise may sink marriage (Reuters)

Reuters - Japanese couples who celebrate the husband's retirement with a
 leisurely cruise or overseas trip may find themselves headed for a
 divorce court when they get home.

    Former Stripper Not Typical Evangelical (AP)

AP - Heather Veitch is not your typical evangelical Christian.

    BMA to doctors: abandon bug-spreading ties (Reuters)

Reuters - Doctors should stop wearing ties and traditional white coats
 to work because they might be responsible for spreading deadly hospital
 superbugs, according to a report on Monday.

    Town's Offer of Free Land 'Snowballed' (AP)

AP - An offer of free land prompted more than 1,200 hits in two weeks on
 this western Iowa town's Web site.

    Half of Britons chat to their motor cars (Reuters)

Reuters - Nearly half of motorists regularly talk to their cars, giving
 words of encouragement ahead of a long trip and lavishing praise for a
 job well done at journey's end, according to research on Monday.

    Customer Gets Hot Over Hot Taco Sauce (AP)

AP - Apparently this customer wasn't hot about his tacos.

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