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date: 2005-11-14 07:50:12
subject: Oddly Enough News Headlines

Yahoo! News: Odd News
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                  as of Mon, 14 Nov 2005 13:45:29 GMT

    Fast Beer Tap Maker Markets Home Kits (AP)

AP - The company that sped up pulls of draft beer at sports stadiums
 around the country with its Turbo Tap nozzle is bringing the technology
 to rec rooms across America.

    Kazakh govt threatens to take comedian to court (Reuters)

Reuters - Kazakhstan's Foreign Ministry threatened legal action on
 Monday against comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, who wins laughs by
 portraying the central Asian state as a country populated by drunks who
 enjoy cow-punching as a sport.

    Pa. May Let Hunters Use Prehistoric Weapon (AP)

AP - An ancient weapon that struck fear in the hearts of Spanish
 conquistadors, and that some think was used to slay wooly mammoths in
 Florida, may soon be added to the arsenal of Pennsylvania's hunters.

    Time picks cloned dog as top invention (Reuters)

Reuters - Snuppy, the first cloned dog, is the most amazing invention of
 2005, Time magazine said on Sunday.

    Twins Face Double Trouble in Judge Scam (AP)

AP - A pair of twins who tried to dupe a judge in a larceny case have
 doubled the trouble they now face. Yamahile Ortiz pleaded guilty to
 using a stolen credit card and was sentenced by New Britain Superior
 Court Judge Patrick J. Clifford to probation.

    Irish nursing home keeps spirits up with own pub (Reuters)

Reuters - A nursing home in Ireland has hit on a cheering way to keep up
 the spirits of its elderly patients -- by providing its own pub.

    Jail Inmates in Fla. Cook Up Hot Sauces (AP)

AP - It can be difficult to add a little spice to your life when you're
 in jail, where everything's the same, day in and day out. But inmates
 at the Hillsborough County jail are trying.

    Hedge funds outraged at 50-pound breakfast (Reuters)

Reuters - The trillion dollar hedge fund industry was aghast on Monday
 at having to fork out 50 pounds a head for a buffet breakfast briefing
 on how to do their job correctly with the Financial Services Authority.

    Goliath's name found in archaeological dig (Reuters)

Reuters - An Israeli researcher said he has made a Goliath of a find --
 the first archaeological evidence suggesting the biblical story of
 David slaying the Philistine giant actually took place.

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