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Eric Scheske

Monkey Attack

> Authorities were searching Tuesday for a monkey that escaped his cage and bit a man before fleeing. Noble County Sheriff Landon Smith said two monkeys escaped from an outdoor cage, but one was soon captured by the owner. Link [http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/ESCAPED_MONKEY?SITE=

Settle Down, Edward

It's not like Santorum mentioned booze, womanizing, and poor driving. > In a rare personal attack on the Senate floor, Massachusetts Sen. Edward M. Kennedy accused Sen. Rick Santorum on Wednesday of being self-righteous and insensitive for a column he wrote three years ago linking Boston'

The Bizarro St. Joseph

> [A] businessman and father of three heads out for a day of fishing, never to return. > The police cannot find a body or solve the case, and eventually they file a death certificate. His business fails, his wife remarries, the kids grow up, his family moves on. >

How Novel!

So novel that it's newsworthy, at least in Georgia: > Depictions of well-known scenes from the holy book adorn the long corridors of Bethany Baptist Church, and several church members are responsible. > The colorful artworks - all painted on 30 inch by 40 inch canvases - serve as

Flat Earth Myth

Thomas Woods continues his sledgehammer blows against bigoted views of the Middle Ages. This time, he points out that people in the Middle Ages didn't think the earth was flat. Link [http://www.lewrockwell.com/woods/woods46.html]. Excerpts: > David Lindberg, who is among the most accomplished

We Think We're Gonna Hurl!

> The winner of a German beauty contest has confessed she used to be a man. > Judges at the Miss Marksmen Festival 2005 competition held in Hanover voted unanimously for 24-year-old Kira. > She was among nine leggy contestants at the traditional men's only shooting

We'd Rather Be Passed Out

Fascinating article on sleep paralysis. It's when a person wakes up and feels an evil presence, but he can't move; he is paralyzed and afraid. After a few minutes, the state passes. Link [http://sciencenews.org/articles/20050709/bob9.asp]. Excerpts: > Although widely acknowledged among

Lechers Need Love, Too

Q. Everyone's doing _______________ (insert favorite vice), so why deny it and cover it up? A. Because when we no longer treat it with shame, we begin to celebrate it. > Gallagher says her Secret Lover Collection of 24 cards is the first line exclusively for people having affairs,

Big Brother is Catching You

London's public cameras apparently played a role in cracking the London case. Link [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/07/13/ncctv13.xml&sSheet=/portal/2005/07/13/ixportaltop.html] . Excerpt: > The critical breakthrough in the hunt for the London bombers

Odd Approach to Charity

We're not inclined to criticize any charitable effort, but this one is kind of odd: designing giant sculptures from canned goods, and then, at the end of the exhibit, donating the cans of food to soup kitchens. We're not sure we "get it," but