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Oh deer! Man cops wrath of amorous stag

Reuters — Fri, 16 May 2008 17:50:25 GMT

SYDNEY (Reuters) - An Australian man was gored in the thigh on Friday by an amorous stag after entering a deer paddock in the middle of the breeding season.http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/...hNews?i=t2G30C
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Canadian pierces lover's heart in botched sex game

Reuters — Fri, 16 May 2008 17:50:25 GMT

OTTAWA (Reuters) - A Canadian man who asked his lover to carve a heart-shaped symbol on his chest during a rough sex game almost died when she accidentally pressed too hard and punctured his heart, a newspaper said on Thursday.http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/...hNews?i=NpHm6o
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Game of cat and mouse blacks out city

Reuters — Fri, 16 May 2008 17:50:25 GMT

TIRANA (Reuters) - A cat chasing a mouse in Tirana's main power station caused a 72-hour blackout across parts of the Albanian capital, the electricity company said on Friday.http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/...hNews?i=s9WAZP
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Icelandic museum offers long and short of male organ

Reuters — Fri, 16 May 2008 05:40:49 GMT

HUSAVIK, Iceland (Reuters) - Sigurdur Hjartarson is missing a human penis. But he's not worried: four men have promised to donate theirs to him when they die.http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/...hNews?i=Oij8ud
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Icelandic museum offers long and short of male organ

Reuters — Thu, 15 May 2008 17:30:15 GMT

HUSAVIK, Iceland (Reuters) - Sigurdur Hjartarson is missing a human penis. But he's not worried: four men have promised to donate theirs to him when they die.http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/...hNews?i=pdjD2T
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"No, after you - I'm just here to rob the place!"

Reuters — Thu, 15 May 2008 17:30:15 GMT

SYDNEY (Reuters) - A man politely waited his turn in a queue at a busy central Sydney post office before jumping over the counter, grabbing money from two tills and running off, police said on Thursday.http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/...hNews?i=99batS
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Wedding day fireworks land groom in jail

Reuters — Thu, 15 May 2008 17:30:15 GMT

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Bridegroom Kedir Mohamed wanted his wedding day to go with a bang and decided to celebrate by letting off firecrackers after the ceremony.http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/...hNews?i=glPjV8
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"Snake man" slithers out of prison cell

Reuters — Wed, 14 May 2008 17:20:17 GMT

VIENNA (Reuters) - A man has escaped from his Austrian jail cell by squeezing through a food hatch in the door, police said on Wednesday.http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/...hNews?i=5kUr85
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Green aliens, UFOs said to visit

Reuters — Wed, 14 May 2008 17:20:17 GMT

LONDON (Reuters) - Aliens from outer space have been visiting Britain for years and UFO sightings doubled after the film Close Encounters was released in 1977, according to secret files collating reports by members of the public.http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/...hNews?i=XnwYyz
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Watchdog raps Skins over "orgy" poster

Reuters — Wed, 14 May 2008 17:20:17 GMT

LONDON (Reuters) - The advertising watchdog has banned a poster for a teenage TV drama series that featured a dishevelled, semi-naked young woman sitting on a bed, surrounded by couples apparently taking part in an orgy.http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/...hNews?i=W1ihk1
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Woman mistook naked thief for husband

Reuters — Wed, 14 May 2008 05:10:31 GMT

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - A Malaysian woman woke up to a real-life nightmare, discovering that the naked man who had slipped into her bed in the middle of the night was a thief, not her husband, a newspaper said on Tuesday. http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/...hNews?i=TonGgJ
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Man sues airline over flight spent in toilet

Reuters — Wed, 14 May 2008 05:10:31 GMT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York man who says he was denied a seat on a five-hour JetBlue flight and was instead told to "hang out" in the plane's bathroom has sued the airline for $2 million, saying he suffered "extreme humiliation." http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/...hNews?i=j1E7TL
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News Story causes rare case of "Adorable-ness Poisoning"

Zzarchov — Tue, 13 May 2008 02:59:35 GMT

See the story causing the condition, here.
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A new wrinkle in smoking enforcement.

Reuters — Mon, 12 May 2008 17:00:11 GMT

TOKYO (Reuters) - Cigarette vending machines in Japan may soon start counting wrinkles, crow's feet and skin sags to see if the customer is old enough to smoke.http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/...hNews?i=gjNiNc
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Olympics bonuses tailored to prevent squandering

Reuters — Mon, 12 May 2008 17:00:11 GMT

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand is offering its athletes big cash incentives for Olympic gold medals -- but will pay out in installments to stop them squandering it.http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/...hNews?i=x2RR0e
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Man pokes shark in eye during attack

Reuters — Mon, 12 May 2008 17:00:11 GMT

SYDNEY (Reuters) - An Australian swimmer survived a great white shark attack by poking the creature in the eyes as it dragged him through the water after badly savaging his left leg.http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/...hNews?i=ubM0zr
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"Self-important and irritating"

Reuters — Sat, 10 May 2008 04:40:03 GMT

LONDON (Reuters) - England is an irritating and insular country full of overweight, binge-drinking, reality TV addicts, a new guide warns tourists. http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/...hNews?i=cwwbOG
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Men charged after skull dug up, used as bong

Reuters — Sat, 10 May 2008 04:40:03 GMT

HOUSTON (Reuters) - Authorities in Texas have filed corpse-abuse charges against two men who allegedly removed a skull from a grave and used it as a bong. http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/...hNews?i=saHfgp
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Chef wants to outlaw out-of-season vegetables

Reuters — Sat, 10 May 2008 04:40:03 GMT

LONDON (Reuters) - Celebrity British chef Gordon Ramsay said restaurants should be fined if they serve out-of-season fruit and vegetables. http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/...hNews?i=oEQ6hY
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You want fries with that? YES!!!!

Reuters — Fri, 09 May 2008 04:21:12 GMT

BERNE, Switzerland (Reuters) - The Swiss government has agreed to ease restrictions on the importation of potatoes following fears that Euro 2008 soccer fans could face a shortage of French fries next month.http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/...hNews?i=j3c2iJ
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Sexy orchids do more than embarrass wasps?

Reuters — Fri, 09 May 2008 04:21:12 GMT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Orchids that mimic female wasps may not only waste the time of the male wasps they lure into spreading their pollen -- they also seduce them into wasting valuable sperm, Australian researchers reported on Wednesday.http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/...hNews?i=ntGFos
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Woman fired for giving 16-cent treat to toddler

Zan — Thu, 08 May 2008 12:58:24 GMT

Woman fired for giving baby a free Timbit

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JENNIFER O'BRIEN
The Canadian Press
May 7, 2008 at 10:49 PM EDT

LONDON, Ont. � Giving a free Timbit to a baby has cost a single mother of four her job.
Nicole Lilliman, 27, was fired Wednesday from her Tim Hortons job in this southwestern Ontario city for giving one of the 16-cent blobs of fried dough to a tot who came in with a regular customer.
"I have been fired for giving a baby a Timbit," Ms. Lilliman said Wednesday.
"It was just out of my heart � she was pointing and going 'ah, ah. . .' I should have gone to my purse and got the change, but it was busy."

Ms. Lilliman, who has worked at the store for three years, said she thought little of the incident since Timbits are often doled out to dogs and children.
She said the baby was about 11 months old, and she gave her the treat to quiet her, since her mother � a Tims' regular � had been "having a bad day."
"I could see [the dismissal] if it was a sandwich or something," she said. "But it was a Timbit."
She'd forgotten about the Monday-morning incident until she was called into the office Wednesday.
Three managers greeted her, saying she had been caught on video, giving free food to a child.
"They said, 'Remember, Monday you gave out a free Timbit,' " she said. "I had to think, then I was like, 'Oh yeah,' and I smiled because I thought I'd get a warning."
Instead, she was fired for theft.
Giving food away free is against the rules, said Tim Hortons district manager Nicole Mitchell.
"Employees aren't allowed to give out free products and that's the bottom line," she said. "She gave out free product and it doesn't matter if it is a Timbit or a coffee or a doughnut or 10 sandwiches or what."
The Timbits given to pets, Ms. Mitchell added, are usually "day-old and recycled."

As I was reading this, I was wondering what happens to all those employees who give out timbits to pets. Then I got to the last line in the article. I guess a recycled timbit is a company write-off then is it? and what exactly is a recycled timbit???
If I hadn't already broken my addiction to CrackHortons, this story would be enough to get me there. :-?

Building boom drives dump truck thefts

Reuters — Wed, 07 May 2008 16:10:44 GMT

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Forget the luxury cars that cram Moscow's streets: Russian thieves are after dump trucks, cranes and asphalt pavers to feed a booming construction sector.http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/...hNews?i=xAMvgs
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Non-stick chewing gum firm raises $20 million

Reuters — Wed, 07 May 2008 16:10:44 GMT

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - A British company developing a non-stick chewing gum that can be easily removed from pavements and shoes has raised 10 million pounds ($20 million) to help bring its product to market.http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/...hNews?i=45tK3g
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Safety in numbers for speeding drivers

Reuters — Wed, 07 May 2008 16:10:44 GMT

BEIJING (Reuters) - Speeding drivers in south China are getting clear away thanks to machines which switch the numbers on their licence plates in seconds, state media said on Tuesday.http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/...hNews?i=wdYLQj
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