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- Wed Mar 16, 2005 6:25 am
- Forum: The Funny Farm
- Topic: Funny But True News Stories #3 - An ongoing series
- Replies: 10
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Homeless man sues New Jersey Transit
Homeless man sues New Jersey Transit NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - A homeless man who sued and received $230,000 US after being ejected from a library in northern New Jersey is suing NJ Transit for kicking him and other homeless people out of train stations. Richard Kreimer, 55, filed a federal civil rights l...
- Wed Mar 16, 2005 6:24 am
- Forum: The Funny Farm
- Topic: Funny But True News Stories #3 - An ongoing series
- Replies: 10
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Court: Birds, crabs can't sue
Court: Birds, crabs can't sue By MARI YAMAGUCHI TOKYO (AP) - A Japanese court threw out a lawsuit against a land reclamation project after taking a close look at the plaintiffs - which include mudskippers, fiddler crabs and Dunlin birds. The suit, filed by residents on behalf of animals living in Is...
- Wed Mar 16, 2005 6:24 am
- Forum: The Funny Farm
- Topic: Funny But True News Stories #3 - An ongoing series
- Replies: 10
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Woman sues over clown accident
Woman sues over clown accident VANCOUVER (CP) - A Vancouver woman has filed a lawsuit against Cirque du Soleil alleging one of its clown's acts went terribly wrong. Maria Miller had a stage-side seat at the July 2003 performance of Alegria Cirque du Soleil. Her lawyer, Val LeBlanc, said a clown tumb...
- Wed Mar 16, 2005 6:24 am
- Forum: The Funny Farm
- Topic: Funny But True News Stories #4 - An ongoing series
- Replies: 8
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Fur flies as Bangladesh hospital 'exiles' cats
Fur flies as Bangladesh hospital 'exiles' cats Health chiefs in Bangladesh have launched a drive to evict some 200 cats living in the wards of the country's premier public hospital. For years the cats have roamed freely about the hospital, establishing a "mini-kingdom" of their own and gro...
- Wed Mar 16, 2005 6:23 am
- Forum: The Funny Farm
- Topic: Funny But True News Stories #4 - An ongoing series
- Replies: 8
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McDonald's takes issue with rugby's McBrat pack
McDonald's takes issue with rugby's McBrat pack A Brisbane rugby union team is facing legal action from a fast food chain because it has put "McBrat" across the back of players' shorts. McDonald's claims the Brisbane Irish team sponsor's nickname contravenes its intellectual property. But ...
- Wed Mar 16, 2005 6:23 am
- Forum: The Funny Farm
- Topic: Funny But True News Stories #4 - An ongoing series
- Replies: 8
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Funeral favourites reveal national quirks
Funeral favourites reveal national quirks A new survey about favourite funeral songs has revealed the differences in musical tastes between various nations and continents. Cable and Internet music channel Music Choice have surveyed 45,000 people in the United Kingdom and Europe and compiled the top ...
- Wed Mar 16, 2005 6:22 am
- Forum: The Funny Farm
- Topic: Funny But True News Stories #4 - An ongoing series
- Replies: 8
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Indian tax defaulters face the music
Indian tax defaulters face the music Tax defaulters in southern India are being forced to face the music after city authorities hired drummers to play non-stop outside their homes until they pay up. After many residents ignored repeated demands to settle overdue property taxes, authorities in a city...
- Wed Mar 16, 2005 6:22 am
- Forum: The Funny Farm
- Topic: Funny But True News Stories #4 - An ongoing series
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5749
Officer, where's my car?
Officer, where's my car? A Portuguese student who removed the licence plates of his car to have them straightened returned to find police had blown up the vehicle because they feared it contained a bomb, a newspaper reports. Police in the southern city of Evora, located 150 kilometres south-east of ...
- Wed Mar 16, 2005 6:22 am
- Forum: The Funny Farm
- Topic: Funny But True News Stories #4 - An ongoing series
- Replies: 8
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Dolphin 'waves' artificial fin to admirers
Dolphin 'waves' artificial fin to admirers A dolphin, equipped with what is believed to be the world's first artificial fin, demonstrated her swimming and jumping skills today to celebrate her recovery at a Japanese aquarium. The dolphin, named Fuji, carried a message in a case with her mouth, splas...
- Wed Mar 16, 2005 6:21 am
- Forum: The Funny Farm
- Topic: Funny But True News Stories #4 - An ongoing series
- Replies: 8
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Man poses as mother for two years to get pension
Man poses as mother for two years to get pension A Turkish man managed to get the pension of his mother for two years after her death, posing as an elderly woman to the local bank and neighbours. Disguised in his mother's coat, with a headscarf on his head and large glasses over his nose, 47-year-ol...