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The Dude
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odd news storys
Figure this might make a good thread. I'll start of with this new article
http://www.wsbtv.com/news/14138164/detail.html
an armless man killed another man in a fight [sm=wtf.gif]
http://www.wsbtv.com/news/14138164/detail.html
an armless man killed another man in a fight [sm=wtf.gif]
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RE: odd news storys
How about this Australia selling sand to saudi arabia 
The Perth, Australia, construction materials company GMA Garnet recently closed a deal to sell sand to Saudi Arabia, and shipments began in June. (Actually, it's a hard-grade sand better suited for sandblasting than that found in the Saudi desert.) [Daily Telegraph (Sydney), 6-12-07]
The Perth, Australia, construction materials company GMA Garnet recently closed a deal to sell sand to Saudi Arabia, and shipments began in June. (Actually, it's a hard-grade sand better suited for sandblasting than that found in the Saudi desert.) [Daily Telegraph (Sydney), 6-12-07]
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If I ever break the law I hope its in Norway, guess there is no law in place to make some one show up to go to jail
Norwegian Correctional Services revealed in August that 20 percent of convicted criminals who are given reporting dates to begin their sentences (a total of 1,799 last year) simply do not show up. The problem is compounded by the fact that Norway has no separate law requiring them to report. Said a regional prison director, "It's difficult to make plans for the prison terms when we have no idea who will show up and who won't." [Aftenposten (Oslo), 8-10-07]
Norwegian Correctional Services revealed in August that 20 percent of convicted criminals who are given reporting dates to begin their sentences (a total of 1,799 last year) simply do not show up. The problem is compounded by the fact that Norway has no separate law requiring them to report. Said a regional prison director, "It's difficult to make plans for the prison terms when we have no idea who will show up and who won't." [Aftenposten (Oslo), 8-10-07]
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Another one I found.
The government of China, which claims control of Tibet despite the region's vigorous culture of independence, announced in August that it would henceforth require Tibet's "living Buddhas" (special clergy believed to be continuously reincarnated) to get permission from China's religious affairs officials before submitting their souls to be embodied in the future. The government acted, it said, because the reincarnation process needed to be managed better. [Agence France-Presse, 8-3-07]
This site has some great off the way news stuff
http://www.newsoftheweird.com/archive/index.html
The government of China, which claims control of Tibet despite the region's vigorous culture of independence, announced in August that it would henceforth require Tibet's "living Buddhas" (special clergy believed to be continuously reincarnated) to get permission from China's religious affairs officials before submitting their souls to be embodied in the future. The government acted, it said, because the reincarnation process needed to be managed better. [Agence France-Presse, 8-3-07]
This site has some great off the way news stuff
http://www.newsoftheweird.com/archive/index.html
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