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August 10, 2005
Thieves with a fetish for nursery rhymes stole a Humpty Dumpty sculpture from an Indian Shores, Florida family. The Humpty Dumpty is valued at $5,112 and stands 3 feet tall weighing in at 60-pounds.
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July 28, 2005
Punk Fitness Detroit has gained a loyal following for offering an unconventional way of working out. It is an alternative exercise class that meets three times a week at Metro Detroit nightclubs and features local alternative bands like The Hentchman and classic punk favorites like The Clash, according to a review from a local paper.
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June 29, 2005
Topics photo, face, news, world, ugly, flames, stories, elvis, taxi, arizona, strip, hands, happy, bad, dead, car, people and police
A tabloid is making good on an offensive article that labeled a police officer who suffered disfiguring burns in a crash while on duty as "ugly. "American Media Inc. , owner of the Weekly World News, ran a list of the ''top 10 ugliest people'' in its Feb. 7 issue featuring a post-surgery photo of the disfigured officer and his wife.
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June 21, 2005
A group of British potato farmers are waging war on the world's slackers and their coined title, "couch potato. "The farmers claim the term's position in the dictionary inadvertantly gives potatoes a bad name.
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June 3, 2005
Topics prostitutes, photos, california, sex, reuters, men, city, newspapers, single, names, signs, mail, bad, faces, help, money and people
According to a Reuters report, people who solicit prostitutes in Oakland, California, could find their faces plastered on billboards under a new shaming program - civil rights groups call the program bad public policy. The city started putting up billboards on Wednesday showing men arrested for soliciting sex. Other signs invite prostitutes to quit by calling a help line.
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