A Norwegian appeal court ruling has declared that striptease is an art and should therefore be exempt from value-added tax (VAT). Three judges ruled unanimously that "striptease, in the way it is practiced in this case, is a form of dance combined with acting. " It was compared to other stage acts that enjoy VAT exemption in Norway.

During a trip to Germany, Kazakhstani minister Kasymzhomart Tokayev says the "mocumentary" Borat, simply doesn't make him laugh. The film, which depicts Kazakhstan as a backwards, antisemitic and misogynistic former Soviet republic, will likely be banned from theaters in the small Asian nation.

The latest trend on the World Wide Web has emerged from the World Cup final and its called 'Head-butting. ' The cyber-term refers to Zinedine Zidane's head-butting of Marco Materazzi in the final match of the football World Cup, between France and Italy. The incident was apparently the result of a provocation by Materazzi - supposedly it was an insult to a couple members of Zidane's family.

Two store clerks will spend six months in jail and one will remain on house arrest for two years after playing practical jokes on unsuspecting customers. Anthony Mesa and another clerk, who work in a Deland convenience store, urinated in a Mountain Dew bottle and put it back in the refrigerator for sale. They also put eggs in beer cartons.

A convenience store clerk in Florida is facing prison time after a nasty practical joke. Anthony Mesa urinated in a bottle of Mountain Dew, which a customer later drank. Now Mesa faces six months in jail, after pleading no contest in court.