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May 3, 2007
A man who got so annoyed with his dry cleaners over missing pants has sued the owners for $65 million. The case has disheartened the South Korean immigrant owners of the dry clean business so much that they are now considering moving back to their native land. It has been seven years since Jin Nam Chung, Ki Chung and their son, Soo Chung opened their dry-cleaning business in the nation's capital but the lawsuit filed by a District of Columbia administrative hearings judge, Roy Pearson, who has been representing himself in the case, has left them dejected.
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March 16, 2007
Topics mexican, airplane, nudity, sheep, weather, match, restaurants, light, shopping, running, bus, body and sex
Scavenger hunters in Mexican wrestling masks will descend on downtown Montreal in the first-ever Faceless Invasion competition on March 31. Doing away with normal scavenger hunt items like "bus ticket", "chewed gum" and "airplane jet engine," the Faceless contest plans to take the tradition to a level it has never been before.
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March 8, 2007
Topics princess, wine, diana, ladies, flag, match, books, sun, rock, play, friends, newspaper, death and women
The former butler of Britain's late Princess Diana is to sell his own brand of wine in the U. S. Paul Burrell - who was once described by the princess as her "rock" - will soon embark on a tour of the States to promote his Royal Butler tipple. A bottle of Burrell wine is expected to retail at around $10.
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March 7, 2007
A 91-year-old man from Florida has reportedly challenged fitness maestro and former 92-year-old boxing champion Jack LaLanne for a boxing match. The challenger, Roland Fortin, who is a former boxing "cut man", said he thought of the four-round bout at the Tropical Gym in Pompano Beach, where he works out during the winter in Florida. Fortin's challenge was published in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel in a half-page ad that was suggested by gym owner Troy Eckonen for Super Bowl Sunday. The purpose of this challenge is to encourage older people to get into shape.
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February 5, 2007
Mexican wave campaigner Matthew Newton says his $25 ticket to the Australia-New Zealand cricket match was worth the national publicity to bring back the Aussie crowd tradition. Newton was ejected from the MCG after instigating a stadium wide Mexican wave, which has been banned by Cricket Australia.
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