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The Loony Bin - http://loonies.net800.co.uk/ Hiya People... Here are some more bizarre news stories... Wishes & Dreams... - ANDREA xx *********THE LOONY BIN****loonies@bloodaxe.com********* *** *** *** Archive: http://loonies.net800.co.uk/ *** *** *** ************ANDROMEDA******Internet Goddess************ ------- Forwarded foolishness follows ------- OFF THE WIRE News We Just Couldn't Pass Up Chinese authorities have forbidden the use of polyester in national flags used for celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Communist state. When Pamela Bowers looked out of her kitchen window she was stunned to see her border collie Brenna's kennel flying through the air - with the dog in it. A freak tornado near Sudbury in eastern England lifted the kennel and a dozing Brenna about three feet in the air and sent them spinning about 20 feet. The dog was shaken but unhurt. What do you get when you mix topless dancing with house cleaning? Charlene Benavidez of Santa Fe, N.M., has proposed an unorthodox maid service, saying she has five friends eager to start work semi-nude or in bikinis. Lawyers say they can't find anything in the city law against the proposal. A Sco Paulo, Brazil resident reeled when his bank rang him over his March telephone bill. It totalled $43 million. After a hasty call, the Sco Paulo telephone company mailed him a correct bill for just $31. Fire-fighters were called in to evict a family of rattlesnakes that had slithered across the ceilings and walls of Brazil's Justice Ministry for two weeks fraying the nerves of anxious civil servants. Rio de Janeiro has one of the world's worst telephone systems, but Francisco de Assis Ferreira Neto stopped complaining the day his cellular telephone stopped a stray bullet headed for his chest. "This is the lucky telephone. Thanks to it I'm alive," the cab driver said. Compiled by Ivan Weiss, The Seattle Times, April 17, 1999 Please include this information if you forward this joke: ********************************************************* This joke and others like it, can be found in: The Loony Bin http://loonies.net800.co.uk/ ********************************************************* ______________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, write to loonies-unsubscribe@listbot.com MSN Messenger Service lets you stay in touch instantly with your family & friends - Visit http://messenger.msn.com