Karenluvs6
11-29-2000, 06:53 AM
+-------------------- Bizarre Holidays --------------------+
DECEMBER
December is... Hi Neighbor Month
December is... Bingo's Birthday Month
December 2 is... National Fritters Day
December 5 is... National Sacher Torte Day
December 6 is... National Gazpacho Day and Mitten Tree Day
December 8 is... Take It In The Ear Day
December 10 is... Festival For The Souls Of Dead Whales
December 11 is... National Noodle Ring Day
December 12 is... National Ding-A-Ling Day
December 14 is... National Bouillabaisse Day
December 16 is... National Chocolate Covered Anything Day
December 17 is... Underdog Day & National Maple Syrup Day
December 18 is... National Roast Suckling Pig Day
December 26 is... National Whiners Day
December 27 is... National Fruitcake Day
December 29 is... Pepper Pot Day
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HAMBURG, Germany - A couple's heated discussion about sex
turned explosive after the man accidentally set fire to a
can of petrol. The 31-year-old man had taken his 17-year-old
girlfriend to a hotel in Hamburg for a romantic rendezvous
when an argument erupted. The man attempted to coerce his
lover by threatening to ignite a can of gasoline. His bravado
obviously got the better of him. Both were reported to have
sustained serious injuries in the explosion and the hotel
room was completely trashed.
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LACKAWANNA, N.Y. - Recently the body of the late Rev. Nelson
H. Baker was exhumed from Holy Cross Cemetery, where it had
been at rest for 63 years, for removal to the nearby Our
Lady of Victory Basilica. What officials discovered was so
startling it immediately caught the attention of the Diocese.
Reverend Nelson's blood was unexplainably fresh. Medical
experts have provided sworn testimony as to the remarkably
liquid state of the bodily fluids. Baker devoted his life to
helping orphaned and troubled youth, unwed mothers and the
poor. In 1987 Pope John Paul II named Baker a "Servant of God"
- the first step in the canonization process. The current
investigation could lead Baker one step closer to sainthood.
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MOSCOW - A hamster should be renamed Jonah after surviving
being swallowed whole by a dog. The hamster had jumped off
the knee of the little girl who owned it, directly into the
path of the family dog, which swallowed it in one gulp. The
girl's parents heard the animal squeaking inside the dog and
rushed it to the animal hospital. The hamster was reportedly
unconscious when it was recovered by vets, however, they
were able to resuscitate it. It was not mentioned exactly
what method was used to retrieve the hamster.
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TOPEKA, Kansas - A woman in Kansas was having a really bad
day after she botched her suicide attempt and was then
ignored by emergency medical technicians. The 53-year-old
woman reportedly shot herself in the head and then called
911 for help. Firefighters found her unconscious and assumed
she was dead, without checking for a pulse. An ambulance was
canceled, and firefighters and deputies waited outside the
home to protect it as a crime scene. Meanwhile, the woman
regained consciousness and called 911 again. Firefighters
outside the home were told of the call and rushed inside to
provide medical care
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SKOKIE, Illinois - A 15-year-old girl apologized in court for
beating up her 18-year-old boyfriend for not kissing her. The
drunken girl gave the young man quite a walloping that left
him with two black eyes and to make matters worse, she later
told police he tried to rape her. He was cleared of the
charges when an examination revealed no evidence of sexual
assault. The young man told police he never fought back
because he was taught not to hit a woman. The girl confessed
to the judge that she needs to learn to control her temper
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TOKYO - A thief was sniffed out by a police dog after he lost
his sandal, Cinderella style, during an underwear robbery in
Tokyo. Dago, a German shepherd, solved the crime after snif-
fing the lost sandal and leading police to a neighbor's door
where the thief was holding up with his stolen panties. When
confronted by police the man admitted carrying out the crime
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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Something strange is happening to
the country's executioners manning the gallows. Three people
in the last two years have accidentally hanged themselves
while clowning around. The most recent mishap occurred
when the executioner prepared for an upcoming sentence and
slipped the noose around his neck. Apparently he wanted
pictures taken of himself standing on the gallows when the
trap door gave way, breaking his neck instantly.
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DECEMBER
December is... Hi Neighbor Month
December is... Bingo's Birthday Month
December 2 is... National Fritters Day
December 5 is... National Sacher Torte Day
December 6 is... National Gazpacho Day and Mitten Tree Day
December 8 is... Take It In The Ear Day
December 10 is... Festival For The Souls Of Dead Whales
December 11 is... National Noodle Ring Day
December 12 is... National Ding-A-Ling Day
December 14 is... National Bouillabaisse Day
December 16 is... National Chocolate Covered Anything Day
December 17 is... Underdog Day & National Maple Syrup Day
December 18 is... National Roast Suckling Pig Day
December 26 is... National Whiners Day
December 27 is... National Fruitcake Day
December 29 is... Pepper Pot Day
------------------------------------------------------------
HAMBURG, Germany - A couple's heated discussion about sex
turned explosive after the man accidentally set fire to a
can of petrol. The 31-year-old man had taken his 17-year-old
girlfriend to a hotel in Hamburg for a romantic rendezvous
when an argument erupted. The man attempted to coerce his
lover by threatening to ignite a can of gasoline. His bravado
obviously got the better of him. Both were reported to have
sustained serious injuries in the explosion and the hotel
room was completely trashed.
------------------------------------------------------------
LACKAWANNA, N.Y. - Recently the body of the late Rev. Nelson
H. Baker was exhumed from Holy Cross Cemetery, where it had
been at rest for 63 years, for removal to the nearby Our
Lady of Victory Basilica. What officials discovered was so
startling it immediately caught the attention of the Diocese.
Reverend Nelson's blood was unexplainably fresh. Medical
experts have provided sworn testimony as to the remarkably
liquid state of the bodily fluids. Baker devoted his life to
helping orphaned and troubled youth, unwed mothers and the
poor. In 1987 Pope John Paul II named Baker a "Servant of God"
- the first step in the canonization process. The current
investigation could lead Baker one step closer to sainthood.
------------------------------------------------------------
MOSCOW - A hamster should be renamed Jonah after surviving
being swallowed whole by a dog. The hamster had jumped off
the knee of the little girl who owned it, directly into the
path of the family dog, which swallowed it in one gulp. The
girl's parents heard the animal squeaking inside the dog and
rushed it to the animal hospital. The hamster was reportedly
unconscious when it was recovered by vets, however, they
were able to resuscitate it. It was not mentioned exactly
what method was used to retrieve the hamster.
------------------------------------------------------------
TOPEKA, Kansas - A woman in Kansas was having a really bad
day after she botched her suicide attempt and was then
ignored by emergency medical technicians. The 53-year-old
woman reportedly shot herself in the head and then called
911 for help. Firefighters found her unconscious and assumed
she was dead, without checking for a pulse. An ambulance was
canceled, and firefighters and deputies waited outside the
home to protect it as a crime scene. Meanwhile, the woman
regained consciousness and called 911 again. Firefighters
outside the home were told of the call and rushed inside to
provide medical care
------------------------------------------------------------
SKOKIE, Illinois - A 15-year-old girl apologized in court for
beating up her 18-year-old boyfriend for not kissing her. The
drunken girl gave the young man quite a walloping that left
him with two black eyes and to make matters worse, she later
told police he tried to rape her. He was cleared of the
charges when an examination revealed no evidence of sexual
assault. The young man told police he never fought back
because he was taught not to hit a woman. The girl confessed
to the judge that she needs to learn to control her temper
------------------------------------------------------------
TOKYO - A thief was sniffed out by a police dog after he lost
his sandal, Cinderella style, during an underwear robbery in
Tokyo. Dago, a German shepherd, solved the crime after snif-
fing the lost sandal and leading police to a neighbor's door
where the thief was holding up with his stolen panties. When
confronted by police the man admitted carrying out the crime
------------------------------------------------------------
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Something strange is happening to
the country's executioners manning the gallows. Three people
in the last two years have accidentally hanged themselves
while clowning around. The most recent mishap occurred
when the executioner prepared for an upcoming sentence and
slipped the noose around his neck. Apparently he wanted
pictures taken of himself standing on the gallows when the
trap door gave way, breaking his neck instantly.
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