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Offbeat news (05/01/2005)

Q · 2005-01-05 14:36:36

* MSN Direct for Smart Watches (Ad - http://www.microsoft.com, Jan 5 2005 11:12AM) Discuss * Secret Tunnels Under Hertford: Clues to the Grail (Fortean Times, Jan 5 2005 11:12AM) Discuss * Biosphere 2 for sale in Arizona - own your own experiment (Arizona Daily Star, Jan 5 2005 11:12AM) Discuss * Divorced man ordered to…

05-01-2005 2:36pm

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Q

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MSN Direct for Smart Watches
(Ad - http://www.microsoft.com, Jan 5 2005 11:12AM) Discuss

Secret Tunnels Under Hertford: Clues to the Grail
(Fortean Times, Jan 5 2005 11:12AM) Discuss

Biosphere 2 for sale in Arizona - own your own experiment
(Arizona Daily Star, Jan 5 2005 11:12AM) Discuss

Divorced man ordered to pay dog maintenance
(Ananova, Jan 5 2005 10:42AM) Discuss

Chewing gum for dogs
(Ananova, Jan 5 2005 9:37AM) Discuss

Sven reels off England squad during sex
(Ananova, Jan 5 2005 9:37AM) Discuss

Woman has twins - two months apart
(Ananova, Jan 5 2005 9:36AM) Discuss

Mexico defends comic book for illegal immigrants
(Reuters UK, Jan 5 2005 4:55AM) Discuss

Builder pushes tsunami aid barrow
(ABC Online, Jan 5 2005 12:40AM) Discuss

Wolf Files: Are You a Spy? Am I?
(ABCNEWS.com, Jan 5 2005 12:38AM) Discuss

Court rules 'pimp' caption complimentary
(ABC Online, Jan 5 2005 12:08AM) Discuss

Woman who claimed to be pregnant with twins at 59 admits she's not
(CNEWS, Jan 4 2005 11:39PM) Discuss

Woman who claimed to be pregnant with twins at 59 admits she's not
(Canadian Press via Canada.com, Jan 4 2005 11:35PM) Discuss

Chiropractor offers help to animals
(San Jose Mercury News, Jan 4 2005 6:54PM) Discuss

Massachusetts parents win first baby contest again
(San Jose Mercury News, Jan 4 2005 6:54PM) Discuss

Doctors astounded: drunken man survives astronomical blood-alcohol level
(CNEWS, Jan 4 2005 6:05PM) Discuss

Doctors astounded: drunken man survives astronomical blood-alcohol level
(Canadian Press via Canada.com, Jan 4 2005 5:44PM) Discuss

Stop sending us money says aid group
(Reuters UK, Jan 4 2005 2:57PM) Discuss

Texas snow auctioned on eBay
(CNN, Jan 4 2005 2:06PM) Discuss

Striker banned for watering linesman
(Reuters UK, Jan 4 2005 1:23PM) Discuss

Hertford, home of the Holy Grail
(Fortean Times, Jan 4 2005 1:16PM) Discuss

Chiropractor offers help to animals
(Fortean Times, Jan 4 2005 1:16PM) Discuss

Mordor's gigantic eagles really flew
(Fortean Times, Jan 4 2005 1:16PM) Discuss

Chelsea stars see the bright side
(Ananova, Jan 4 2005 7:54AM) Discuss

Saga of Britain's official cats revealed under new Freedom of Information Act
(CNEWS, Jan 4 2005 4:09AM) Discuss

Saga of Britain's official cats revealed under new Freedom of Information Act
(Canadian Press via Canada.com, Jan 4 2005 3:39AM) Discuss

Which diet works? Nobody knows
(Reuters UK, Jan 3 2005 11:20PM) Discuss

Man goes berserk at Pennsylvania Burger King that ran out of french fries
(Canadian Press via Canada.com, Jan 3 2005 10:54PM) Discuss

Man goes berserk at Pennsylvania Burger King that ran out of french fries
(CNEWS, Jan 3 2005 10:12PM) Discuss

Jimmy Carter urged to quit fishing
(Reuters UK, Jan 3 2005 9:42PM) Discuss

South Texans Hope to Cash in on Snow
(San Jose Mercury News, Jan 3 2005 9:31PM) Discuss

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#2 05-01-2005 2:39pm

I am MAN

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err ok!

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#3 05-01-2005 2:44pm

RobertFoster

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Q is a boards.ie Bot - it posts film reviews on the film reviews forum - maybe news is a new thing for After Hours?

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#4 05-01-2005 3:01pm

Cactus Col

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Seems to be putting up this type of thing on most of the boards (i.e. soccer news on soccer forum, pro wrestling news on pro wrestling thread)

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#5 05-01-2005 3:04pm

aidan_walsh

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Q is getting the headlines from Moreover.com, a known news aggregation site. I've used their free services before in the past with no trouble. I can assure you that all of the sites will be what they say they are.

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#6 05-01-2005 3:10pm

DEmeant0r

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Man goes berserk at Pennsylvania Burger King that ran out of french fries

Lol some people just need to be locked up for the good of mankind.

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