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Strygun
2004-02-12, 08:53 AM
http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/West/02/11/offbeat.brother.ap/index.html
VANCOUVER, Washington (AP) -- Barbara Bennett wanted to sell her Brother brand sewing machine, so she bought a classified advertisement under "Miscellaneous" and "Items under $50" in The Columbian newspaper.

Instead, the words "sewing machine" were accidentally dropped, leaving a "BROTHER" for sale ad.

http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/02/11/offbeat.office.love.reut/index.html
Rather than focusing on the photocopying, three in ten people said they had "enjoyed physical intimacy" in their workplace, citing the lift and stairwell as the most expedient locations.


http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/Northeast/02/10/offbeat.martha.vineyard.ap/index.htmlT.J. Hegarty raised $5,000 in private donations to buy a 12-foot tall inflatable rat that he plans to bring to parades and other local events to increase public awareness of his rodent control program. He expects to take delivery of the bulky beast in six weeks.

http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/science/02/04/offbeat.beastly.valentines.ap/index.html
Binghamton's Ross Park Zoo is offering the cockroach as one of the items in its "Give Your Beauty a Beast" Valentine's Day adoption program.

xuur
2004-02-12, 10:24 AM
thanks for those....especially the 'romance in the workplace' one. that settles it...I'm goin for that redhead over there....


wish me luck

:bananasex

Mr1337Duck
2004-02-12, 10:52 AM
:rofl:

SilverLord
2004-02-12, 11:24 AM
Luck to you my good man.

Neon Apocalypse
2004-02-12, 01:55 PM
thats classic