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Wednesday, January 19, 2005

World news
My dad bought an issue of The Week magazine, and right away I found 2 article that made me want to laugh. This was inspired by Shinmaru and his Shinmaru vs the World Posts.

a shoutout to bLuE eYeS--they have a caption contest going on (no prizes. sorry people).

Note: There is no link 'cause of no online subscription. ;(

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Belfast
IRA bank robbers: A splinter branch of the IRA was behind last month's dramatic bank robbery in Belfast, the Northern Ireland police claimed this week. A gang of robbers held the families of two employees hostage while their cohorts emptied the vault of the Northern Bank, making off with $50 million. Chief Constable Hugh Orde said that the Provisional IRA had carried out the heist. The robbers may not profit though: Northern Bank is to withdraw all of its bank notes, which carry a Northern Logo, from circulation. That, said Orde, would make the robbery, "the largest theft of wastepaper in living history."
[article over--can anyone tell me how to bold certain font?!]

...The robbers go through all the trouble and hostages and run off with 50 million of bank notes, only to have it go void.

My first reaction: Baka's. They should make the Guinness book of Records.

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Rome
Take it outside: Italy this week became the latest European country to adopt a ban on smoking. As in Ireland and Norway, all indoor workplaces in Italy must now have a seperately ventilated smoking area or else be smoke-free. Smokers will be fined up to $300, and boar or restaurant owners who don't evict smoking customers will be fined for more than $2000 for each offense. The ban has provoked outrage: one-quarter of Italian adults smoke, and most regard it as a basic personal freedom.

[article over]

Hurrah for attemping to stop smoking...I think. Given the reaction of the populace, it won't be easy.

But, honestly, what is it about fining people for a certain unlawful act when history has proven time and again that if people want to, in this case, smoke, they will pay the price. Come on people, can't you think of other punishments?

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Welp, thats all for now. If you want more of this stuff, let me know.







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