Miscellany
§ - Nation puts dahlias before dogs - "Residents of the Turkmen capital Ashkhabad are at a loss to know what to do with their animals following an announcement today that most pets are to be banned so they do no overpower the sweet smell of dahlias named after their eccentric president for life."
§ - South Africans rape children as cure for Aids - "Now the city has another problem, a dramatic increase in child rape caused by the myth that sex with a virgin cures HIV."
§ - It's Stupidity, Stupid: You Can Look It Up - "On the one hand, stupidity poses a daily threat to civilization. On the other it constitutes the mystical foundation of our existence. For if man was not to fall victim to his own stupidity, he had to develop his intelligence. Stupidity is the engine that drives our society."
§ - Officers Face Loss of Vacation for Fighting Over Who Gets to Drive - "I think it was just stupidity. You can't make this stuff up."
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