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To: AugustWest who wrote (2075)	1/13/2003 8:01:08 AM
From: JakeStraw	Respond to of 3689

DRUNKEN ELEPHANTS STORM INDIAN VILLAGE At least six persons were crushed to death by wild elephants that went amok after getting drunk of rice beer near Guwahati, India. A forest official said the herd went on the rampage last month in Tinsukia district. "They smashed huts and plundered granaries and broke open casks to drink rice beer. The herd then went berserk killing six persons," according to a Reuters report. Wild elephants have been targeting areas where people brew large volumes of rice beer. "We have come across devastating drunken bouts by herds that have developed a liking for country liquor," Kushal Sharma, a noted elephant expert, said. In the last two years, elephants have killed at least 150 people. Villagers, in turn, have killed up to 200 of the animals.

To: AugustWest who wrote (2075)	2/5/2003 5:47:43 PM
From: SIer formerly known as Joe B.	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 3689

German priest brews beer in washing machine ananova.com A German priest has found a way to brew beer in his washing machine. Michael Fey, 45, of Duisburg built a computer interface into the machine to let it run an automatic brewing programme. It consists of turning and heating, but no spinning, the Sueddeutsche Zeitung reports. "A priest without alcohol, that's the wrong combination," he argued. "Jesus didn't say, take this healthy camomile tea, he offered wine." The priest brews 30 litres every six weeks, the legal limit for home brewing, and says he was inspired by the tradition of monks who brewed beer in a cauldron over a fire. To imitate this technique, he opted for a toploader washing machine. Before he started brewing, he ran it about 20 times to remove any soap residue. The priest brews in accordance with the strict German beer regulations, which date back to 1516.