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To: JakeStraw who wrote (28250)	6/17/2003 3:56:52 PM
From: Knighty Tin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 62550

Yeah, Marilyn Monroe. Not too shabby. EOM

To: JakeStraw who wrote (28250)	6/18/2003 1:23:21 PM
From: SIer formerly known as Joe B.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 62550

Indian girl, 9, marries stray dog in tribal ceremony ananova.com A nine-year-old girl has married a stray dog in front of more than 100 people in India. The tribal custom is intended to protect the child from evil, reports the Press Trust of India. Karnamoni Hasda married the street dog in West Bengal state's Hooghly district. The Santhal tribe believes a child is in grave danger if their first tooth appears on the upper gum. A canine marriage is said to be the only way of warding off evil. The child can remarry a human after growing up. The report says Karnamoni's canine marriage did not take place immediately after her first tooth appeared because her father's financial problems did not allow for a wedding at the time. ================================================ Donkeys marry in India to please rain god ananova.com (Includes picture of the couple) A marriage between two donkeys has been performed in southern India in the hope it will bring much needed rain. Residents of Magadi, a Bangalore suburb, gathered at a temple dedicated to elephant-headed god Ganesh to marry off the donkeys A Hindu priest read from the scriptures and anointed the animals with vermillion, turmeric and sandal-paste while married women garlanded the donkeys. The donkeys were taken in a procession through the city's streets and a feast was served to the guests. The bride, called Ganga, wore a green sari with a glittering gold border while the groom, Varuna, was clad in a white dhoti.