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To: CharlieChina who wrote (2440)	9/22/2004 3:49:22 PM
From: mimur	Respond to of 3432

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To: CharlieChina who wrote (2440)	9/22/2004 11:05:08 PM
From: Tom Swift	Respond to of 3432

Thief ignores warning about bad luck, steals golden idol from Hong Kong temple 52 minutes ago HONG KONG (AP) - Someone stole a sea god idol from a Hong Kong temple, stumping investigators who said it had little monetary value but such a theft is traditionally seen as inviting bad luck, a newspaper reported Thursday. The small, gold-covered statue of sea god Hung Shing Kung was reported missing Wednesday after a caretaker at the Shau Kei Wan temple briefly left it unattended, the South China Morning Post newspaper reported. Several other statues - which were not covered with gold - were still on the main altar of the temple where worshippers have gone for 120 years to pray for the safety of fishermen at sea, the newspaper said. Police said Thursday the stolen statue had been valued at the equivalent of $165 Cdn. The Post said investigators were surprised by the theft because "nobody would usually dare steal such a statue, as it would bring bad luck." Police spokeswoman Carrie So confirmed details of the theft but said she had no information about any traditional fears of bad luck befalling the perpetrator.

To: CharlieChina who wrote (2440)	9/22/2004 11:06:13 PM
From: Tom Swift	Respond to of 3432

Blurry-eyed thieves make off with three tons of reading glasses Wed Sep 22,12:02 PM ET Add Offbeat - AFP to My Yahoo! STOCKHOLM (AFP) - Thieves who broke into a delivery truck in a parking lot in southwestern Sweden made off with about 150,000 pairs, or about three tons, of low-cost reading glasses. AFP/File Photo The truck, which was carrying about six tons of the glasses, mainly sold at gas stations and super markets, was parked in the large lot in Goetene when the thieves struck, according to Swedish daily Aftonbladet's Internet site. "We don't really know how the theft happened, but the driver was off work and away from the truck for more than 12 hours ... It must have taken several hours to transfer the glasses to another truck," local police officer Kjell Bergius told the paper, pointing out the thieves had left about half of the glasses behind. "The thieves may have been interrupted, or they may not have had a large enough truck," he said.

To: CharlieChina who wrote (2440)	9/22/2004 11:10:14 PM
From: Tom Swift	Respond to of 3432

Portuguese shepherd short-changed in goats-for-wife deal Sat Sep 18, 1:50 PM ET Add Offbeat - AFP to My Yahoo! LISBON (AFP) - A Portuguese shepherd took up arms in despair after he bartered 15 goats and 2,500 euros (3,000 dollars) in exchange for a young new wife, who never turned up, a newspaper reported. AFP/File Photo Diamantino, 49, from Vila Real in northern Portugal, had struck a deal with a man who promised to supply him with a 22-year-old wife in exchange for the livestock and cash, the Jornal de Noticias reported. But the months dragged on with no sign of the promised spouse until the lovelorn shepherd snapped, taking up arms and barricading himself inside a garage on Friday, demanding either a wife or his money back. Police stepped in and finally persuaded Diamantino to lay down his weapons. He was detained for a few hours and is due to appear in court in the coming days.

To: CharlieChina who wrote (2440)	9/22/2004 11:12:36 PM
From: Tom Swift	Respond to of 3432

Man Says He Cheated at Fishing Tournament Tue Sep 21, 5:18 PM ET Add Strange News - AP to My Yahoo! TAVARES, Fla. - It took Ronnie Lynn Robinson two years to own up to his fish tale. Robinson admitted Monday to common-law cheating — a rare crime — for turning in what looked to be a thawed-out fish with a belly full of lead weights at a 2002 Lake County bass-fishing tournament. Robinson was charged and stripped of his nearly $2,000 prize at the Harris Chain Bassmasters Big Bass Tournament after tournament director Darren Ratliff gutted the winning fish in his kitchen and found three 8-ounce weights in its stomach. Robinson, 51, finally admitted guilt in exchange for nine months of court supervision, during which he must stay clear of fishing contests. Robinson's lawyer, Henry G. Ferro, said Robinson is innocent but agreed to the deal "strictly as a matter of convenience." According to a deputy's report, Robinson caught the winning 8-pound, 6-ounce fish on Sept. 28, 2002, threw it into the live well of his boat and submitted it more than six hours later. Tournament officials didn't question the entry at the scene, but Ratliff said it looked pale and flaccid, and, unlike most freshly dead catches, stiff from rigor mortis. The fish also looked too fat for its length, and the artificial worm in its mouth didn't have the punctures usually found on used bait, he said. Robinson's $1,915.20 prize was nearly enough to cover his $2,000 bail.