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To: JakeStraw who wrote (407)	6/11/2007 10:57:03 PM
From: SIer formerly known as Joe B.	Respond to of 430

Butts charged with stealing toilet paper Mon Jun 11, 6:40 PM ET news.yahoo.com MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa - Police blame a woman named Butts for stealing toilet paper from a central Iowa courthouse, and while they're chuckling, the theft charge could put her in prison. "She's facing potentially three years of incarceration for three rolls of toilet paper," Chief Lon Walker said, stifling a laugh as he talked to KCCI-TV about Suzanne Marie Butts. "See, I can't say it with a straight face." Workers had noticed the rolls disappearing from the Marshall County Courthouse much faster than usual, Walker said. Butts, 38, was caught last week after an employee saw her taking three rolls of two-ply tissue from a storage closet, Walker said. Butts insisted it was the first time she'd pilfered toilet paper, but she declined to answer further questions on her attorney's advice. The fifth-degree theft charge, a misdemeanor, normally carries a sentence of less than a year in jail. But Butts could face more time if convicted under the state's habitual offender law because she has prior theft convictions. Walker did not know why Butts was at the courthouse, but said that she did not work there.

To: JakeStraw who wrote (407)	7/9/2007 11:49:05 PM
From: SIer formerly known as Joe B.	Respond to of 430

China opens public bathroom abqtrib.com BEIJING — They're flush with pride in Chongqing, where a recently opened porcelain palace features an Egyptian facade, soothing music, and more than 1,000 toilets spread out over 30,000 square feet. "We are spreading toilet culture. People can listen to gentle music and watch TV," said Lu Xiaoqing, an official with the Yangrenjie, or "Foreigners Street," tourist area where the bathroom is located. "After they use the bathroom they will be very, very happy." Some urinals are uniquely shaped, including ones inside open crocodile mouths and several topped by the bust of a woman resembling the Virgin Mary

To: JakeStraw who wrote (407)	7/22/2007 8:19:48 AM
From: SIer formerly known as Joe B.	Respond to of 430

UP FOR BID Cubs pitcher Kerry Wood is holding an auction at his celebrity bowling tournament July 22, and among the items up for bid is an autographed clubhouse urinal from Wrigley Field, the Chicago Sun-Times reported. Think of the possibilities if you were one of the lucky ones to buy an auctioned urinal from Busch Stadium's "home" and "visitors" bathrooms. stltoday.com