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SF Gate Bondage File
August 1, 2003

We Find The Defendant ... Wait, We Can't Find Him
Florida man doesn't stick around to hear the verdict.

And The Suspect Howled In Protest
Deputy barks like a dog to flush man from hiding place.

SoCal Cat Burglar Is Actually ... A Cat
Pet sneaks off to raid homes, garages, sheds, patios.

Mommy, Why Is Grandpa Larry A White Woman?
Morgue mixup sends another body to be buried by black man's family in Texas.

I Am The Eggman, I Am The Stolen
200-pound, 3-foot Humpty Dumpty statue valued at $20K.

Wanted: A Good Job ... Er, All Your Big Bills
Texas robber writes holdup note on back of his resume.

New Zealand Passes Gas Tax
"Flatulence" levy on cows and sheep makes farmers go postal -- with manure mail campaign.

Another Bullwinkle Trying To Be Rocky
Italian tourist strains to explain how his rental collided with an airborne moose.

Dead Ducks Unlimited
Trigger-happy hunter leaves scores of slain geese and ducks in motel room.

Riding That Train, High On Caffeine ...
Freight train blocks traffic so crewman can get coffee. Town mayor is furious.

Teddy Firing Pin
Airport security flags a child's bear -- stuffed with a loaded .22 pistol.

The Needle And The Damage Done
Syringe carjacking ends in fatal plunge near Truckee.

Steep The Insanity
Man claims jasmine tea made him go crazy and attack neighbor.

Do You Take This Heavily Sedated Woman ...?
Judge annuls woman's marriage because she doesn't remember the ceremony in a hospital ICU.

Vitamin-Fortified Rats
When gov't poisons Channel Island black rats, rodent lover scatters the antidote -- vitamin K.

Book Him, Danno, Mold In The First Degree
A 3-ton shipment of diseased cheese was the last straw. Here come Greece's new "feta police."

When Your Cell Phone Buzzes
Downloadable sound wave for cell phones keeps the skeeters away.

Are You On Cell-Phone Candid Camera?
That guy in the next bathroom stall may be snapping your picture.

One Hot Potato
Large french fry sells for $202 on eBay.

Vengeance Is The Redial Button
Telemarketing target turns tables on harasser.

Lung Eater Ruled Sane
Wannabe rapper was convicted of ghoulish murder.

Death's Sting Is In Thy Wallet
Who can afford to die in Tokyo, where a burial plot costs up to $86,800?

Potato Chips That Make You Hungry
Found inside Uncle Ray's garlic-flavored chips: a suspicious baggie.

That Darn Dewey Decibel System
Singapore sics the noise police on loud library patrons.

Dangerous Meals On Wheels
Man says he, not his wife, should be prosecuted for her actions -- breastfeeding while driving.

'Hi, Ho! There The Ammo Go'
Ammunition-stealing cop gleefully sings about theft while FBI is listening.

Illegal Checking Under The Hood
Alleged up-skirt videotaper nabbed at car show "paying more attention to the women."

Reverse Levitation
Young man meditating in a tree in Berkeley falls off, then tumbles 30 feet down a ravine.

Diamond In The Ruff
Lola the basset hound swallows an $1,800 diamond and X-ray can't find it.

Please Don't Squeeze The Shamu
Woman fined for petting a killer whale.

Pants Ready For Takeoff
Southwest fires pilot, co-pilot after they strip naked or nearly naked in the cockpit.

America The Booty-Full
London's famed West End Theater can't fit ample American rear ends in its Victorian seats.

  Hearing 'New Jersey' Makes Texan Go Crazy

  Weather Buff Killed By Weather

  Man Eats Herd Of Cows

  298 Missed Tackles Explained

  Penis Punch Turns Out Not To Be Cocktail

  3-Inch Nail Gunned Into Carpenter's Head

  Milk With That? Cow Crashes Into Coffee Shop

  Tackle-Me Emu

  Man Killed By Perch

  Phony Phallus Doesn't Fool Urinalysis

  'God's Son' Drives An 18-Wheeler

  Man Kills Dad For Giving Him Sissy Name

  Hey, Stop Downloading My Wife

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