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Friday, Nov 02, 2012 08:40 AM PDT
Today's Odd News - Reuters News Headlines - Yahoo! News: Polish coffin-maker uses nude models to sell wares Cash-strapped UK government spends $16,000 on a dead snake Middle Earth beckons in Air New Zealand safety video

Polish coffin-maker uses nude models to sell wares  Friday, Nov 02, 2012 08:40 AM PDT WARSAW (Reuters) - A Polish firm that makes coffins has angered the Catholic church by trying to drum up business with a calendar depicting topless models posing next to its caskets. One image from the 2013 edition of the calendar has a blonde model, wearing only a skimpy thong and with a snake draped around her neck, reclining on a coffin. In another, a woman wearing a crimson corset is depicted pulling out the heart of a man lying on a casket. "My son had the idea of creating the company's calendar... ... Full Story	Top
Cash-strapped UK government spends $16,000 on a dead snake  Friday, Nov 02, 2012 04:26 AM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Foreign Office spent 10,000 pounds ($16,100) to re-stuff the corpse of a giant 120-year-old snake, at a time when government departments are being told to rein in spending. In response to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request from political blog Guido Fawkes, the Foreign Office said the 20 foot anaconda - called Albert - had been in poor condition and required "essential maintenance". "Albert the anaconda was allegedly presented by a Bishop, in what is now Guyana, to the Colonial Secretary in the 19th century", the Foreign Office said. ... Full Story	Top
Middle Earth beckons in Air New Zealand safety video  Thursday, Nov 01, 2012 10:08 PM PDT WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Fight a hobbit for an aisle seat? Get life jacket instructions from a beautiful female elf? Only on a plane to Middle Earth - or in an Air New Zealand safety video. The company's latest in a series of variations on the usual dull pre-flight safety instructions has lifted a page from J.R.R. Tolkien's classic "The Hobbit" in the run-up to the world premiere of the film later this month, a bid to attract visitors to the nation where much of the film was shot. ... Full Story	Top

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