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As for Arnie Adamsen, who lost the election to Goodman, there is no truth to the report that he was recently invited to go fishing with Fredo Corleone on Lake Tahoe at sunset.

Here at the Center for Investigative Surrealism, numerous stories come our way that we're just not able to pursue in depth. Nonetheless, in the interest of keeping you informed of the type of issues we're constantly tracking, here's a quick summary:

The Japan Times reports that "Four arrows apparently shot from a crossbow were found May 30 embedded in walls inside the home of ... the Justice Ministry's Secretariat." This potentially lethal, albeit charmingly low-tech and Nottinghamesque, action was taken by persons unnamed in protest of a police wiretap bill.

The Times of London last week revealed that "an investigation has been launched into why a community support worker took an unstable woman to the notorious suicide spot of Beachy Head," where the woman promptly jumped off the cliff. An authority said, "There is no policy to say whether social services should advise taking clients to Beachy Head or not. This is being reviewed." I'm no expert, but I would suggest not.

A few days ago, the Associated Press reported that school administrators in Pensacola, Fla., "recommended the expulsion of a 15-year-old girl for taking to school a nail clipper with a 2-inch knife. Tawana Dawson, a sophomore, said she thought the attachment was simply for cleaning fingernails." Yeah right, and I suppose those Q-Tips are for cleaning your ears, huh Tawana? And the lipstick?
salon.com | June 10, 1999

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