Umm... That's Not a Cat
MOUNT CARMEL – A Mount Carmel woman thought she was petting a neighbor’s cat, but it
turned out to be a skunk. Mount Carmel police were called to a home Monday after the
skunk sprayed the woman and the animal ran into her home around 5a.m. Northumberland
County Emergency Services says it took several hours to clear the animal from the house.
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A German candy store has been closed down after Berlin police found its sweets were
laced with hallucinogenic mushrooms and marijuana, Reuters reported.
"In the shop we found 120 pieces of magic mushroom chocolate and countless cannabis
lollipops," police officers told Reuters.
All told, police found 70 small bags of various drugs, 20 marijuana joints and jars of
drug-laced honey in the shop, which is located in a trendy east Berlin neighborhood.
The 23-year-old owner of the shop has been taken into custody on suspicion of drug-dealing,
and a customer was also arrested after trying to buy a bag of hallucinogenic mushrooms from
a police officer, Reuters reported.
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Bald Billboards
Attention bald men: New Zealand's national airline needs you!
Air New Zealand is offering to pay bald travelers to stand in lines in three airports — while
wearing temporary tattoos on the back of their heads so the displays can be seen by people
lining up behind them.
The airline would pay $660 for each walking billboard, a company official said.
The tattoos will promote a new system that is meant to reduce check-in waiting times.
Air New Zealand marketing manager Steve Bayliss described the campaign as "a bit of fun."
"It's a ... tattoo on the back of someone's head, so they have to have their head shaved or be
bald already," he told National Radio on Wednesday. "It will be an advantage for them to be
bald already."
The tattoos would fade or wash off after about two weeks, he said. (AP)

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Calling 'Scooby' to the Stand
Dog appears as witness in murder trial.
A dog nicknamed "Scooby" has become the first animal in the world to appear as a witness
in a murder trial.
The animal is believed to have been with his 59-year-old owner when she was found hanging
from the ceiling of her Paris flat. Police believe it was suicide but her family demanded a
murder investigation.
During a preliminary hearing the pet was led into the witness box by a vet to see how it reacted
to a suspect. It is said to have "barked furiously".
The aim was to decide if there was sufficient evidence to launch a full murder inquiry and a
judge is yet to reach a decision.
French judge Thomas Cassuto praising the animal for his "exemplary behaviour and
invaluable assistance".
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/2775597/Dog-appears-as-witness-in-murder-trial.htmlScooby to the rescue again.
