Saturday, October 08, 2005
Wednesday, October 05, 2005
Canadian Geese! Run for your life!
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - A Swedish hunter was knocked unconscious after his son shot a flying Canadian goose which then fell onto his head, news agency TT reported Wednesday.
"I guess it wanted revenge," hunter Ulf Ilback told local newspaper Extra Ostergotland, according to TT.
Ilback said he had to stay in bed for two days after being knocked out by the goose, which fell from around 60 feet. The birds can weigh up 13 pounds.
Oddly Enough News Article | Reuters.com
Saturday, October 01, 2005
Bookmaker blasted over 'Last Supper' ad

By Kevin Smith
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Irish bookmaker Paddy Power was fending off the wrath of Christians in overwhelmingly Roman Catholic Ireland on Friday over an advert depicting Jesus and the Apostles gambling at the Last Supper.
The billboard posters, on display in the Irish capital, adapt Leonardo da Vinci's famous painting of the event to show Jesus with a stack of poker chips, Judas with 30 pieces of silver and other apostles clutching hands of cards.
"There's a place for fun and games," says the caption.
Father Micheal MacGreil, Jesuit priest at St Francis Xavier's C
Oddly Enough News Article | Reuters.com: "Bookmaker blasted over 'Last Supper' ad"


