A detour that bypasses road work on a state highway in Wisconsin’s Green Lake resort area directs motorists on a circuitous route that takes them more than 50 miles out of their way – even though there’s a direct alternative.
Locals familiar with the shortcut get around the 10-block stretch of construction in five minutes.
But Wisconsin transportation officials refuse to post signs with the shorter route – because the county roads involved don’t adhere to state standards for lane and shoulder widths.
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Two activists who legally adopted dot-com names to promote the causes of People for Ethical Treatment of Animals have reclaimed their old monikers.
Christopher Garnett is no longer going by the name “Kentucky fried cruelty.com; and Karin Robertson has abandoned the name “Goveg.com.”
That leaves only one PETA supporter still using a Web-site name. The former Brandi Valladolid remains known as “Ringling beats animals.com.”
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An online dating service is in the works for some real swingers – orangutans!
Zookeepers in the Netherlands plan to hook up Dutch and Indonesian orangutans on the ‘Net – at first to get to know one another, and eventually, possibly to mate and save their dwindling population.
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A woman in Uljanovsk, Russia, is suing a local weather service, claiming its inaccurate forecast ruined her camping trip.
Instead of constant sunshine and temps in the low 80s, she said it rained nonstop and she returned home with a bad cold.
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Officials in Norfolk, England, may stop giving awards to employees for long service for fear they’ll be accused of violating newly enacted age-discrimination laws.
“The council officers are terrified of contravening the new legislation,” noted an insider.
“Outrageous, absolute madness,” said a local activist, who added, “It is very good for people when their contributions and achievements are recognized.”