Lead Stories
In January Tesco’s owner considered allowing its Hastings store to run a nude-shopping night after the normal closing hour but decided not to because of the potential misuse of fresh fruits and vegetables. In May the chain told farmers to grow smaller melons after focus groups reported that large ones made small-busted female customers feel inferior. Also in May employees tested pies ballistically after receiving a surge of requests for recommendations on which kinds were best for throwing (answer: egg custard). In June the chain began sewing instructions on self-exams for testicular cancer into men’s underwear.
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Government in Action
In May a 32-year-old Austrian man was charged with harassing women with obscene phone calls over the previous three years. He admitted to making 40,000 calls, about 250 per week. One month later Edward Lightfoot, 28, was charged with continuing to make obscene calls to women from a Michigan prison, where he is serving five years for stalking. In his prime, Lightfoot was said to have made as many as 200 obscene calls a day.
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