LEAD STORY A provision in Switzerland’s constitution recognizes the “dignity” of “animals, plants and other organisms,” and a federal Ethics Committee on Non-Human Gene Technology declared in an April report […]
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The Straight Dope by Cecil Adams, crossword by Matt Jones, News of The Weird
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Diary of the planet
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“Out With the Old”
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“And the Last Shall Be First”
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Gin makes a man mean. Maybe.
Cecil: Do hard liquors have different psychological effects on an individual? Is there any truth to the common understanding that gin makes people mean? Off to conduct research . . […]
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No way. Way.
LEAD STORY Freddie Johnson, 49, was arrested in New York City in April, for the 53rd time after he allegedly once again rubbed up against women on crowded trains. He […]
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Game Theory
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Dog pimping, anyone?
Dear Cecil: I’m contemplating dog pimping — selling my rare-breed male dog’s procreative capability to owners of his female counterparts. Is there such a thing as doggy venereal disease? — […]
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This can’t be right
LEAD STORY Almost-anything-goes “ultimate fighting,” also known as “human cockfighting,” is a major “sport,” mostly in Southern and Western states, but only in Missouri are kids as young as 6 […]
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Center Piece
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