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A group of big-chested San Francisco women took off their tops to protest the war in Iraq.

Sherry Glaser, a size-40DDD member of the Breasts Not Bombs contingent, told onlookers the war, not her nakedness, was indecent, because “boobies never hurt anyone.”

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It’s not the Olympics, but folks in the Georgia town of East Dublin just love their Redneck Games.

More than 15,000 will gather this Saturday to compete in such events as bobbing for pigs feet, the mud-pit belly flop, and toilet seat horseshoes. Live entertainment is by the Armpit Orchestra, whose members plays tunes with their . . . you guessed it.

But with such a big crowd, sanitation can be a problem. “All they’ve got is Porta-Potties, and they smell so bad, you’ve got to hold your breath until you get out,” said Melvin Davis, 68, who attends every year.

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Inmates who misbehave at the Curry County Jail in New Mexico are sentenced to a meal of the infamous “prison loaf” – a mishmash of pulverized food scraps baked in a casserole.

Administrator Don Burdine said he tasted the slop before agreeing to serve it as a punishment, and “it really wasn’t that bad. It kind of tasted like a carrot loaf with fish in it.”

But Janie Pena, the mother of one inmate, raged, “Even dogs deserve better than that.”

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Mr. Ed’s gotta wear boxers.

That’s the new rule in Rome, where officials are making horses that pull tourist carriages wear underpants to keep their droppings from fouling the streets.

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Estonia reigned supreme in the wife-carrying world championship, as 40 couples from 10 countries gathered in Finland to complete an 830-foot long obstacle course

Margo Uusorg, 25 – Margo’s a guy – sprinted to a win with Egle Soll, 23, who hung upside down with her legs clenched around his neck.

Visiting hoops legend Dennis Rodman, who presented the trophy, says he plans to start training to enter next year. “I’ll carry the kids around the house or something,” he said.

The event is based on Finnish legend, according to which wife-stealing was once commonplace.

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