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Dead Squirrel Stinks Up Courthouse
AP ^ | Thu Jul 29, 5:48 PM ET

Posted on 07/29/2004 9:36:02 PM PDT by hookman

LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Those in charge of blind justice have been holding their noses at the Tippecanoe County Courthouse.

The source of a foul odor that has been lingering in a Superior Court office for a couple weeks might have been found Wednesday when health department workers discovered a large, dead squirrel stuck in the office's duct work.

Court secretary Sharon Macy and her co-workers had been burning candles and spraying air fresheners to help mask the odor.

"All of these smells get to you by the end of the day," she said.

A search last week discovered a dead bat in a light fixture near the ceiling. But the stench wouldn't go away, and employees said further searches focused on the ceiling, boxes and in the floor.

Attorney Dan Moore said the odor was overpowering.

"It prevents you from taking a deep breath," he said.


TOPICS: Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: squirrel; stink

1 posted on 07/29/2004 9:36:05 PM PDT by hookman
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To: hookman
is it the same hamster to whom kerry gave cpr?


2 posted on 07/29/2004 9:39:32 PM PDT by InvisibleChurch (I actually did vote for the $87 billion before I voted against it)
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To: hookman

If it had been a hampster, Kerry would've broken off the campaign trail and flown out there to save it.


3 posted on 07/29/2004 9:40:33 PM PDT by whatexit
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To: InvisibleChurch

damn, I gotta type quicker! lol


4 posted on 07/29/2004 9:41:14 PM PDT by whatexit
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To: hookman

... when the squirrel went bezerk... never mind


5 posted on 07/29/2004 9:48:06 PM PDT by GeronL (geocities.com/geronl is back)
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To: SquirrelKing

My condolences.


6 posted on 07/30/2004 7:17:58 AM PDT by martin_fierro (Go balloons. GO BALLOONS! Standby, confetti.)
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To: GeronL

LMAO


7 posted on 07/30/2004 7:30:46 AM PDT by Rabbit29
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To: martin_fierro
LOL Your sympathy is appreciated.

In other news: Dead rabbit stinks up Kerry campaign...


8 posted on 07/31/2004 10:15:33 AM PDT by SquirrelKing ("It's just a movie. ... I'd rather go to the bar across the street." - Kid Rock, on Fahrenheit 9/11)
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