Casino Patrons Bitten by Snakes

http://www.mcall.com/news/breaking/mc-bethlehem-sands-casino-snakes-20140128,0,2726187.story

The Morning Call [Allentown, PA]

28 January 2014

Snakes at the Sands Bethlehem casino? Um, no.

Bethlehem Sands responds to viral urban myth.

By Matt Assad, Of The Morning Call

[…] The story, repeated over and over in Facebook and in emails to The Morning Calls tip line, is very consistent. A close family friend went to the casino, noticed a bite they thought came from an insect, only to be told by their doctor that it was a snake bite. Then the doctor says: "You're the 14th patient I've had this week who got bit at the Sands."

The story goes on that the snakes are being brought in by gamblers who consider the less-than-lovable creatures lucky. […]

http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/bethlehem/index.ssf/2014/01/sands_on_snakes_rumor_enough_i.html

The Express-Times [Easton, PA]

28 January 2014

Sands on snakes rumor: Enough is enough!

By Kurt Bresswein

The Express-Times

               

A Facebook rumor circulating about snakes biting patrons at Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem is untrue, a casino spokeswoman and Pennsylvania State Police said today. […]

Sex Education in Nursery Schools (France)

http://www.thelocal.fr/20140128/schools-france-texts-hoax-gay-marriage-french-parents

The Local [France]

28 January 2014

'Masturbation classes' rumour sparks boycott

Pupils from nursery and infant schools across France were kept home this week after their parents were sent hoax text messages warning them that teachers were to give lessons in masturbation and sex education and telling them to boycott classes. […]

Barrister-bonking Juror

http://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/obiter/the-colourful-life-of-flach/5038179.article

The Law Society Gazette [UK]

21 October 2013

The colourful life of Flach

By James Morton

I was sad to read of the death this month at the age of 91 of Robert Flach, who until he retired in 2011, must have been the longest-practising and oldest barrister.  […]

One Old Bailey day, he and Rees-Davies were defending together when Flach looked up at a female juror about to be sworn and said, ‘My God, Billy, what am I going to do? I’ve been to bed with her.’ Billy said: ‘Don’t worry. I’ll do it for you. So have I.’ Billy put it most tactfully, if not wholly flatteringly: ‘My Lord, my learned friend and I feel we have met this lady socially at some time. We can’t exactly recall the circumstances but perhaps it would be better if she stood down.’