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Old Jan 29, 2003 | 07:45 AM
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News flash. . . while in line at the grocery store yesterday evening I was perusing that bastion of journalism, The Weekly World News. Lo and behold, there's a cover story about the famous Bat Child, often featured in WWN. He stole a MINI Cooper from a dealership in Michigan three weeks ago and, after what was described as the most incredible pursuit since O.J. Simpson in the white Bronco, and during the course of which the Bat Child drove the MINI across the launch pad at Cape Canaveral, he finally abandoned the car in a parking lot in Florida. His vehicle of choice was a regular Cooper, although the photos were black and white and the article unaccountably did not tell what color it was.

http://www.weeklyworldnews.com/




 
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Old Jan 29, 2003 | 07:47 AM
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Sorry, the WWN website does not have the Bat Child story. You'll have to go to the grocery store!!!


 
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Old Jan 29, 2003 | 08:22 AM
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I think the Bat Boy and family are hijacking all the ships with all the MINI's on them. Since they keep getting delayed it is only thing that makes sense to me.



 
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Old Jan 29, 2003 | 09:27 AM
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Old Jan 29, 2003 | 11:14 AM
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The only thing MINI on the WWN website I saw was the Auto Online advertisement banner on the top of the page ... Advertising with a Mustang and a yellow MINI.

Guess I have to go to the store now...
 
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Old Jan 29, 2003 | 12:07 PM
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Here ya go! I believe the story is on WWN's website... so here's the cover!


 
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Old Jan 29, 2003 | 12:11 PM
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Welcome to last week.

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Old Jan 29, 2003 | 12:23 PM
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hasn't it been over a week?? at least 2 or 3?!
 
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Old Jan 29, 2003 | 12:33 PM
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yeah, there's a new one out with an update about batboy leaving the MINI in a Tampa parking lot.

>>during the course of which the Bat Child drove the MINI across the launch pad at Cape Canaveral, he finally abandoned the car in a parking lot in Florida. His vehicle of choice was a regular Cooper, although the photos were black and white and the article unaccountably did not tell what color it was.
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From what I remember, SilkGreenGreg, it was a Chili Red/White Cooper.


 
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Old Jan 29, 2003 | 12:35 PM
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Hey it's the Raiders and Bucs in the Super Bowl...can't wait, oughta be good!
 
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Old Jan 29, 2003 | 12:37 PM
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That is the funniest thing ive seen all day!
 
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