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A priest was so outraged at finding Playboy-branded stationary sold in his local Stationary Box shop in York that he began throwing them on the floor, the Daily Mail reported.

Father Tim Jones won the support of the shop manager, who has removedthe rubbers and pens from the shelves, where they were next to Winniethe Pooh products. 'I also encouraged people to sign a petition againstthe intrusion of commercial brands such as Playboy into goods andservices targeting children,' he said.

Possibly the world's first pregnant man was photographed mowing his lawnin Oregon with a seven-month baby bump under his T-shirt, said The DailyTelegraph. Thomas Beatie, 34, was born a woman but began a sex changeprocess ten years ago. He halted the process halfway to be artificiallyinseminated with an anonymous donor's sperm, after his wife Nancy failedto conceive. Mr Beatie, who was born Tracey Lagondino, said 'I alwaysfeel so bloated. Unfortunately, there is no such thing as man-ternityclothes.'

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