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An adorable seal was caught on camera completely covered in mud enjoying a relaxing bath by a passing photographer. The chilled seal was covered from head to tail in sticky seaside mud as it lolled about on the sand dunes of Donna Nook, Lincolnshire. Nigel Cox, 54, took the charming shot while on a photography holiday and on first seeing the seal he thought it looked like it was covered in chocolate. Nigel said: 'I started photography at an early age after my father, who worked at Kodak, gave me my first camera. In my teens, I progressed to an...

Dustin Haas was playing video games in the living room of his Southeast Portland home one night when one of his pit bulls started growling. Haas wondered what was wrong. He found his dog, Hennessey, outside the bathroom. "The way my dog was barking rapidly" Haas said, "I could tell he was real scared." Haas grabbed a baseball bat out of his sports bag, and stepped into the bathroom. He slowly pulled the shower curtain open, and found a strange man lying in his bathtub, covered in mud, sweating profusely and wearing Haas' University of Oregon Ducks football jersey. "It...

Sour grapes and mud BY DAVE BARRY This classic Dave Barry column was originally published Aug. 24, 1997. Recently, I spent several days touring the California wine country, and I must say that it was a wonderful experience that I will remember until long after I get this mud out of my ears. I'll explain the mud in a moment, but first I should explain that the wine country is an area near San Francisco that is abundantly blessed with the crucial natural ingredient that you need to have a successful wine country: tourists. There are thousands and thousands of...