German man chainsaws house in two in divorce split

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	German man chainsaws house in two in divorce split

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3-9-2007 3:55 PM

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German man chainsaws house in two in divorce split 
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BERLIN (Reuters Life!) - A 43-year-old German decided to
settle his imminent divorce by chainsawing a family home in two
and making off with his half in a forklift truck.
</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070309/od_nm/germany_divorce_chainsaw_dc"><P>Police in the eastern town of Sonneberg said on Friday the
trained mason measured the single-storey summer house -- which
was some 8 meters (26 feet) long and 6 meters wide -- before
chainsawing through the wooden roof and walls.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070309/od_nm/germany_divorce_chainsaw_dc"><P>"The man said he was just taking his due," said a police
spokesman. "But I don't think his wife was too pleased."</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070309/od_nm/germany_divorce_chainsaw_dc"><P>After finishing the job, the man picked up his half with
the forklift truck and drove to his brother's house where he
has since been staying.
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