Friday Funny: The Amazing Disappearing House

A woman in Russia returned home form vacation recently to an empty plot of land. Her home was mistakenly demolished as developers readied a site for new construction.

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January 25, 2008, 2:00 PM PST

By Nate Berg

"'There was nothing left, not even a log,' Lyudmila Martemyanova said, bundled against the cold and standing on a snow-covered lot in the center of the Volga River city of Nizhny Novgorod."

"A local prosecutor, Nikolai Govorkov, said a construction company tore down the wrong building - Martemyanova's, instead of one nearby that was marked for demolition."

"Martemyanova's case is extreme, however, and she has taken it to court. She refused the builder's offer of money, saying it wasn't enough even to get a room on the outskirts of the city, and has sued."

FULL STORY: Hmmm. Didn't I Have a House Here?

Thursday, January 24, 2008 in Associated Press

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