General Forums >> Take A Load Off >> The Strangest Headlines in the World
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Posted 2 months ago I wanted to start a thread focusing on all the funny, zany, ridiculous, absurd, disturbing, confusing, and otherwise ridiculous and baffling headlines I see on a daily basis. So here's how it'll work:
It's a crazy world out there, let's have fun with it! Daniela
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| Posted 2 months ago Armpit sniffer gets jail and cane SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A Singapore man with a penchant for sniffing women's armpits was sentenced to 14 years in jail and 18 strokes of the cane for molesting his victims, a local newspaper reported Friday. Guy kidnaps ex-girlfriend to get ironing done ROME (Reuters) - An Italian man was arrested on suspicion of kidnapping his ex-girlfriend from a pub, taking her home and forcing her to iron his clothes and wash the dishes, police said Monday. MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian air force planes dropped a 25-kg (55-lb) sack of cement on a suburban Moscow home last week while seeding clouds to prevent rain from spoiling a holiday, Russian media said on Tuesday. Daniela
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| Posted 2 months ago Ooh I love this. I have quite a few myself: Man crashes into police gate, asks to be jailedMOSES LAKE, Wash. (AP) -- Authorities say a man drove into a security gate at the Moses Lake police parking lot, then asked to be jailed. Officers in the building heard the crash, went outside and saw the 54-year-old man backing away in a 1977 Chevrolet pickup truck. Only the gate was damaged. The man was arrested for investigation of first-degree malicious mischief, driving under the influence of alcohol and hit-and-run with property damage. Capt. Dave Ruffin told the Columbia Basin Herald, "He wanted to go to jail. He said he did it on purpose."
Pig in boots avoids the chopJun 12 - A piglet in Northern England who developed a phobia of mud has overcome its fear with the aid of some Wellington boots. Cinders, a young saddleback pig, appeared to have a condition called mysophobia - a fear of dirt - having refused to wallow in the mud with her siblings. Her owners had the idea of fitting her with the bespoke miniature footwear to help conquer her fear.Debbie and Andrew Keeble run a sausage company in Thirsk, North Yorkshire. However, they have said that Cinders will be spared the butcher's knife and instead act as a mascot to the Farm Crisis Network which supports struggling farmers. |
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| Posted 2 months ago I have not read the column lately, but News of the Weird prints some strange material. |
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| Posted 2 months ago Beijing enlists army of toilet trained staffBEIJING (Reuters) - Beijing has dispatched 8,000 toilet maintenance staff, each responsible for a specific public restroom in the city and trained in hygiene standards and techniques, Olympic knowledge and practical English expressions, Xinhua said Friday. |
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| Posted 2 months ago I loved this one: Woman sues Victoria's Secret for thong injury A woman who says she was hurt by her thong panties when a metal clip flew off and hit her in the eye has sued Victoria's Secret, saying in a TV interview on Thursday that the injury caused her "excruciating pain." Macrida Patterson, a 52-year-old Los Angeles traffic officer, told NBC's "Today" show that she suffered cuts to her cornea from the small piece of metal that had been used to secure a rhinestone heart onto the blue thong. |
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| Posted 2 months ago Sports Bra Saves U.S. Hiker in German AlpsGerman Police: American Hiker Rescued in Alps Using Sports Bra as SOS |
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| Posted about 1 month ago 4th prison term looms for serial sock-snatcher |
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| Posted about 1 month ago Woman kills husband with folding couch ST PETERSBURG (Reuters) - A Russian woman in St Petersburg killed her drunk husband with a folding couch, Russian media reported on Wednesday. Daniela
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| Posted about 1 month ago
Policefind $400,000 worth of cocaine -In an undercover car they'd been driving for two months DALLAS - Police didn't have to go far to find $400,000 worth of cocaine - it was in an undercover car they'd been driving for two months.
An officer cleaning the car at a patrol station Wednesday discovered the nearly 50 pounds of cocaine carefully hidden in hydraulically controlled compartments. Need Breeds Ingenuity! |
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Brothel offers customers gas rebate NEW YORK - A Nevada brothel is trying to stimulate business by offering free gasoline. Clients of the Shady Lady Ranch will get a $50 gas voucher if they fork out $300, worth about one hour's worth of services, at the brothel in Beatty, Nevada, 130 miles northwest of Las Vegas.
Owner James Davis said he already has had to order another $1,000 set of gas vouchers because the first $1,000 were spent in one week. Need Breeds Ingenuity! |
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| Posted about 1 month ago Man wins damages over gay driving test retakeROME (Reuters) - An Italian court has ruled the government must pay 100,000 euros ($157,700) in damages to a man who was told to retake a driving test because he was homosexual.
Women arrested in sex competitionATHENS (Reuters) - Nine British women were facing prostitution charges after being arrested at the weekend for taking part in an oral sex competition in the Greek holiday island of Zakynthos, police said on Monday.
(how about arresting the men???!!) |
