Friday, January 15, 2010
And in Germany: Cop Commits Unholy Act in Church Organ Loft…
When carnal noises interrupted a New Year’s Day prayer service at an ancient church in Rennertshofen, Germany, a parishioner went up to the organ loft to investigate. There she stumbled upon a young couple indulging their lustful desires. They fled, but a church worker recognized the man – a local...
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Thursday, January 14, 2010
And in Florida: The Right to Bare Arms, and More…
Florida prisoner Jorge Niebla wanted a skin mag, but P enthouse never sent him a back issue featuring burlesque artist Dita Von Teese – so now he’s suing the New York City-based publication. The convicted kidnapper and armed burglar, who is serving 13 life sentences, recently filed a handwritten...
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Wednesday, January 13, 2010
And in Florida: Hunk of Ice Stays in Bread Bag...
Prena Thomas has the usual things in the freezer of her home in Lakeland, Fla. Vegetables, pancakes and fish, she told a Tampa television station. But she also has a snowball that she made in 1977. Thomas said that over the decades, she has never had a power outage that would destroy the cold hunk...
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Sunday, January 10, 2010
And in Britain: Defend Yourself and Face the Consequences…
Miss Klass, a model for Marks & Spencer and a former singer with the pop group Hear'Say, was in her kitchen in the early hours of Friday when she saw two teenagers behaving suspiciously in her garden. The youths approached the kitchen window, before attempting to break into her garden shed,...
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Friday, January 8, 2010
And in Alaska: Live Christmas ‘Ornaments’...
There may be a new Christmas tradition in Alaska: hanging live ornaments. Some Alaskans were surprised to find live Pacific chorus frogs hanging from their imported trees. The frogs might be pretty – they’re small and mossy green – but officials say that if you find one, you should kill it, since...
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Thursday, January 7, 2010
And in Britain: The Veggie-Mobile Racing Car…
British scientists have created a Formula 3 racing car from recycled and compostable materials including plastic bottles, carrots and potato starch. Part of the steering wheel is made of a carrot derivative; the seat is made of a flax-based fabric; the car even runs on bio-diesel made of chocolate...
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Wednesday, January 6, 2010
And in China: Butter on the Bridge Prevents Suicides…
Government officials in Guangzhou in south east China ordered workers to smear butter on all of the climbable surfaces of the 1,000 foot long steel bridge. Government spokesman Shiu Liang said: "We tried employing guards at both ends but that didn't work - and we put up special fences and notices...
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Thursday, December 31, 2009
And in Blogitville: My Last Tidbit of 2009…
To everyone a HAPPY, HEALTHY AND SUCCESSFUL NEW YEAR! And a little reminder for those who might be in doubt about this matter: whatever appears above the by-line in these posts is always the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, as far as that can be determined; what appears below...
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Tuesday, December 29, 2009
And in New York: Teens Discover New Species of Cockroach…
As part of a project for their high school science class, students Brenda Tan, 17, and Matt Cost, 18, may have discovered a new species of cockroach while collecting samples in a New York City supermarket. The two teens were acting in their roles as "DNAHouse investigators", according to their...
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Sunday, December 27, 2009
And in Britain: Turtles, Brussel Sprouts and Overflow Alarms...
An aquarium has lowered the water level in their tanks to prevent gas bubbles produced by turtles from triggering overflow alarms. Staff at the Great Yarmouth Sea Life Centre in Norfolk give turtles a seasonal treat of Brussel sprouts at Christmas which provide a healthy dose of vitamins, minerals...
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