Sunday, June 8, 2008
And in Georgia: Pot-Flavoured Candy...
“Pot Suckers” and “Kronic Kandy” are marijuana-flavoured lollipops that have legislators in the US state of Georgia in an uproar. Coincidentally named Senator Doug Stoner told reporters, “I don’t think folks are aware this is going on.” The hemp-flavoured suckers contain no THC, the key ingredient...
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Friday, June 6, 2008
And in Japan: Woman found living in man’s unused closet...
A Japanese man who was mystified when food kept disappearing from his kitchen set up a hidden camera and found an unknown woman living secretly in his closet, Japanese media said. The 57-year old unemployed man called policy last week when the camera sent pictures to his mobile phone of an intruder...
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Thursday, June 5, 2008
And in Mexico: Park Has Fun Run for the Border...
Night Hike, a 1200-hectare theme park north of Mexico City, offers thrill-seekers the simulated experience of sneaking across the US – Mexico border. For $10, make-believe illegal aliens are led by ‘smugglers’ across open desert, past cattle and over hills. There are even actors playing US Border...
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Wednesday, June 4, 2008
And when you get stopped by a cop, which most of us have at some point...
How do you talk to the officer? Do you talk to him at all? “Not wanting to talk is the motorist’s business, said officer Coggins. “He can tell us to pack sand.” Still, if a motorist opts for the stonewall technique, Jim Baxter [president of the National Motorists’ Association]...fears an unhappy...
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Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Need to see a specialist fast? Too bad you are not a dog!
Rover will see an oncologist within days; you’ll wait five weeks for a consultation. Bum hip? You could wait over a year. Cataracts? Three months. Whiskers could get both fixed tomorrow. The average length of time people waited to see a specialist in Canada rose from 8.8 weeks in 2006 to 9.2 weeks...
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Sunday, June 1, 2008
And in Britain: You Mustn’t See Mummy Naked...
Nobody wants to look at a 2700-year old woman. So says the Manchester Museum, which is covering up a female Egyptian mummy in its collection, along with her buck-naked male buddy. The museum says that it’s insensitive to display a naked mummy. The move was met with derision from experts and the...
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Friday, May 30, 2008
Wild Pigs are the Policeman’s Best Friend...
Two German car thieves managed to evade pursuing police by ducking into a dense forest in the Mecklenburg-West Pomerania region, only to find themselves in the midst of a pack of wild boars. The boars didn’t take kindly to the thieves and gave chase, forcing the two teenagers up a tree. And when the...
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Wanted – Olive Tree Foster Parents...
Why go to the bother of fostering an overseas child: you only get a card from them. Nudo, an Italian olive-oil producer, now allows you to adopt a real olive tree in the central eastern Le Marche region. In exchange for your investment, you get an adoption certificate, a picture of your foster tree,...
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Thursday, May 29, 2008
And in Canada: Your Licence and Pee Sample, Sir (or Madam)...
Toking and driving is just as illegal as drinking and driving. Yet criminal charges are so rare that the bulk of baked motorists manage to cruise around unnoticed. That legacy is expected to change on July 2, when the Criminal Code will finally grant police the power to demand blood, urine or saliva...
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Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Today’s Special - Snortable Drink Mix...
A Las Vegas company wants to bring a new drink mix to Canada that will allow teens to play make-believe coke addict. The Blow Energy Drink Mix comes as vials of white powder containing 240 mg of caffeine (about three times what is in a cup of coffee). Mirrors and fake credit cards are also...
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