Airline crew bares all to get flyers’ attention
Posted by Scott in Bizarre, Funny, Oddly Enough, Stupidity on July 4th, 2009
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – Air New Zealand has hit on a novel way to make sure even the most jaded flyers keep their eyes glued on its flight safety briefing.
Guns and booze don’t mix, lawsuit argues
Posted by Scott in Bizarre, Funny, Oddly Enough, Stupidity on July 4th, 2009
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) – A well-known restaurateur is fighting back against Tennessee’s newly enacted law that allows gun owners to bring their weapons into bars and restaurants that serve alcohol.
Housewife first up for 100-day "live sculpture"
Posted by Scott in Bizarre, Funny, Oddly Enough, Stupidity on July 4th, 2009
LONDON (Reuters) – A housewife from Sleaford in Lincolnshire will be the first of thousands of people to stand for one hour on top of a plinth in London’s Trafalgar Square as part of a 100-day “live sculpture” exercise.
"Great Train Robber" is refused parole
Posted by Scott in Bizarre, Funny, Oddly Enough, Stupidity on July 4th, 2009
LONDON (Reuters) – “Great Train Robber” Ronnie Biggs lost his long-running bid for early jail release on Wednesday after the British government said he should not be allowed out on parole because he was “wholly unrepentant.”
Police foil radio control zeppelin jailbreak
Posted by Scott in Bizarre, Funny, Oddly Enough, Stupidity on July 3rd, 2009
MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish police said on Friday they had foiled an Italian drug trafficker’s plan to break out of jail in the Canary Islands using climbing equipment and a four-meter-long zeppelin.
Game show looks to convert atheists
Posted by Scott in Bizarre, Funny, Oddly Enough, Stupidity on July 3rd, 2009
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – What happens when you put a Muslim imam, a Christian priest, a rabbi and a Buddhist monk in a room with 10 atheists?
Would you pledge your soul as loan collateral?
Posted by Scott in Bizarre, Funny, Oddly Enough, Stupidity on July 3rd, 2009
RIGA (Reuters) – Ready to give your soul for a loan in these difficult economic times? In Latvia, where the crisis has raged more than in the rest of the European Union, you can.
Man had boss killed to save job?
Posted by Scott in Bizarre, Funny, Oddly Enough, Stupidity on July 2nd, 2009
MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish police have arrested a man whom they suspect hired a contract killer to murder his boss in a desperate bid to avoid being laid off, newspaper El Pais reported on Tuesday.
Mosquito repellent firm in dock for mosquito breeding
Posted by Scott in Bizarre, Funny, Oddly Enough, Stupidity on July 2nd, 2009
COLOMBO (Reuters) – A Sri Lankan court threatened a mosquito repellent factory manager with six months in jail for failing to destroy mosquito breeding areas on company premises to stop the spread of dengue fever, an official said Tuesday.
Daily sex makes for healthier sperm
Posted by Scott in Bizarre, Funny, Oddly Enough, Stupidity on July 2nd, 2009
LONDON (Reuters) – Having sex every day improves the quality of men’s sperm and is recommended for couples trying to conceive, according to new research.