Saturday, 19. July 2008, 07:16:59
"PITTSBURGH (AP) - Jim Smith says he's never met a Jim Smith he didn't like. And he's met more than most people. That's because the 71-year-old is in Pittsburgh for the four-day Jim Smith Society Fun Fest which runs through Sunday, The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reported Friday."
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D920FD980&show_article=1&catnum=9
Friday, 18. July 2008, 09:07:38
Ananova - Mass bum rap
"The Mooning Amtrak event in the California town of Laguna Niguel was shut down for the first time in its 29-year history after complaints that people were showing more than their bums, reports the Daily Telegraph.
Held on the second Saturday in July, the event has attracted a growing number of participants over recent years.
It is “okay” to “decorate your butt” and encourage obese attendees to come along: “Yes yes, please ‘moon’ with us. We need people like you for the extra high intensity mooning you can provide.”
There is also a disclaimer warning that “attending this event may be hazardous due to the large concentration of silly people” and that everyone is responsible for their own actions.”
Ananova
Thursday, 17. July 2008, 08:31:57
"South Korea's subway system said Thursday it had removed advertisements for Japanese condoms from its carriages amid growing public anger over Tokyo's renewed claims to disputed islands"
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=080717055505.osc6aen5&show_article=1&catnum=9
Monday, 14. July 2008, 09:22:12
"A London woman called Sam Mugabe had her wages frozen - because of sanctions against her namesake.
The HSBC mistook Sam, 23, for a relative of Robert Mugabe and froze her £1,200 pay cheque, reports The Sun"
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_2927159.html?menu=news.quirkies
Monday, 14. July 2008, 09:12:18
"Marks and Spencer has taken a knock for putting a £2 surcharge on bras bigger than a DD cup. Big-chested women have hit back by forming a Busts 4 Justice group on Facebook.
One shopper wrote: 'It's about equality, dammit.' Another member claims the campaign had 'an immediate impact' on M&S boss Stuart Rose - claiming he has looked 'like a man clobbered by the full force of our collective breasts'."
http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article.html?in_article_id=214039&in_page_id=2&in_a_source=
Monday, 14. July 2008, 08:43:32
"SANTIAGO (Reuters) - A stripper who danced on the poles of Santiago subway trains to challenge the prudishness of Chilean society was arrested on Thursday during one of her lightning performances."
"Chile is still a pretty timid country," said her manager Gustavo Pradenas. "People aren't very extroverted and we want to take aim at that and make Chile a happier country."
http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSN1138246820080711?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews
Thursday, 3. July 2008, 04:58:20
"Britain's million Poles have made up a secret slang that no-one but them can understand.
The mixture of Polish and English - dubbed Ponglish - has developed so quickly it has become a cult language with young immigrants.
UK Poles no longer pay 'podatki' (taxes), but British 'taksy'; they travel by 'tuba' (tube) and they complain about the 'trafik' (traffic).
They spend 'kesh' (cash,) take 'offy' (days off) and make 'fony' or 'cally' (phone calls) to their 'frendy' (friends.)
Ponglish has developed so thoroughly, it already has its own wikipedia entry."
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_2914135.html?menu=news.quirkies
Thursday, 3. July 2008, 04:53:54
"A father-of-five is desperate for help - because he is turning into a woman.
Pub singer Terry Wright, 60, said: "I am a man, not a woman. And I do not want to be a woman. I just want to get my life back to normal."
He started losing his hair and beard ten years ago. Since then he has developed smooth skin, hot flushes and breasts, reports The Sun."
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_2914148.html?menu=news.quirkies
Wednesday, 2. July 2008, 06:29:07
"Briefcase in hand, Leerie Tagney boards the morning FREX bus in downtown Denver with commuters heading to jobs along the Front Range.
He naps on the hourlong ride south on Interstate 25, gets off at the Monument exit and walks to the nearby Woodmoor onramp to start his day's toil.
Block letters on a rumpled cardboard sign tell motorists he is: OLD-TIRED SICK-HUNGRY CREATIVE BROKE.
He has until the red light turns green to take offerings from hands jutting from car windows. Two bucks is the typical handout, with fives, tens and candy bars not uncommon.
"I make a good $25 an hour," said Tagney, 71, known as "Mr. Wizard" and looking the part with turquoise eyes and a frizzy gray beard with blond streaks.
"I did fantastically well last Friday, which according to my biorhythm chart was my lucky day. I did $340."
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/jul/01/denver-man-71-cashes-in-on-i-25-near-monument/?partner=yahoo_headlines
Wednesday, 2. July 2008, 00:22:11
"A Chinese man who set up an online business selling dead mosquitoes says he's received 10,000 orders in just two days.
Nin Nan, of Shanghai, came up with the idea of selling mosquitoes he killed to attract visitors to his online jewellery shop.
"I locked myself in the room, thinking hard of a promotion plan. With a 'pa' sound and a dead mosquito, I came up with this weird idea," he told Qianlong News."
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_2912890.html?menu=news.quirkies
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