Saturday, 4. April 2009, 00:28:11
Saved The World
A slip of the tongue by British P.M. Gordon Brown who, at Prime Ministers Questions, instead of saying “We not only saved the banks …” said “We not only saved the world … .”
http://schott.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/10/saved-the-world
Monday, 9. March 2009, 04:41:30
"A Liverpool motorist was stopped by a police officer and questioned - for laughing at the wheel of his car. The policeman told him: "Laughing while driving a car can be an offence."
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_3224544.html?menu=news.quirkies
Monday, 9. March 2009, 04:36:55
"Bachelors in a remote Indian village are building a new road which they hope will bring them brides.
Barwaan Kala, in the west of Bihar, is located high in the Kaimur hills and is known locally as the "village of unmarried people".
Some 121 villagers aged between 16 and 80 remain bachelors, they say, because of the remoteness of the village."
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_3224594.html?menu=news.quirkies
Sunday, 15. February 2009, 16:04:07
"A Chinese thief who was chased into a dead end tried to scare off his pursuers by dropping his trousers and mooning at them."
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_3197189.html?menu=
Sunday, 15. February 2009, 15:59:10
A driver stopped his car to answer a call of nature - and watched in horror as it slid over a cliff.
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_3198575.html?menu=
Saturday, 14. February 2009, 05:05:51
"On June 21, TSA's primary operational hub was re-named the Freedom Center, symbolizing the agency's commitment to protecting the nation's transportation systems against terrorist threats. "
http://www.tsa.gov/press/speeches/freedom_dedication.shtm
Wednesday, 11. February 2009, 11:27:07
"A holidaymaker who booked a three-week trip to Costa Rica ended up in Puerto Rico after her travel agent mixed up her flights."
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_3195787.html?menu=news.quirkies
Friday, 6. February 2009, 15:59:15
"News from the frontiers of science: Researchers have discovered that if you address cows by name, they produce more milk."
http://www.weirduniverse.net/blog/permalink/happy_cows_have_names
Friday, 6. February 2009, 11:39:15
"A woman in South Korea who has taken the written exam required for a driver's license nearly every day since 2005 has failed again - but is hoping attempt No. 772 will be the charm."
http://www.topix.net/news/weird/2009/02/road-to-drivers-exam-not-easy-street-for-s-korean
Thursday, 5. February 2009, 16:34:10
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