Sunday, October 28, 2007
Disney's Ratatouille Film Boosts Demands for More Pet Rats
According to Pets at Home spokesman Steve Fairburn, "It's early doors yet, but it seems 'Ratatouille' has done wonders for the image of rats," He also added, "Contrary to popular opinion, rats are actually one of the cleanest and least smelly pets you can own. They are incredibly responsive to learning and can be taught to do amazing tricks, much in the way that dogs and cats can."
It isn't just London that is experiencing a surge in demand for pet rats in summer but also parts of the USA, Germany and Sweden.
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
Run! It's Chilli Time!
LONDON Weds 3 Oct - How's this for bizzare? A Thai restaurant's sercret chilli concoction managed to set off alarm bells in Central London, causing police to shut down the area and breaking into the restaurant.
Streets were closed off around London Soho area as police investigated the cause of what they thought were 'chemical bio-weapons' in play. The Hazardous Area Response Team were dispatched immediately after someone thought they smelt something suspicious.
Chef Chalemchai Tangjariyapoon who made the chilli is baffled and amused at the whole event. "I was making a spicy dip with extra-hot chillis that are deliberately burnt. To us, it smells like burnt chilli and it is slightly unusual," He told one London newspaper. "I can understand why people who weren't Thai would not know what it was. But it doesn't smell like chemicals."
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
Oktoberfest Man Stuck in Chimney for 12 Hours
After drinking heavily at the Munich's Oktoberfest Beer Festival, he decided to pay his friend a visit at 2am. Upon finding the apartment door shut, he began his adventure by climbing onto the nearest neighbor building then heading for what he thought was a gap between the two walls.
The result? A 98 feet slide down the chimney with his head first. At around 2pm, an 82 year old janitor finally heard his cries for help and contacted police who had to knocked a hole in the wall to finally liberated him. Lucky for the man, he had only suffered minor injuries and is being treated for hypothermia.
Saturday, September 22, 2007
Man Hits His Wife With Onion
Don't like your wife too much? In the town of Des Moina, Iowa, James Izzolena (54 years old) was charged with hitting his wife Nicole Izzolena (27 years old) with an onion during a heated drunken argument.
Police who arrested Jame Izzolena said that the man admitted to hurling the onion at his wife but did not mean to hurt her. Mrs. Izzolena claimed the onion made her head hurt.
Really Weird News: Weiners can be too filling!
The butcher was suspicious when packing the "Schwartenmagen" sausages as they felt much heavier than they should. The butcher informed the police and an investigation found that the man had hidden a dildo inside each sausage and wanted to smuggle them to Dubai. This was not a crime in Germany. It's unknown what Dubai authorities would do if these dildos were smuggled into Dubai.
"It was two latex dildos with a natural look," said German police spokesperson. The police spokesperson said "It's not against the law here."
The smuggler should have realized that sausages could be used as sex toys even without dildos being stuffed inside. LOL.
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Internet Addiction Kills Man in Cafe
The Chinese state newspaper did not report the man's name nor mention what game(s) the man had been playing. Apparently paramedics arrived on the scene but were unable to revive the man and declared him dead in the cafe.
Several cities in China have psychiatric facilities to treat internet addicts.
Sunday, September 16, 2007
Weird news: caskets
This marketing ploy may lead to untapped potential in a business which is otherwise stale. Caskets generally come standard in shape and color. This is the first time that such a bold design has been applied to caskets. Now fans can "live long and prosper" in their next lives by requesting their family memebers to make sure their remains are buried in a Star Trek coffin.