Police: Man claimed God told him to steal car

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Police said a man who smashed a window at a car dealership claimed he was following a higher calling. Police said a 36-year-old man was collared by a security guard at Freedom Dodge before he could get inside the showroom. WLEX-TV reported the man told the guard that God wanted him to [...]

School ban for Miss Sexy trousers

A school has banned popular Miss Sexy trousers – because they are too revealing. David New, headteacher of Nailsea School in North Somerset, has vetoed Miss Sexy trousers for having visible zips and being too tight. Ten offending pupils have been hauled into his office for wearing the offending trousers. You can read more at [...]

Bad Drivers? Blame their Genes.

WASHINGTON – No need to curse that bad driver weaving in and out of the lane in front of you — he cannot help it, U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday. They found that people with a particular gene variant performed more than 20 percent worse on a driving test than people with a different DNA [...]

Russian Road Roulette

SOFIA , the chief prosecutor’s office said Thursday. Known as ‘Russian road roulette’, the driver must jump red lights at busy intersections at high speed and not crash into any other cars or pedestrians, according to local media reports. Onlookers also gamble on the result. Prosecutors launched their investigation after media reported the new game [...]

It may be BYOB as fewer firms plan holiday parties

SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. economy may have begun to recover in 2009, but holiday office parties are sinking even further into the dumps. Fewer companies plan to break out the bubbly this season than in 2008, at the height of the global financial crisis, according to a survey from Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc. [...]

Transvestites on trial for theft

Five Filipino transvestites have gone on trial in Shanghai, accused of drugging men with adulterated foods before robbing them in a city with a reputation for an adventurous nightlife. Apparently further in the story, the men that stole, used the credit cards and such to gain gold and other things. Read more by clicking HERE.

Ban on tight trousers for women?

Hey gals, would you like to wear dresses all the time? I don’t think so. Well apparently in Indonesia, they are banning trousers for women, and wants all women to wear dresses! If that isn’t enough, anyone that wears pants, won’t be allowed to go to government offices for stuff. You can find the article [...]

Yours for $3,500 — the horsehair fountain pen

For those not constrained by these austere times, a German luxury goods company is offering a limited edition fountain pen, adorned with pleated horsehair and starting at $3,500. Faber-Castell, which has been in business since 1761, started its “Pen of the Year” in 2002 and each year has used a different type of rare material, [...]

Woman arrested for offering sex for World Series Tickets

Apparently people can be rather stupid when wanting to go after tickets for word series games, as provided below with a snipet and a link to the article. WASHINGTON (AFP) – – Police charged a 43-year-old woman with prostitution on Tuesday after she offered sexual services in exchange for tickets to the upcoming World Series. [...]

Wacky vandal tags hay crop in Queensland

So, as I happen to be checking the Australian News, I happen to come upon a story where some people spray painted a couple hundred hay bales with smiley faces and other things. I have the first 2 paragraphs below, with a link to the rest of the article. Enjoy. HUNDREDS of hay bales will [...]