Strange But True Category
Weird, offbeat and bizarre news from around the world. Funny, strange & odd news stories that make you wince, laugh and fear for humanity.
German Parrot Romancer Drops The Dead Hamas
NO war in Israel. Here’s the parrot story:
A WOMAN who offered a match-making service for depressed parrots sold the birds abroad once the gullible owners had sent them to her, making more than €20,000.
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Posted: 19th, January 2009 | In: Strange But True | Comment
Japan’s Whale And Dog Breeding Programme
MUCH excitement at the Korean Friends of Japan Society as dog and whale look to unite.
Imagine the kids. Imagine the lunch.
Posted: 18th, January 2009 | In: Strange But True | Comment
Top Ten Stairs Fails
STAIRS. They go up. But to where? From where? Here are the Top Ten Stairs fails:
Posted: 15th, January 2009 | In: Key Posts, Photojournalism, Strange But True | Comments (2)
Weight Watchers Demonstrator Steals Cakes
A Weight Watchers demonstrator is wanted for stealing cakes… to eat or bury in an unmarked shallow grave?
Posted: 15th, January 2009 | In: Strange But True | Comment (1)
Free Samples Of Human Shit
FREE shit – literally.
This is where Woolworths went wrong…
Posted: 15th, January 2009 | In: Photojournalism, Strange But True | Comment (1)
Over-Limit Woman Steals Mobility Scooter And Drives Home
AMANDA Leaff, 4 is before the Beak. She is charged with removing a scooter – top speed 2mph – from a supermarket car park at Chedderton, near Oldham, and attmepting to drive it to her home.
It is a journey of 10 miles. Police experts calculate that it would have taken her four hours to complete the journey.
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Posted: 15th, January 2009 | In: Strange But True | Comment
Terrorists On 24 And Other Heroes
THOSE terrorists on 24, well…
Fact and fiction – can you spot the difference?
Posted: 15th, January 2009 | In: Photojournalism, Strange But True | Comment
Don’t take dodgy drugs or you might end up gagging on a rodent, apparently
Played this in the office yesterday and at least two people looked to be on the verge of throwing up. What I want to know is how did they get the rodent in the fella’s mouth in the first place.
Posted: 15th, January 2009 | In: Strange But True | Comments (2)
The Definition Of Unlucky
YOU know you’re unlucky when…
Posted: 14th, January 2009 | In: Photojournalism, Strange But True | Comment
When Snowmen Invade
TAKE me to your freezer…
Posted: 14th, January 2009 | In: Photojournalism, Strange But True | Comment
Jeremy Kyle FAIL: I Never Knew My Farther
JEREMY Kyle might only have one suit and hair that never grows, but he has a rich variety of guests that fan the full social spectrum from the poor and needy, to the needy and poor to the needy, the poor and the thick.
I never knew my farther:
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Posted: 14th, January 2009 | In: Strange But True | Comments (2)
When Sushi Chefs Attack: Robbers Stabbed To Death
IF you had to steal from an eatery, would you go to one where the chefs were armed and positioned amid the diners? They did:
Two men carrying a knife and an electronic stun gun stormed the Planet Sushi restaurant in the city’s Latin Quarter on Sunday night, demanding money from the till.
It’s sushi time:
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Posted: 14th, January 2009 | In: Strange But True | Comment (1)
Dogs Might Fly: Emily Valentine Bullock
EMILY Valentine Bullock is an artist creating dogs that can fly.
Pass the umbrella…
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Posted: 14th, January 2009 | In: Photojournalism, Strange But True | Comment (1)
Sex Offender Wins Lottery Run By Sex Abuse Group
SEE that headline above? If only it were true then the irony would not be so acute.
In Alaska, sex offender Alec Ahsoak has won $500K in a lottery operated by a group not run by sex offenders but one that seeks to help victims get over the ordeal.
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Posted: 13th, January 2009 | In: Strange But True | Comments (5)
Hallucinations With My Ping-Pong Balls And Other Drugs
AS you know Old Mr Anorak, our patron, is a ping-pong enthusiast, spending his winters with the Thai Ladies national team training camp.
In the course of his work-outs, OMA has discovered some new an exciting ways with ping-pong. And now Bostonians are catching on.
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Posted: 13th, January 2009 | In: Strange But True | Comment
Romanian Quiz Show Host Erupts In Phone Frenzy
ADELA Lupse is presenting a live phone quiz in Romania.
Does she have caller? No. What about now? No. Now? Not yet. Now? On it goes. And then Adela erupts (video):
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Posted: 13th, January 2009 | In: Strange But True | Comment (1)
Caribbean Bans Speedos And Bikinis
THE Caribbean island of Grenada is enforcing an indecent exposure law banning swimsuits away from the beach.
Police commissioner James Clarkson opines:
“Any time you allow lawlessness to start taking effect on your country, you have a problem.” It is part of a campaign aimed at “bringing back morality into the country”.
G-strings are the thin edge of the wedge. Speedos can become aggressive, and Old Mr Anorak advises against them.Ccut off shorts made from mink are the gentler option in every way. Or try a natty pair of short cords, which are both passive and law abiding.
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Posted: 13th, January 2009 | In: Strange But True | Comment
Pastor Laments How Anti-Prop 8 Nazis Picked The Wrong Target
OVER the airwaves of San Francisco’s KCBS radio bring news of anti-Prop 8 Spray Nazis and bashing poofs:
Vandals may have marked up the wrong church Saturday night in an apparent revolt against Proposition 8 supporters.
Black spray-painted swastikas marred the front of Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in San Francisco’s Castro district. Though the church itself is gay friendly, the proposed ban on gay marriage had support from prominent Catholics up to and including Pope Benedict.
Pastor Steve Meriweather told KCBS his parishioners actually share the vandals’ sentiment against Prop 8. “I think it’s unfortunate that they selected our community to attack,” said Meriweather, “because it’s the wrong one.”
Tsk! That’s gay-hating Nazi vandals for you.
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Posted: 12th, January 2009 | In: Strange But True | Comment (1)
Joshua Allen Harris’ Blow Up Bag Sculptures
JOSHUA Allen Harris makes sculptures from blowing up plastic bags with air.
Posted: 12th, January 2009 | In: Strange But True | Comment
The Victorian Flea Chariot
The Victorian flea chariot:
Posted: 11th, January 2009 | In: Strange But True | Comments (2)
Driving In Turkey: A Guide
THAT’S Paula Corp in her car, on a driving holiday in Turkey.
She’s touring the southern Turkish city of Mugla.
Posted: 11th, January 2009 | In: Photojournalism, Strange But True | Comments (3)
Shit Faced: Cosmetic Saleswoman Leaves Shitty Sample On Step
BING! Bong! Who can that be at the door? Why, it must the salesgirl from Mary Kay cosmetics saleswoman, and she’s left her calling card on the mat: a huge steaming pile of turd-like foundation.
The lucky recipient of the free sample says she refused to answer the door of her Florida home as she didn’t recognise the car parked outside.
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Posted: 10th, January 2009 | In: Strange But True | Comment
Oral Sex In Durham Street: Woman Stays Free
TO Yates’ Wine Lodge, in North Road, Durham City, where drinkers see Emma Modrate and Liam Dougherty engaging in oral sex in the street.
Police are called.
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Posted: 10th, January 2009 | In: Strange But True | Comment (1)
Death Row Inmate Pulls Out One Good Eye And Eats It
ANDRE Thomas is a prisoner on Texas’s death row. He has eaten his eye.
A Texas death row inmate with a history of mental problems pulled out his only good eye and told authorities he ate it.
Andre Thomas, 25, was arrested for the fatal stabbings of his estranged wife, their young son and her 13-month-old daughter in March 2004. Their hearts also had been ripped out. He was convicted and condemned for the infant’s death.
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Posted: 10th, January 2009 | In: Strange But True | Comments (2)
