Silly/Odd News Stories from around the World

[ganbaru]

Police on swallowed diamond: This, too, shall pass
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories...05-17-13-05-29

Texas boy suspended over NBA shave scores tickets
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories...05-17-22-58-40

[Xellos-_^]

Thai lady boy Angkookrat, known as Toon, was one of 200 'women' to enter the Brighton's Next Hot Model contest.

Shy Toon sailed through the preliminary rounds, wowing judges with her deep brown eyes, long dark hair and slimline figure.

After being given the green light by every member of the panel, the Lady Boys of Bangkok star, 26, revealed that she was born a man.

Organiser Scott Woolgar said: "During the selection process it did not cross any of our minds for a minute that she was a man.

"I know a lot of judges showed pictures to friends and family to get a bit of help and nobody twigged.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/news...-be-a-man.html

wonders what the other 199 contestant have to say for losing a beauty contest to a man.

[Anh_Minh]

Maybe they're men too...

[ganbaru]

Man's defibrillator stops knife during attack
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories...05-18-19-22-33

Man wears briefs on head during Idaho burglary
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories...05-18-11-10-54

[Xellos-_^]

According to court documents, the men built two traps around a well-known, makeshift shelter along the Big Springs trail in Provo Canyon, located about 50 miles south of Salt Lake City.

One was rigged to a trip wire to send a 20-pound, spiked boulder swinging at head level of an unsuspecting hiker, while the other was designed to trip a passer-by into a bed of sharpened wooden stakes.

U.S. Forest Service Officer James Schoeffler, who discovered the traps while on a routine patrol of the area, said the traps could have caused significant or lethal injuries, court documents state. Schoeffler spent 12 years in the military as a bomb disposal technician dismantling deadly devices in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Police have said it was fortunate that Schoeffler was the first to discover the traps, given his military training.
According to the charging documents, both men admitted making the traps but said they were intended for wildlife such as wild boar and bunnies, not people.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...a125313D92.DTL

Mormons must really hate Harvey.

[GDB]

Harvey the Bunny? What?

Also, if the boulder was head-level, how could it affect a boar or bunny? Last I checked, those are at most waist and ankle high.

[Xellos-_^]

Originally Posted by GDB

Harvey the Bunny? What?

Also, if the boulder was head-level, how could it affect a boar or bunny? Last I checked, those are at most waist and ankle high.

A 6ft Bunny.

[Endless Soul]

Originally Posted by Xellos-_^

A 6ft invisible Bunny.

Endless "Pooka" Soul

[MrTerrorist]

Chinese cheese: A taste of 'milk cake' in Yunnan

I wonder what it tastes like?

[MrTerrorist]

Norway's self-sufficient community prison

[ganbaru]

Ouch! Dog bites politician but she gets a vote
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories...05-19-13-35-36
A bite a vote...

[Xellos-_^]

NSFW Japanese Samurai Helmets NSFW

[Konakaga]

This is sooo late but I happened upon it today:
Does This Lady Love Final Fantasy XI More Than You?

Emiri Kato doesn't just play Final Fantasy XI, she lives there.

The voice actress has an impressive resume of anime and game titles she's worked on, but that's nothing compared to her FFXI playtime.

As pointed out on website 4Gamer, Kato has played FFXI for 557 days and 18 hours. That's 13,386 hours.

Before you say, wow, that's a lot, remember, this is a MMORPG. It's not a game. It's a lifestyle.

I'd say how crazy of number that is, but I know I had well over a year on that game before I quit , but I never would have guessed one my favorite Seiyus played the game even more than I did; I am sure Konata would be pleased to the truth behind Kagami's Seiyu .

[Xellos-_^]

Originally Posted by Konakaga

This is sooo late but I happened upon it today:
Does This Lady Love Final Fantasy XI More Than You?


I'd say how crazy of number that is, but I know I had well over a year on that game before I quit , but I never would have guessed one my favorite Seiyus played the game even more than I did; I am sure Konata would be pleased to the truth behind Kagami's Seiyu .

1. she was pay to play on FFXI
2. she already admited she just log in and not do anything.
3. this is really old news.

[Ithekro]

At 13,386 hours, of course it is old news.

Though it is fun to think of Konata and Kagami playing only for Kagami to have more hours and experiance than even Konata. (Kagamin really gets into things) While Tsukasa is still clueless.

[ganbaru]

Ohio pair get engaged after running half-marathon
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories...05-21-09-51-18

[Endless Soul]

Originally Posted by ganbaru

Ohio pair get engaged after running half-marathon
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories...05-21-09-51-18

If they can't even make the commitment to run a full marathon, how can they think about committing themselves to each other?

Endless "Laziness everywhere" Soul

[GDB]

Originally Posted by Endless Soul

If they can't even make the commitment to run a full marathon, how can they think about committing themselves to each other?

Don't you see the SYMBOLISM!?!?

{sappy}
They each completed half, so combined they complete each other's goals!
{/sappy}

[SaintessHeart]

Originally Posted by GDB

Don't you see the SYMBOLISM!?!?

{sappy}
They each completed half, so combined they complete each other's goals!
{/sappy}

Someone burn this guy like a witch.

[ogon_bat]

Originally Posted by SaintessHeart

Someone burn this guy like a witch.

But first we must make sure we are dealing with a witch!

First we tie and dump the supposed witch into the lake, a human woul dsink and die, but a witch would float and therefore must be burn at the stake.