Silly/Odd News Stories from around the World

[KimmyChan]

Pensioner Tackles Home Intruder -

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8002767.stm

[MrTerrorist]

New Zealand motel owner bans whole town

Is that you Rick Astley?!

[KimmyChan]

Ancestor of T-Rex found in China -

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8010292.stm

[Zu Ra]

A dog owner has murdered a couple who ‘humiliated his dog in the town of Orsha, Belarus. The man used a log as a weapon, Interfax reported on Thursday.

“The 20-year-old man, who had a criminal record, has been detained for killing a man and a woman,” a police source said.

“He was walking his dog when a drunken couple started teasing it. The suspect, who was also drunk, hit the man with a log, and, afterwards, finished off the sobered up woman,” he said.

The man said he killed the couple out of “love for his four-legged friend.”

Source : MosNews / Sankaku C

[Dilla]

Strangest Lawsuit Ever?

Spoiler:

I see a lot of strange news stories in this job and this one, which was featured recently in a German newspaper, is up there with the strangest.

A judge in Stuttgart, Germany, is currently trying to decide on a lawsuit in which a man hired his neighbour to impregnate his wife.

It gets weirder.

Demetrius Soupolos, 29, and his former beauty queen wife, Traute, were very keen to have a child together, but Demetrius was sterile so they began to seek out other possible options.

The option the couple eventually decided on was to hire their neighbour Frank Maus, 34, to impregnate Traute.

Maus, who was already married with two children agreed to do the job for the fee of €2,000. For three evenings a week for the next six months, a total of 72 different times, Maus tried to impregnate Traute.

When his own wife objected, Maus explained that he was "only doing it for the money."

After the unsuccessful six-month period Soupolos insisted that Maus take a medical examination. The doctor concluded that Maus was also sterile, which forced his wife into admitting that their two children did not belong to him.

Soupolos is now suing Maus in an effort to get his money back. Maus' argument is that he did not guarantee conception, only that he would try his hardest.

Haha, that's hilarious. Talk about being played.

[Shadow Kira01]

Miss Universe Australia in "skinny" controversy

This doesn't appear right to me.. It is obvious that the woman is suffering serious malnutrition. 49kg is okay for ladies between the height of 1.5-1.6m but 1.8m is rather.. How is she going to win the Miss Universe competition? Or rather to say, why she even do that to herself before applying for Miss Australia? I have no clue.

[The Guy Named Zeo]

PETA sues Airline on behalf of Geese

How dumb can PETA get?

[anti-random]

at dilla. that has to be one of the funniest stories i have heard of in a long long time.

[KimmyChan]

Israeli oranges 'on sale in Iran' -

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/mid...st/8017823.stm

[SaintessHeart]

Originally Posted by KimmyChan

Israeli oranges 'on sale in Iran' -

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/mid...st/8017823.stm

Full News Report :

Fears that an Iranian ban on imports from its arch foe Israel was flouted by the sale of Jaffa oranges have sparked an inquiry in Tehran, reports say.

City authorities asked the judiciary to take action after the Israeli fruit was allegedly imported in boxes marked as Chinese, local media report.

The fruit was imported via Dubai and put on sale at markets and in shops in and around Tehran, one report says.

A news agency showed pictures of boxes containing fruit bearing a Jaffa label.

In its report on the alleged distribution of the oranges, the Ilna news agency said fruit still in storage would not be sold.

Photos released by the Mehr news agency show oranges clearly marked "Jaffa Sweetie Israel PO".

An Iranian customs official later told a third news agency, Isna, he found the reports impossible to believe but added that if any Israeli oranges had been imported, it could only have happened through unofficial channels.

"In addition to the inspections, importers are informed about the laws and they will never take such risks for importing just a few tonnes of goods," said Mohammad Reza Naderi, deputy head of Iranian Customs.

"Even if it is said that the oranges were imported to the country from Israel, the import was not done through official channels."

The Jaffa orange, named after an Israeli city, is known for its sweetness, for having few seeds and being easy to peel.

That is why.

[KimmyChan]

Bullet bounces off US woman's bra -

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8015242.stm

[Riker]

Originally Posted by The Guy Named Zeo

PETA sues Airline on behalf of Geese

How dumb can PETA get?

Erm, are you sure that news is real? I mean it was posted on April 1st.

ANN APRIL 1st "SPECIAL" EDITION

[izmosmolnar]

Originally Posted by Dilla

Strangest Lawsuit Ever?

Spoiler:

I see a lot of strange news stories in this job and this one, which was featured recently in a German newspaper, is up there with the strangest.

A judge in Stuttgart, Germany, is currently trying to decide on a lawsuit in which a man hired his neighbour to impregnate his wife.

It gets weirder.

Demetrius Soupolos, 29, and his former beauty queen wife, Traute, were very keen to have a child together, but Demetrius was sterile so they began to seek out other possible options.

The option the couple eventually decided on was to hire their neighbour Frank Maus, 34, to impregnate Traute.

Maus, who was already married with two children agreed to do the job for the fee of €2,000. For three evenings a week for the next six months, a total of 72 different times, Maus tried to impregnate Traute.

When his own wife objected, Maus explained that he was "only doing it for the money."

After the unsuccessful six-month period Soupolos insisted that Maus take a medical examination. The doctor concluded that Maus was also sterile, which forced his wife into admitting that their two children did not belong to him.

Soupolos is now suing Maus in an effort to get his money back. Maus' argument is that he did not guarantee conception, only that he would try his hardest.

Haha, that's hilarious. Talk about being played.

I can't believe that's real. Wasn't Maus' wife aware that her husband is sterile? I mean she was the one who cheated on him after all. She should have started complaining about as soon as she hears it, and even threaten the husband with a divorce to stop him doing that silly job. They are married after all she would have had every right to divorce. A normal married couple wouldn't consent to let the husband do such thing, seriously.

[Liddo-kun]

Shark 'dumped' on Australia paper

Police in Australia say they are "dumbfounded" by the dumping of a live shark on the doorstep of a newspaper in Victoria state.

The two-foot (60cm) creature was found lying at the front door of The Standard in Warrnambool city under cover of darkness after midnight on Wednesday.

The fish - a Port Jackson shark - was said to be relatively harmless.

Police released it into the harbour after carrying it in a bucket of water borrowed from a McDonald's restaurant.

Police said the juvenile Port Jackson shark - a common species on Australia's south coast - was spotted in the early hours of Thursday by a man leaving the fast-food restaurant, located next door to the offices of The Standard.

'Still breathing'

"We arrived and poured some water on it just to see if it was still breathing and it kicked around for a little while," Constable Jarrod Dwyer told state radio.

He said the newspaper had no idea why anyone would leave the shark there to die.

"They had no ideas of any person that wished them any harm or wished to send them any type of message, so we're a little dumbfounded," he said.

Port Jackson sharks can grow up to 1.6m long (5.5 ft). They typically feed on crustaceans, sea urchins and fish.

Constable Dwyer's partner, Acting Sgt Greg Cresell, told the Warrnambool Standard that it was one of the most bizarre incidents he had come across in his time as a police officer.

"We've had some strange things in the van before, but never a shark," he said.

A fisheries official told the paper that the sharks were harmless, except for two venomous dorsal spines.

Authorities have vowed to charge the offenders with animal cruelty, if they find those responsible for dumping the shark.

Source:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8015205.stm
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Really strange news...

[SaintessHeart]

Originally Posted by KimmyChan

Bullet bounces off US woman's bra -

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8015242.stm

Now that is what I call a wonderbra......

[The Guy Named Zeo]

Originally Posted by Riker

Erm, are you sure that news is real? I mean it was posted on April 1st.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2166959/posts
has the same info posted in January of this year, but it's not the same article.

[Dilla]

Originally Posted by izmosmolnar

I can't believe that's real. Wasn't Maus' wife aware that her husband is sterile? I mean she was the one who cheated on him after all. She should have started complaining about as soon as she hears it, and even threaten the husband with a divorce to stop him doing that silly job. They are married after all she would have had every right to divorce. A normal married couple wouldn't consent to let the husband do such thing, seriously.

I think the bolded part answer your questions. He said he was just doing it for the money(whether that's believable or not. . .), but he must have been a rather decent husband that brought in a liveable income otherwise. She was probably afraid that if she objected, her secret affairs would come out as well.

The whole thing sorta reminds me of the movie 'Indecent Proposal', where Robert Redford's character offer one million dollars to Demi Moore and Woody Harrelson's characters for one night with Moore.

[Anh_Minh]

Why would she be aware of his sterility? She must have known it was possible he wasn't the father, that's all.

[KimmyChan]

Originally Posted by SaintessHeart

Now that is what I call a wonderbra......

Lol! Isn't it just!

'Ill' worker fired over Facebook -

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8018329.stm

[Mystique]

Originally Posted by KimmyChan

Bullet bounces off US woman's bra -

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8015242.stm

Speaking of bullets...

Man fires bullet with a hammer