Silly/Odd News Stories from around the World

[KimmyChan]

Widow leaves her village £400,000 -

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/8070848.stm

[FateAnomaly]

Thats really nice of her.

[KimmyChan]

Originally Posted by FateAnomaly

Thats really nice of her.

It sure was wasn't it

Dinosaur skulls sold at auction -

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8078827.stm

[GHDpro]

Here's an expensive vase you may not want to put water in:



http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/02/e...l-the-right-r/

[KimmyChan]

Lost wallaby could be 'confused' -

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/tyne/8078540.stm

[Arabesque]

Originally Posted by Shadow Minato

Malaysia is a Muslim nation and thus, their laws are rather different than that of anywhere else. I am not surprised as that there are actually stranger policies than this one in Muslim nations, such as Malaysia. This is just the gist of it!

I...don't see how being a Muslim nation has anything to do with this. It just looks like a method to protect women from being humilated verbally (how well it actually works is up to debate).
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A bit of old news:

Tsuyoshi Kusanagi arrested for alleged indecency

23 April: The pop star, sitting on the grass, resisted the arrest, saying, "What's wrong with being naked?" public broadcaster NHK reported earlier. His clothes were bundled in a ball near him.

[Vexx]

Originally Posted by Arabesque

A bit of old news:

Tsuyoshi Kusanagi arrested for alleged indecency

Sadly, no one would have blinked in a park during springtime in Berlin

As for "unusual cases" like GHDPro points out, fans of steampunk should get a napkin to catch their drool before clicking this link:

http://www.destructoid.com/show-us-y...c-133069.phtml

[MrTerrorist]

A weird interview with Marilyn Manson
Okay what has happen to him?
I may not like his music, but i used to remember him as that shock rocker who surprise people with his intelligence & manners, something his haters might not expect for a guy that they blame for causing alot of things.

But this interview makes me think he's losing his mind.

[KimmyChan]

Plea over jellyfish crop circle -

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/e...re/8080315.stm

[SaintessHeart]

Originally Posted by MrTerrorist

A weird interview with Marilyn Manson
Okay what has happen to him?
I may not like his music, but i used to remember him as that shock rocker who surprise people with his intelligence & manners, something his haters might not expect for a guy that they blame for causing alot of things.

But this interview makes me think he's losing his mind.

He must really have been busy or the reporter is just pissing him off.

If you seen his interview back when Columbine happened, you would really be wowed. But that was then.

[-HyugaNeji-]

Originally Posted by Vexx

Sadly, no one would have blinked in a park during springtime in Berlin

As for "unusual cases" like GHDPro points out, fans of steampunk should get a napkin to catch their drool before clicking this link:

http://www.destructoid.com/show-us-y...c-133069.phtml

Rofl they react way too uptight

[KimmyChan]

US man returns ancient Jerusalem stone -

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8079825.stm

[Vexx]

Originally Posted by SaintessHeart

He must really have been busy or the reporter is just pissing him off.

If you seen his interview back when Columbine happened, you would really be wowed. But that was then.

Yeah, I'd read that as Manson simply had absolutely zero respect for this reporter. And the reporter wrote a hit-piece in response.

Looks more like one side of a slap fight than a news article

[KimmyChan]

'Gay penguins' rear adopted chick -

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8081829.stm

[Shadow Kira01]

Originally Posted by KimmyChan

'Gay penguins' rear adopted chick -

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8081829.stm

I thought I read it wrong but it seems..

Not to sure what to say..

[Woopzilla]

Originally Posted by KimmyChan

'Gay penguins' rear adopted chick -

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8081829.stm

Haha, they tried to hatch stones?

But this part sort of bothered me:

Originally Posted by BBC

The zoo flew in four females in a bid to get the endangered birds to reproduce - but quickly abandoned the scheme after causing outrage among gay rights activists, who accused it of interfering in the animals' behaviour.

Wha-- ? Seeing as they're trying to hatch stones doesn't it mean they're instinctly trying to reproduce? Maybe the humping of one another the result of the lack of female contact. Seems to me those activists are going a step too far, as if meeting females in their natural habitat isn't normal... oh well.

[Solace]

Going too far? Here's irony for ya:

This is the article about the protests in 2005 - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4264913.stm

And a fun bit from it:

Gay groups insisted that penguins had a right to form couples without human interference, she said.

Um, they're in a freaking ZOO. Oh, and they're endangered because of over fishing. But whoa whoa whoa......they're GAY?! We can't interfere with animal rights! Those are sacred!

[Woopzilla]

Originally Posted by Solace

Going too far? Here's irony for ya:

This is the article about the protests in 2005 - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4264913.stm

And a fun bit from it:



Um, they're in a freaking ZOO. Oh, and they're endangered because of over fishing. But whoa whoa whoa......they're GAY?! We can't interfere with animal rights! Those are sacred!

Haha, that's a god point I hadn't thought about. Endanger them to begin with, lock 'em and up, get crowds to stare at them in a zoo but still respect their rights(?).

Gay Rghts Activists fighting the evil non-existant oppression of animal homosexuality unite!

[Mystique]

Originally Posted by Woopzilla

Haha, that's a god point I hadn't thought about. Endanger them to begin with, lock 'em and up, get crowds to stare at them in a zoo but still respect their rights(?).

Gay Rghts Activists fighting the evil non-existant oppression of animal homosexuality unite!

So it boils down to:
Protect their sexual orientation rights and let them die out...
(right...)
Or protect their very existance as an endangered species by reproducing with females.

WWF VS Gay activists, round 1:

If only the penguins could speak, they'd prob insult our entire race as humans to be honest, lol.

[SaintessHeart]

Originally Posted by Mystique

So it boils down to:
Protect their sexual orientation rights and let them die out...
(right...)
Or protect their very existance as an endangered species by reproducing with females.

WWF VS Gay activists, round 1:

If only the penguins could speak, they'd prob insult our entire race as humans to be honest, lol.

I couldn't control it, but I had to laugh upon reading the last statement. Seriously....

How about roasting them and eating them for dinner? No penguin, no problem.