12.15.2006

Odd News Bits

Dolphins Saved by Arm Wrestling

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - The world's tallest man has saved the lives of two dying dolphins in China by reaching deep into their stomachs to pull out pieces of plastic...

The Iraq Study Group has requested the services of the world's tallest man to help pull the president's head out of his ass.

Georgia Rules Potter Can Stay on School Shelves

ATLANTA (Reuters) - The Georgia department of education on Thursday upheld a decision by the county board that would allow the wildly popular series by author J.K. Rowling to remain in school libraries...

However, thousands of other books were removed from the libraries to combat outbreaks of bibliophilism and fancy book learnin'.

Nazi Gingerbread Men Moved to New Town

WELLINGTON, Ohio - An artist who was forced to remove his Nazi gingerbread men from the window of a hardware store has set up the display in an empty storefront in another town.

And that town was Tortuguitas, Argentina.

Airlines Workers Sacrifice Camel at Airport

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Workers at Turkish Airlines celebrated a job well done by sacrificing a camel at Istanbul airport and their boss has now been suspended.

The boss was suspended because the job performance was so outstanding that two more camels should have been sacrificed along with the 12-year-old orphan stowaway found in the baggage compartment.

Tired of Ridicule, Fjuckby Seeks Name Change

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - After years of ridicule the inhabitants of the Swedish village of Fjuckby have had enough.

The residents of the small hamlet submitted an application for a name change, along with a list of replacement names they would consider--Fjellatio, Tugjob, Bukkake, Fjelcher, Spljooge, and Woodjablowme.

New York Women Release Anger--by Jell-O Wrestling

NEW YORK (Reuters) - By day Sandra Martinez works at a New York law firm, but by night she throws off her conservative image and becomes "Sandra Claws" -- an amateur female Jell-O wrestler.

Sandra aspires to be a professional female Jell-O wrestler within the next few years. After that, she hopes to advance to the professional female dairy wrestling circuit, where she can display her grappling skills in sour cream, yogurt, and assorted puddings.





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