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FuzzyTony
Indian Man Threads Snake Through Nostrils

New Delhi, India (AHN) - A man from the Indian state of Chennai is bidding for a place in the Guinness Book Of World Records by inserting live snakes into his nostrils and then pulling them out of his mouth. Manoharan, who goes by the name "Snake Manu," has reportedly been performing the feat for quite a few years.
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Manoharan
the Boy From Bozlem
Brazilian and US scientists are looking into using spider venom as a possible treatment for male impotence.

Their investigation follows reports that men bitten by the Phoneutria nigriventer experienced priapism - long and painful erections.
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mightypies
Anyone missing a couple of oxfords?

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,,...800-663,00.html
Allershausen
I have to ask, what's an Oxford, apart from being an old Morris car?
mightypies
Oxford Scholar = Dollar.
FuzzyTony
Good story. $70,000 Aussie dollars found on a train in Germany.

I like this quote from the news report:

The Australian expat community in Germany is abuzz with speculation about where the stash could have come from.
Australia Shop owner Colin Truslove said he wished he had found it.
"I reckon it was someone on their way to my shop to stock up on Cherry Ripes and Vegemite," he said. "Or, because Cologne is a bit of a gay mecca, maybe they were heading here for a big weekend."


Breaking News! This just in from Scotland: My Penis Is Covered In White Spots
FuzzyTony
This could be the employer of the week so far. Here's one way to gather staff to announce a mass lay-off:

BBC: Fire Alarm Signals Time On Robbs

Employees of a historic department store in Hexham learned that they were being made redundant after responding to a fire alarm.
Bosses at the almost 189-year-old Robbs store deliberately set off the fire bell to clear the building of customers and get staff together in one place.
At the designated fire point, the 140 members of staff were told the landmark store would be shutting in two weeks.
The store's administrators called the decision "efficient and practical".
bluedave
Probably indicative of why they were closing if that's their idea of 'efficient' employee relations.
FuzzyTony
I'd say it's the kind of thing that Mr. David Brent at Wernham Hogg would do.

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FuzzyTony
Another odd news story from Germany:

Reuters: Man Takes Driving Test Drunk, Fails

A German man failed his driving test after attempting the examination while three times over the legal alcohol limit, police said Tuesday.
Roger H
Jihad Kids - the most insane kids show ever...
mightypies
Is this what the world's coming to? If you can't handle raising a kid, just give it away...

http://www.theage.com.au/news/World/Boy-du...8995115097.html
FuzzyTony
Just what you need to brighten up those rainy day walks: an Internet umbrella.

Daily Mail: Watch Slide-Shows On The Umbrella Which Will Stop You Getting Lost

The high-tech brolly allows you to take pictures with a built-in camera. These can be uploaded to Flickr (a photo-sharing website) via a wireless internet connection and within two minutes you can watch downloaded photo-streams on your umbrella screen with a simple wrist-snapping movement.
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FuzzyTony
Irish Dolphins Have Their Own Dialect

Scientists who study dolphins in the Shannon river estuary believe that these animals can develop a dialect of their own for communication purposes among themselves. [...]
- They produce other types of sounds as well, similar to barking, snorting or gun shots...
They also drink more.

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FuzzyTony
Pizza-flavored beer? The next logical step is beer that tastes like urine. No, wait, a lot of it already does.

CBS2: Suburban Hobbyist Puts New Spin On Beer And Pizza

Something’s brewing in a garage in St. Charles [Illinois]. Tom Seefurth is mixing up a concoction he'll eventually pour out as beer - pizza beer.
"It's pizza and beer in a bottle," Seefurth, a self-proclaimed beer nut, says.
Play the video in the top right of the article.

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Real pizza added to the beer.
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