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Things You Should Never Do In a Public Library: Masturbation

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:32:00 +0000

There are things you should just never do at the library. Masturbating is definitely one of them.

Police in Burlington, Kentucky say they arrested a man who was doing just that at the Main Branch of the Boone County Library. But guess what? He wasn't even using the computer to look at porn. Read more...

Things You Should Never Do In a Public Library: Masturbation originally appeared on About.com Weird News on Friday, November 20th, 2009 at 06:32:00.

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Fight Club Prank: Blu Ray Comes With Phony Menu

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:18:02 +0000

Imagine you buy the new Blu Ray edition of Fight Club. You pop it into the player and kick back on the sofa for an evening of fighting intermingled with social commentary.

But wait... something's gone wrong. The menu comes onto the screen and it's... Drew Barrymore's "Never Been Kissed?"

There is nothing wrong with your Blu Ray player... so what gives? Read more...

Fight Club Prank: Blu Ray Comes With Phony Menu originally appeared on About.com Weird News on Thursday, November 19th, 2009 at 07:18:02.

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People Kebab: Russian Bums Accused in Bizarre Cannibal Plot

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:03:09 +0000

We've all had our encounters with mystery meat from street vendors, greasy spoons and other not-so-fine dining establishments.

But police in Perm, Russia say three bums butchered and ate a 25-year-old man... then sold their leftovers to a local kiosk that sells kebabs and pies, according to Sky News. Read more...

People Kebab: Russian Bums Accused in Bizarre Cannibal Plot originally appeared on About.com Weird News on Tuesday, November 17th, 2009 at 08:03:09.

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Why Do You Pull a 8-Ton Bus With Your Hair: Guinness World Record Week Recap

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 02:38:00 +0000

What do you say after you've lashed a double-decker bus to your hair and pull it 70 feet?

Hint: It's not, "I'm going to Disney World."

I spoke with Ironman Manjit Singh after he accomplished the feet he couldn't achieve two years ago.

"Yes," he told me, "many people think I am crazy. I don't care. I'm happy to make them laugh." Read more...

Why Do You Pull a 8-Ton Bus With Your Hair: Guinness World Record Week Recap originally appeared on About.com Weird News on Monday, November 16th, 2009 at 02:38:00.

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Yo Ho Ho & a Bottle of Rum... In a Diaper Bag... While Driving... With Kids

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:13:12 +0000

The year's not over yet, but it's safe to say that Monica Say is out of the running for mom of the year.

Police say Say was caught driving drunk in a car with her two sons, ages 2 and 4, inside. What's more, they say she had an open bottle of rum in a diaper bag. Hopefully for her, and not the kids. Police say he blood-alcohol level was more than twice the legal limit for drunkenness. Read more...

Yo Ho Ho & a Bottle of Rum... In a Diaper Bag... While Driving... With Kids originally appeared on About.com Weird News on Sunday, November 15th, 2009 at 14:13:12.

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Bitter Politicians Won't Congratulate Yankees . . . Because They're Sore Losers

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 12:29:54 +0000

Love 'em or hate 'em, nothing says America like the New York Yankees. They represent the two things we're best at: success and excess.

So naturally, our country's dysfunctional lawmakers can't even figure out the right way to congratulate the most successful team in America's national sport. I guess that's the other thing we're known for: utter political incompetence.

Congress passed a resolution recently congratulating the Yankees on their record 27th World Series championship... a noncontroversial measure that usually passes unanimously no matter who wins. But last week, 28 House members either voted "No" or "Present." "Present" is kind of a sissy's way of voting no... you don't want to vote in support of something, but you're afraid you'll look bad if you vote no... so you vote present.

'Diaper Lady' Shuttle Astronaut Strikes Plea Deal in Love Triangle Attack

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:15:34 +0000

The naval officer and former astronaut at the center of a bizarre love triangle has pleaded guilty to felony burglary of a car and misdemeanor battery.

Lisa Nowak, who rode the Shuttle Discovery to the International Space Station in 2006, allegedly drove nonstop from Texas to Orlando in February, 2007, to confront a woman who was seeing the same man -- William A. Oefelein, who was also an astronaut at the time. Read more...

'Diaper Lady' Shuttle Astronaut Strikes Plea Deal in Love Triangle Attack originally appeared on About.com Weird News on Thursday, November 12th, 2009 at 02:15:34.

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Family Values: Levi Johnston Ready for His Nude

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:14:13 +0000

Levi Johnston, the ex-boyfriend of Sarah Palin's daughter, Bristol, and father of their love child says he's ready to pose nude for Playgirl magazine, according to Life & Style magazine.

And Johnston doesn't seem to care if more men buy the magazine than women.

"If I'm a gay icon, so be it. I guess it's a compliment," he was quoted as saying.

The mag says he'll do the shoot next week in New York. And he doesn't plan to stop there.

"I could go out and do movies, maybe one day even end up as a celebrity," he told the magazine. "If it doesn't work out, I'll just go back to being a licensed electrician like everyone else in my family."

That's the surest sign he's not planning to re-enter the political spotlight. If he was, he'd have picked plumbing. (Holly-Weird)

Family Values: Levi Johnston Ready for His Nude originally appeared on About.com Weird News on Thursday, November 12th, 2009 at 02:14:13.

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Will Condom Recall Lead to Sex Panic?

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:12:45 +0000

If you're sexually active and have used condoms, here's some news that's really going to gross you out: Chinese authorities have shut down a condom plant, saying it was producing unsafe and tainted rubbers.

Now, officials are looking for more than two million condoms that were produced by this plant and sold under brand names such as Durex and Jissbon, according to Australia's ABC News.

Officials say manufacturer Li Anping bought wholesale condoms, added an "unknown" lubricant and then repackaged them without sterilizing them. He also had underage girls working in his condom factory, according to the report.

This story is bad enough... but the real question now is how do you recall condoms? If you have the answer... please don't tell me.

I don't want to know. (Love, Sex & Marriage)

Will Condom Recall Lead to Sex Panic? originally appeared on About.com Weird News on Thursday, November 12th, 2009 at 02:12:45.

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Learn to Cook, See the Future With Japanese Comics

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:46:03 +0000

As a weird news guy, I can't approach Thanksgiving and not be grateful for Japan. This is a country that's given me maid cafes, crime-fighting robots, Takeru Kobayashi and a first lady who rode a UFO to Venus.

Japan also has a somewhat unhealthy obsession with overly cute characters with freakishly large eyes. Now, these characters are ready to teach you how to cook Japanese dishes with odd names like "rabbit apples" and "egg buddies."

I try not to eat my buddies... but The Manga Cookbook looks like a fun gift for anyone who has a Japan fetish, loves those cuddly comics or doesn't know how to cook.

If cooking's not your thing (that's what ramen's for, right?), there's also a deck of Manga Tarot cards, where similarly adorable characters can predict your doom.

Then again, if you REALLY want to get someone a unique gift from Japan, there's always those used panty vending machines. Don't worry. I won't judge you.

Learn to Cook, See the Future With Japanese Comics originally appeared on About.com Weird News on Monday, November 9th, 2009 at 23:46:03.

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