Archive for February, 2007

28.02.07 Woman trades her baby for a car
Filed: Human Interest, Strange, Crime and Punishment
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In Colombia, three people were arrested for allegedly swapping a 5-month-old baby boy as downpayment on a used Dodge Intrepid and cash, police said Tuesday.
Nicole Uribe, 23, is accused of trading the baby to Jose-Juan Lerma, 47, and his wife, Irene, 27, in exchange for $1,500, $500 which was to be the downpayment, Pueblo […]

27.02.07 Dating website for animal lovers
Filed: All About Animals, Human Interest, Society and Culture, Dogs, Cool, World Wide Web, Pigs
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Having problems meeting your match because of your pet dog? Want to meet someone who enjoys taking care of pigs as much as you do? Dier-en-Mens will help you hook up with a potential partner who loves animals, just like you.
Dier-en-Mens claims to be the fastest growing dating website. Unlike the usual dating websites […]

25.02.07 Airline loses Faith, finds Faith again
Filed: All About Animals, Society and Culture, Dogs
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American Airlines lost Faith, then finds Faith again!
Faith, the famous two-legged dog, was lost but was back with her owner after a few hours. She and her owner, Jude Stringfellow, were on their way to Oklahoma City from Orlando, with a stop over in Dallas. They had a problem with their flight from Dallas to […]

24.02.07 New Zealand fishermen catch colossal squid
Filed: All About Animals, Strange
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A fishing crew from New Zealand has caught a colossal squid that could weigh a half-ton and prove to be the biggest specimen ever landed, a fisheries official said. The squid, weighing an estimated 990 lbs and about 39 feet long, took two hours to land in Antarctic waters, New Zealand Fisheries Minister Jim Anderton […]

23.02.07 Female only tourism island
Filed: Human Interest, Society and Culture, Gender Issues
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Iran is launching a women-only taxi company and soon, women-only tourism island.
According to the Tehran-e Emrouz newspaper, this island will be in a northwest province of Iran, on the Urumiyeh lake in Western Azerbaijan province.
Under Iran’s strict Islamic law, men and women are not supposed to mix in public, much less have women in bathing […]

20.02.07 8,000 to set snow angel record in N.D.
Filed: Human Interest, Society and Culture, Kid Stuff, Cool
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Thousands of people determined to set the snow angel record in Bismark, North Dakota. People frantically flapping arms and legs in the snow Saturday in an attempt to set the record for the most snow angels ever made, most were parents, children, even snowplow drivers.
The curator of education for the State Historical Society of North […]

19.02.07 Man who was fired for visiting adult chat room at work sues IBM for $5 million
Filed: Human Interest, Society and Culture, World Wide Web, Crime and Punishment
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A man was fired by IBM for visiting and adult chatroom while at work, now is suing this company for $5 million. He says that he is addicted to the internet and deserves treatment and sympathy from the company rather than dismissal.
Whoa!
In papers filed in federal court in White Plains, James Pacenza, 58, of Montgomery, […]

17.02.07 Teen Charged For Laxative-Laced Goodies
Filed: Health and Hygiene, Funny, Food and Beverage, Crime and Punishment
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Another high school prank gone bad. Minnesota authorities, not amused by the joke, have charged the alleged high school prankster with two felonies for serving laxative laced brownies causing several students and school staff a lot of discomfort and embarrassment.
The Lyle High School student mixed brownies with laxatives and served them to some students and […]

14.02.07 Thai cops on alert for kissing teenagers
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Thailand police has made a plan to protect teenagers and prevent them from doing inappropriate acts, lest they get too carried away.
The police will be on the look out after school hours in “high-risk areas,” like public parks, shopping malls and restaurants and expand in the evening to include nightclubs, bars and so-called love motels, […]

12.02.07 6,124 couples kiss in the Philippines
Filed: Human Interest, Society and Culture, Seasonal Stories, Cool, Asia
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The Philippines has broken the world record of the most number couples kissing simultaneously.
The event called Lovapalooza has been organized for the kissing event. More than 6,000 couples kissed simultaneously, for at least 10 secounds, on a parking lot of a mall in Pasay City. Couples danced and listened to music till midnight. After a […]