Archive for the 'Human Interest' Category

24.03.07 Cops can be gay as long as they don’t sway
Filed: Human Interest, Gender Issues, Asia, Crime and Punishment
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Cops told: Be gay, just don’t sway. This is the title of a news article from a major Philippine newspaper The Philippine Star, written by Cecile Suerte Felipe.
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has issued a warning to gay officers not to sway their hips or display suggestive behavior while on duty or they risk losing […]

18.03.07 Easy math solutions?
Filed: Human Interest, Funny, Kid Stuff
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I got an email from my cousin containing photos of some math tests. Really funny.

17.03.07 Coin slot/butt cleavage cream
Filed: Health and Hygiene, Human Interest, Funny, Entertainment
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What is a coin slot? According to wikipedia:
Buttock cleavage is minor exposure of the buttocks and the gluteal cleft between them, often because of low-slung trousers. Historically the “coin slot” (or “builder’s bum” or “plumber’s crack”) has been associated with overweight plumbers (due to their frequent working position exposing the area). It is sometimes associated […]

13.03.07 Ant infestation tests Buddhist monks
Filed: All About Animals, Health and Hygiene, Human Interest, Society and Culture
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Buddhist monks in Malaysia, are enduring the sting of red ants because they can’t kill these ants due to their belief in non-violence. Buddhist monks they are not allowed to kill any living thing. The ants have stung the monks and devotees but the monks cannot lift a finger. They can only hope that the […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]