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Wednesday, June 13th, 2007Japanese are staying cool as a cucumber this summer with “Pepsi Ice Cucumber” - a new soda based on the crisp green gourd.
The soft drink, which hit stores here on Tuesday, doesn’t actually have any cucumber in it - but has been artificially flavored to resemble “the refreshing taste of a fresh cucumber,” said Aya […]
What do you call a pig with six legs and two willies?
Wednesday, June 13th, 2007A piglet born in Croatia with six legs and two penises has been nicknamed Octopig.
Owner Ivica Seic came up with the nickname, daily newspaper Vecernji List reported.
The farmer from the village of Vrpolje said Octopig also has two anuses, and was growing so fast they had decided to keep him as a pet.
Ivica said: “Who […]
Roadkill art for sale
Tuesday, June 12th, 2007A Gloucestershire artist is selling a squashed hare and fox in a frame for £35,000.
Adam Morrigan, 38, from Horsley, scraped the animals off the road, skinned them and then displayed them in a frame.
Mr Morrigan has a “roadkill hotline” for people to call when they spot a flattened animal, reports the Daily Mail.
He skins the […]
Dog has kitten
Tuesday, June 12th, 2007A dog has become a local celebrity in a Chinese village after she reportedly gave birth to a kitten. Hua Chengpeng, of Huayang village, Jiangyan city, told People’s Daily that the unlikely animal was the third ‘puppy’ in his pet’s litter.
“The first two puppies the dog produced were both normal, but when the third […]
Smile! Your Boss May Be Watching!
Monday, June 11th, 2007Government employees in a Malaysian state are being monitored by security cameras to keep them from slacking off at work or vanishing for long tea breaks, a news report said Monday.
Sixteen closed-circuit television cameras were installed recently to improve security in northeastern Terengganu state’s main government administrative complex, but they serve an additional purpose of […]
Wee dog problem
Monday, June 11th, 2007Two top sniffer dogs have been fired - for urinating on luggage and sexually harassing women.
Mok and Lai, strays retrained as police dogs, won praise for finding drugs.
But some passengers complained at their antisocial habits, reports the Daily Mirror.
Mok’s former handler at Chiang Rai airport in Thailand said: “He liked to pee on luggage while […]
Man’s 50mph wheelchair ride
Friday, June 8th, 2007A disabled man was taken for a 50mph ride along a US highway after his wheelchair got jammed in the grille of a lorry.
The back of the 21-year-old man’s wheelchair was scooped up as he passed in front of a lorry leaving a petrol station, Michigan State Police said.
The truck driver drove off, completely unaware […]
Man Uses Machete on Pizza Parlor Manager
Thursday, June 7th, 2007A customer attacked a pizzeria manager with a machete after becoming enraged over how long his food delivery took, police said Wednesday. The manager required stitches.
A delivery man from Pizza My Dear apparently arrived within the promised 45 minutes, but “the suspect meets him and is cussing a blue streak, yelling at the guy, saying […]
Woman Arrested for Making Faces at Dog
Thursday, June 7th, 2007A prosecutor has dropped charges against a woman who was arrested for staring at and making faces at a police dog.
“Prosecuting a woman for ’staring’ at a police dog is absurd,” said her lawyer. “People are allowed to make faces at police dogs and officers to express their disapproval. It’s constitutional expression,” said public defender […]
Calif. Woman Found With 120 Pet Rats
Wednesday, June 6th, 2007Officers seized more than 100 pet rats, dozens of rabbits and other animals including several birds from the home of an 81-year-old woman, who was later treated at a hospital for what appeared to be bites, authorities said.
“The woman had no food in the house for herself and seemed disoriented,” said Annette Ramirez, an officer […]