Category Archives: Other
Unhappy down under
Australian Christians are not very happy, to say the least, about changes to the national curriculum that will see the terms BC (Before Christ) and AD (Anno Domini) dropped from text books in favour of the neutral, more politically correct, … Continue reading
Bog standard
A new record time has been set in the annual world bog snorkelling championships in Powys, Andrew Holmes from Halifax, West Yorkshire, taking less than 90 seconds to complete two lengths of a 55m trench and smash the previous record, … Continue reading
So, what is the point of a long sentence?
Dubbed the Beast of Sligo, one of Britain’s most notorious paedophiles, Irishman Joseph McColgan, appears to be back on the streets and free to mingle with children and families after being spotted at a car boot sale in Plymouth, Devon.
Bizarre indeed
Amongst the bizarre loot found in almost deposed Colonel Gadhafi’s military compound in Tripoli was a photo album.
Oh, ha ha ha
Comedian Nick Helm has won the award for the best joke of the Edinburgh Fringe with: “I needed a password eight characters long so I picked Snow White and the Seven Dwarves.” If your belly isn’t aching enough already, here are … Continue reading
No opinions allowed
The rock band Kiss have been removed from the bill of a Michael Jackson tribute concert in Cardiff and the organisers have been criticised for booking the band after comments made by bassist Gene Simmons in an interview with Classic … Continue reading
What a homecoming surprise
In most other countries it would be burglary, breaking and entering, criminal damage and a host of other charges leading to a spell in jail, but not in the UK for some reason, they just move next door. With so … Continue reading
Let ‘em all stay
You couldn’t make it up. A judge in the UK shortened the sentence of Jamaican drug dealer Vincent Miller, who had previously been deported twice and stole identities to return and evade capture for ten years, to prevent him being … Continue reading
Home comforts
I suppose if you have the money, but ostentatious or what! Ashton Kutcher’s villa on wheels. It will come as no surprise to learn that Mariah Carey had one of these once. But at $8,750 a week…
Quest for speed
A test flight of an experimental aircraft, subtly named the Falcon Hypersonic Technology Vehicle 2, capable of speeds of 20 times the speed of sound ended prematurely on Thursday morning when the arrowhead-shaped plane failed and stopped sending back real-time … Continue reading
DIY atom splitting
Richard Handl, a Swedish man who tried to set up a nuclear reactor in his kitchen at home, has admitted his plan was “crazy” and said that he had jsut been curious and wanted to see if he would be … Continue reading
The bigger Apple
Apple now has more cash to spend than the United States government, the latest figures from the US Treasury Department showing that the country has an operating cash balance of $73.7bn while Apple’s most recent financial results put its reserves … Continue reading
The perils of sleeping soundly
A 50-year-old South African man was rather taken aback when he woke up inside a mortuary at the weekend and screamed to be let out, an action which only scared away attendants who thought he was a ghost.
Taj Mahal
The Taj Mahal in Agra, India, has to be one of the most impressive buildings on the planet and nothing prepares you for the mystical splendour of this monument built by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan for his wife Mumtaz. It … Continue reading
Hop to it laddy
After a disappointing Open, Rory McIlroy said: “It was a tough week, I shot myself in the foot yesterday and could never really get it back today”. And with that, 6 helicopters, 14 SWAT teams and 134 otherwise ‘unavailable’ police … Continue reading
Box Office record for the Hairy Porter
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, the final Harry Potter film, has broken the record for the biggest first day box office sales in the US and Canada, according to studio estimates.
Wear the right stuff
Given that most low cost airlines charge quite a bit for checking in baggage and some, like Ryanair, now not only have a smaller sized hand luggage specification but a weight limit of 10 kilos, here’s a Wacky way to … Continue reading