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Sunday, January 27, 2008
Vanilla - No Way No Way
This was recorded in 1997 by London girl band Vanilla and got to number 14 in the UK Singles Chart.
Apparently the band was the product of a bet between two record producers trying to get the worst song possible into the charts.
Well I think they succeeded there.
Apparently the band was the product of a bet between two record producers trying to get the worst song possible into the charts.
Well I think they succeeded there.
Meet Leo Hill, the man who counts sheets of toilet paper
A retiree's investigation into toilet-tissue short-sheeting puts quantity claims on the hot seat.
Video here.
Finland hospital serves up mouse head on plate
A hospital patient in Finland found a mouse head among the steamed vegetables on his plate.
"Understandably, he lost his appetite," said Sakari Kela, chief administrator at the Northern Karelia Central Hospital.
The health of the patient in Joensuu, eastern Finland, had not been compromised by the dead rodent, Kela said on Saturday.
The severed head most likely originated in a bag of Belgian vegetables. The body has not been found and being "a Belgian mouse, the rest of it could be anywhere in Europe", Kela said.
"Understandably, he lost his appetite," said Sakari Kela, chief administrator at the Northern Karelia Central Hospital.
The health of the patient in Joensuu, eastern Finland, had not been compromised by the dead rodent, Kela said on Saturday.
The severed head most likely originated in a bag of Belgian vegetables. The body has not been found and being "a Belgian mouse, the rest of it could be anywhere in Europe", Kela said.
Boys get tongues stuck to frozen flagpole
Two fourth-grade boys from Indiana mimicking a scene from the movie A Christmas Story wound up with their tongues stuck to a frozen flagpole.
Gavin Dempsey and James Alexander were serving on flag duty at Jackson Elementary School Friday morning, with the job of raising and lowering the school's flags. They decided to see if their tongues really would stick to the cold metal.
Gavin Dempsey and James Alexander were serving on flag duty at Jackson Elementary School Friday morning, with the job of raising and lowering the school's flags. They decided to see if their tongues really would stick to the cold metal.
Police taser man ripping skin from head
Provincial police say officers had no choice but to use a Taser on a passenger on a Greyhound bus who was found ripping the skin off his head.
Constable Pierre Dubois said the 30-year-old Montreal man's increasingly violent behaviour could have posed a danger to officers.
Dubois said the Ottawa-bound bus left Montreal at about 2:50 p.m. Tuesday, and about 90 minutes later, passengers realized someone had locked themselves in the bathroom.
When the driver stopped the bus at the service centre in St-Isidore, Que., and forced open the bathroom door, he was met with a gruesome scene.
Police say blood was pouring down the man's face from a self-inflicted wound to his scalp.
Dubois said although the man didn't have a weapon, police used a Taser on him because he was violent and "a threat to himself."
Constable Pierre Dubois said the 30-year-old Montreal man's increasingly violent behaviour could have posed a danger to officers.
Dubois said the Ottawa-bound bus left Montreal at about 2:50 p.m. Tuesday, and about 90 minutes later, passengers realized someone had locked themselves in the bathroom.
When the driver stopped the bus at the service centre in St-Isidore, Que., and forced open the bathroom door, he was met with a gruesome scene.
Police say blood was pouring down the man's face from a self-inflicted wound to his scalp.
Dubois said although the man didn't have a weapon, police used a Taser on him because he was violent and "a threat to himself."
China takes bridge record
The two sides of the Chaotianmen Bridge met for the first time yesterday, completing the world's largest arch bridge. The bridge, which spans the Yangtze River in Chongqing, is double-decked, and has six car lanes running along the uppermost level.
The £180million bridge is 1,721 metres (5,650ft) long and its main arch spans 552 metres, 49 metres longer than the Sydney Harbour Bridge and 3 metres longer than the previous record holder, the Lupu Bridge in Shanghai. It is due to open later this year.
The £180million bridge is 1,721 metres (5,650ft) long and its main arch spans 552 metres, 49 metres longer than the Sydney Harbour Bridge and 3 metres longer than the previous record holder, the Lupu Bridge in Shanghai. It is due to open later this year.
Indian police arrest suspected kidney snatching gang
Police arrested five people, including a doctor, in the suburbs of Delhi yesterday for allegedly removing kidneys from young men without their permission and selling them to wealthy patients.
The illegal organ transplant trade was being run from a private hospital in Gurgaon, just outside Delhi. News reports claimed that at least 500 kidneys had been illegally transplanted.
The victims all appeared to be poor labourers from the villages near Delhi. They were lured to the private clinic with the job offers but told that instead they were wanted for their kidneys, for which they would be paid a fee. Those that refused apparently were held against their will before being drugged and operated upon.
The illegal organ transplant trade was being run from a private hospital in Gurgaon, just outside Delhi. News reports claimed that at least 500 kidneys had been illegally transplanted.
The victims all appeared to be poor labourers from the villages near Delhi. They were lured to the private clinic with the job offers but told that instead they were wanted for their kidneys, for which they would be paid a fee. Those that refused apparently were held against their will before being drugged and operated upon.
Insomniac Indians snap up herb-infused bedware
Cloth infused with the herbs of traditional Indian medicine is becoming increasingly popular as the country's stressed urban workers seek cures for conditions such as insomnia and eczema.
Wearing a special shirt is claimed to cure itchy or sore skin, while sleepless nights can be taken care of by putting a herb-infused sheet over your mattress.
The herbs are selected according to the traditional Indian medicine known as ayurvedia, with the infused cloth known as ayurvastra.
The main centre for ayurvedic practices is Kerala, where it has existed alongside Western medicine for two centuries.
Website here.
Wearing a special shirt is claimed to cure itchy or sore skin, while sleepless nights can be taken care of by putting a herb-infused sheet over your mattress.
The herbs are selected according to the traditional Indian medicine known as ayurvedia, with the infused cloth known as ayurvastra.
The main centre for ayurvedic practices is Kerala, where it has existed alongside Western medicine for two centuries.
Website here.
Forecourt stinger to stop driveaway fuel thieves in their tracks
A service station in Essex has fitted traffic lights and a stinger device to deter people driving away without paying after filling up with fuel.
The Total services on the B1007 between Galleywood and Stock near Chelmsford is one of the first filling stations in the county to use the device.
The Drivestop device can be activated by staff at the exit and entrance to puncture the tyres of any suspect car. Warning signs and traffic lights alert motorists to the device.
The Total garage said most drivers welcome the arrangement but a few have pointed out that it would be embarrassing if they were to "sting" an innocent motorist so they are taking great care.
The Total services on the B1007 between Galleywood and Stock near Chelmsford is one of the first filling stations in the county to use the device.
The Drivestop device can be activated by staff at the exit and entrance to puncture the tyres of any suspect car. Warning signs and traffic lights alert motorists to the device.
The Total garage said most drivers welcome the arrangement but a few have pointed out that it would be embarrassing if they were to "sting" an innocent motorist so they are taking great care.
Line closed for Fat Controller training
A popular Thomas the Tank Engine event has hit the buffers after its Fat Controller was ordered to undergo quality-control training.
Derek Robinson has successfully played the role on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway for more than 20 years. But the new owners of the rights to Thomas the Tank Engine events have ruled that he must attend a course on how to "achieve a high level of performance".
Mr Robinson, 56, a training consultant, said: "When I heard I had to go on a course to learn how to be the Fat Controller I thought it was a joke."
He described the new measures as "draconian" and although he considers it "ridiculous", he will eventually go on a Fat Controller's course.
Photo from here.
Derek Robinson has successfully played the role on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway for more than 20 years. But the new owners of the rights to Thomas the Tank Engine events have ruled that he must attend a course on how to "achieve a high level of performance".
Mr Robinson, 56, a training consultant, said: "When I heard I had to go on a course to learn how to be the Fat Controller I thought it was a joke."
He described the new measures as "draconian" and although he considers it "ridiculous", he will eventually go on a Fat Controller's course.
Photo from here.
Lost dog with a nose for home makes his way back in six-day odyssey
A lost Jack Russell went walkies for six days to find his way home. Shadrach, left owner Hayley Agar distraught after disappearing on a woodland outing.
She went home to Scarborough 13 miles away fearing the worse — only for two-year-old Shadrach to trot into her mum’s house round the corner from her own.
Delighted Hayley said yesterday: “He’s been there before so he must have recognised it as he headed home. It’s just incredible. He must have his own in-built homing beacon.”
She went home to Scarborough 13 miles away fearing the worse — only for two-year-old Shadrach to trot into her mum’s house round the corner from her own.
Delighted Hayley said yesterday: “He’s been there before so he must have recognised it as he headed home. It’s just incredible. He must have his own in-built homing beacon.”
Traumatised parrot silenced
A parrot who never stopped chattering lost his voice after four days' freedom in the wilds of Cambridgeshire.
Harley, an African Grey, used to call his owners "Mum" and "Dad", could recite his telephone number and was never lost for words.
But after four days in the wild he appears to have lost his tongue and has returned traumatised, skinny and mute.
Owner Cedric Tunnell, 66, said: "Wild birds bully him and won't let him get to any food. And he isn't used to the cold. We hated Harley being out there without any friends."
Harley, an African Grey, used to call his owners "Mum" and "Dad", could recite his telephone number and was never lost for words.
But after four days in the wild he appears to have lost his tongue and has returned traumatised, skinny and mute.
Owner Cedric Tunnell, 66, said: "Wild birds bully him and won't let him get to any food. And he isn't used to the cold. We hated Harley being out there without any friends."
Police puppy makes online debut
Police in Scotland have set up a Web site to allow the public to meet their newest, and cutest, recruit as he learns how to sniff out criminals.
A six-week-old jet-black puppy with no name, one of a litter of seven, has been given his own online diary as he prepares to begin his new career with Tayside Police.
A six-week-old jet-black puppy with no name, one of a litter of seven, has been given his own online diary as he prepares to begin his new career with Tayside Police.
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