Strange
But True
'The
stupids discover hair grows out of your ear' An Indian man claims he's a
challenger to the record for the longest ear hair. A man from Madhya Pradesh
currently holds the world record with hair stretching 10.2cm. But a farmer from
Orissa state is now claiming he has hair growing 13cm from his ears.
An
Argentinian allegedly killed his neighbour because the television technician
refused to fix his TV. Neighbours said the man began banging on the technician's
door in the early hours of the morning. It's reported the TV repair man was shot
in the chest when he refused to leave his house in Florencio Varela.
A
Colorado man, who, fleeing from police, decided to shoot back at the officers
pursuing him but who forget to get his head out of the way before pulling the
trigger.
He
is now in critical condition with a gunshot wound to his face. No shots were fired by the police
The
Eyesto'rm Gallery in London whose "art" display by Damien Hirst,
consisting of a pile of full ashtrays, beer bottles, soda cans, coffee cups and
candy wrappers, all used, presumably worth some $7,000, which was thrown away by
the gallery's cleaner who mistook it for a pile of full ashtrays, beer bottles,
soda cans, coffee cups and candy wrappers, all used.
"As
soon as I clapped eyes on it I sighed because there was so much mess.I didn't
think for a second that it was a work of art - it didn 't look much like art to
me," says Emmanuel Asare. "So
I cleared it all into bin-bags and dumped it."
And
how did gallery bosses take this?
They
apparently went wild when they realized their pile of junk was binned. They went
down to their art supply storeroom (the garbage bin) and reclaimed the items.
Using photographs, they put everything back in place, probably smelling a
whole lot more appropriately. And
they attached a "keep off" sign to the display.
And
what is it you plan to do with those hostages?
A
wannabe Los Angeles, California, bank robber who, having taken hostages during a
bungled robbery, gave up when he came to realize that, one by one, all his
hostages escaped through the front door and the bathroom window.
"He
was on the phone, kind of looked around, and realized he had nohostages,"
said Sgt. David Nater.
Don't
worry, you'll know where to find us. We're
the ones sitting in your seats all dumb and happy.
Two
North Carolina burglars who, amongst other stolen items, took tickets to an
upcoming basketball game from a home, according to police who arrested the two
men in those ticket's seats at the basketball game.
In
the Evil Parallel Universe, every one will soon be sick to death, literally, of
their litigious society.
Because
of the huge awards and the number of lawsuits constantly filed against doctors,
medical malpractice insurance has risen fourfold in some states to close their
practices.
In
Las Vegas alone, more than 10% of the doctors are expected, by the summer, to
quit or relocate, which will leave the city in a medical care crises as
specialists disappear and trauma centers that treat emergencies close.
St.
Paul Companies of Minnesota cited a nearly $1 billion loss just last year in
their medical malpractice insurance business.
Now rates have gone up four or five times to as much to as much as
$200,000 annually, which is more than most doctors earn.
A
Nevada obstetrician, when her rates jumped from $37,000 to $150,000 a year had
no choice but to move to California where awards for pain and suffering are
capped at $250,000, leaving behind 30 pregnant patients.
Her insurance rate is only $17,000 per year in California.
Other
states are experiencing similar problems with medical care facilities closing
down, all due to malpractice awards being so high.
"It
was like waiting for New Year, except we were all crying instead of
celebrating."
Comment
made by a Chilean man who, because of his doctor's bad handwriting, misread the
comment "patient fell - 13
hours" on his doctor's note (meaning that he fell at 1 PM), reading instead
"patient dies - 13 hours."
The
local health authority says they haven't ruled out introducing handwriting
classes for doctors.
The
following note accompanied a batch of tests sent to a New Zealand university:
"Important!!!
For Paper xxxx, students have been incorrectly advised that calculators are
permitted in this examination. However, there is not a single question in this
paper involving any calculation for which a calculator will be required.
Accordingly, calculators are permitted but are not applicable. We apologise for
any inconvenience caused."
One
pothole ruins $1.4 million and kicks off a full police alert.
When
an armored car, carrying $1.4 million, hit a pothole in Glasgow, it set off an
on-board anti-theft system that sprayed all the cash with indelible dye, ruining
it, and then alerted the police who scrambled to the scene.
The money will be replaced.