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Archive for July, 2011

Replica of home featured in ‘Up’ for sale

Thursday, July 28th, 2011 Posted in Offbeat News | No Comments »

It dœsn't float, but a Utah-based home builder has constructed an authentic replica of the house featured in Disney-Pixar's animated blockbuster Up....Source Related posts:House next to Obama’s Chicago home for sale A ... Read more..

Brick tied to man’s penis as punishment

Thursday, July 28th, 2011 Posted in Offbeat News | No Comments »

A Bangladeshi man was forced to parade naked through his village with a brick tied to his penis. It was his punishment for kidnapping and marrying a minor....Source Related posts:NY Students ... Read more..

Everest to be remeasured

Thursday, July 28th, 2011 Posted in Offbeat News | No Comments »

NEPAL has ordered a new measurement of Mount Everest to determine exactly how high the world's highest mountain is....Source Related posts:Skydivers claim highest landing near Everest The many faces of a rugby ... Read more..

Man afraid of heights gets stuck on bungee ride

Thursday, July 28th, 2011 Posted in Offbeat News | No Comments »

(AP) - A suburban Dallas woman's well-meaning attempt to help her future husband overcome his fear of heights went horribly wrong when a bungee ride they were in got stuck ... Read more..

Clerk tells robber ‘this isn’t going to happen’

Thursday, July 28th, 2011 Posted in Offbeat News | No Comments »

A robber walked away empty-handed from a department store pharmacy, thanks to the gutsy -- and potentially dangerous -- actions of a clerk....Source Related posts:Clerk To Robber: No Gun, No Money Motel ... Read more..

German nudists fatter and fewer

Wednesday, July 27th, 2011 Posted in Offbeat News | No Comments »

The naked sunbathers who once crowded Germany's Baltic beaches and city parks are becoming an endangered species due to shifting demographics, the fall of the Berlin Wall, growing prosperity and ... Read more..

Python sex bringing down the roof

Wednesday, July 27th, 2011 Posted in Offbeat News | No Comments »

Sections of the roof at the Hekili Outrigger Canœ Club in Cairns, Australia, are breaking off due to the amorous adventures of some very large snakes....Source Related posts:Man Crashes And Flips ... Read more..

Man survives in trunk after car plunges into river

Wednesday, July 27th, 2011 Posted in Offbeat News | No Comments »

A Washington state man was listed in satisfactory condition on Monday and was "incredibly lucky to be alive" after his car flipped into a river near the Idaho-Washington border, authorities ... Read more..

Mich. bride arrested on warrant, misses court date

Wednesday, July 27th, 2011 Posted in Offbeat News | No Comments »

(AP) - Authorities say a new bride arrested in Michigan on a 3-year-old warrant and briefly jailed wearing her wedding dress has missed her day in court. The Jackson Citizen ... Read more..

‘Equal ops’ ad got a bum rap so we had another cheeky go

Wednesday, July 27th, 2011 Posted in Offbeat News | No Comments »

IT was the sort of bare-faced cheek that led to a dressing down from the country's advertising standards watchdog....Source Related posts:Many U.S. kids confused by equal sign Pregnant nun ad banned in ... Read more..