The thing I thought of first was gold teeth and people cleaning them.
Then I thought of lost jewelry down the toilet. It turns out its just industrial waste.
You never know what's in your sewage!
Sewage yields more gold than top mines - Yahoo! News: "A sewage treatment facility in central Japan has recorded a higher gold yield from sludge than can be found at some of the world's best mines."
Friday, January 30, 2009
There's Gold in That There Poop!
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Car lands on church, car park full
They normally get angels landing in churches, not drunk drivers. He'll be going to heaven with that luck!
"A German motorist missed a bend in the road, broke through a barrier and hurtled up a bank, crash-landing on a church roof in eastern Germany, police said on Monday."
Driver crash-lands car on church roof - Yahoo! News
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Outrage about Virgin Mary with large bosom
She may well have been virgin, but she was definitely a woman. Yes, it may be in poor taste, but women do actually have breasts. And I'm assuming the Virgin Mary did too.
Sometimes complaining about things actually gives it more publicity than you wanted.
Outrage at busty Virgin Mary models - Yahoo! News: "A prominent fashion designer has sparked outrage in Chile by dressing up models like the Virgin Mary -- in some cases with ample, near-naked breasts."
Thursday, January 15, 2009
You can't fire me, I'm drunk! - Yahoo! News
The thing is that no-one really knows what is under those judges' robes. it could be a hip flask with a whiskey for all we know. If I lived in Peru, I guess I'd have to start drinking...
You can't fire me, I'm drunk! - Yahoo! News: "Peru's top court has ruled that workers cannot be fired for being drunk on the job, a decision that was criticized by the government on Wednesday for setting a dangerous precedent.
The Constitutional Tribunal ordered that Pablo Cayo be given his job back as a janitor for the municipality of Chorrillos, which fired him for being intoxicated at work."
Monday, January 12, 2009
Couple weds at Taco Bell
I have to say the people quoted in this story seem to think it's a great idea to get married in Taco Bell. I'll consider it for my next wedding (don't tell my current wife though!).
'There's no stress': Couple weds at Taco Bell - Yahoo! News:
"Wedding bells meant Taco Bell for Paul and Caragh Brooks.
Customers inside the fast-food restaurant continued to order tacos and burritos as the couple sat Friday in an orange booth at Taco Bell and exchanged vows."
Thursday, January 8, 2009
NY man demands estranged wife pay him for kidney - Yahoo! News
He should have made sure the kidney was put in the pre-nup agreement! Or kept the receipt...
A Long Island surgeon embroiled in a nearly four-year divorce proceeding wants his estranged wife to return the kidney he donated to her, although he says he'll settle for $1.5 million in compensation.
NY man demands estranged wife pay him for kidney - Yahoo! News
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Gulp! Mexico tells citizens to swallow their gum - Yahoo! News
I didn't know gum was so popular in Mexico! It's one of those things that will probably be missed when it's cleaned up.
Gulp! Mexico tells citizens to swallow their gum - Yahoo! News: "The country that gave the world chewing gum is getting gummed up: The average square yard (meter) of Mexico City sidewalk has 70 blobs of discarded chew."
Saturday, January 3, 2009
Polish woman gives birth at London Tube station
A homeless Polish woman gave birth at Kingsbury station on the Jubilee line. It is not known whether she was charged for a ticket for the baby.
"A Polish woman has become only the second person to give birth on London's Underground rail network since it opened 146 years ago, the capital's transport authority confirmed on Friday."
Polish woman gives birth at London Tube station
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