Archive for the 'Funny News' Category
Frosty the Snowman arrested in Chestertown
ShareCHESTERTOWN, Md. (AP) — Who says “Frosty the Snowman” has to be jolly? A man in a “Frosty the Snowman” costume was arrested Saturday during the annual Christmas parade in Chestertown, on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. He’s accused of scuffling with police and kicking at a police dog. Sgt. John A. Dolgos tells The Star Democrat [...]
Border Agent Put His Wife on Terrorist List
ShareImmigration officer fired after putting wife on list of terrorists to stop her flying home An immigration officer tried to rid himself of his wife by adding her name to a list of terrorist suspects. He used his access to security databases to include his wife on a watch list of people banned from boarding [...]
Ram-bo
ShareThis hapless sheep has become a real life ‘ram-bo’ after inadvertently abseiling down a hill when its horn became snagged on an electricity wire. The unfortunate sheep was spotted bleating for help more than 15 feet above the ground next to an telegraph pole. Amazed onlookers watched the ram descend from a grazing pasture – [...]
ACLU sues to protect right to swear
SharePHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – An American rights group is suing the police in Pennsylvania for issuing tickets, which carry a jail sentence, to people for swearing. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), which filed the lawsuits earlier, argues that the right to use profanity is protected by the U.S. Constitution. “Unfortunately, many police departments in the [...]
The hypnotherapist cat
ShareThe regulation of hypnotherapists in the UK is so lax that even a cat can become accredited, the BBC has found. Chris Jackson, presenter of Inside Out in the North East and Cumbria, registered pet George with three industry bodies. Each one accepted a certificate from the non-existent Society of Certified Advanced Mind Therapists as [...]
World’s heaviest potato
Share The weight of the knobbly root vegetable has not yet been verified by the Guinness Book of Records, but could be several times heavier than the existing record holder – a 7lb 13oz spud grown in the Isle of Man. “I’ve been working the land since I was a boy, and it’s the first [...]
Modern Day Chastity Belt – GPS Lingerie
ShareFeminists around the world have reacted with horror to a new line of lingerie that comes equipped with a GPS tracking system. The ‘find me if you can’ range of underwear has been described as a modern-day, high-tech chastity belt. ‘It is outrageous to think that men can buy this, programme it and give it [...]
Sarah Palin takes prank call from fake French president
ShareTORONTO – Sarah Palin unwittingly took a prank call Saturday from a Canadian comedian posing as French President Nicolas Sarkozy and telling her she would make a good president someday. “Maybe in eight years,” replies a laughing Palin. The Republican vice presidential nominee discusses politics, the perils of hunting with Vice President Dick Cheney, and [...]
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Best Job Ever
ShareLONDON (Reuters) – Found: drinking companions to join elderly gentleman for a friendly beer at his local pub. Mike Hammond was bombarded with offers after advertising in his village post office for someone to accompany his 88-year-old father Jack on visits to a southern England pub from a nursing home. He offered the lucky winner [...]