In between headlines that accused government officials organizing the Commonwealth games of corruption, to exploding volcanoes with unpronounceable names, grounding flights across Europe, we, the reading public, have had precious little to laugh about. But for the truly diligent among us, the year’s newspapers have proffered their own reward. Here’s a look at some of the more entertaining, and occasionally bizarre, stories to make the headlines this year:
Woman in Sumo Wrestler Suit Assaulted Her Ex-Girlfriend in Gay Pub After She Waved at Man Dressed as a Snickers Bar (Herald)
A reveller at a fancy dress party in one of Dublin’s best known gay bars attacked her ex-girlfriend in a row over a novelty wrestler’s suit. Sandra Talbot (32) assaulted her ex-partner with a bottle she had hidden under her costume in a fit of rage...A court heard she lashed out at victim Adrienne Martin in a row that started over a novelty sumo wrestler’s suit that Talbot was wearing. The row developed as the victim tried to wave at a man dressed as a Snickers bar, the court heard.
Ms Martin told Dublin District Court how she was left with a large lump on her temple and still suffered from panic attacks because of the incident
Tiny chihuahua set to join Japan police (BBC)
A chihuahua named Momo (Peach) has passed the exam to become a dog in the police force in western Japan, in what seems to be a first. The 3kg (6.6lb) dog is set to become part of a search-and-rescue team used for disasters such as earthquakes. Its small size means it will be able to squeeze into places too narrow for dogs such as German Shepherds. Chihuahuas, named after a Mexican state, are one of the the smallest breeds of dog. Momo, aged seven, will begin work in January.
Agitation to continue against Mervyn’s law of tree-son (The Sunday Times)
Samurdhi officers have resolved to continue their agitation campaign against Deputy Minister Mervyn Silva who ordered one of their officers be tied to a tree, after he failed to attend an anti-dengue campaign in Hunupitiya, Wattala.
Italian man shot in head sneezes out bullet (The Telegraph)
An Italian man who was struck in the head by a stray bullet during New Year’s Eve celebrations is recovering after sneezing the projectile out of his nose. Darco Sangermano, 28, was hit in the temple by the .22 calibre bullet while wandering with his girlfriend through Naples – a city in Italy notorious for its rowdy New Year celebrations, often involving firearms and powerful fireworks.
“The route of the bullet broke his temporal bone, near his temple, and this slowed down the bullet which grazed his eyeball without hitting it directly,” Dr Guglielmo Ramieri told Gente magazine. Mr Sangermano will is expected to make a full recovery.
Police Alerted to ‘Superheroes’ Patrolling Seattle (Seattlepi.com)
Vigilante justice has come to Seattle, and the caped crusaders drive a Kia. Seattle police say a group of self-described superheroes have been patrolling the streets at night trying to save people from crime. They call themselves the Rain City Superhero Movement and say they’re part of a nationwide movement of real-life crime fighters.... Investigators identified nine people dressed in costume going around Seattle after dark. A police source said the characters go by Thorn, Buster Doe, Green Reaper, Gemini, No Name, Catastrophe, Thunder 88, Penelope and Phoenix Jones the Guardian of Seattle.
Man Caught Smuggling 18 Monkeys in girdle (ABC News)
[Roberto] Cabrera told Mexican authorities he was carrying the monkeys in a suitcase but decided to put them in his girdle ‘so the X-rays wouldn’t hurt them.
Never too late: Library book returned after 65 years (MSNBC)
Officials at Baltimore’s Enoch Pratt Free Library say a World War II soldier just returned a book that he checked out in 1946. They decided to waive his $6 late fee. |
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