‘Bowser bonk’ in court over servo sex

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Lionel William Spratt pleaded guilty to behaving indecently after being caught having sex in public / Katrina Bridgeford

Man pleads guilty to behaving indecently Sex at petrol bowser Refused to stop when police asked 

A MAN caught having sex at a Northern Territory petrol bowser was asleep until his "friend" was already sitting on top of him, a court has heard. read more…

Love is not what it is cracked up to be

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Looking for love? It’s not always what it’s cracked up to be.

When love goes wrong, it goes on the internetPictures: Love and marriage fail galleryPictures: Hot Valentine’s Day travel deals

AS Valentine's Day approaches, Aussie couples are preparing to celebrate their love with romantic dinners, chocolates and flowers. read more…

Jilted lover’s worst Valentines ever

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A woman’s horror tale of romance gone wrong has won her a ticket to a world premiere event. Source: Supplied

Woman wins Valentine’s Day contestRecalls horror break-up with ex-husbandFound he was dating her mum

THERE are bad Valentine's Days, then there are tragic ones, but a woman in Denver has won a free trip to a Hollywood motion picture premiere after revealing her horror tale of romance gone wrong, MyFox National reported. read more…

Sarah Palin Reads Crib Notes Off Her Hand

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Just moments after giving a speech in which she mocked President Obama for using a Teleprompter, Sarah Palin was seen answering questions with the help of her Handprompter.

As TMZ put it, “Palin was back in 10th grade biology class,” reading crib notes off her hand to help her answer pre-screened questions at the Tea Party Convention in Tennesse. read more…

Freak Out – Blobfish v Smoking Snake

We all love a good weird picture – but which is the strangest of the strange? Each week, we will put two of our favourite bizarre images to a public vote in a tournament to find the weirdest picture in the world. Two photos enter – only one will leave…Reigning Champion – Blobfish

The King is dead; long live the King. After an epic five-week reign as the champion of weird pictures, the Green Snow Bloke has finally left the building. But he retires undefeated – last week’s contest produced a nail-biting draw between the chilly man in the bright green bodystocking and the Blobfish, the saddest tiny creature in the ocean. read more…

Strip club holds ‘Lap dances for Haiti’ earthquake relief event

A strip club in America has found a novel way to raise money for a good cause and improve its image – by holding a ‘Lap dances for Haiti’ event, raising nearly $1,000 (£640) for earthquake victims.

Nude strip club Marilyn’s on Monroe (which is on Monroe Street in Toledo, Ohio, you see) donated all the money from Sunday’s $10 cover charge to the International Services of Hope charity.

The name of the event was, in fact, somewhat misleading – while strip clubs are legal in Ohio, lap-dances are not. read more…

Sword swallowing world record as Australian swallows 18 swords

Chayne Hultgren – also known as ‘The Space Cowboy’ – beat the record he himself had set in 2008, at an event in Sydney.

Each of the swords was 72 cm – nearly 2 1/2 feet long.

The 31-year-old Hultgren stated he been practising with swords since he was 16, and had used different methods to perfect his technique – including stretching his throat with hoses.

‘I waited a few years until I’d got it perfect and then I moved on to using stainless steel blades,’ he said.

Hultgren stated that while the stunt was not dangerous, he spent many hours training for it. read more…

Old plate turns out to be rare £100,000 Royal service piece

By Richard Savill
Published: 1:42PM GMT 08 Feb 2010

For years, the antique had been on a rickety support on a sideboard of Wendy Jones’s home without anyone suspecting it was of such high value.

Mrs Jones only took it to the show because her husband was taking some books.

But she was startled when the 22-inch oval-shaped plate turned out to be the most valuable to have appeared on the BBC programme in its 30-year history. read more…

Police force spend £100,000 on storytelling sessions

Published: 11:46AM GMT 08 Feb 2010

The sessions organised by Greater Manchester Police were supposed to improve policing, with the lessons learned pasted on a cartoon storyboard to form a ‘business strategy’.

News of the courses comes after GMP proposed to shed 300 police posts and a further 150 civilian jobs to cut costs.

Consultants Storytellers Ltd were hired by Chief Constable Peter Fahy to host the sessions at the Piccadilly Hotel in the city centre last May. read more…

Hitler Once Had Erection For 15 Days, New Book Claims

Adolf Hitler took an experimental early version of Viagra which once gave him an erection for 15 days, a new book claims.

The claims are based on formerly classified medical records from the journals of Theodor Morrell, Hitler’s personal doctor, which say the dictator took 82 different sorts of medication.

The Book is called ‘Did Hitler Have An Erection For 15 Days?”

Hitler took the early Viagra, a mixture of semen and prostate glands of young bulls, to help him with his relationship with Eva Braun. read more…