Man pepper-sprayed, jailed for laughing at TV

A man who laughed too hard at a comedian on TV ended up being pepper sprayed at his home by UK police and spending the night naked in a cell.

Chris Cocker, 36, from Blackburn, laughed so hard while watching BBC TV’s Have I Got News For You that he fell off the sofa, the BBC reported.
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Filed under: Crazy, Stupid

Armpit sniffer gets jail and cane

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A Singapore man with a penchant for sniffing women’s armpits was sentenced to 14 years in jail and 18 strokes of the cane for molesting his victims, a local newspaper reported Friday.
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Filed under: Crazy, Gross, Weird

Experts unveil ‘cloak of silence’

Being woken in the dead of night by noisy neighbours blasting out music could soon be a thing of the past.

Scientists have shown off the blueprint for an “acoustic cloak”, which could make objects impervious to sound waves.
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Filed under: Cool, Interesting

Florida Woman Fired For Laughing

NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. – A Florida woman was fired by a restaurant owner for laughing.

Darra Kollios, who works at the Trinity Grill in New Port Richey, said her boss approached her in front of a customer with one of the oddest requests she’s ever heard.
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Filed under: Funny, Stupid, Weird

Mayor hands out free condoms, Viagra for Father’s Day

ESCOBEDO, Mexico - Men in the northern Mexican town of Escobedo are likely to have a happy Father’s Day, thanks to a mayor who is handing out free Viagra and condoms.

Mayor Margarita Martinez says the handouts are part of a campaign aimed at raising awareness about male health problems.
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Filed under: Cool, Funny

Tesco refuses to sell BBQ sauce to woman without ID

A Tesco store refused to sell barbecue sauce to a customer because it contained a tiny amount of alcohol and she couldn’t prove her age.

Claire Birchell, 25, was told she could not buy the Jack Daniel’s barbecue sauce which has an alcohol content of 2 per cent.
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Filed under: Crazy, Sad, Stupid

Security scans will show sex organs

Security scanners that can see through passengers’ clothing and reveal details such as their sex organs, colostomy bags and breast size, are being installed in 10 US airports.
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Filed under: Interesting, Scary

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