royality
Nigeria was at its colourful best yesterday as the Queen met traders in a perfect little dust-free market place. Instead of visiting a real market, she was forced to tour a pretend one inside a heavily-fortified government compound. As her official car arrived a loudspeaker sounded out: 'Market traders, please take your positions. Drummers, thank-you', and while she chatted to the 'traders', many of whom were actors, the real people of Karu remained outside the huge locked gates.
turkey
The Thanksgiving turkey George W Bush served to troops in Baghdad last week was a fake. The photograph was shown around the world of a smiling Mr Bush apparently offering a platter with a huge, succulent turkey to US soldiers, but it has emerged that the turkey was artificial.
turkey 2
A man in Australia was buried up to his head by a brush turkey after he fell into a hole belonging to the bird. The bird is believed to have tried to bury him in a mating ritual. The incident happened in the Burleigh Heads National Park, and the man was trapped for some time before a passer-by alerted emergency services. Wildlife ranger Sergio Norambuena said December was the frisky season for brush turkeys. 'Male brush turkeys build a massive mound or hole to attract the opposite sex and the mound is later used to incubate the eggs', he said.
mysterious ways
A German vicar has given 300 members of his flock hardcore porn videos instead of a video about God's message at Christmas after a mix-up at a copying factory. Father Frithjof said: 'The project has received enormous publicity through the mix-up. God moves in mysterious ways, and best of all, the people who ordered the porn now have our religious films about Jesus in their video recorders.'
soul trader
A Dutchman is auctioning a 'soul in good condition with no serious damage' on eBay, claiming it would be 'an ideal and unusual Christmas gift'. The starting price is £6. If the new owner signs the contract and seals it with blood, the soul transfer occurs automatically, the seller claims.
Nigeria was at its colourful best yesterday as the Queen met traders in a perfect little dust-free market place. Instead of visiting a real market, she was forced to tour a pretend one inside a heavily-fortified government compound. As her official car arrived a loudspeaker sounded out: 'Market traders, please take your positions. Drummers, thank-you', and while she chatted to the 'traders', many of whom were actors, the real people of Karu remained outside the huge locked gates.
turkey
The Thanksgiving turkey George W Bush served to troops in Baghdad last week was a fake. The photograph was shown around the world of a smiling Mr Bush apparently offering a platter with a huge, succulent turkey to US soldiers, but it has emerged that the turkey was artificial.
turkey 2
A man in Australia was buried up to his head by a brush turkey after he fell into a hole belonging to the bird. The bird is believed to have tried to bury him in a mating ritual. The incident happened in the Burleigh Heads National Park, and the man was trapped for some time before a passer-by alerted emergency services. Wildlife ranger Sergio Norambuena said December was the frisky season for brush turkeys. 'Male brush turkeys build a massive mound or hole to attract the opposite sex and the mound is later used to incubate the eggs', he said.
mysterious ways
A German vicar has given 300 members of his flock hardcore porn videos instead of a video about God's message at Christmas after a mix-up at a copying factory. Father Frithjof said: 'The project has received enormous publicity through the mix-up. God moves in mysterious ways, and best of all, the people who ordered the porn now have our religious films about Jesus in their video recorders.'
soul trader
A Dutchman is auctioning a 'soul in good condition with no serious damage' on eBay, claiming it would be 'an ideal and unusual Christmas gift'. The starting price is £6. If the new owner signs the contract and seals it with blood, the soul transfer occurs automatically, the seller claims.
posted by alan at 5.12.03
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