How many ways can you think of to cure hiccups and do any of them actually work? Most would say that the old cures like making the sufferer jump, holding your breath or drinking water really don’t work.
Plane Madness
by David Darby •
Having been on both ends of the screaming toddler on plane problem, this next story is difficult to believe, from either standpoint.
Joe Rickey Hundley, a 60-year-old man from Idaho, decided he had had enough of the distressed 2-year-old and decided to ask the mother to quieten the infant down, however, his alleged choice of words probably didn’t help the situation, “Will you shut that n****r baby up!”
Naked Arrests
by David Darby •
Four protesters were arrested in San Francisco, USA, for being completely naked. The reason they were naked was to protest at the city’s ban on public nudity, the day of the protest coincided with the first day of the ban.
Unconventional Punishment
by David Darby •
Hungary now, where 42-year-old Gyorgy Nagy has been convicted for the offense of being a Holocaust denier.
Wave Goodbye
by David Darby •
Even with all the economic woes being faced in Portugal, there is a non-financial story that has pushed its way to the fore and become the big talking point for the population.
It centers around Portugal’s Olympic committee which has banned a female windsurfer for life. Her ‘crime’? Concealing the fact that she was pregnant, so that she was able to travel with the team to the London Olympics and be with her husband.
Bomb Scare
by David Darby •
Police in Cyprus had a bit of a scare recently, when a man wandered into a police station carrying a package, which he felt was rather suspicious. When the officer on duty had a look, he immediately agreed the the man, as it was a bomb
Plaza de Joe Strummer
by David Darby •
The rock legend that is Joe Strummer, frontman of the Punk Rock band The Clash, has had a square in the city of Granada named after him.
Tied Up Tight
by David Darby •
Many of us will have suffered long airplane journeys next to or near an obnoxious passenger. But passengers on a recent flight from Iceland to New York, decided they had had enough of the violent, spitting and very loud drunk on their flight. So, they tied him up for the remainder of the flight!
Almuñécar Three Kings Procession
by David Darby •
The eager faces of the children, all clutching plastic bags, ready to fill them with sweets, could be seen lining the streets of Almuñécar in anticipation of the arrival of the Three Kings or Cabalgata de los Reyes Magos.
Almuñécar Distraction Theft
by David Darby •
Thieves recently managed to steal a bag containing money and documents from a British resident of Jete, whilst he was in his vehicle parked in the Friday market car park.