Wonky World

Some of the most unusual news from around the wonky world

Only in America?

This story comes from Chattanooga in Georgia, USA, where 72-year-old Ronald Westbrook, suffering from Alzheimer’s was wandering the streets at 4am, confused, cold and lost.

Cash Burning Canadians

This story came to light on the BBC website, and concerns a Canadian radio station burnt about 3,000 euros in cash as part of a contest for their listeners.

Lucky Levi’s!

Gerald Orock, 56, from Ellwood City, Pennsylvania, was having one the latest of violent arguments with his ex-wife Lisa Jones-Orock…

Two Noses Snuffles

We find ourselves in the, soon to be independent, Scotland now, with a rather lovely dog called Snuffles. So how did Snuffles make the headlines? He has two noses… obviously.

Supercar Sinkhole

Now to Bowling Green, Kentucky in the US, where a sinkhole has made the news. It appeared in the National Corvette Museum a couple of Wednesday’s ago, however, although eight very expensive cars were damaged, the facility remained open.

The Last Member

Firstly, did you know that there is a penis museum in Teykjavik, Iceland? Well there is, and word is that it’s actually quite interesting with penis specimens from all manner of beasts. But there is one important omission… a human penis.

Crying Statue?

We start the day by dabbling in religion, namely the ‘weeping’ statue of the Virgin Mary in a small town in the north of Israel called Tarshiha.

Shot For Texting

t involves a retired police officer, Curtis Reeves, who took his wife to the cinema to see Mark Wahlberg in Lone Survivor. But during the previews for upcoming releases, Chad Oulson, a 43-year-old from Tampa was texting his 3-year-old daughter. The texting upset Mr. Reeves a great deal and he asked Mr. Oulson to desist. There followed a bit of an argument, which resulted in Mr. Reeves leaving the auditorium to get the manager.