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.
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Shot For Texting
by David Darby •
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.
Breaking & Entering?
by David Darby •
It must be great to have friends with lovely houses that they don’t use that often. So it was that a family decided to stay in a rather posh area of New York over the New Year period in a cottage owned by their friend. However, when they arrived on December 30th at the property in Hampton, they were rather surprised to see two police officers having sex in the premises!
Time is Money!
by David Darby •
The café has recently opened in London and is called Ziferblat, but the big difference with this venue is that all the snacks and drinks are free. All you have to pay is three pence (about five cents) for every minute you are there.
Cockroach Ear Cavity Agony
by David Darby •
The team in the Accident & Emergency unit tried to resuscitate the cockroach, for over five minutes, eventually resorting to using tiny electric shock paddles to try and re-start his little heart. Despite the fact that some of us would pay good money to be watered, sucked, oiled and tweaked, it was all too much for the bug later identified as Kenny the Cockroach and he was declared dead. For poor Kenny it was a case of ear today, gone tomorrow.
Bottle Bottom Blunder
by David Darby •
Off to China, where a man presented himself at his local hospital complaining of abdominal pains. When asked by doctors if he had any idea what could be causing his discomfort, he replied that he had no idea.
It’s Too Cold Out Here
by David Darby •
We all saw just how cold it got in the US last month. ‘Cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey,’ as the old naval saying goes. And for a prison escapee in Kentucky, the thought of a warm prison cell was preferable to freedom in the icy weather outside.
Australian Incest Tragedy
by David Darby •
Reports from Australia state that twelve children were taken from their rural family home, to a place of safety, after it was discovered that they had been subject to sexual abuse, including incest and were living in appalling conditions.
Lottery Poisoning Death Mystery
by David Darby •
Urooj Khan was an Indian immigrant, living in Chicago, Illinois in the USA, described as a kind and generous man who worked extremely hard. He worked in a dry cleaning shop for many years, eventually opening his own shop.
Super Selfie
by Vivienne Hughes •
Back to the reason for this article, which is that the ultimate ‘super selfie’ must be the one taken at Nelson Mandela’s memorial service. The people all smiling into the mobile phone camera are U.S. President Barack Obama, British Prime Minister David Cameron and Danish Prime Minister Hell Thorning-Schmidt.