WE are doing.. WEIRD REAL HEADLINES week!

[stepington]

I know this one isn't "real" - but it made me laugh anyhow.

it's from the Onion (http://theonion.com/news/index.php?issue=4129&n=2)

[erilaz]

I don't have many headlines, but these are recent ones:



Shepherds in eastern Turkey were stunned when 1500 sheep played follow the leader over a 15-metre cliff. The first 400 died, but they broke the fall of the 1100 that followed.
Tom Cruise's War Of The Worlds movie has been blamed for mass panic in the Khabarovsk region of Siberia after locals mistook a tornado for an alien invasion.
A young Russian man who dressed in women's clothes to take an exam for his sister at Moscow State University was caught after his oversize bust and heavy make-up gave him away.
A Dutch actress' bid to drive to the South Pole on a tractor for charity suffered a blow after Belgian police confiscated the vehicle for doing only 19km/h, without a number plate, down a busy motorway.

From the age: http://www.theage.com.au/oddspot/index.html

[Supervlieg]

Ostrich attacks Norwegian farmer
Feathered giant mistakes breeder for rival bird.

[.:ZRDwD:.]

Dog Enjoys Diet Of Cheeseburgers, Shakes (http://www.kirotv.com/irresistible/4742524/detail.html)

Mystery Of Missing Garden Gnomes Puzzling (http://www.kirotv.com/irresistible/4742459/detail.html)

[ZaKKoS]

Movie fan has nose bitten off in argument (http://abclocal.go.com/wls/news/strange/071805_ap_sn_movie_fan.html)

Corpse fall into traffic (http://abclocal.go.com/wls/news/strange/071405_ap_sn_corpse.html)
Man bites his father's leg and cop finger (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/officer_s_finger)
Snake dies after biting priest (http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1459690.html)

the same story of the missing garden gnomes happened here in italy in the late 90's
It was the "Liberation Front Of The Garden Gnomes" that freed them!

[erilaz]

Lightning Strike Injures Dozens At Family Reunion (http://www.kirotv.com/family/4734663/detail.html)

[erilaz]

Specialist: Electric Chair can be 'extremely painful' (http://www.headlinehumor.com/headlines6.htm?Submit=Next+Page)

[itayg]

Mob fire-bombs 'teapot' cult HQ (http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyID=2005-07-18T155644Z_01_KLR109470_RTRIDST_0_ODD-MALAYSIA-CULT-DC.XML)

Gangster's birthday party spells panic in Rio (http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyID=2005-07-18T155245Z_01_N18242769_RTRIDST_0_ODD-BRAZIL-RIO-DC.XML)

[erilaz]

Hee hee... teapot cult. :D

[djtrousdale]

I'm not sure if this one is real...
Harry Potter fan commits suicide after hearing spoiler (http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0705/borowitz070805.php3)

[jmBoekestein]

:rolleyes:

Heidi Klums legs worth $ 1,8 milj...
Auctionhouse Philpis De Pury and Company in London taxated Heidi Klums subjects at the request of Braun, manufacturer of consumer products and took a look at, amongst others, length, shape, eccentricity and commercial value.

:rolleyes:, same page mind you...

Trial against Hells Angels in Limburg starts.
Members of he Hells Angels club jump over the extra secure fences in front of the court awaiting the judgement, of blah blah...

one of these days someone should put a stop to this madness.

[itayg]

i'm not sure if we are still doing weird headlines but here are some more anyway :D

Rats invade central Hong Kong (http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyID=2005-07-18T155308Z_01_HKG262949_RTRIDST_0_ODD-HONGKONG-RATS-DC.XML)

Cell phone saves immigrants lost in desert (http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyID=2005-07-15T162228Z_01_N14545591_RTRIDST_0_ODD-MEXICO-CELLPHONE-DC.XML)

Hundreds of sheep follow leader off cliff (http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyID=2005-07-11T131058Z_01_L08581433_RTRIDST_0_ODD-TURKEY-SHEEP-DC.XML)

WW2-era explosive found at hotel (http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyID=2005-07-11T131342Z_01_L10518501_RTRIDST_0_ODD-RUSSIA-EXPLOSIVE-DC.XML)

[DrFx]

Mob fire-bombs 'teapot' cult HQ (http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyID=2005-07-18T155644Z_01_KLR109470_RTRIDST_0_ODD-MALAYSIA-CULT-DC.XML)

Aren't those the Maxwell forum crowd?

[TheTon]

It's True!

*More than 550 gerbils have been rescued from a one-bedroom bungalow, the RSPCA
said today.
*The animals were discovered being kept in various cages, tanks and ad hoc
containers stacked more than 6ft high in all rooms of the house, including the bathroom, bedroom, lounge and hallway!

Poor little blighters!

[Albius]

Here are a few interesting ones:

'Raging Grannies' Fight to Enlist in Army (http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=816&e=2&u=/ap/20050722/ap_on_fe_st/raging_grannies)

Arnold The Crime-Fighting Pig Dies (http://www.wral.com/apstrangenews/4745761/detail.html)

Mystery Of Missing Garden Gnomes Puzzling (http://www.wral.com/apstrangenews/4741157/detail.html)

French like the way they look, survey shows (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050722/od_uk_nm/oukoe_france_vanity;_ylt=AkbgZPOwq4zG2DkucZXIUe2dk3QF;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl)

'E.T. blog home': US firm to send Internet diaries into space (http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20050719/od_afp/afplifestyleusinternet_050719172915;_ylt=AkookXWT.SfxoCHsPYEp_rigOrgF;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl)

[CGTalk Moderation]

This thread has been automatically closed as it remained inactive for 12 months. If you wish to continue the discussion, please create a new thread in the appropriate forum.