Robber fails in cheap cologne hold-up

A man who tried to rob two men by brandishing a cheap bottle of cologne has
been arrested in America.

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Italians told to stop crotch-scratching

It may be a harmless and instinctive reflex for many men – but scratching your
crotch has been outlawed in Italy.

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Newborn baby survives train toilet slip

A newborn baby survived an unexpected trip down a train toilet bowl after a
pregnant Indian woman gave birth rather sooner than expected.

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Goat people offer goat for goat marrying man

The man who was forced to marry a goat he’d been having sex with is being
offered a new goat, to replace the one that died.

Blink and you’ll miss these eyeball tattoos

If even the sight of someone being needled with a normal tattoo is enough to
make your eyes water, then it might be best to look away now.

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Blue shoes for police dogs on the beat

Police dogs are being fitted out with blue rubber shoes to protect their paws
while walking the beat.

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• nepali shoes

Drunken worker sacked after prostitute demands

Workers are entitled to expect several benefits from their boss – statutory
days off, a Christmas party perhaps and maybe even a company car. But
prostitutes? Perhaps not.

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Steel your stomach for ‘world’s biggest burger’

Weighing in at 184lb and costing $350 this is the gut-busting attempt at a
record-breaking hamburger.

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Snowball-hurling teen shot in revenge

A teenager is fighting for his life after being shot in a row over a snowball
fight. The 15-year-old was apparently fired at in his home as revenge for
catching someone in the face with a snowball.

Over hasty Friday linkdump

BLOG: A shoddily thrown together collection of links because it’s 4:55 on a
Friday and we want to go to the pub.

Dog steals truck

A man in America called the police after his truck vanished – only to discover
it had been stolen by his dog.

Motorist fined for drip driving

Advice: driving away from the hospital with an intrvenous drip in your arm
because you got bored is not sensible.

Parasitic worm slimming aids considered harmful

Wanting to lose weight: probably a good thing. Using a parasitic worm
infestation to do it: uh, not so good.

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Bank mix-up man faces jail over $2.1m spending spree

US: A bank customer whose account was accidentally credited with nearly $6
million has been arrested after going on a spending spree.

Tomorrow, the cyborgs will be our friends

BLOG: Two bits of cyborg-related fun to fuel your Wednesday afternoon
biomechanical daydreams.