Archive for oddities

Toxic Waste Jelly causes total disaster!

Posted on 10 October 2006 at 8:17 am by dustmite

The world has gone officially mad… The BBC reports that a substance that had been left by a roadside in Germany managed to escalate into a major alert after some crackpot decided it was toxic waste.

The situation got so out of hand that the fire brigade had to be called and after two whole hours inside protective suits, they managed to conclude that the substance was… jelly.

Toxic Waste! Errr... no... it's jelly

It transpires that the jelly was left by a wedding party, and the groom has offered to clean up the mess… aww.

The full report is here: clicky!

Argh! The flu! The flu!

Posted on 2 October 2006 at 10:51 am by dustmite

Well, it seems that it’s flu season as the BBC are giving dire warnings about the death and destruction that is about to be wrecked. Personally, looking at the image of the poor guy with ‘flu… I’m not sure I’d want it either.

I’m doubting it’s flu though, I think he was just minding his business having a cup of tea when someone decided to give him a swift kick in a private place…

bbc_news_flu.jpg

Belgian drivers beware!

Posted on 4 October 2005 at 4:56 pm by dustmite

A woman in Belgium has finally passed her theory driving test… on the 38th attempt. After spending £380, the unnamed lady has been quoted as saying that she “intends to complete her driving licence� by Belgian paper Het Laatse Niews.

Sourced from: Ananova.