Forum: Bizarre News Stories

Never thought it as manly. My mom taught me.

A prank almost proved fatal when a 28-year-old man got a whole live dover sole stuck in his throat. The man had just caught the 14cm fish and had put it over his mouth as a joke but it wriggled free and jumped down his windpipe – causing a complete blockage....

Rebel Wilson, Hollywood actress, returns to Melbourne to testify in defamation trial. (http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-05-19/rebel-wilson-in-melbourne-court-ahead-of-defamation-case/8541922) I've heard it said that no publicity is bad publicity. This trial may prove to be the exception. How...

There is a photograph of a man who was born in 1755. Extraordinary. This Is An Actual Photograph Of A Man Born In 1755. - Unbelievable Facts (http://www.unbelievable-facts.com/2014/01/this-is-actual-photograph-of-man-born.html)

I wasnt sure whether to put this under politics or bizzarre...... because its both. It seems a deal has been struck to send 1300 refugees being held (imprisoned) on Narua and Manus island to America. Now i know your probably thinking, so? Well heres the thing........ our policy of...

So, now it's the famed Loch Ness Monster washed up from the sea. Is the Loch Ness monster DEAD? Picture of skeletal remains on shoreline stuns tourists - Mirror Online (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/loch-ness-monster-dead-picture-8314129?ICID=FB_mirror_main) Or, is it? Somebody...

I had to laugh at this segment... Scientists have finally proven that there IS life after death but we might not be going to heaven...

To quote from the attached article , 'Absurd, barmy, crazy' Are roads safer with no central white lines? - BBC News (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-35480736) The argument made by the proposers is that the traffic slows down therefore the roads are safer. I would argue that the traffic...

Kraftwerk cover video by German school children is making people cry | Europe | News | The Independent (http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/a-video-of-german-school-children-covering-kraftwerk-is-making-people-cry-a6714651.html) Beats the hell out of playing those stupid recorders I...

People are just such idiots. I don't listen to Taylor's music and if these are the kind of folks who follow her, I'm glad I don't listen to her. Taylor Swift's $50K donation to NYC schools sparks backlash | MSNBC (http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/taylor-swifts-50k-donation-nyc-schools-sparks-backlash)

Just sayin'...:-2 Or is it so outside our own reality that it just seems that way. Read the story without a picture and my immediate thought was 'has to be a white guy' So I guess I am a little bit racist.:thinking: Man Convicted of Murdering Six Members of Washington State Family - NBC...

Mr Farage said he would stand down after failing to win a seat in last week's general election. But the party said there was "overwhelmingly evidence" the UKIP membership did not want Mr Farage to go. It said: "He has therefore been persuaded to withdraw his resignation and remains leader of...

How good a citizen are you? China hopes to answer that question for every one of its citizens with a numerical rating system based on their financial standing, criminal record and social media behavior. A new translation of the government’s plans for a so-called social credit system sheds light on...

Drunk and boarish: swigging pig hogs 18 beers at campsite | Australia news | The Guardian (http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/09/swigging-pig-hogs-18-beers) Well it is in Oz.

We seem to be getting stranger and stranger.. I wonder if this was one of those suicide by cop things? You'd have to figure there is a pretty good chance you won't walk away from rushing the NSA.:thinking: NSA shooting: 1 dead after 2 men dressed as women tried to crash gate outside Fort...

Pregnant Woman's Baby Cut From Womb at Craigslist Meet in Colorado: Cops - NBC News (http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/woman-stabs-expectant-mother-removes-baby-womb-police-n326206) I have never bought or sold anything on Craigslist - have any of you? My son sells old furniture on it and...

If left alone, this father would probably have never had to even threaten to tie her to the bike again. BBC News - Indian man takes daughter to school roped to motorcycle (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-31937270)

So far as I'm concerned this should have been a story about a man who was willing to do what it took to take care of his family. That is nothing to be embarrassed about. That is something he and his family should be proud of. Former NBA Player David Harrison Admits He Worked at McDonald's After...

Professors: US flag symbolizes racism, should not be displayed on campus | Fox News (http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2015/03/11/professors-us-flag-symbolizes-racism-should-not-be-displayed-on-campus/) That folks think this kind of crap is helpful at all to our society indicates just how...