Archived brainless wonders for Nov 2007
Mankind has created spectacular works of art, engineered incredibly tall buildings, designed impressive supercomputers, lived in outerspace, discovered cures for nasty diseases. As a whole, nothing can compare to human intelligence, but sometimes humans, well, you know...
Texan sets record with 87 snakes in tub
Nov 5 2007 - AP
Another day, another bizarre world record for Jackie Bibby, the "Texas Snake Man." Bibby spent about 45 minutes in a see-through bathtub with 87 rattlesnakes Monday, fully clothed, shattering his own record by 12 snakes just in time for Guinness...
Flasher strips off in court
Nov 9 2007 - Reuters
A German flasher stunned lawyers during his appeal hearing on a flashing conviction by stripping off in court, authorities said Thursday.
"The court withdrew for deliberations and during the adjournment the man removed his clothes again,"...
UK man jailed 2 years for obscene calls
Nov 9 2007 - AP
The underwear-obsessed telephone stalker's undoing proved to be the opening of a gym opposite the apartment that the 40-year-old shared with his mother.
Detectives caught Paul Kavanagh on film, leaning over the balcony of the West London...
Pedophile allowed to work in kindergarten
Nov 15 2007 - Reuters
A convicted pedophile sentenced to do community service in a German kindergarten will return to court next week to face charges of abusing two children there, a regional prosecutor's office said Thursday.
The man was allowed to work as...
Cypriot seeks to unravel curse with pants and egg
Nov 16 2007 - Reuters
Having marital problems? Have you tried putting egg in your underpants?
A woman in Cyprus is on trial for sorcery after pledging to shake off a curse apparently plaguing a man's relationship with his wife and mother-in-law.