http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/ Get all the latest Bizarre news in a convenient RSS feed. en-gb Sun, 8 Nov 2009 05:53:05 +0000 Copyright: (C) Play-2-Win Ltd http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/_furniture/gfx/logos/femalefirst.png http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/ An Australian man has been arrested after trying to shoplift by stuffing his shorts with sausages.The unnamed 38 year old man was caught after workers at the supermarket in Cairns, Australia noticed something wasn't quite right.The police were called and the sausages were confiscated from his shorts and pockets - though not put back on the shelves ... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Sausage+stuffer-52047.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Sausage+stuffer-52047.html Sat, 7 Nov 2009 14:15:14 +0000 Bizarre A British man arrived at his wedding in a coffin.After the 44-year-old groom, Pat Vincent, tied the knot his lover Jacqueline Brick, he decided to climb back into the wooden box before he was taken by train to the reception in Deptford, south-east London.He said: "It was brilliant."A guest at the wedding said: "It was a perfect day for a perfect co... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Deathly+ceremony-52048.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Deathly+ceremony-52048.html Sat, 7 Nov 2009 14:15:14 +0000 Bizarre A US man stabbed himself to have a day off work.Aaron Siebers, 29, told his employers at a Denver video store that he had been attacked by three skinhead or Hispanic men dressed in black.Five separate police agencies headed for the scene of the 'assault', complete with police dog units.However, after repeated police questioning, Siebers eventually ... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Stab+attack-52037.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Stab+attack-52037.html Sat, 7 Nov 2009 13:15:21 +0000 Bizarre A Brazilian man shocked his mourning family after turning up at his own funeral.Bricklayer Ademir Jorge Goncalves was identified by relatives as the victim of a car crash, but had actually spent the night drinking with friends.When he heard his family believed him dead, he hurried to the funeral to let them know he was alive.A police spokesman said... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Dead+man+walking-52038.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Dead+man+walking-52038.html Sat, 7 Nov 2009 13:15:21 +0000 Bizarre Two US women who stole from a 9-year-old girl on her birthday were made to stand outside court wearing signs admitting their crime.Evelyn Border, 56, and daughter Tina Griekspoor, 35, took the child's gift card after she put it down on a shelf while shopping in Walmart.The signs read: "I stole from a 9 year old on her birthday! Don't steal or this... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Humiliated+thieves-52039.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Humiliated+thieves-52039.html Sat, 7 Nov 2009 13:15:21 +0000 Bizarre A US student has made a hat to force people to be happy.Los Angeles design student Lauren McCarthy created the "conditioning device" - which senses when the person is smiling and gives "pain feedback" when they stop - to train people to smile more.A 'bend sensor' attaches to the wearer's cheek to measure the size of their grin, with a metal spike d... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Happy+hat-52040.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Happy+hat-52040.html Sat, 7 Nov 2009 13:15:21 +0000 Bizarre A British gang stole 80 kg of flour after police at a drugs sting decided to go home.Officers from the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) had set up the trap when they found $5.3 million worth of cocaine in storage at Trafford Park, Manchester.The police replaced the powder with flour and waited until it grew dark before they decided to return t... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Drug+bust+up-52041.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Drug+bust+up-52041.html Sat, 7 Nov 2009 13:15:21 +0000 Bizarre A US woman phoned the police because her husband's step-daughter performed better oral sex than her.The unnamed woman called emergency services in anger after she learned her daughter - from a previous relationship - had performed a sex act on her husband.The wife was reportedly so furious her daughter's skills were deemed better than hers, she tel... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Oral+complaint-52042.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Oral+complaint-52042.html Sat, 7 Nov 2009 13:15:21 +0000 Bizarre A US woman accused of drink-driving tried to dance with a police officer and rub her bottom on his leg.Verleen Anglin, of Panama City, pulled up next to Randy Grob, the Sheriff's patrol deputy, in a car park in Florida, before speeding away.The officer, sensing something was wrong with the red-eyed woman, pulled her over.A drunken Verleen told the ... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Drunk+and+disorderly-52043.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Drunk+and+disorderly-52043.html Sat, 7 Nov 2009 13:15:21 +0000 Bizarre A British couple were horrified to discover their wedding cake was made of polystyrene.Tony and Aimee West ordered a $448 three-tier sponge cake with white and dark chocolate icing and flowers from confectioner Creative Cakes.Instead, they got a block of white polystyrene after they discovered the company had forgotten their order just four hours b... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Complete+cake+up-52044.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Complete+cake+up-52044.html Sat, 7 Nov 2009 13:15:21 +0000 Bizarre A bear in Germany has lost all her fur.Dolores, a South American spectacled bear, has been left with only a few tufts around her head and a near-naked wrinkled body after her body hair mysteriously fell out.Vets at Leipzig Zoo are mystified by the condition, which has affected all the zoo's female spectacled bears.The bears - whose condition has pr... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Bald+bears+baffling+illness-52045.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Bald+bears+baffling+illness-52045.html Sat, 7 Nov 2009 13:15:21 +0000 Bizarre A US man dressed as a breathalyser has been arrested for drink-driving.Student James Miller was stopped by police after he was spotted driving the wrong way down a one-way street in Oxford, Ohio without headlights.Police found an open can of beer by the driver's seat, the remains of a case of beer on the passenger seat and more in the car boot.When... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Breathalyser+arrested-52046.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Breathalyser+arrested-52046.html Sat, 7 Nov 2009 13:15:21 +0000 Bizarre A British murder mystery party failed to spot a real crime taking place.Eight guests at a bash in The Elim Pentecostal church in Yeovil, Somerset, spent hours playing detective in a church looking for fictional clues - but failed to notice the real-life crime which took place at the same time. While the partygoers enjoyed their evening, thieves sto... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Murder+mystery+party+crime-52028.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Murder+mystery+party+crime-52028.html Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:15:12 +0000 Bizarre Parents in China are protesting over a pair of giant breasts installed in a city park.The controversial sculpture depicts a tiny 20cm-tall girl with giant breasts measuring five metres high and wide.Parents have complained that the giant boobs installed in Foshan City, China, are terrifying their children.A primary school teacher, who brought her c... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Giant+breasts+shock+China-52029.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Giant+breasts+shock+China-52029.html Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:15:12 +0000 Bizarre A US man has pleaded to be given capital punishment because he thinks he will get treated better on death row. Billy Joe Johnson - who is already serving a 45-year sentence for a previous killing - has been convicted of another murder but told the Californian court he had heard the facilities on Death Row were better than what he currently has. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Death+Row+luxuries-52030.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Death+Row+luxuries-52030.html Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:15:12 +0000 Bizarre A US junior hockey team were banned from an ice rink after engaging in a game of 'strip hockey'.Members of the Idaho Junior Steelheads all shed a piece of uniform in practice every time they missed a shot, resulting in them being banished from Idaho Ice World in Boise for four days.Doug Holloway, Boise's recreation superintendent, said: "If they mi... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Hockey+strip-52031.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Hockey+strip-52031.html Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:15:12 +0000 Bizarre A US man received over $470,000 in paycheques from a company he had never worked for.Anthony Armatys, 35, admitted to banking the money as he appeared in court in New Jersey.He said he had accepted a job at New Jersey company Basking Ridge in September 2002 but then changed his mind. However, the company's computer system never removed his name fro... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Easy+money-52032.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Easy+money-52032.html Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:15:12 +0000 Bizarre A US man got his puppy drunk on vodka.Jared Levi Colony of Iowa City - who was looking after the dog called Pip - poured some flavoured vodka into the tiny animal's bowl.The puppy became unresponsive and when the owner returned, 28-year-old Jared reportedly said: "Pip's just a little drunk right now."Pip was treated for alcohol poisoning at his loc... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Drunk+puppy-52033.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Drunk+puppy-52033.html Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:15:12 +0000 Bizarre A British man has made an incredible breakfast-making machine.The gadget - made by 26-year-old Yuri Suzuki from Hackney, east London - has been designed to makes omelettes and even spreads butter on toast.Yuri, a design teacher, said he "felt like a conductor" building the $1,140 contraption made of alarm clocks, record players and other spare part... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Breakfastmaking+machine-52034.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Breakfastmaking+machine-52034.html Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:15:12 +0000 Bizarre A drunken US police officer drew his gun in a haunted house.Eric Michael Janik, 36, pointed his gun at the actor Michael Brian Morrison, 32 - who was dressed as Leatherface from 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre,' - whilst walking through a haunted house.Eric - who was with his nine-year-old daughter and a female police officer at the time - smelled of ... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Haunted+house+of+horrors-52035.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Haunted+house+of+horrors-52035.html Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:15:12 +0000 Bizarre