Strange But True Category
Weird, offbeat and bizarre news from around the world. Funny, strange & odd news stories that make you wince, laugh and fear for humanity.
Police Break Into Flat Where Possessed Vibrator Is Dancing In The Dark
THAT noise coming from a empty flat in Berlin is being made by a vibrator that has “switched itself on“. (Or is it possessed? Does it have a life of its own? Is a vibrator army massing?)
Police are called. They smash down the door. The 23-year-old woman who owns the flat is out. On the floor, the cops find a electronic phallus cutting the light fantastic.
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Posted: 26th, April 2011 | In: Strange But True | Comment (1)
Awkward Easter Bunny Moments: Picture Gallery
THE Easter Bunny is coming. The Easter Bunny. Run! Save yourselves from the massive rabbit that can pass chocolate eggs…
Posted: 25th, April 2011 | In: Strange But True | Comment
1950s Pin-Ups Before And After The Art Shop
THE 1950s Pin-Ups Before and After shows how paint and lighting altered the good looking girl into an ideal. Photoshop always existed – it as just called something else…
Posted: 24th, April 2011 | In: Key Posts, Strange But True | Comments (2)
Man Lives Undetected For Months In Milton Keynes Ladies’ Toilet
IN Milton Keynes a man is posing as plumber (he carries a sink plunger, square tool box, huge half-exposed arse crack and T-shirt with plumbing logo) to gain access to the ladies’ toilet. Once inside, the man hides in the ladies’ loos for “hours at a time”. So reports the local Citizen newspaper.
And he has calling card. Not a massive turd or message on the final sheet of toilet paper, but metal plates he screws to the bottom of the cubicle “so nobody can see his feet”.
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Posted: 24th, April 2011 | In: Strange But True | Comment
Mug Shot Of The Day: The Suspected Paint Sniffer
KELLY Gene Gibson, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, is our Mug Shot of The Day. He has been charged with inhaling toxic vapours for the 48th time since 1992.
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Posted: 24th, April 2011 | In: Strange But True | Comment
Testicles Photographer Hits Codpiece Man In Barnes & Noble Car Park
IN a Jensen Beach, Florida, parking lot, the man taking photos of testicles is getting into fight with another fellow who has made a remark about codpieces.
The second man says the testicle photographer lashed out in the parking lot of Barnes & Noble in Jensen Beach. He says he was punched in the face.
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Posted: 24th, April 2011 | In: Strange But True | Comment
Man Changes Into A Pig Then A Into A Bat, Say Locals
HAVE you seen the Steytlerville Monster? To South Africa, where warrant officer Zandisile Nelani says:
“The community says that the monster changes shape while you are looking at it.”
Even Katie Price waits until she is in Los Angeles to get a new face. What manner of wonder is this beast?
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Posted: 24th, April 2011 | In: Strange But True | Comment
Clown Extorts Immigrants’ Cash: Norteno Posse Wear Colours
TO San Francisco, where a man has charged his victims $50,000 in a scam:
A Redwood City man who tried to pick up blackmail money from his immigrant relatives while dressed in a clown suit has been sentenced to three years in prison for passing himself off as a federal immigration agent.
It’s the uniform, darn it:
A federal jury convicted Frank Salvador Solorza, 46, of conspiracy, impersonating an immigration officer and attempted extortion. ..
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Posted: 23rd, April 2011 | In: Strange But True | Comment
Wart Cream Bomb Hospitalises Three In Lancashire
WHEN the tube of medicated wart cream was left in the sun in balmy Downham, Lancashire – it had been already used – the contents exploeed when the tube was opened.
Two women, aged 50 and 25 and a 25-year-old man, were taken to hospital for treatment for their injuries.
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Posted: 23rd, April 2011 | In: Strange But True | Comment
Police Catch Killer Who Tattooed Murder Scene On His Chest
ANTHONY Garcia wants you to know that he murdered a 23-year-old gang member John Juarez in 2004. He doesn’t want you – the police – to know He wants you – the other gangbangers and hoodlums who see him and fear him – to know. So proud of his achievement is Garcia that he tattooed the crime scene on his chest.
The ink includes the Christmas lights outside Mr Ed’s Liquor, the venue for the murder, and the legend “Rivera Kills” – Garcia is a member of the gang Rivera 13.
Crucially, the tattoo on Garcia – whose nickname is “Chopper” – included a helicopter firing guns at the victim, who was drawn as a “Mr Peanuts” character.
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Posted: 22nd, April 2011 | In: Strange But True | Comment
Man Spoons Out Uncles Eyes: Tosses Eyeballs In Bin
TIMAYO Knight, 31,currently living in Mobile County Metro Jail, is charged with first-degree assault for gouging his uncle’s eyes out with a spoon.
Detectives found the victim, Bonnie Pogue, at his home, where he was bleeding from the face. They found Pogue’s eyeballs in a bin. They then found a spoon covered in blood in kitchen. Knight was still in the house.
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Posted: 22nd, April 2011 | In: Strange But True | Comment
Disabled Granny Headbutts Midget Muggers In Barnstable
NEWS from Barnbstable, Devon, that a “disabled grandmother” has saved herself from a mugging by headbutting one of the three villains. The Ealing Times does not name the woman. All we learn is that she is 49-year-old, five feet tall and registered disabled. She is a mother to six. She has 24 grandchildren. She was attacked by three hoodies as she piloted her mobility scooter along a road.
Says she:
“They were not expecting me to fight back. I am a very strong person because of what I have gone through in my life. As they attacked me, I heard my grandchildren saying to me in my head ‘Nan, get up and fight them’.
“When I headbutted the robber I think I broke his nose, it was that strong. Once they saw me attack him his mates scarpered and so did he.”
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Posted: 22nd, April 2011 | In: Strange But True | Comment
Australian Woman Owns A Vagina On Wheels
THE Australian Roads and Traffic Authority have invited Kristen Perry asking to explain her ‘‘Kiki’’ number plate. As Old Mr Anorak’s ping-pong team know, the word Kiki means “vagina” in the Filipino language of Tagalog (see winter tour notes of season 2001-2002).
Perry says that the term is a reference to her nickname, which she has owned since birth. Campaigners may consider this the tin lid on a box of indecency – a viper’s nest of deviancy – but it is all innocent. The RTA has now withdrawn its demands. Says Kiki:
‘‘I rang my father last night and said: ‘Do you know you have been calling me vagina all my life?’. He just said ‘What?’ He was appalled.’’
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Posted: 21st, April 2011 | In: Strange But True | Comments (2)
Melbourne To Be Made Better With ‘More Magnets’
HOW would you make Melbourne a better place? At the risk of turning Anorak into Kids Say The Funniest Things, we bring you the wisdom of Magnus, 4, who sees space for even “More Magnets”…
Posted: 20th, April 2011 | In: Strange But True | Comment
Five Men Arrested For Punching Cars On The Yorkshire Border
TO Snake Pass, on the borders between Derbyshire and Yorkshire, where five men have been arrested for punching cars.
The MEN reports:
One driver said that when he pulled over the avoid the group, one man opened the car door and hit him on the head. Another said that someone in the group had punched his Mazda as he drove past, causing some damage.
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Posted: 20th, April 2011 | In: Strange But True | Comment
Bearded Man Dressed As Mannequin Spies On Women In Bullring Toilets
JOEL Hardman (described in the Birmingham Mail as a “bearded pervert“) wore a dress, mask and wig to enter the women’s toilets at Birmingham’s Bullring mall.
This was not a desperate move to avoid the stench of the gent’s facilities, rather a chance to letch at women. Having entered the toilets and locked himself inside a cubicle, the priapic Hardman (more nominative determinism, readers?) used his mobile phone to record three images of women’s feet and an audio recording of a toilet flushing.
He later emerged from a cubicle and performed a “sex act“.
Accosted by a security guard acting on a tip off, Hardman utters:
“Yes, I’ve been a bit weird.”
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Posted: 19th, April 2011 | In: Strange But True | Comment (1)
Barking Council Paints Yellow Lines On Pavement: Pedestrians Obey New Rules
THEY’VE painted yellow lines on the pavements of Ripple Road, Barking. They are Barking and Dagenham Council. Their offical words is thus:
“A number of measures have been brought in to tidy up the shopping parade near the Harrow pub. The lines were painted to provide a marked walkthrough for pedestrians outside the shops.” The spokesman added: “We’re going to gauge the reaction of local residents and shopkeepers over the next two to three months. Based on the views we get back, we’ll make a decision on whether to keep the lines or remove them.”
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Posted: 19th, April 2011 | In: Key Posts, Strange But True | Comments (4)
Woman Cycles Round Car Park For Three Days To Escape Old Man In Electric Chair
TO Florida, where Harry Lee Gray, 67, has been arrested for using his electric chair to ram a woman riding a bicycle and knocking her to the ground. He then, allegedly, picked up the bicycle and slammed it into the tarmac. This caused the front wheel to come off.
The story is added to by the news that bike was a gift from the woman’s late father. But the choicest cut of the crime is that the action is the result of a rolling feud. The affidavit states:
“(The victim) stated that Gray has chased her for the last three days around the parking lot, but she never called the police.”
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Posted: 19th, April 2011 | In: Strange But True | Comment
Who Is The M1 Ironer? Motorway Turned Into Royal Wedding Street Party Venue
THE soutbound lanes of the M1 between junction one and four have been closed by fire. They will be closed for some time.
This morning, a man began ironing on the disused road. Others may take to using the expanse for skateboarding, bird watching, running, bowling, the Third Runway at Heathrow, or, as Anorak readers Winker suggests, the ultimate Royal Wedding street party.
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Posted: 18th, April 2011 | In: Strange But True | Comments (2)
Tea Towel Stolen In New Milton, Hampshire: Police Launch Urgent Appeal
DID you or anyone you know steal the yellow, floral-print tea towel from an address in Gore Road, New Milton, Hampshire on Tuesday, April 5 2011?
The police alert runs thus:
Police in New Milton are encouraging residents to review their home security after a burglary at an address in Gore Road.
The incident took place sometime between 9am and 10pm on Tuesday, April 5.
A window was forced open to gain entry to the property.
Once inside a search was made of the entire house; however the only item stolen from the address was a yellow flower patterned tea towel.
Residents of New Milton are being urged to step up their security measures as a precaution, particularly ensuring windows and doors in unoccupied rooms are shut and secured during the current spell of warmer weather.
Anyone who may have witnessed the incident in Gore Road, or has any information is asked to contact PC Graham Wilkins at Lymington police stationon 0845 045 4545 or 101.
Alternatively call Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.
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Posted: 18th, April 2011 | In: Strange But True | Comments (3)
Woman Saved From Mouth Of Pet Snake
THAT’S Chrystal Wilson trapped between the jaws of her pet python. She’d taken the snake from its cage to feed it when it latched onto her face and throat. Her children saw mum was in trouble and called the emergency services.
A fireman arrived and pulled the snake’s jaws apart to set mum free.
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Posted: 17th, April 2011 | In: Strange But True | Comment (1)
Postman Filmed Pooing In Man’s Garden: Package Delivered
TAKING a poo in someone’s garden is, I think we can agree, rarely if ever the done thing. Children can get away with it, so too pets – especially birds and massive angry dogs – but adult humans defecating on your lawns is pretty much not on.
So, when Don Derfler, of Portland, Oregon, saw a postal worker delivering a package to his shrubs, he grabbed hold of his camera and took a photo. Says he:
“He started pulling his pants down and started defecating and at that point I grabbed my camera and started to take pictures.”
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Posted: 16th, April 2011 | In: Strange But True | Comment
Chinese Company Names that Say It All
TURD Baby and Watery Coffee Inc. present Chinese company names that say so much about the place…
Posted: 15th, April 2011 | In: Key Posts, Strange But True | Comment
Woman Loses House Keys: Dies Climbing Through Window
RIP Esther Kline. She was 44. Her last recorded words before she became wedged in a basement window at her Cincinnati home and died were:
“I wish the spare key was here.”
That’s the message she texted her husband when she was locked out of their house.
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Posted: 15th, April 2011 | In: Strange But True | Comment
Man Catches Fire Watching Porn
IN San Franciso, the man sat in the porn booth watching a video has caught fire. Our first thought – like yours – is that friction and godless man made-fibres are a recipe for an inferno.
The man is now in hospital recovering from third degree burns.
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Posted: 14th, April 2011 | In: Strange But True | Comment
