Archive for May, 2009
Family axes wedding plans, Egyptian cuts off organ (AP)
AP – A 25-year-old Egyptian man cut off his own penis to spite his family after he was refused permission to marry a girl from a lower class family, police reported Sunday.
China puts a stop to snake-bitten cock-in-a-pot (Reuters)
Reuters – Chinese health authorities are putting a stop to restaurants serving chickens which have been bitten to death by poisonous snakes and cooked up for a supposedly detoxing meal.
[audio] Man Who Lost Leg To Whale Decides To Let It Go
Onion Radio News – with Doyle Redland
Family axes wedding plans, Egyptian cuts off organ (AP)
AP – A 25-year-old Egyptian man cut off his own penis to spite his family after he was refused permission to marry a girl from a lower class family, police reported Sunday.
Chavez’ Venezuela marathon TV show cut short (Reuters)
Reuters – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez had promised a four-day marathon edition of his widely watched weekly television talkshow, but unspecified technical problems threw the plans awry this weekend.
Japan’s Kobayashi beats Chestnut in eating rematch (AP)
AP – In a chewy chow-lenge, Takeru Kobayashi outlasted Joey Chestnut when the eating titans faced off to see who could devour the most pizzas.
Squirrel at Mich. cemetery wraps nest in Old Glory (AP)
AP – Squirrel. Thief. Patriot.
[audio] Elk Majestically Tramples 3
Onion Radio News – with Doyle Redland
Squirrel at Mich. cemetery wraps nest in Old Glory (AP)
AP – Squirrel. Thief. Patriot.
Edge Of Table Victorious Over Toddler
News In Photos
