Archive for the ‘Strange news’ Category

Twilight hysteria forbidden: Summit entertainment shuts down Saga fansite

Thursday, September 8th, 2011

Not everything promoting the saga is Twilight-approved. E! News confirms that Summit Entertainment has filed a lawsuit against Twilight.com‘s head honcho, Tom Markson, for illegally using the movie’s trademark to lure visitors into believing it is an official site and making profit.

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The mayor is ..sexy – doing it in public!

Thursday, September 1st, 2011

Ilse Uyttersprot, the mayoresse of the Belgian town of Aalst was “caught doing it” out in public while on a holiday…

Belgian Mayor Ilse Uyttersprot was filmed while having sex with her partner in the tower of Olite Royal Palace, Navarra.

A tourist, who also visited the site, took images with her camera and saw a couple having sex in a tower and recorded the scene. The incident occurred four years ago but the video came to light recently and unleashed a scandal.

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Humpback whale puts on show for men who saved her (video)

Friday, July 15th, 2011

When Michael Fishbach set out for his day of boating around the beautiful waters of the Sea of Cortez, he probably didn’t think that it would be the day he and his friends would become wildlife heroes. As luck would have it, that’s exactly what happened.

The group came upon a stranded humpback whale who was so tangled in a mesh of nylon netting that she was beginning to drown, and as Fishbach noted in this video, was possibly an hour from death. The crew worked tirelessly for more than an hour to free the stranded whale and, to their elation, eventually succeeded. Then, magic happened.

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Gary Moore (ex- Thin Lizzy) dies at age of 58 in Spain

Sunday, February 6th, 2011

Rock guitarist and former Thin Lizzy star Gary Moore has died in Spain, British media reported on Sunday. The Belfast-born musician was 58.

According to the Irish Times website, Moore was found dead in his hotel room in Estepona early in the morning. A postmortem was due to be carried out in the nearby city of Malaga, the newspaper added.

A Foreign Office (Ministry) spokeswoman in London said: “We are aware (of Moore’s death), and we stand ready to provide consular assistance. We are very sorry for his family’s loss.”

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20 years of growing her nails

Sunday, February 6th, 2011

Atlanta mother and grandmother, Jazz Ison Sinkfield, has been growing out her fingernails for the last 22 years in the hopes of meeting Oprah and “a lot of more celebrities.”

So far her quest has only landed her on the local news, but her nails, the longest of which is 24 inches, are actually pretty impressive. Their length keeps her from doing everyday tasks like tying her shoes and putting on jewelry, and she pays $250 a month at the nail salon to maintain them, but Jazz is committed nonetheless.

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