Foul-mouthed macaw banned from zoo’s public areas
July 10, 2006
A macaw, previously owned by a trucker, now owned by an animal sanctuary, has been moved away from public areas because of its propensity for swearing!
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,16064442-13762,00.html
Police nab man in motorized wheelchair on autobahn
July 10, 2006
Police in Germany intercepted an 80-year old man traveling along an autobahn on his motorized wheelchair. Apparently he wanted to go shopping!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4719819.stm
FedEx Furniture
July 10, 2006
Jose Avila in Seattle recently moved into an apartment, but had no furniture, so started to build his furniture (bed, desk, chair, etc.) using FedEx boxes. He chronicled, that on his site (http://fedexfurniture.com/), but FedEx apparently don’t see the humor in the situation, citing “trademark infringements”. The Stanford Law Center has stepped in to defend Mr. Avila.
Jose said he simply wanted to spread the word that “it’s OK to be ghetto.”
“That’s pretty much the motto of the site,” he said. “When you’re stuck in a bind and you’re feeling down, it’s not the end of the world.”
Read more at:
http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,68492,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_2
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