Outrageous News Stories?

[DaveW]

This is one up for the books.

BBC News Scotland has reported that a lamb head-butted an eagle, one of our largest birds of prey. (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/7894680.stm) That's Scotland in a nutshell. We might me small, but god help anyone that messes with us! Unless you're armed with politics. We don't get politics, and that's why an English government has been making our decisions for so long.

Either way, I put to thee all a challenge. Find a news story like this; one that you think represents your country as a whole. Rules?

1) Story must be from the country you're from. Americans, Canadians, Australians: you're welcome to do this by state/province.
2) Only one news story allowed per person! Multiple stories per area are allowed, if you think you can do better than your countryman.
3) Reputable News Sources only!

Feel free to discuss, disagree, whatever you fancy. Just keep it clean lads, queensbury rules and all that. ;) Enjoy!

-Dave

[XcOM]

my turn:

Chickens! (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/kent/7228859.stm)

There is one about a guy getting his bits chopped off by a lobster but i can't find it from a decent news source.

[Zephik]

Alright, try this one on for size (http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-01-09-Hand-me_N.htm)! Not only is this from my country as well as from the state that I live in, but the town mentioned is where I grew up for eleven years of my life. In fact, I currently live only about ten minutes away. But I think this story represents my country (as well as most others) in a sort of metaphoric-ish way with the whole religious people "over-doing it" thing. (all the way from over-censoring things to being afraid of homosexuality to chopping your hand off and microwaving it)

Although I think this picture (http://www.benadams.com/picturesALL/04182005fitness_escalator.JPG) represents my country better as a whole. >< lol what can you do I guess.

[KiLLERMAN21]

Although I think this picture (http://www.benadams.com/picturesALL/04182005fitness_escalator.JPG) represents my country better as a whole. >< lol what can you do I guess.

Yep, that is definately a good represnetaiton of America lol.

[DaveW]

Haha, XcOM you hit the nail on the head with that chickens thing.

-Dave

[Twigsoffury]

my turn:

Chickens! (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/kent/7228859.stm)

There is one about a guy getting his bits chopped off by a lobster but i can't find it from a decent news source.

That's some love right there.


hmmm.. I've got a bunch of crazy stories what with my mom working for the sheriffs department.

She booked macaulay culkin (the kid from home alone) for poccession of marijuana.

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/0917042_culkin_2.html