News of the Wierd

Share

In my line of work, I am forced to read news reports form all over the world from various sources. So occasionally a story comes along that proves that evolution can sometimes work in reverse. I will henceforth call this section, NEWS OF THE WEIRD. I will make every effort to present these stories at least once each week. Please note that these are all legitimate news stories. The only thing I have added is of course my own commentary at the end of each.

No one ever said that learning about your world couldn’t be fun:
______________________________________________________________
Blazing Bunny Spreads Fire at Cricket Club
Sat Aug 14,12:30 PM ET LONDON (Reuters) - A rabbit set alight by a bonfire at a British cricket club got its revenge when it ran burning into a hut and set it ablaze destroying costly equipment, the club said on Friday.

Members of Devizes cricket club in Wiltshire, western England, were burning dead branches when a rabbit caught up in the waste sped burning from the flames spreading a fire which destroyed lawnmowers and tools worth $110,000. "

After it had been going 5 minutes, the rabbit shot out of the bonfire on fire and went into the hut which is our equipment store," club chairman John Bedbrook told Reuters.

Two fire engines were called to extinguish the blaze. The rabbit's skeleton was discovered in the charred hut.

"The firemen were certainly concerned about the rabbit. They felt sorry for it," said Bedbrook.

I’m sure that you're asking what I'm asking: why didn’t someone think to film this? – The Phillipian

Limbless Woman Sues Air France Over 'Torso' Snub
Mon Aug 16,10:00 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - A wheelchair-bound woman with no limbs sued Air France for discrimination on Friday, alleging she was kept off a flight by a gate agent who told her a "torso cannot possibly fly on its own."

Adele Price, 42, a British citizen, sued the airline in Manhattan federal court seeking unspecified damages.

The suit states that she had bought a ticket in 2000 for travel between Manchester, England and New York. After Price had checked her luggage, she alleged that she was stopped by an Air France agent who told her that "a head, one bottom and a torso cannot possibly fly on its own."

I don’t know about you but I would love to have been present when they were having this discussion. I could be suing Air France for sudden loss of bladder control. I’m just guessing here that this Air France agent will not be nominated Humanitarian of the Year. – The Phillipian

Inmate Loses Court Bid to Grow Hair
Fri Aug 13, 8:51 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Californian prison officials can cut the hair of an inmate despite his objection that to do so would violate his Native American religious beliefs, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Thursday.

Philip Henderson had maintained that cutting his hair, except under extraordinary circumstances, would defile the creator.

But the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals backed a lower court ruling that said the California Department of Corrections’ reasons for requiring short hair – such as making inmates easier to detect if they try to escape – were justified.

“We therefore affirm the district court’s judgment and its conclusion that the CDC’s hair length regulation is reasonably related to legitimate penological interests,” the three-judge panel ruled.

Now I know that I can be prone to a prepubescent sense of humour but, am I the only one who chuckled at upon reading, “penological interests?” – The Phillipian

Anarchists' Convention Debates Voting
Mon Aug 16, 7:46 AM ET ATHENS, Ohio - A group of anarchists is taking an unusual step to make its political voice heard — going to the polls.

Look, Socialists own and operate multi-bullion dolour corporations, animal rights activists wear leather shoes and jackets, and NOW vehemently defends male Democrats accused of sexual misconduct. So why cant the Anarchists vote in an election? Leftists are masters in the art of consistent inconsistency. – The Phillipian