KEY POINTS:
"The boss was given a gift from India in this bag," says a reader. "Not realising what was written on it, she had been using it as her lunch bag, much to the hilarity of her colleagues! We notice she now has a new lunch box!"
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A prankster has put Prime Minister John Howard's Sydney-based government residence, Kirribilli House, on the market. The online ad said that the home was "Open for inspection, sorry, open for election" and explains the owner has "tried twice before to evict the current tenant and it's looking like it's third time lucky." The ad also takes several swipes at Liberal/National coalition policy, including broadband ("Dial-up internet access only - 'broadband is just a fad") and conservation ("Uses 28 times more water than the average Sydney household - one of the few properties that can be credited for creating its own mini-drought"). In the final pitch, the advertiser says: "Act now, it's only a matter of time before interest rates go up again. And again. And maybe even again. Particularly given there is a greater chance of Australia signing the Kyoto Protocol or saying "sorry" than housing ever being affordable in this lifetime." (Source: Domain.com.au)
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Police in Bakersfield, California, came to the aid of a man and a woman at the bottom of the Panorama Bluffs and told reporters later that the man had attempted to toss his girlfriend over the cliff but that she grabbed him, and the pair tumbled down 100m together (and that he was hurt worse than she).
(Source: News of the Weird)
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Dr Leonard Kransdorf tells the worldwide web of his funniest moment in medicine: "I was caring for a woman and asked,"So how's your breakfast this morning?"
"It's very good," she said, "Except for the Kentucky Jelly. I can't seem to get used to the taste."
I then asked to see the jelly and the woman produced a foil packet labelled 'KY Jelly'."
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According to a news story published by Florida news channel Local6, groups of women are gathering at homes across America for Taser parties. The guns are presented with wine and cheese, similar to Tupperware parties. A host explains the value of owning a personal Taser gun and then women are allowed to handle the devices, which include a metallic pink gun. One host, who held a Taser party in a well-off Arizona suburb, said the guns were essential for women. "If you know you are going to be in a certain situation where you might be uncomfortable, why not have it with you?"
