inane and slightly ridiculous news from europe - neun

this is a 3-for-1 deal folks...and you have the citizens of berlin, germany to thank for it...it's like brit brit sucking down her frappuccino with a side of cookies and cheeto pie...
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man forgets car at gas station
friday november 9, 2007 8:08 am

berlin (reuters) - a german man forgot his car after filling it up at a petrol station, police said friday.

"he just forgot about it and walked off home," said a spokesman for police in the western city of wuppertal.

after the car had sat blocking the pump for about an hour, a woman working at the petrol station became suspicious and alerted authorities.

officers contacted the 63-year-old from remscheid, who came straight back to fetch the vehicle. he had paid to fill up the car before walking off.
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bank manager gives woman loans for sex
friday november 9, 2007 8:24 am

berlin (reuters) - a german bank manager gave loans to a woman for sex and then embezzled thousands of euros to buy the silence of her relatives, authorities said on thursday.

when the man realized he could not offer the jobless woman a loan because of her poor credit history, he offered to lend her the money personally in return for sexual favors, said a spokesman for a court in the southern town of tuebingen.

the 31-year-old then stole the money from the bank. the pair continued their arrangement for the next three years.

in total, the man diverted some 520,000 euros ($760,000) from clients' accounts, of which he gave about 70,000 euros to the woman, and kept 40,000 euros for himself.

the biggest chunk of the cash went to her relatives who were blackmailing the bank manager, a married man with children. the manager had himself told her cousin about the sex deal.

"as incredible as it sounds, that's what he told us," the tuebingen court spokesman said. "the cousin was suspicious and she called him to ask how the woman had got a loan."

the court said bank officials uncovered the ruse after probing irregularities linked to the man's handling of other loans. the court gave the man, who confessed, a jail sentence of three years and nine months.
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flasher strips off in court
friday november 9, 2007 8:35 am

berlin (reuters) - a german flasher stunned lawyers during his appeal hearing on a flashing conviction by stripping off in court, authorities said thursday.

"the court withdrew for deliberations and during the adjournment the man removed his clothes again," said a spokesman for the court in the western city of duisburg. "it appears he sees it as art, and views himself as a living work of art."

the 60-year-old was in court to appeal against his conviction for running onto the pitch naked during a girl's soccer match and striking a range of "body builder poses," the spokesman said.

state prosecutors filed fresh charges of indecent behavior against the man after the court incident.