inane and slightly ridiculous news from europe - the third

the saying does go that everyone has a twin out there...

london: 'dead' man in uk turns up alive

by the associated press
published - saturday november 3

police said friday they had begun an investigation after a woman oversaw the cremation of a body she believed was her son — who turned up alive the next day.

greater manchester police said the mix-up began when the body of a man in his 30s was discovered in manchester, northwest england, on oct. 12. he was identified as thomas dennison, 39, by a care worker who knew him.

officials contacted dennison's mother, gina partington, 58, who identified the dead man as her son. the body was released to the family and the funeral took place tuesday.

the next day, dennison was discovered alive in nottingham, 80 miles away.

partington said the resemblance between the dead man and her son was remarkable.

"i held his hand and kissed his head. i stayed with him for about 40 minutes and would have sworn he was my son," she was quoted as saying by the manchester evening news.

"we held his funeral on tuesday this week at southern cemetery and there were genuine tears, because tommy is a lovely lad," she said.

police said the incident has been turn over to the independent police complaints commission.

police said they believed they knew the identity of the dead man, who had been living on the streets, and were trying to contact his relatives in ireland.

d.b. of the week

the d.b. of this week is one of the more despicable people on this planet and why there are still so many issues out there...

who could this individual possibly be???

duane chapman (a.k.a. dog the bounty hunter).

this d.b. was caught by his own son, tucker, when tucker secretly taped a conversation the two had about duane's gf who is balck. during the conversation, dog used a racial slur repeatedly in reference to the gf.

what did tucker do? he sold it to a tabloid for a lot of money.

apparently dog was worried about his son's girlfriend going public about his use of the n-word...what better way to avoid that media circus than to create one of his own!

dog later apologized to tucker and his gf, then learned about how the tape got into the tabloid's hands...in addition to this, a&e, who airs his series, has suspended production and is considering cancelling it altogether.

serves him right...

inane and slightly ridiculous news from europe - part deux

why you should always always always pay in cash when out with coworkers...

sweden: after kiss, a resignation

by reuters
published: november 2, 2007

prime minister fredrik reinfeldt’s battered administration received a fresh blow when a top aide resigned after it was disclosed that she had been out drinking while on duty. the aide, under secretary of state ulrica schenstrom, resigned after the swedish media published pictures of her embracing a journalist in a bar. her resignation was the fifth high-profile departure since mr. reinfeldt took office last year. he said ms. schenstrom had told him that she had not been drunk. but when he saw the bill for the evening, he lost confidence in her, “i now feel that the alcohol consumption, proved by facts, probably passed the limit that i can defend,” he said at a news conference. “this is one of my most difficult moments in politics.” ms. schenstrom issued a statement saying she had acted inappropriately and had lost the support necessary to do her job.

inane and slightly ridiculous news from europe - part 1

ireland: another metric system fault

by the associated press
published: november 1, 2007

when the police caught david clarke flying down a road in county donegal at 180 kilometers an hour last month, he looked likely to lose his license. but a local judge reduced the charge after concluding that the speed did not look as bad when converted into miles: 112 m.p.h. the judge suggested that it was relatively safe to have shattered the legal road limit at the time, citing good weather, light traffic and the road’s unusual straightness. he was quoted as saying the speed seemed “very excessive,” but did not look “as bad” when converted into miles per hour. mr. clarke, a dubliner, was clocked going 180 k.p.h. (112 m.p.h.) in a 100 k.p.h. (62 m.p.h.) zone. the judge reduced the charge, gave mr. clarke a fine and let him keep his license. the episode underscored ireland’s slow mental conversion to metric. ireland switched its speed limits from miles to kilometers in january 2005, but most cars still display speeds principally in miles.

nablopomo

so like my sister from another mister (julie), i too have joined nablopomo...

what does that mean for all of you fans out there??? i will be posting EVERY DAY for the month of november! in accordance with a recommendation on nablopomo's website, i have decided to come up with a theme for the next month: inane and slightly ridiculous news from europe!

why that you ask? the truth: i have no idea - i came up with it on a whim. the other truth: i'm french, english, german, dutch, scott's-irish, and swedish (and about 0.5% cherokee) - i have to keep up with my peeps across the pond.

and now, on with the show...

you are now entering the twilight zone...doo do do do...doo do do do...

ashley: mom...mom...is that you???

meg: oh hi honey...don't i look wonderful??? no one would ever guess that i'm 46!

ashley: oh meg, its you...

meg: yes, that's right...46 years young...and only one failed marriage! take that britney...

ashley: where the hell is mary kate? she needs to see this...

meg: i mean, even though i'm about to start going through menopause, i look smashing!

ashley: *phone ringing* hello...oh hey mr. armstrong...i mean lance...no, i can't come suck face right now - the strangest thing is happening...you wouldn't believe me if i told you...ok, well meg ryan is trying to be my twin - er, triplet i guess...no i will not bring her with me for a threesome - i told you no when you asked if i would bring mary-kate...

meg: i just love how my hair looks...that whole not showering thing saves me so much time in my day...i mean i can get to the grocery store in no time!

ashley: lanc-... lan-...would yo-...i said no! god, you can't even keep me amused - how do you think you're going to be able to entertain two or even three of me?!?!?!

meg: i'm glowing...just glowing...

ashley: is this some kind of sick halloween joke???

gay...gay...gay...

and by that i mean...happy...happy...happy...



zac efron is happy...happy...happy...that his bangs are out of his way for his one-on-one pilates class with lance bass...