Month: September 2005
Trial of poet for ‘defiling idol’
An Indian court has ordered a leading Bengali poet to stand trial on charges of defiling a Hindu...
Wiseman Say Skibbereen Not Lucky
According to Reuters, it's official -- a scientist has 'proved' that the people of Skibbereen in Co. Cork...
PSNI fire warning shots at chimp
Several warning shots have been fired by police officers trying to recapture a chimpanzee which had escaped from...
“Jerk-O-Meter” Measures Phone Rudeness
People know when they're on the phone with an inattentive jerk, but they might not realize how they...
Got it pegged
How did we ever manage? All those days hanging out our washing only to see a mighty thunderous...
New Video Footage Reveals Trawler Damage To Irish Coral Reefs
Researchers have released the first ever video footage of spectacular cold-water, deep-ocean coral reefs, found off the coast...
Parasites brainwash grasshoppers into death dive
A parasitic worm that makes the grasshopper it invades jump into water and commit suicide does so by...