Miscellaneous
Irish people to charge Tesco €500K for fridge space
€500,000: Every Little Helps, I suppose. According to the Irish Times, British retailer Tesco is intimidating Irish businesses...
Bishop of Southwark Loses it at Irish Embassy Xmas Bash
A prominent Church of England bishop was under pressure last night to explain the circumstances in which he...
Fury over chocolate version of Verdun memorial
BAR-LE-DUC, France (AFP) - Local politicians and veterans' groups reacted with fury after a bakers' association in northeast...
Smart beer mat orders refills
A beer mat that knows when a glass is nearly empty and automatically asks for a refill has...
Russian Admiral Named Patron Saint Of Nuclear Bomber Force
Historic Russian admiral Fyodor Ushakov - a hero of Russia's wars against Turkey and Napoleon Bonaparte - was...
Bopping in Berlin with the Nazis
For more than half a century, historians have wondered what the Nazis would have done had they won...
Rat Catchers 0-For-Decade
NEW DELHI - New Delhi's government has a rat catching department that hasn't caught a single rodent in...
“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...
South Korean Dies ….
...after a marathon 50 hours of non-stop online gaming. "A South Korean man has died after reportedly playing...
Get Yir Kilt Off!
A teenager in Minnesota was banned from his high school prom parade, because he was wearing a kilt...