Monday, December 20, 2004
Daily Weird News
China has just crowned the first, one and only, Miss Plastic Surgery. The official name of the contest is the 'Miss Artificial Beauty' pageant. For Feng Qian it took only 4 procedures to gain the crown, tummy liposucion, an eyelid fold, new cheeks and botox injections (just like John Kerry, errrr, maybe a bit different).
More good news on the justice front in Chile. Their Supreme Court is allowing the murder charges to proceed against the ageing despot.
The Sikhs in Birmingham are showing their interest in 'moral values' issues in regards to a new play.
Not the best judgment call by the hired help. Taking the family Mercedes instead of watching the toddler will end up this nanny in some hot water...
Urban Legend Watch:
- 'Son of a Gun'? It's amazing to think that people would really believe this explanation for this popular American phrase is really possible.
- Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer: so who created this story? Does it come from some deep dark past, like the brothers Grimm? Or was it a modern marketing strategy? Ho ho ho!!!
Here's an entertaining picture...