Crazy News Stories From All Around The World
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There's A Tanning Mom Action Figure
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The TANNING MOM is still in the news and apparently there's one company that thinks people will spend money to get a piece of her.
If you missed it, 44-year-old Patricia Krentcil was arrested a few weeks ago for child endangerment, for allegedly taking her five-year-old to a tanning salon. She says her daughter just had a sunburn. And Patricia herself is SERIOUSLY tan.
Now a company called HeroBuilders has created a TANNING MOM ACTION FIGURE.
HeroBuilders has previously made action figures of ANTHONY WEINER, the BALLOON BOY dad, and the White House crasher MICHAELE SALAHI.
The Tanning Mom figure, well, it's not so authentic. Basically it looks like a carrot with blonde hair wearing a pantsuit. But gotta strike while the iron's hot, and if that costs you some authenticity, so be it I guess.
The figure sells for $29.95. (Yahoo News)
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The Coolest Bird Ever
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A Lost Pet Parakeet Was Able to Get Home . . . When He Told Police His Address
Piko-Chan lives in Yokohama, Japan. He's a type of pet parakeet known as a budgerigar. Or budgie, for short.
And he escaped from his home on Sunday, flew downtown, and landed on the shoulder of a hotel guest. That person turned him over to police, so they could find his owner.
It took a couple days, but Piko-Chan made the job a lot easier for police, when he began repeating his full street address.
The 64-year-old woman who owned him trained him to say it, just in case he ever got lost, and he was also able to tell police his name. (News.com.au) |
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Bud Light Introduces Lime-A-Rita
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Bud Light Introduces the Lime-A-Rita . . . with the Flavors of a Margarita, Lime, Bud Light, and Twice the Alcohol
When Bud Light Lime came out a few years back, it was a pretty big success. And now, you can spend the summer with its newer, drunker cousin.
Anheuser-Busch just introduced a new product called Lime-A-Rita which is, quote, "the flavor of an authentic margarita with a refreshing splash of Bud Light Lime."
I'm not sure I'VE ever been to a Mexican restaurant, drank a margarita, and thought to myself, "Ya know, this tastes okay but it could sure use some Bud Light poured in" but I guess someone has.
Even if the flavor sounds kind of strange, and possibly disgusting, here's a plus. It's more alcoholic than regular beer, it's 8% alcohol-by-volume. Regular Bud Light and Bud Light Lime are just 4.2%.
The Lime-a-Rita has been rolling out nationwide this month in both cans and bottles. (Foodbeast) |
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How NOT To Compliment A Woman
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The Best Compliment to Give a Woman Is "Have You Lost Weight?" Here Are the Five WORST Things To Say
A survey of women found that the best compliment you can give them is "Have you lost weight?" Complementing the way they smell, their hair, or their eyes are also winning moves. Here are five things NOT to say:
#1.) Avoid anything that can be interpreted as "fat": Broad and curvy are adjectives you'll want to avoid.
#2.) Don't ask them if they're sick: "You look tired" and "Are you feeling okay?" are bad ideas.
#3.) No back-handed complements: It should be a no-brainer, but don’t say "You're not as stupid as you look" or "You don't look as bad as I thought you would."
#4.) Don't imply that they're getting old: "You look like your father/mother" won't go over well.
#5.) Don't mention their makeup: No matter what you say, they'll interpret it as "You're wearing too much". (Malaysia-Chronicle.com) |
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Secret Service Prostitution Scandal
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Eleven U.S. Secret Service Agents Were Sent Home From Colombia Because of a Prostitution Scandal
PRESIDENT OBAMA went to Colombia over the weekend for the Summit of the Americas. And Secret Service agents were down there a week early to prepare for his trip.
And apparently their preparations involved getting hammered and chasing hookers, because eleven agents were sent home early, after being involved in a PROSTITUTION scandal.
The agents stayed at the Hotel Caribe, and the staff there said they spent most of the week drinking heavily. Eventually the police were called, when one of the ELEVEN HOOKERS they hired refused to leave, because she hadn't been paid her $47 fee.
No charges were filed, since prostitution is legal there, but police told the U.S. Embassy about it, and the agents were sent home.
Five members of the U.S. military supporting the Secret Service were involved too, and they've been confined to their quarters in Colombia.
It's basically the biggest scandal in the history of the Secret Service. (NY Post) |
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The Most Dangerous Driving Distraction
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Eating While Driving is More Dangerous Than Texting, Talking on the Phone, or Being Drunk?
Put down that McGriddle and get those hands on the wheel.
Believe it or not, a new study found EATING while driving is more dangerous than all of the other things we THINK are more dangerous.
The study found people who ate while they were driving had 44% slower reaction times than normal.
Texting caused 37.4% slower reactions. Having a phone conversation with a hands-free set caused 26.5% slower reactions. And finally, driving at the legal alcohol limit of .08 caused 12.5% slower reactions.
That's not to say drunk driving is safe, it's more that the others are also really dangerous. Especially eating, apparently. (The Telegraph) |
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The UK Makes The Best Pizza
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Pizza Huts in England Sell Hotdog Stuffed-Crust Pizza
The most amazing thing about this Pizza Hut menu item is that it WASN'T developed here in the States.
Pizza Huts in the U.K. are now offering a new version of the stuffed-crust pizza.
Instead of using melted cheese as a filling, like they do here in America, they're stuffing the crust with, hotdogs. And you can also get it topped with a mustard drizzle.
They've been selling this in Thailand and Japan for a while, and just introduced it in the U.K. But they haven't said if they plan to bring it to the U.S. (Gizmodo) |
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The Perfect Man Defined
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A Survey Finds the "Perfect Man" is Six Feet Tall, Makes $76,000-a-Year, Eats Meat, Loves Shopping, and Calls His Mom
And now, a survey to make you feel completely inadequate. A clothing company called Austin Reed surveyed 2,000 women to figure out the qualities that make up the "PERFECT MAN."
Physical. Six feet tall. Muscularly toned and athletic. Brown eyes. Short dark hair. Smooth chest. Clean shaven. Good fashion sense, but gets ready in 17 minutes or less. Wears jeans and a v-neck sweater.
Habits. Non-smoker. Prefers beer over wine or cocktails. Admits when he looks at other women. Eats meat.
Education, Career, Money. College degree. Earns more than you, approximately $76,000-a-year. Drives an Audi.
Hobbies. Loves shopping. Watches football. Can swim and ride a bike. Knows how to change a tire. Has a driver's license. Likes dramas and reality shows.
Other Emotional Stuff. Calls his mom twice a week. Says "I love you" only when he means it. Is sensitive when you're upset. Has a good sense of humor. Wants a family. (Hindustan Times) |
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New Trend: Divorce Rings
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Are "Divorce Rings" Really a New Trend?
This sounds like one of those "trends" that no one you know is actually participating in, but the media reports it as a phenomenon sweeping the country.
Supposedly, the latest hot trend in the U.S. is . . . DIVORCE RINGS.
They're just what you think they are. After a divorce, a woman, or her friends and family, buy her a ring celebrating her divorce.
Some of the ones we've seen online look like a broken heart or a SKULL, one even comes packaged in a ring box shaped like a coffin.
They range anywhere from $30 or $40, up to thousands of dollars. |
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Chocolate Makes You Skinny
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Scientists Have Proven That Eating Chocolate Makes You Skinny. Seriously
Once in a while, a study comes along that's so important, IT CHANGES YOU. Like this one. Which is going to make you pull into the next 7-Eleven you pass to buy the king size Snickers bar you've been denying yourself for years.
Scientists at the University of California, San Diego, have proven that eating chocolate makes you skinny.
They studied 1,018 healthy men and women who exercised an average of 3.6 times per week, and ate a balanced, nutritious diet.
Some of them ate a reasonable portion of chocolate five days a week, some didn't.
And they found the people who consumed moderate amounts of chocolate five days a week had lower body mass index numbers than people who had chocolate less often.
How is this possible? Well, the regular workouts helped. The psychological effect of not depriving themselves of chocolate made it easier for them to keep the rest of their diet.
And chocolate DOES have a healthy side, cocoa has antioxidants that improve your body's functioning, speed up your metabolism, and help your insulin sensitivity.
But the team behind the study has to give the disclaimer that this isn't a license to start eating family-size bags of M&M's after every meal. It works best if you eat one ounce of dark chocolate or, at the most, one candy bar. (USA Today) |
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