While recovering from a cold the past few days, I didn’t have a chance to write long posts about some odd and interesting news from the last week. Here’s a bit of what you missed while I was busy hording Kleenex.
Pinned for Office…
President Nicolas Sarkozy of France is up in cross stitched arms and spitting nails (or needles) over the tactics of a publishing company. They are selling voodoo dolls of his likeness accompanied by slogans reportedly spoken by Sarkozy (including such thoughtful words as “get lost, you pathetic arsehole”). They aren’t just targeting the incumbent; his rival, Segolene Royal, has a similar doll marketed by the same company during last year’s election. Both men are considering legal action. Some politicians are just a bit high strung.
Branded a Driving Witch…
Get ready, Salem. Drivers in the city may soon have the option of purchasing specialty license plates bearing a witch. Destination Salem is asking the Registry of Motor Vehicles to add the new plate to its options. Unfortunately, similar plates will not be issued for broomsticks.
A Feline Vortex…
Wooaston in Stourbridge, UK, has earned the nickname “The Purr-muda Triangle” this month, as nearly 50 cats have gone missing without a trace in the past five years. Several collars have been located around Meriden Avenue, where the mystery is centered, but not a single hair or body has surfaced. Are aliens in need of a litte furry companionship or has Cruella deVille turned her sights toward other animals?
Virtual Jail Time…
Two Dutch teenagers have been convicted of theft in Leewarden District Court. The object in question is a magic amulet and mask. Not a real amulet, mind you: it exists only in the virtual reality game RuneScape. The culprits, aged 15 a 14, convinced a 13-year-od boy to snag the items and place them into their online accounts. For their acts, the two youths were sentenced to 200 and 160 hours of community service, respectably. And no amount of cyber gold coins can get them out of this mess.
