When Opportunity Knocks, Flush the Toilet

The Pittsburgh Penguins are looking for 250 people to help flush their new toilets. With their new stadium nearly complete it's time to test the waters for possible problems. To be sure that everything flows smoothly after the stadium is opened, city inspectors require that all the stadiums toilets be flushed simultaneously. Without this kind of test the entire system could back up causing a messing situation on game day. Read all about it

Help... My Mom Took My Beer

Police responded to a 911 call Friday night, to find Charles Dennison, 32, very intoxicated and very upset that his mother had taken away his beer. Deputies told Mr Dennison that, that wasn't an emergency and to stop calling 911 about it. But Dennison refused, saying he would continue calling until the police arrested his mom and got his beer back. Deputies then arrested Dennison for making false 911 calls and took him to the jail in Land O'Lakes, Florida, where he remained Monday morning. Bail was set at $150. Get the whole story

Bagpiper Scares Rats Out of Austrian Sewers

How about a nice vacation in the sewers of Vienna, Austria. Believe it or not The Third Man Tours leads groups romping through the catacomb of drains under the famous city. But wait, city safety inspectors shut down the tours over fears that the rats may rebel against the vacationers, possibly causing injury or disease if anybody was bitten.

Enter the pied piper, it seems that rats don't like bagpipes, go figure. The long whaling tones of the bagpipes flush the rats right out of the cities sewer, clearing the way for the tours.

Peter Ryborz of Third Man Tours explained: "We get rid of the rats by taking a bagpipe player down with us, and they sound really great in the catacombs that tunnel all under the city.

"You can hear them coming out of drains as the tours walk around under the city." Read all about it

These Nuns Have All the Right Moves

Raising chickens and peaches became too competative. So the Sisters at Marienkron Abbey in Monchhof, Austria, went into the day spa business.

The five star spa offers cold mineral baths, massages, fitness classes and even Chinese Chigong breathing exercises. The Sisters of the Cistercian Order get £100 a night (equal to $123.60 US.) from guests who have only good things to say about the spa. Get the details

Let the Good Times Roll With the Wedding-Mobile

Don't rush to the chapel, have it delivered! Reverend Darrell best of Shelbyville, Illinois, helps people get on the road to a great future with his mobile wedding chapel.

"Typically, we drive to a couple's favorite spot and hold the service there," Best said. "We've had small services take place right inside the sanctuary on the back of the truck -- it fits the bride and the groom, the two witnesses, the minister and not much else," he added.

Best acquired the 1942 American LaFrance truck in 2000 and in 2009 the experts from CMT TV's "Trick My Truck" helped him deck it out. The small chapel on the back is complete with an electric organ adorned with ornamental pipework, faux stained-glass windows made from a sturdy acrylic and two built-in pews for passengers.

The "Best Man", as Reverend Best has dubbed the truck, is popular with couples who love life on the road, like bikers. But it also appeals to folks who are trying to save a little money. All in all more than 30 couples have tied the knot or renewed vows in the "Best Man".

"It could be done going down a road -- but it hasn't happened yet," best said. "If somebody did want to get married driving down historic Route 66 at mile-marker 100, we could do that. Get the details

Note to Self, Don't Leave ID at the Scene of the Crime

Salt Lake City, UT- After stealing a car at gun point a man, who has not been named, abandoned the car, making a very crucial mistake. The suspect left behind his wallet complete with photo ID.

That's not all, later that same day police spotted a man in the back seat of a pickup truck without his seat belt on. Stopping the truck to issue a routine "seat belt ticket" the police found their carjacking suspect, unbuckled.

The suspect was also being sought on a warrant charging him with aggravated burglary. Continue reading

Bus Driver Skips School

Little Ferry, N.J - Ridgefield Park High School students got on to the bus as usual, Wednesday morning thinking they were going to school. But they were mistaken. The bus they boarded was actually there to pick up a group of 6th thru 8th graders who were going on a field trip to Six Flags Amusement Park. The driver had arrived early and did not realize her mistake.

Many of the students became nervous when the bus entered the New Jersey turnpike and called their parents and the school. The driver finally did realize her mistake when she was stopped by police, who had also been contacted in the matter. Just to be safe a police officer boarded the bus for its trip to the school. Continue reading

It's a Dogs Life

Buddy, a Jack Russel Terrier, from Ventura, California, is stoked. This saturday's Loews Coronado Bay Resort Surf Dog Competition in Imperial Beach, marks the opening of the dog surfing season. Buddy took first place in last years competition and he is favored for this year.

Buddy's owner, and best bud, Bruce Hooker, 53, from Ventura, California, will be Buddy's spotter for the contest, "My job is to get him into the critical part of the wave," said Hooker. Who has been surfing with Buddy two or three times a week for the past 10 years.

Proceeds from this years competition will go to benefit San Diego Police Canine unit. Get the whole story

Ladies Start Your Engines!

In April of 2005, 69-year-old, Cha Sa-soon of Jeonju, South Korea, decided to get her driver's license. Now five years and 960 tries later she has it.

After failing the driving test 959 times, persistence finally paid off for Cha Sa-soon who plans to “buy a small secondhand car to visit her son and daughter, and for her business selling vegetables” now that she has passed the test.

Sa-soon was charged a small fee each time she took the test, the total fees add up to approximately $16,500 US dollars. But as a consolation prize she won her place in history setting the world’s record for the most attempts to pass a driving test. Continue reading

The Pope Gets His Own Condoms

In protest of the Vatican's position on birth control, the Condom Factory in Amsterdam has come out with a new line of papal condoms. The condoms wrapper sports the figure of an ambiguous pope who bears a striking resemblance to Pope Benedict and reads "I SAID NO! We Said Yes".

2000 of the condoms will be given away this weekend to make a point about sexually transmitted diseases, unwanted pregnancies and the Vatican's opposition to contraceptives. Read all about it

Lions Go Wild For Aromatherapy

Lions, tigers and bears may top the list of things you would expect to find at the zoo. But new age gurus, aroma therapists and yoga instructors are a new attraction.

Paignton Zoo in Devon, UK, has won awards for its environmental enrichment programs which use wind chimes, background music and now aromatherapy to encourage natural behavior in the animals.

The new aromatherapy program is intended to stimulate big cats, enticing them to be more active physically and mentally. In addition Almond oil is being used to treat skin conditions in primates and pigs.

One can only imagine what will be next. Depending on the success of the aromatherapy program we could speculate that yoga, massage therapy, possibly even day trips to the spa may be right around the corner. Read the complete article

Man Arrested For Playing While Drunk

Paul Hutton from Jaywick, in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, is a former RAF aeronautical engineer who studies electric engineering at the Colchester Institute. But his credentials wont help him out of this fix. It seems that Mr. Hutton had had a few too many drinks when he decided to take his daughters electric "Barbie Car" for a spin. The zany picture of the six-foot tall man contorted into the toy must have gotten a good chuckle from neighbors and passers by. But the police who pulled over Hutton were less than amused. He was charged with Driving While Impaired and his driver's license has been revoked. Get the details here

Fire Department Called To Fish Man Out Of Toilet

A student at Chongqing Technology and Business University in China, dropped his phone into the toilet while, er'um, taking care of business. In a brazen effort to salvage the device the young man, who has opted to remain anonymous, plunged in after it, only to get his hand trapped in the s-trap. After responding to his calls for help his dorm mates called the Fire Department. Firefighters responded promptly and worked for more than an hour before finally freeing the young man from his stinky ordeal. Read all about it