Sick, stranded whale to be put out of misery with explosives
Thu, 2/09/10 – 1:10 | One Comment

A whale that is stranded and sick is set to leave this world a bang… of explosives that is.
The Western Australia Department of Environment and Conservation have decided that the unusual step is necessary because …

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Man sliced off own junk at airport… to avoid extradition
Saturday, 28 Aug, 2010 – 18:27 | No Comment
Man sliced off own junk at airport… to avoid extradition

A Kazakh man is in a serious condition in a Madrid hospital after slicing off his own penis at a Madrid’s Barajas airport to avoid extradition.
The 52-year-old man, who has not been named, had completed …

How to re arrange your face in one easy lesson
Saturday, 28 Aug, 2010 – 15:50 | No Comment
How to re arrange your face in one easy lesson

It strikes me that there are several ways to have your face re arranged. The first and most obvious would of course be plastic surgery.
The second, would be to walk into a bar full or …

The place Japan’s death row prisoners come to die
Saturday, 28 Aug, 2010 – 8:46 | No Comment
The place Japan’s death row prisoners come to die

At a glance the room looks like it would not be out of place in a Japanese company building. A small room, where one might entertain guests, or where the sales team might meet to …

World’s largest BBQ might come in handy next time you need to cook two whole cows [God-grilla]
Saturday, 28 Aug, 2010 – 6:03 | No Comment
World’s largest BBQ might come in handy next time you need to cook two whole cows [God-grilla]

Jack Henriques, the 31-year-old owner of the Bespoke BBQ Company has built something quite extraordinary – the world’s largest fixed BBQ grill. Firing up this bad boy with 14 bags of coal allows the lucky …

Terror suspect was failed Idol
Friday, 27 Aug, 2010 – 21:10 | 4 Comments
Terror suspect was failed Idol

Dr. Khurram Syed Sher was among four people taken into custody over an alleged terror plot in London, Ontario on Thursday. The 28-year-old Canadian stands out, not just because he is a doctor, but because …

Woman Made to Clean Her Hospital Room… After Giving Birth
Wednesday, 25 Aug, 2010 – 21:08 | No Comment
Woman Made to Clean Her Hospital Room… After Giving Birth

I know things are tough all over, and hospital cutbacks are at an all-time high, but this is ridiculous.
Note to self–never be admitted to Sundsvall hospital northern Sweden.  How bad is it?  Let’s just say …

We Interrupt is 1,000 – so here are ten of our finest
Monday, 23 Aug, 2010 – 7:13 | No Comment
We Interrupt is 1,000 – so here are ten of our finest

Today We Interrupt reached something of a milestone… our one thousandth post. So it seems a good enough time as any to reflect upon some of our favorite stories from the year-and-a-bit that we have …

Bagel Rage!
Monday, 16 Aug, 2010 – 5:10 | No Comment
Bagel Rage!

It may well be referred to as ‘Starbucks’ v English’ in the history books. According to a college English professor out of Manhattan, the American chain has put the first runs on the board when it comes to assaulting …