iPods can save your hearing
Male athlete jailed for competing as a woman. (thanks MGS)
Armed bandits steal 400 breast implants. (Thanks Pratap)
14 Canadians were ordered by the Supreme Court not to discuss the new Harry Potter book, after they were accidentally sold copies before the release date. (Thanks Lauren)
Ahem. Man dies during sex with horse near Seattle. But that’s okay, because bestiality is not illegal in that state, and the horse wasn’t injured.
Technology rules! A woman caught up in the London bombings had an iPod which saved her ears from damage, and a laptop on her back which helped prevent spinal injuries.
July 19th, 2005 at 4:50 am
Re: the “Technology Rules” bit. The article also says that woman was in the World Trade Center on Sept. 10, 2001. I, for one, would like to be kept apprised of her whereabouts from now on.
July 19th, 2005 at 10:25 pm
Re the Harry Potter story: they weren’t even allowed to read it. I can just imagine someone sitting in the house of the people who brought it making sure they didn’t read it. Talk about Big Brother taking over our lives. Especially when you’ve got CCTV cameras all over the place.