The US FDA bans British-supplied rations being shipped to hurricane victims — the same rations being used by NATO and being sent to British troops in Iraq — and incinerates them instead. (Thanks Chris) This story has been established to be false. Blame the Mirror!

Terry Pratchett has a laugh at JK Rowling for saying she didn’t realise she wrote fantasy: “I would have thought that the wizards, witches, trolls, unicorns, hidden worlds, jumping chocolate frogs, owl mail, magic food, ghosts, broomsticks and spells would have given her a clue?”

Gambian soccer fans on a plane decide to fake an air emergency, so they can land in time to get to a game.

Armed military dolphins (!) are on the loose, having escaped during Hurricane Katrina.

The next advertising idea: paying beggars to hold up adverts on signs. My question is: is your typical punter going to buy your product if it’s advertised in such a way? Hmm, maybe it would get the sympathy Big Issue-type purchase? (Thanks Amanda)

Brisbane’s Blokesworld Live event is cancelled due to protestors. According to the article it was to have featured lingerie pillow fighting championships, topless bullfighting, aerobics “Bloke Style”, national trailer reversing championships, the Australian beer games, Guinness World Record meat tray, lawnmower races and the Flirtmodel dancers.

Tesco UK apologises after loading a teenager’s repaired mobile phone with pr0n.

Good grief: two secretaries get into a petty spat via email, which ends up getting forwarded around half the planet and them getting fired. (Not even as if the emails were that juicy…) (Thanks David)

Chinese TV interviewer passes on Tony Blair’s fax number to millions watching.

Meanwhile, was it papparazzi that snapped Jason Donovan’s mobile phone number and sent it round the world, or a publicity stunt by Virgin Mobile?

My new house isn’t huge, but this is smaller: a house in London for sale that’s 1.3 to 2 metres wide. Take a look inside.

Steve Ballmer of Microsoft: “I’m going to f—ing kill Google!”

The residents of Fucking, Austria are tiring of having their street signs stolen. (Thanks Andrew)