Tram driver pulled over and booked for speeding.

PHD thesis on Star Trek. (Thanks Pratap)

Man who attends meeting that ponders removal of a dam to aid the local fish population gets a subsequent call from the FBI and a terrorism investigation. (Thanks Waleed)

Little league baseball player, 13 years old is 6 foot 8 inches tall. Surprised he hasn’t been poached for the basketball team. (Thanks MGS)

Paranoia? Plane diverted because a 51-year-old woman on board had hand cream and matches. (Thanks Konrad)

Ah, stupid drivers. And for that extra effort, stupid drivers doing stupid things in front of police:

• An 18-year-old suspended probationary driver from Epping allegedly performed a burnout in the Victoria Police impoundment warehouse when retrieving his car, which had been impounded because of the actions of a friend.
• A 38-year-old motorist allegedly performed a 30-metre burnout along Chapel Street, South Yarra only metres from a police road-block, involving three police officers wearing reflective vests.

Kapow! A spectacular lightning strike in Sydney (and its aftermath) captured on film (Thanks Shell).

“Boobs on bikes” topless motorcycle parade to go ahead in Auckland on Wednesday.

Dallas to ban sale of toy (and replica) guns, to reduce crime. No move to ban actual guns.

Some US Air Marshalls are required to file at least one Surveillance Detection Report per month, and some are submitting innocent people just to meet the quota.

Fireman in spin-dryer. (Thanks Pratap)

Lonely man makes 37,760 silent calls to directory enquiries. (Thanks Debbie)

Some parents will have the option of having their kids’ school photos digitally altered to remove pimples and other blemishes.

Freedom Fries are now French Fries again.

“Yasmin’s Getting Married” is cancelled by channel 10 after just one week. But if she finds a husband, 10 will pay for the wedding.

Waitress checks a customer’s photo ID… and realises it’s a fake when she sees her own face. (Thanks MGS)