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Going vertical: Brothers live on building's wall (AP)

Brazilian artists Gabriel Primo, left, and Tiago Primo sit in their installation art work, exhibited on the wall of a building, in Rio de Janeiro, Thursday, July 9, 2009.  (AP Photo/Ricardo Moraes)AP - Two brothers in Rio are living over the edge — literally: sleeping, working and eating on the side of a building 33 feet (10 meters) up in the air. Twenty-seven-year-old Tiago Primo and his 20-year-old brother Gabriel spend 12 hours a day in the bed, hammock, chair and dining table they've attached to a bright red-and-yellow wall as part of an art exhibit in Rio's old center.



Woman jailed after man complains about her cooking (AP)

This photo provided Thursday, July 9, 2009 by the Lee County Sheriff's office shows Meredith Hart Mulcahy of Bonita Springs, Fla. Mulcahy was arrested after deputies say she assaulted her husband for complaining about her cooking Tuesday night. (AP Photo/ Lee County Sheriff's office)AP - A southwest Florida woman was arrested after deputies said she assaulted her 71-year-old common-law husband after he complained about her cooking. A Lee County Sheriff's Office arrest report shows 66-year-old Meredith Hart Mulcahy was charged with battery on an elderly person Tuesday night.



Man doesn't pay for 'Only God can judge me' tattoo (AP)
AP - God might not be the only one passing judgment on a man who skipped out on paying $200 for a religious tattoo at a parlor. Denton police are investigating a nonpayment complaint filed by a tattoo artist who inscribed "Only God can judge me" on a customer's arm. The Denton Record-Chronicle reported Thursday that the artist finished the work, which included a pair of praying hands, and presented the bill.

Prank leads Fla. couple to trash hotel room (AP)
AP - Authorities say a prankster persuaded a married couple to smash their Florida hotel window after falsely telling them the room had a gas leak. Police say a person claiming to be a front-desk clerk at an Orlando hotel convinced the couple to break a wall mirror and use a lamp to punch a hole through the wall. The couple also threw a mattress out the window, but a hotel manager came to the room before they could jump.

Man gets ring back after losing it at tollbooth (AP)
AP - An Ohio man has his wedding band back — and is back in his wife's good graces — after the ring accidentally wound up in the till at a Texas tollbooth. Rodger Moore went to Texas for a family wedding nearly two weeks ago. He said he was on his way to catch his flight home when his ring slipped off as he threw change into the basket at an unmanned booth on the Dallas North Tollway.

Plan to ban Uluru climb sparks debate (Reuters)

The sun rises above Uluru, also known as Ayers Rock, located around 300 km (186 miles) west of Alice Springs in outback Australia November 12, 2005. REUTERS/David GrayReuters - An Australian government proposal to stop people from climbing the famed Uluru, in deference to the wishes of indigenous people, sparked debate on Wednesday with lawmakers opposing the plan.



Drunken tractor driver leads police on slow chase (Reuters)

Farmers work with tractors on their fields near Prenzlau, north of Berlin April 21, 2009. REUTERS/Fabrizio BenschReuters - A drunk German sparked a slow-speed police chase after stealing a tractor to get home from a nightclub after his girlfriend left without him, said police, who used pepper spray to try to stop the vehicle.



"Hitler tree" may face the axe in Polish town (Reuters)
Reuters - An oak tree planted in Nazi-occupied Poland during World War Two to mark Adolf Hitler's birthday may soon face the axe if the local mayor has her way.

That'll do pig, zoo tells only porker (Reuters)

Afghans look at Afghanistan's only known pig in Kabul Zoo July 4, 2009. REUTERS/Hamid SayediReuters - Afghanistan's only known pig trotted out of quarantine Saturday, two months after he was locked away because of swine flu fears, to bask again in the mud at the Kabul Zoo.



Chimps' break for lunch forces public from UK zoo (Reuters)

A Chimpanzee sucks on a giant ice cube during hot weather at Chester Zoo in Chester, northern England, July 2, 2009. REUTERS/Phil NobleReuters - Chester Zoo, Britain's most popular wildlife attraction, was evacuated on Sunday after 30 chimpanzees escaped from their enclosure.