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BIZARRE NEWS - Wednesday, April 2, 2008
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Greetings fellow Bizarros:
France has given us a lot of things; cheese, French Toast,
Charlemagne, Louisiana, and now, 8 million dollar nose
insurance.
A Dutch wine producer in Bordeaux, France, has purchased
an insurance policy worth nearly $8 million for his nose.
Chateau de la Garde owner and maker of Tulipe Wines, Ilja
Gort, purchased the policy to protect him if he ever were
to lose his nose or ability to smell.
"This certainly is an insurance policy not to be sniffed
at. The nose and sense of smell of a wine maker are as
important as the fingers of a chef," said Jonathan Thomas,
top underwriter at Watkins Syndicate.
Watkins Syndicate reportedly co-insured Gort's plan with
Allianz Nederland.
Gort claimed his nose was his most prized possession and
that a keen ability to smell was needed to ensure the
caliber of his product. Apparently it is not as sensitive
to French women.
Bizarrely,
Lewis
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+--------------------- Bizarre Laws ----------------------+
Oregon
Dishes must drip dry.
The "Peer Review Statute" prohibits you from finding out
details of any written or oral discussion about your
medical treatment. Not even a court of law can. All you
can access is what the doctor or nurse voluntarily records
in your chart.
It is illegal to whisper "dirty" things in your lover's
ear during sex.
Ice cream may not be eaten on Sundays.
It is illegal to buy or sell marijuana, but it is legal
to smoke it on your own property.
One may not bathe without wearing "suitable clothing,"
i.e., that which covers one's body from neck to knee.
Canned corn is not to be used as bait for fishing.
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------ Couple threaten suit over 'haunted' house ------
SPOLETO, Italy - An Italian couple says they plan to
sue the previous owners of their home in Spoleto for
not warning them it is haunted. Gaetano and Stefania
Bastianelli said they thought they were getting a bargain
when they paid $190,000 for the house, but they were not
made aware of its strange history, including a visit from
Perugia University's paranormal research team and an
exorcism in the 1970s, The Daily Telegraph reported Monday.
"The ghosts started their haunting on the first night,"
said Bastianelli, 57. "I woke suddenly at around one or
two in the morning. There was water seeping from under
the bathroom door. The hot water tap was pouring out
boiling water and the room was full of steam. My wife was
stunned, because she had turned off everything before going
to bed." Bastianelli said the alleged spirits also caused
his lawnmower and his wife's car to spontaneously burst
into flames and the sound of rattling chains has frightened
the couple's 10-year-old daughter. He said he has hired a
lawyer to sue the previous owner. "We have a good case,"
said the lawyer, Antonio Francesconi. "Under article 1490
of Italian law, you have to tell buyers if there is any-
thing wrong. I think that the previous owners will settle
out of court."
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------ Crematorium offers 'pay-per-view' funerals -------
SOUTHAMPTON, England - For the first time in Britain's
history a crematorium has announced it is offering a
"pay-per-view" online funeral service for out-of-town
funeral attendees. Starting Tuesday a Southampton,
England, crematorium will charge about $150 for families
who would rather watch funeral services online than in
person, The Daily Mail reported Monday. Some critics
reportedly argue the city is attempting to make money
off the new service and that it is not private enough.
The Rev. Gary Philbrick of Southampton said, "There are
a lot of good things about it," but added he did not
personally care for the thought of being recorded at
a funeral. "We're not putting the services on to the
Internet for anyone to watch. Security is very important.
It's all about offering a better service to people who
are bereaved," crematorium manager Trevor Mathieson said.
------------ DJ breaks banana-eating record --------------
BROADVIEW HEIGHTS, Ohio - A Broadview Heights, Ohio, man
said he has received the paperwork to make his banana-
eating world record official. Ross Cline, a disc jockey
who peeled and ate five bananas in one minute two weeks
ago, said his feat was designed for a record to appear
in the Guinness Book of World Records, WEWS-TV, Cleveland,
reported Monday. The previous record was three bananas in
a single minute.
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------- Woman orders world's most expensive coffee --------
LONDON - A woman said she was billed nearly $715,400 for
four cappuccinos at the Giraffe Juice Bar at Terminal 5
in London Heathrow Airport. Terri Patsalides, 59, of West
London, was passing time during a baggage delay in the
troubled new terminal when a Giraffe Juice Bar employee
handed her the huge bill, The Sun reported Monday. "When
I got the print-out I told the waitress that although
they were very nice, I thought £90,000 ($178,855) a cup
was a bit over the top. She went bright red when she saw
my bill was £361,514.97 ($715,386.43) and said it should
have been 12 pounds ($23.84)." "It was just a glitch on
the computer system. The bill was canceled and everyone
had a laugh," an employee of the bar told the newspaper.
Terminal 5 has been plagued by glitches and delays since
its recent opening.
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> READER COMMENTS <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Isn't sex with a table masturbation? It just weirds me out
when some dude gets busted rubbing his doink on a bicycle
(Britain) or a sink (Finland) or as noted in recent edition
of Bizzare News pounding the pud on his deck. -Chris
[Apparently it weirds out the neighbors, too, which is why
he got arrested.]
Hello Lewis, If I was his wife I would have to drink and be
on medication to stay with someone who believed that burning
my clothes instead of calling me to begin with was the only
way to save the marriage. Makes you wonder what kind of med-
ication he is or should be on. -Robin
[If you were in your right mind you probably wouldn't marry
someone like that to begin with.]
In response to: "I'm sure a judge would love to hear why you
felt it necessary to empty a revolver into someone carrying
a stick." I'm for gun laws and licenses for guns. I don't own
any, however, if some nut breaks into my house, I shouldn't
have to decide if I'm better armed before defending myself
and my family. I should be able to take a gun and shoot any-
one, armed or unarmed, that breaks into my house. Am I
supposed to put a gun down and fight a guy that has a bat
with my bare hands? Unfortunately, the law seems to think
that defending yourself is a worse crime than attacking an
innocent family. -Mark
Lewis, I am the leader of the newly formed CLF -- The
Chadwick Liberation Front. Our mission is to return
Chadwick's newsletter, "Up Yours!", to circulation. Bring
back Chadwick, or we will make dozens of clones of TZ!
You have been warned! Chadwick now! Chadwick forever!
-David Rasey
[Chadwick stuck around for a while as an assistant editor
and a sales assistant, but I guess he wasn't enough of a
team player. He left less than a year after he lost his
newsletter. The last I heard he was staying in email con-
tact with TZ, but I don't know the last time he heard from
him.]
I always chuckle when I read "reasonable comments" about gun
ownership, protection of home, family, et al. However when
unreasonable people who own a gun legally goes on a shooting
rampage, killing and maiming, the law-abiding, peaceful gun
advocates are muffled and silent. Since the term "going
postal" was first coined, we have seen multiple instance of
this behavior and the lesson to be learned... -Kent
Dear Lewis, If I suddenly had a million dollars here's what
I'd do. I would buy about $5000 bucks worth of sticky bud.
Then I'd rent a high rise apartment away from the city.
I'd buy a 12 inch reflecting telescope and install it on
the balcony. I'd buy a restaurant sized refrigerator and
stock it with honey-barbeque wings, sodas and beers. Then
me and my best pal would sit on my balcony with an enormous
plate of wings, a huge tub of iced drinks and roll doobies
while we looked for alien space craft through my telescope.
Thanks, Loona
[My Bizarre News readers, folks.]
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