Weird News Tuesday: Merry Christmas!

Can you believe that it is only one more day until Christmas? Neither can I. Anyway, as you all know this a post where I go through a news site and find some odd news stories that probably should not have been considered news or are just so out there that they had to be news. Sometimes this is easy and other times it is tricky. This week, I will be using stories from Perth Now. As always, just click on the name of the news site and it will take you to the home page. The first story I get to reads "Inside King Henry's Love Nest". Aside from this the story is pretty straight-forward in that it is about a house that used to belong to some of King Henry VIII's wives which is now going up for auction. Was the title really that necessary? Could they not have chosen something different like "Royal House for sale" or something similar? The next story is also a straight-forward one about William and Kate flying in the same plane as their son (Prince George) which is against tradition as it risks the loss of two direct heirs (William and George). The weird thing about this story is how the title says "Wills and Kate". Since when did anyone call Prince William, Wills? It sounds like something you would call a good friend (like "oh, here comes good ol' Wills") not something you would call an heir to the throne. I am beginning to realise how informal Perth Now is.

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In other news, a streaker interrupted holiday-goers by chasing around seagulls and going through a busy restaurant all with no clothes on. Some people got a bit more than they bargained for on that day but at least the Police put some clothes on him before they escorted him to the police vehicle. A pilot in New York allegedly delayed a flight for two and a half hours while he waited for some gourmet sandwiches. Someone is definitely getting fired over this. How did he even explain it though without anyone kicking up a fuss? Surely if they knew what was actually going on they would have found a replacement pilot. Well, you would hope so. Someone apparently was trying to trade a live alligator for two six-packs of beer. I wonder what the clerk would have done? I mean, what would you do if someone came up and offered to give you a dangerous (and very much alive) alligator in exchange for two six-packs of beer? Ever heard of the phrase "Shop till you drop"? Well, a man in China jumped to his death in a mall after he had had enough of his girlfriend's shopping. Wow, he must have been really tired of her to do such a thing just to get away from her. Has he never heard of separating for a little while or just coming back for her later? Surely there were better options than to just jump. An idiot of a criminal (who shall remain nameless although his name is on the news site) who was wanted posted comments on his own wanted page on Facebook. Needless to say it was this which helped the Police find him. Was this guy stupid or did he just want to go to prison? Sometimes the answer is not very clear-cut. India's chief investigator has caused a massive uproar when he said "If you can't stop rape, just enjoy it" while comparing sports gambling to sexual assault. Something tells me that this guy is going to have to fight a very hard losing battle to maintain his job after that 'little' 'slip of the tongue'. A woman, after having sex in the parking lot of a fast-food restaurant, was so drunk that she tried to wear a hamburger as a shoe. I wonder how that would have turned out if she had succeeded and how long it would have taken her to become sober enough to realise what was going on. Apparently, if you want an alternative to Christmas because you are sick of all the merry cheer you can celebrate Festivus. I have absolutely no idea what it is but it is a thing now. It happened and we all let it happen.

Merry Christmas for tomorrow everyone! See you tomorrow.