The week in weird
An Ohio man has put down an $8000 payment on a car in small change because he distrusts banks and paper money. Staff spent 90 minutes counting the change, which was produced in a series of containers. ‘He’s pretty tight with his money,’ said the man’s son.
Police spent two hours chasing a monkey at a Tokyo train station on Wednesday. The monkey was spotted by the ticket gates before taking refuge on top an information board.
‘I’ve heard of mice, but nothing like this,’ said a spokesman for Tokyo Metro Co Ltd.
A New Zealand court has given the green light to a parade of topless porn stars on motorbikes through Auckland,
The mayor of a remote Australian mining town has refused to apologise after making a worldwide appeal for ugly women to move there to improve a shortage of women. ‘Quite often you will see walking down the street a lass who is not so attractive with a wide smile on her face. Whether it is recollection of something previous or anticipation for the next evening, there is a degree of happiness,’ he said.
Britain’s only matador was back in the bullfighting ring at the weekend after an operation for a quadruple heart bypass and a knee replacement. ‘I will never, ever retire,’ he said.
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