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WEIRD & BIZARRE : Archive 1998
He Killed The Messenger

HONG KONG - She told his parents of his misbehavior at school and he cracked her head against a wall. Apparently, 12-year-old Han Xiaoyi lured his teacher out of the classroom at a high school in Changsh and then kicked and beat her. The teacher died of a hemorrhage. According to published reports, Han was a poor student and was often in trouble at school.

Witches Unite
BUCHAREST - They are upset over the increasing number of imposters, so the witches and seers in Romania are setting up their own labor union. Clairvoyant Madame Lucretia said that dozens of women are claiming to be descendants of the famous witch Omida, who died 30 years ago, and are exploiting her fame to attract customers. "Many people are stealing our clients," Madame Lucretia said over her cellular phone. The number of fortune-tellers in Romania has soared in recent years after the fall of Ceausescu's communist regime. Lucretia says that many people are pretending to tell the future, so only those who can "prove their ability to tell the future and lift evil spells will be admitted" to the union.
World's Largest Penis Extension
COPENHAGEN (25-11) - A man with a mere 1.77 inch penis has set a record by having his penis extended to 7.48 inches.
Doctor Joern Ege Siana said that a combination of post-surgical stretching and surgery had lengthened the 42-year-old patients flaccid member 5.7 inches. Siana, who made the announcement in a press release and the Internet, could not be reached for comment.
A colleague, Jes Bech Mueller, said Siana was busy operating. Siana said, "Admittedly this case is unique, as penis enlargement is typically in the range of five to seven centimeters. (2 to 2.7 inches)"
Man Suffocated By Car
DELTONA, Fla. (24-11) - A 66-year-old man was crushed by his car and suffocated to death. Apparently Matthew T. Zacharczyp got out of his vehicle, walked 38 feet in front of it, and crouched down, possibly to call his dog to him. The dog had a history of running off. While Zacharczyp was calling for it, the car started rolling, traveling between 2 to 3 m.p.h.. A woman driving down the street saw the man kicking from under the car. The front left tire was on Zacharczyp's legs, and his head was centered beneath the vehicle, leading police to believe that he suffocated, since the injuries weren't enough to kill him. The dog was later captured by the Deltona animal control.
Body Part Munchies
After an argument with a colleague, an Indian construction worker said he wanted to whisper something important in his ear. Instead, he bit off the man's ear. Vinayak Kadam has been arrested for assault. "He said he ate the ear for fun," a police officer was quoted as saying.
Top Cop
A British police officer was charged with faking a gun attack on his patrol car and making up a story about being stabbed, all because he wanted his fellow officers to like him. Michael Taylor, 41, was placed on two-year probation and ordered to receive psychiatric treatment.
What A Gas!
A British Gas employee has been locked up by seven disgruntled elderly women after a dispute with the gas company. The seven women, with an average age of 78, decided to detain the worker inside a room at their old people's home because the gas company demanded money after their facility went all electric 13 months earlier.
Tongue Tale
A fast food manager was able to dial 9-1-1 with his tongue after being tied up during a store robbery in Lacey, Washington. The unidentified man lifted the cordless phone receiver with his nose and dialed the numbers with his tongue.
Killing Affair
ST. PAUL (31-10) - A 35-year-old woman had an unusual shopping list: a chain saw, knife, .22-caliber rifle, bullets, a video on how to use the weapon and a pizza. Kathryn Bourgoin then went home and shot her husband, fed her kids pizza, and then crawled into bed with her dead husband. At about 12:15 a.m. she was unsuccessful in her attempt to commit suicide using the same weapon. She was charged with second degree murder in the death of her husband Steven Bourgoin, 34. Police found the rifle, knife and videotape in the house, and the chain saw was found in the car. Apparently, the woman was angry about an affair.
Realistic Research
TEHRAN (11-05) - An Iranian writer beat up his wife and locked her in her room for hours to get her reactions to her pain to use for a "realistic" novel that he was writing. The man often took notes after beating his wife. "He would scrutinize me and take notes as I was squirming in pain," the unidentified woman was quoted as saying.
The woman has filed for divorce, but the man said he would not consent to a divorce because he "was only taking advantage of slight problems between them to get notes for his novel." The man, a salesman at a local bookstore, has never finished writing a book but has published several short stories in several periodicals. The husband apologized to his wife, saying that he loved her, and may face a possible jail term if his wife does not forgive him.
Washing Death
BOMBAY (11-06) - An 8-year-old boy accidentally killed his baby brother when he put him inside a washing machine in an attempt to lighten his skin. The boy was trying to imitate a television advertisement in which a dirty teddy bear came out clean after being placed inside a washing machine. "He thought he could turn his dark-skinned one-and-half-year-old brother fair-skinned if he put him through a washing machine," Sanjha Jansatta newspaper reported.
Jailhouse Rock
Thailand's Deputy Interior Minister Vatana Asavahame had announced that male prisoners will be allowed to have sex with their wives in "special" prison rooms. The program is a "morale booster" for the prisoners. How about female inmates? "We are afraid it will lead to legal problems if they get pregnant," Minister Asavahame said.
Smokin'

A 17-year-old German juvenile suffered severe burns after trying to burst open a cigarette vending machine by spraying hair spray inside the coin slot and igniting it.

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