A woman buying fruit and vegetables was overcharged because the 
shop assistant's breasts were resting on the scales. A spokesman for the Co-operative in the channel islands said "The assistant's seat had been too low and this had caused the shopper to be accidentally charged an extra £5, which had now been refunded. Finally an answer to the age old question 'How many you actually get to the pound'.
Cannabis scratch 'n' sniff cards handed out
About 30,000 Dutch households are to receive marijuana scratch cards to help them tell if their neighbours are growing the drug.
Authorities in Rotterdam and The Hague are distributing the cards to help people recognise what cannabis smells like. The cards also include a number to call to report suspected illegal marijuana growing. Dutch authorities turn a blind eye to citizens growing up to five marijuana plants for personal use, but they want to crack down on the estimated 40,000 bulk plantations hidden away in attics, apartments and warehouses in the Netherlands.
"Citizens must be alerted to the dangers they face as a result of these plantations, and if they become aware of any suspect situations they must report them," said spokesman Arnie Loos.
The green scratch card, measuring 8in by 4in (King size Rizla dimensions) reads "Assist in combating cannabis plantations." A whole new meaning to winning the jack pot on a scratchcard.
When scratched, the card reveals the aroma as well as a police number people can call if they suspect that a neighbour is growing marijuana on a large scale. Dutch authorities say the plantations are a hazard which can cause fires or accidents because of the cables and lamps needed to maintain a cultivation temperature of 27C.
Great, thanks for the horticulture lesson, I'm off to B&Q to pick up an extension lead.
Isn't it Ironik, don't you think?
Rapper and anti-knife campaigner DJ Ironik has been stabbed in the bottom(They must of been short) by muggers who robbed him of his jewellery. The 22-year-old was attacked by two men in hoodies in the early hours attack in Highgate, north London. He received a knife wound to the buttock during the attack and was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment according to a police spokesperson.
The rapper, real name James Charters, was returning from a gig in Essex at the time of the incident. He thanked fans for their support following the attack via Twitter, "It could of been much worse so thank God it weren't and I'm just resting and recovering."
After attacking Ironik, the pair - who were wearing dark clothes including hooded tops fled with jewellery belonging to the rapper. Police said all but one of the stolen items was later recovered. That just leaves his knife then.
Britain in a state of nanny
A shop assistant refused to let a six-year-old girl help her mum buy Christmas crackers because it's illegal to sell 'explosives' to children. The cashier told Lisa Innes, 36, that he couldn't take the box from her daughter Tia-Rose for scanning at the till because of the 'snap' in the crackers. Since when did crackers actually start working?
This is the latest ridiculous rule intended to wrap us up even tighter in cotton wool. I heard a story the other day of plans to fence of trees in parks to stop children climbing them in case they fall and hurt themselves. I loved playing in trees when i was a kid and it never did me any harm and it never did me any harm and it never did me any harm. Yeah it's so much better to keep them inside on their playstations shooting and killing.
Other victims of ridiculous rule enforcement include a woman who was asked for proof she owned a TV license when purchasing a DVD player and a disabled woman who filled her car up with petrol then sent her son into pay for it but was told "It's against the rules as the boy was only 16."
I guess they will stop the scouts from packing our shopping next, surely it is also illegal for children to handle alcohol, cigarettes and the aforementioned Christmas crackers at a supermarket checkout.
13, Unlucky for dim sum
A Chinese man is recovering after he was impaled by an astonishing 13 metal rods in an accident at a concrete factory.
Wang Tao from Xian, western China, had been making steel reinforced concrete blocks for the building trade when a mold exploded sending the rods into his thigh and hip. Some of the rods were so long that workmates had to cut them off with an angle grinder so Tao could fit into the ambulance. But now after a four hour operation he says he can't wait to get back to work. "It stung a bit at the time but I was so shocked I didn't feel much, I'm told I'll make a full recovery and I can't wait to get back and laugh about this with my mates." I reckon he feels reinforced with new vigor after his acupuncture.
You plonker lodney.
And finally...Stoke city boss Tony Pulis has come up with what on the surface seems quite a good idea. After a string of bad results largely due to poor refereeing decisions, Pulis is suggesting a propersition that would see referees monitered and given points for their performance in a weekly league table that would result in the bottom referees being relegated to the lower division the following season.
A good idea you might think at first, unfotunately for Pulis it is highly probable that his side will be in that lower division next season also.
hah enjoyed the section on a nanny state, I used to get it when I worked in a supermarket. I wasn't allowed to take the lottery slip off of kids even though you knew the parents were buying them. I saw a kid in front of me the other week buying a can of non alcoholic shandy and the cashier refused to sell it. The poor lad was saying it was alcohol free but they were having none of it!
ReplyDeleteChinese worker, pure class, wanting to get back to work to have a laugh with the lads over the accident. People in this country should take note that he isn't taking several years off and living on benefits as well as sueing his work place.