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Google Earth aliens found…

Google Earth browsers got a bit of a shock when a supposed flying saucer was discovered through the application in Romania – however Romanian UFO investigators are pleading with people to stop reporting the alien craft because it is actually just a building…

The building, that does surprisingly look like a flying saucer from the skies, has caught the attention of a whole bunch of Google Earth surfers who have been urgently getting in contact with the Romanian authorities.

The circular building is situated in a farming area close to Timisoara and after first hearing about the possible alien landing the Romanian UFO Network set out, understandable eager and excited, and ran straight to the location.

Imagine the disappointment on their faces…

However, to their dismay the unidentified flying object was merely an abandoned water facility – talk about a let down!

And now, according to the UFO Network, the phone won’t stop ringing and the guys in the office are getting a little fed up.

Please stop calling us…

According to the president of the Romanian UFO Network, Paul Dorneanu, the whole situation was a bit of a let down, not to mention the fact that the building wasn’t the only one of its kind in the vicinity.

“I’ve been there and taken some shots of that building,” said Dorneanu.

“It is just a water pumping facility that used to supply Timisoara city in the past. There was another similar building a few miles away.”

“Some people believe we are all part of a conspiracy to obscure the truth about UFOs. We do have solid reports about UFO activities in Romania but this is definitely not one of them.”

Roswell is sooooo last century…

Some online bloggers were claiming that the sighting was proof that aliens were getting bored with Roswell and were sure that the buildings were indeed alien flying saucers.

Whatever we believe it is interesting to know that most of the unidentified flying objects that have been supposedly spotted over the years have mostly come from the United States, although rumours have been circling that Romania is supposed to be quite a steady location for UFO spotting.

Is the truth out there?

What are your views on our alien buddies out there in space or indeed in a little farm area in Romania?  Do you truly believe that we are sharing this planet with aliens keeping track of our every move or are we the only intelligent beings in the universe?  Speak your mind…

Hair mail…

Some people don’t take break-ups very well – some people scream and shout, others send hurtful letters and emails, but one ex-girlfriend has decided to send bits of hair in letters to get back at her ex-boyfriend…

Ivo Mikesic from Croatia has been receiving mail from his ex-girlfriend with pieces of her hair stuck to them – somewhat of a weird method of getting back at the man who ended their relationship.

The ex in question apparently started the weird “hair mail” attacks with one postcard, but since then Mikesic has been receiving hairy postcard after hairy postcard.

Restraining order…

And now, understandably, Mikesic’s postman is getting a little fed up with the whole situation too.

Mikesic has pleaded with a court in Zagreb to provide a restraining order against the former girlfriend, which he is hoping, will put an end to the strange postcards arriving through his letter box.

Imagine throwing that postcard in the fire…

According to Mikesic after the first postcard came he tried to put it behind him, but then they started to come in torrents…

“I got one and just thought it was really weird and tried to ignore it.

“I have no idea why my ex is doing this but at the rate she is going she’s going to have no hair left soon.”

Better a postcard with a bit of hair than setting fire to your house!

However, it would seem as though Mikesic got away with an easy ride with the hairy postcards.  An ex-girlfriend in Milwaukee, in the United States, set a house on fire after a heated argument with her ex.

The fire broke out after the ex-boyfriend arrived back to his house with another girl.  What they didn’t know was that the man’s ex-girlfriend was waiting there for them.

The fire caused $55,000 in damages but luckily no lives were lost.

Tell us your story…

So break-ups can indeed be tough to those involved, but as you can see some take things a step or two too far…

Hairy postcards and houses on fire aside do you have any weird break up stories that you think the world is ready to hear?

Feel free to let us know so we can all have a bit of a chuckle!

At least use a nickname…

Some users of the popular video website YouTube start getting a little bit cocky when uploading certain footage to the site – a good example is the man who got nicked by the police after he made a number of videos about the cannabis crop he was growing in his house.

Shane Burfield, a 25-year-old man living in Bridgewater, Somerset, made a collection of short videos that showed off his cannabis plant, however without doing so under an assumed name.

The police, who had been told about the videos, were said to be “amazed” that the man behind the videos didn’t think about using a different name in order to protect his identity.

“Extremely surprise”…

However, it would seem that the cannabis grower wasn’t expecting to be a priority for the police either as he said that he was “extremely surprised” that the officers had even seen the YouTube videos which eventually led to his house being searched and the plant being seized.

According to PC Adrian Peck, the cannabis grower was documenting the growth of his plant over a number of months apparently providing the officers with a great amount of evidence to use against him.

“He had been videoing the growth of the plant over a number of months and uploading his horticultural endeavours onto the site to document it - providing us with fairly conclusive evidence.

“The cultivation of cannabis is illegal. If you break the law and are foolish enough to then advertise your criminal activities on the Internet, it makes it very easy for the police to catch you.”

£500 plant to be destroyed…

The man was lucky to get away with an official warning, although it is being said that he will be in court in March over the matter.

The officers have announced that the street value for the plant could have been around £500 through the one plant alone which is now being taken away to be destroyed.

Cannabis recently received a bump up the ladder to a Class B drug again, although when law-breakers are flaunting their activities in the faces of the officials of course they’re going to get caught!

Treat ‘em mean, keep ‘em green?

What do you think about the whole green ordeal?  Do you think the whole cannabis debate is a load of old nonsense and Burfield’s videos should have been taken with a pinch of salt?  Or maybe you agree with the police and Burfield got exactly what he should have?

Let us know!

Woolly jumper weather…

The weather has been a little bitter recently to say the least.  For one woman, the time had come to protect her chickens from the icy weather by knitting woolly jumpers for each of her 1,500 chickens.

Jo Eglen from Norwich works at the Little Hen Rescue Centre in Norwich and thanks to Jo 5,750 battery chickens have been re-homed and saved from their tortured and captured lives.

Eglen still had to worry about a further 1,500 chickens, but her solution was to knit each of them woolly jumpers to save them from the cold – now that is caring!

A little help from her friends…

Eglen didn’t of course manage to knit all the jumpers herself, but instead asked the local community to pitch in and give her a hand, and they ran to the chicken’s rescue.

After a life-changing trip to a farm, Eglen had an epiphany and the teacher and mother of two started to turn her attentions to caring for the shunned birds and providing them with some solace.

“I went into a battery farm and saw how they lived and died. I just thought it was such a waste of life.

“Some battery farms have up to 10,000 hens of the same age. But when the birds stop or start to slow lying they are sent to the slaughterhouse - not to be used as meat, but just to be culled.

“We know that once they’re out of the farms they start laying good eggs again.  They get quite thin and bald because of the stress and heat. About 60 per cent of the hens that come through are bald,” said Jo.

Everyone has been pitching in…

According to Eglen, people from all over have offered their services to rush to the aid of the freezing chickens.

“We have patterns on our website that are straight-forward and simple. We’ve had 1,500 jumpers come through in just the past two months.  We’ve had so many different kinds - Christmas-themed jumpers, multi-coloured ones, some with bows and stripes,” continued Eglen.

Eglen managed to get hold of the use of some farmland for free through the good will of a local farmer and managed to set up the Little Hen Rescue Centre to care for unwanted battery chickens with a volunteer friend of hers, David Doy.

Could you provide bed and board for a little chicken?

It’s a nice little story, but hopefully with enough people getting the message and feeling the same way as Jo then there could possibly be a number of safe havens popping up around the country for our feathered friends who are all worked out.

Can you put Ruffles on the phone?

According to a psychic in Romania, the channels of communication are now open between the living world and the dead pet world – for a handsome fee of course.

Most of us have lost a pet at least once in our lives.  For me it was a small Syrian hamster called Harry who passed away when I was a mere 8 years old.  For you we could be talking about beloved dogs or cats that have been a member of the family for years.  Now imagine if you could get in contact with that missed pet – according to Nina Petre, you can, easily.

And if you thought that you would have to trundle over to Romania at even more expense then think again.  According to Petre she can pass the messages along through the Internet so the owner of the pet can chat from the comfort of their own home.

Do you think your dog understands instant messaging speak like LMAO or TC?

Imagine Instant Messaging with your dead pet – something to tell your friends about, I think.  The only thing is, how can you trust what you’re reading?

On the screen, through the psychic’s website, the owner can type their message to Petre and then in response the pet writes back through Petre.

And if you wanted a little bit of proof about Nina Petre’s powers don’t worry because apparently there is some!  There is a great deal of information about Petre’s past – about how she spoke to Jesus Christ and the whole communication kicked off.  But there are also some samples of communications that Petre has had with owner’s deceased pets.

Case studies…

According to the site, Petre managed to get in touch with a dog called Mexico who wanted its owner to know that everything was all right in the next life…

“I want to let you know that I am very happy here. I just came from the dogs judgement where I was told my good behaviour in life means I have a good chance to be sent back,” said Mexico, the dog.

“But I couldn’t have done this without your support, wisdom and love for which I will always be grateful to you.

“I also have one wish. Please give all my stuff - collar, leash, little coat - to a new dog which I know you will love as much as you did me.”

Would you be parting with cash for the service?

It’s a little hard to believe, but Petre is claiming that the connection can be made and is maintaining that she is doing so for the sakes of the pet owners who need to be relieved from the pain.

If you do believe her and you have a spare £80 knocking about then by all means pop along to her website and have a chat with your beloved pet.

What do you think?  Do you believe or do you think it’s a lot of spooky nonsense?  Let us know…

Running amok at 72…

It is true – we don’t age like we used to anymore…but in some cases we age in numbers only.  A teenager picked the wrong OAP to thieve from when she decided to run off with 72 year old Jean Hirst’s handbag, only to be chased and caught by the pensioner who used to be a world class runner.

Jean Hirst may have made a mistake by allowing three teenage girls into her car to help her with her directions, but the bigger mistake was made by the teenage girl who thought that running off with Hirst’s handbag would be a simple snatch and grab.

After all, perhaps not the best victim to steal from is one that could outrun most of the people in the world at the age of 17, which is exactly what Hirst could do.

All England Schools Championship.

Jean Hirst qualified for the final of the All England Schools Championship after gaining recognition for becoming her county’s 100 yards champion.

So when the teenage girl took off with the bag, Hirst regained her former glory by doing what she knew best – running.

“Suddenly I felt 18 again. The adrenaline just kicked in and I seemed to turn back the years,” said Hirst.

“She had a head start but I covered 70 yards in about 15 seconds and was within two strides of her when she looked over her shoulder and saw me.

“She probably thought I was an easy target but she shouldn’t have judged a book by its cover. The look on her face was one of sheer amazement and she just threw my bag aside.”

Run Hirst, run…

If anything this is a warning to the country to take a firmer hand on the obesity issues effecting the country.  But there is of course another lesson to be learned here, and that is not to underestimate an OAP!

Mrs Hirst is a widow from Mansfield and said that the handbag that was snatched contained “her life” from her keys to her purse.

Hirst stopped to ask three teenage girl for directions in Long Eaton in Derbyshire to which their reply was that they would get in and show her.

When they arrived at the location, one of the girls, who were aged between 15 and 16, asked Hirst for 20p which is when it was brought to her attention that one of the girls had pinched her handbag.

“Then she started running and that’s when the fun began. I was not as out of breath as I thought I would be at my age,” said Hirst.

Sorry doesn’t seem to be the hardest word…

The other two girls, who were caught as unaware by the whole situation as Hirst was, apologised for their friend.

“I just told them to choose their friends more carefully. There was no way I could detain them and at the end of the day I was just glad I had my bag back,” said Hirst.

Coke, Pepsi, Fanta, Cow’s Urine…

Fizzy drinks are often blasted in today’s health conscious society.  So you can imagine the up-roar about the imperative release of a new fizzy drink in India that is made using the urine of cows.

Created by India’s Hindu nationalist movement, Rashtriya Swayamesevak Sangh, the fizzy drink is said to be almost ready for general consumption.

Named Gau Jai, or Cow Water, the drink has been developed in a research centre in Haridwar, an Indian holy city, and is hoped to provide a healthier alternative to soft drinks like Coke and Fanta.

Health implications – Fizzy Cow’s Urine fights diseases.

According to the director of the Rashtriya Swayamesevak Sangh’s Cow Protection Department, Om Prakash, the drink is an invaluable cure for a number of supposed diseases.

“We refer to gau ark (cow urine) as gau jal (cow water) as it has immense potential to cure various diseases.

“We have developed a soft drink formula with gau jal as the base and it has been sent to a laboratory at Lucknow for testing,” said Prakash.

The organisation is now focusing its development to managing the preservation of the urine drink through the hot summer months.

“It will be a revolution of sorts. The acceptance of cow urine as a potent medicine is increasing day by day and once it comes as a cold drink, its demand will definitely increase.

“It will prove and justify the high stature accorded to a cow in Indian culture.”

Not as bad as you might think…

However, for all of you who are expecting a foul smelling, yellow drink will be pleased to hear that this will not be the case.  In fact, Prakash claims that the drink will taste good if anything and will work in a de-tox fashion.

The move comes as Pepsi and Coca Cola have gained firm success in the Indian market and they are anything but healthy.  It would appear that Prakash’s movement is firmly against the soft drinks and is simply working to create a healthy alternative for the people of India.

The RSS has had a number of dealings with the sickly soft drinks as in 1994 the organisation declared a nationwide boycott of goods which included the likes of Pepsi and Coke.

How much for that cow’s urine in the window?

Price wise, the RSS is remaining tight-lipped over the whole thing but has said that the drinks will be cheap.  However, competition will be tight as Pepsi and Coke  are also extremely cheap throughout India.

Maybe Prakash’s drink will stand a chance in the Pepsi/Coke dominated market as the big named brands have been struggling to fight off allegations of their drinks containing dangerous and harmful toxic pesticides – something which cow’s urine clearly would not fall pray to.

Would you drink it?

What about you?  Would you swap the Dr Pepper and the Sprite for a mouthful of the healthy cow’s urine or do you think you’ll stick to a few E numbers?  Let the world know!

Step away from the burger…

Sometimes hunger and rage go hand in hand.  A little hypo-glycaemia doesn’t help either, and when you need your food you need your food…although one man in Florida took it a little too far when he called the police because the Burger King he was in ran out of lemonade.

Jean Fortune, a 66 year old man in Boynton Beach, Florida in the United States, has now been arrested for misusing the emergency phone services after he got so mad with Burger King because they didn’t have any lemonade.

When the police arrived at the scene, an employee at the fast food diner informed the officer that she had simply informed Fortune that the restaurant had no lemonade when he was parked up at the drive-through.

Fortune called for back-up – he wanted the lemonade…

That was the trigger for Fortune, who started to lash out at the Burger King employee.  Fortune, with what I am sure would have been a sore throat due to all the lack of lemonade, then started threatening to call the police over the matter, to which the employee responded, “go ahead”.

Fortune was also turning purple over the time period he was asked to wait for his food – 15 minutes.  He wanted his food and no one was going to stand in his way…but did he really think the police would be on his side?

“You cannot dial 911 because you are unhappy with your burger, ok. I know you don’t seriously think that the police need to make Burger King give you food faster,” explained the emergency phone operator to Fortune who took the call.

“If it takes 15 minutes to cook, it takes 15 minutes to cook, ok. You don’t need to call 911.”

You could always…move on somewhere else?

The argument between the operator and Fortune went on for around 3 minutes, until the operator realised that Fortune hadn’t even placed his order or handed over any money.

The operator explained to Fortune that he was actually in a position to simply drive away, but Fortune refused to do so and was then told that the police were coming and that he should discontinue blocking the drive-through for other customers.

Fortune now faces a court appearance for his angry fast food stunt and will probably be told to attend some anger management to deal with what can only be described as an unnecessary rage.

In this world of fast food, fast internet and fast living, are we actually getting caught up in the fast paced pressure of it all?  If they don’t sell lemonade, surely anyone else would have ordered a Coke, or a Fanta or simply would have driven on to the next fast food restaurant.

Would you do the same thing?

What do you think?  All for the fast food anger, or should we all just take a chill pill?  Let us know…

Mirror, signal, position…

Most of us pass our driving tests after the first few goes at the most.  However, what do you do when you have just failed for the 771st time?  Maybe get the hint?

A 68-year-old woman in South Korea has indeed taken the driving test 771 times and apparently she is nowhere near giving up just yet.

Although, the story doesn’t pan out exactly as you would expect.  In this country we get the opportunity to take the test after about a few weeks wait due to the high number of learner drivers, however, the woman was able to take the test almost every working day since 2005.

30-50 per cent…

Even more ridiculous is how she is failing the test.  Apparently she stumbles on the written aspect of the test, where she is averaging a score between 30 and 50 per cent, although the pass rate is 60 per cent.

The woman, only known as Cha, failed her latest test this week and the plans are already set for her to take the test for the 772nd time.

Cha currently delivers groceries door-to-door around her home city of Jeonju, and it is said that she could use a car to help her business.

4 million Won.

According to the police in Jeonju, Cha has up until now spent 4 million Won (£2,000) on the tests and has won over the hearts of the police officers that know her story.

According to Park Jung-Seok, a traffic police officer in Cha’s area, “I feel sorry every time I see Cha fail. When she passes, I’ll make a commemorative tablet myself and give it to her.”

Maybe she would appreciate a crib sheet in the mean time and maybe a helping hand in the actual exam.

Don’t even mention the practical test.

Apparently once she passes the theory test, costing her 6,000 Won a go, she will then be able to move on to the practical test.

According to the Driver’s License Agency in Jeonju, Cha has now broken the record for the amount of tests taken by a single person, although that little record will be little reward as all she wants is to pass her test.

Try a bit of technology.

We here in Britain don’t seem to have these issues due to all the literature, DVDs and technology surrounding the subject.  Even the Nintendo DS has recently announced that there is a game in the “brain-training” style that helps the user to gain a strong grasp of the Driving Theory Test.

Maybe we should all chip in a penny and buy her a DS and the Theory game and she might eventually get 60 per cent…but then there’s the practical test.

Is that a set of pliers in your mouth, or are you just pleased to see me?

What do we do in this country when we have incredible tooth ache? Some of the lucky people in Britain have managed to get an NHS dentist, others rely on emergency services to provide relief, and one man has turned to pliers as a saviour.

Ian Boynton, a 42-year-old veteran from Beverley, took pliers to his mouth-agony after he tried and failed 30 times to see different dentists around the country.

In absolute misery from the pain of the toothache, Boynton took matters into his own hands and went to work to solve the crisis himself.

13 teeth in two years…

In fact he didn’t just leave it there – over the last two years Boynton has taken the pliers to 13 of his teeth, perhaps the issues are continuing as he hasn’t been able to visit a dentist since his last check in the army in 2003.

“I’ve tried to get in at 30 dentists over the last eight years but have never been able to find one to take on NHS patients,” said Boynton.

10,000 GPs when all you need is a dentist…

It’s hard not to feel his despair as more and more people in Britain are suffering the same plight everyday due to the outstanding lack of dental health care available in the country.

“It’s a horrible situation to be in when you can’t afford to go to the dentist when your teeth were so bad.

“I started having pain in a front tooth, which protruded slightly more than the others. I was constantly fiddling with it and wiggling it because it hurt so much.

“In the end I knew it had to come out and had to use the pliers to pull it. Amazingly, it did not hurt as much as you might think.

“I think I’d been prising it that much in the meantime that I’d been killing the nerve.”

The tooth fairy would have a field day…

It would seem that Boynton has had a wide range of tooth/pliers situations and has undergone the home-style operation on each type of tooth in his mouth, from molars to incisors and canines and has left himself with very few teeth to chew with.

The good news for Boynton is that he has now finally found a dentist and has laid the pliers to rest.  He is clearly thrilled about being able to provide proper care to his gnashers, his only concern is that he won’t be able to continue with his own DIY dentistry.

“I desperately needed a dentist because, although I’m no longer in pain, I need to have false teeth as I’m finding it difficult to eat. Unfortunately I can’t make false teeth myself,” said Boynton.