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Some Mothers Look Like Their Daughters Naturally . . .
And others will pay for the privilege.
This is straight up twinsanity! "Love you like a sister" is a sweet sentiment unless you're 50 years old and spend 10,000 British pounds (about $15,000) to look like your 28-year-old daughter.
Week in Weird News: Wax Museum Might Be Stiffing GOP
- Wax Museum Accused of Dissing GOP — Some Republicans have accused Madame Tussauds of playing favorites with the Democrats. Michelle Obama is only the third first lady to get a wax figure, the other two being Jackie Kennedy and Hillary Clinton.
- Austrian Woman Fined For Calling Her Son Too Much — An Austrian court fined a 73-year-old woman $478 for stalking her son. She called him 49 times a day.
- Environmental Office Pollutes Washington Creek — Sewage from Washington state's Department of Ecology regional offices have been polluting a creak near Vancouver Lake.
- Liquor Store Offers Home Delivery — Hoping to boost business ChrisPy's liquor store will now offer home delivery for $5, and $2.50 for senior citizens.
Week in Weird News: Sarkozy Tells Obama to Kiss Like French
- Sarkozy Teaches Obama How to French Kiss — President Obama accepted the typical French greeting of cheek kisses from a French student on Friday, after President Sarkozy encouraged him to accept the gesture.
- Woman Kicks Cleaning Husband to the Curb — A woman in Germany divorced her husband because he cleaned too much.
- Obama Is the New Colonel — Two fried chicken restaurants in New York City have taken some heat for putting Obama's name on their signs. One city councilman plans demonstrations next week outside of Obama Fried Chicken and Obama Fried Chicken & Pizza.
- Workers Find Live Grenade in Texas Attic — Roofers in Texas found a live World War II-era grenade in an attic this week. An FBI bomb technician was called in and the grenade was detonated at a nearby shooting range.
- Rocket Fuel Chemical Found in Baby Formula – Samples of powered infant formula contain traces of a chemical used in rocket fuel, according to a new government study.
- Israel's Female Leaders Erased From Photos — Ultra-Orthodox Jewish newspapers in Israel Photoshopped two female Israeli cabinet members out of a printed photo, because it is improper to print images of women.
Week in Weird News: Spider-Man Saves Boy in Thailand
- Fireman Dresses as Spider-Man to Save Boy — After an autistic boy in Thailand climbed to a third-floor balcony and dangled his foot off the edge, a firefighter put on a Spider-Man costume to rescue him.
- Toilet Chef Causes Prison Evacuation — An inmate in Washington state decided to cook sausages in his stainless steel toilet, only to cause a fire. The unit was evacuated.
- Woman Arrested Three Times in Three Days For DUI — A woman vacationing in Wisconsin was arrested three times in three days for drinking. She was sentenced to 30 days in jail and fined $3,000.
- Young Russians Want a Job at Kremlin — According to a new poll, Russian youth would rather work in government than in high-tech or international companies.
- Teacher Sells Ad Space on Exams — Every worksheet or exam in one Idaho high school teacher's class reads "MOLTO'S PIZZA 14" 1 TOPPING JUST $5" at the bottom.
Week in Weird News: Underwater Volcano Blows Up the Sky
- Volcano Blows Up the Sky and Wildlife — A volcanic eruption off the coast of Tonga destroyed birdlife and vegetation this week.
- Woman Says $43 Million Divorce Settlement Not Enough — A 36-year-old Swedish countess who's divorcing an ex-CEO says her $43 million divorce settlement won't cover her $54,000 in weekly expenses. She would like $99 million, which is 30 percent of her husband's fortune.
- Woman Bites Her Son's Principal — Talk about an embarrassing parent! A mom in Rhode Island is facing charges after she allegedly punched and bit the principal of her 11-year-old son.
- Nigeria Plans National Rebranding — Nigeria has chosen "Nigeria: Good People, Great Nation" as its new slogan, which will be plastered on t-shirts and baseball hats in an attempt to improve its reputation.
- Rhode Island Strip Club Plans Job Fair — The Foxy Lady strip club is holding a job fair today, hoping to recruit strippers, waitresses, DJs, and bartenders from the state's unemployed.
Week in Weird News: Man and Dummy Ride in Commuter Lane
- Man Caught With Dummy in the Commuter Lane — A man was caught in the carpool lane trying to use a dummy to fill his passenger seat. Cops pulled him over because his fake companion wasn't buckled up.
- Day Care Serves 10 Kids Wiper Fluid — A daycare worker in Little Rock, AK, accidentally served children car wiper fluid, instead of Kool-Aid. One child was hospitalized.
- Vampire Skull Found in Venice — A skull of a woman was uncovered in Venice, Italy.
Week in Weird News: Indian Party Buys Slumdog Song
- Political Party in India Buys Rights to Slumdog Song — India's ruling party in congress has bought the rights to the Oscar-winning song "Jai Ho" from Slumdog Millionaire.
- Happy 108th (or 111th) Birthday to Woman in Michigan! — Centenarian Mattie Caldweel celebrated her birthday last week, but she can't remember what year she was born, and there are no legal records since she was born at home!
- Iowa's Department of the Elderly Ditches "DOA" Renaming — Lawmakers didn't realize that renaming the Deportment of Elder Affairs to the Department on Aging would give it the same acronym as "dead on arrival."
- Boobs Not Bombs — About 100 women in Paraguay protested nukes by going nude this week.
- Man Charged After Sitting Through Six Green Lights — A chorus of honking horns led police to a man asleep at the wheel in the middle of an intersection. The driver was later charged with a DUI.
5 Weird and Wacky Stories From This Week
- Man Late For Flight Pretends He's an Air Marshal — Running late for a flight out of Florida, a man flashed fake police identification and claimed to be an air marshal. Once on board, the real air marshals recognized him as a fake and threw him off.
- St. Louis Family Struggles to Save Its Cave — A family that converted a mining cave into a home has a big payment coming up on the property.
5 Weird and Wacky Stories From This Week
- Woman Avoids Hard Time For Overdue Book — After an Iowa woman was jailed for failing to return an overdue book (The Freedom Writers Diary), authorities dropped the theft charge against her. She agreed to pay $13.95 and $50 in court fees.
- 86-Year-Old Woman Gets $1,000 Phone Sex Bill — Arlene Hald, 86, recently received a credit card bill for $1,000 in phone sex calls. The bill was addressed to her husband, who died 20 years ago and never had a credit card in his name, so her family suspects identity theft.
- Fake Doctors Banned in China — China has banned actors and other "non-accredited personnel" from playing medical experts in advertisements for drugs.
- Clean Water Brings Sharks — Environmental protection in Sydney has brought clear marine water, and more sharks close to shore.
5 Wacky and Weird Stories From This Week
- Cop Discovers Co-Worker Is Really His Father — When a new detective came to the department, Sgt. Chris Walker had suspicions that the man was his long-lost biological father. A DNA test later proved it!
- Iowa Jail Considers Charging Inmates For Toilet Paper — Thanks to a $1.7 million deficit, Des Moines County may make inmates pay for toilet paper.
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