As usual, insing.com has a good crop but I'll just highlight two. The first is this report about a Taiwanese woman, said to be femininely attractive, who discovered she has testicles! Aha, I defy anyone to resist clicking on the link here:
http://news.insing.com/tabloid/testicles-found-in-taiwanese-woman/id-87e93e00
The shocking news in China of a little girl run over by two vehicles and ignored by nearly 20 passers-by as she lay seriously injured (she later died in hospital) prompted some people to point to what is known as the "bystander effect".
Well, it is heartening to see a story (originally from Lianhe Wanbao) about how a Chinese national in Singapore who was robbed by three women in Geylang received help from a series of strangers, including some passers-by who helped her nab one of the snatch thieves. Here's the link:
http://news.insing.com/tabloid/tourist-robbed-by-3-women-in-geylang/id-dfee3e00
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From the TODAY newspaper (22 Oct) is this one about parents being upset over a new Barbie doll that has tattoos! On its part, the toy maker seems to be relishing the brouhaha.
Tattooed Barbie doll is 'overly sexualised', say parents
A rock chick Barbie doll with dyed pink hair and a chest and neck covered in tattoos has been criticised by parents' groups.
Mattel, the manufacturer, has described the doll -- which is already sold out in the United States until next month -- as a "funky fashionista" who is "ready for fun in "fashion-forward form". Mattel also suggested that many of the buyers may have been "adult" doll collectors. The doll sells for US$50 apiece.
[Aiyoh, what will the new "fashionista" Ken sport? I know! He'll be shirtless and wear that now-famous A&F low-slung jeans!]
One other item here is also from TODAY (21 Oct):
Lost in translation: Man gets Size 1,450 slipper
A British man who ordered a special Size 14.5 slipper to fit his oversized left foot was sent a Size 1,450 after the Chinese manufacturers failed to spot a decimal point in his order.
Mr Tom Boddingham, 27, has a Size 13 right foot and a 14.5 left foot.
He said he now plans to sell the giant slipper -- which measures 210 x 130 x 65 cm, the length of a family car -- on eBay. "I reckon I must be the owner of the biggest slipper in the world. I'm going to sell it online and if I can make a few quid out of it, then all the better."
[Now for the best part of this story. Note the name of the Chinese manufacturer...]
A spokesman for Monster Slippers apologised... and said the mistake occurred because of a translation error. The firm also thought the slipper was for a shop window display. [What, for lefties?]
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Well, at least Mr Boddingham has a sense of humour and was no angry bird. But there were Angry Birds once (in a spoof spotted online) at a certain British tourist attraction:
Playing pocket billiards can be fun as well as competitive. It is required to know the basic rules of variations of the game.
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