JAPAN: Turkish plumber Mustapha Habababa murdered Yoko Nagasaki, a Tokyo cinema usherette, after a simple misunderstanding. The Turkish word for
hammock is exactly the same as the Japanese word for
ventriloquist.
UK: Barnacle Bill, a 4-year-old Bedlington terrier brought 27 miles of the A324 to a standstill when he mistook a 45-tonne articulated lorry containing toxic waste for a tennis ball.
NEPAL: A woman in Pangapanga, arrested for playing the accordion whilst menstruating, has had her left foot amputated and turned into an umbrella stand for elephants.
USA: A 72 year old man in Nosferatu, Texas, has divorced his wife of 47 years, after discovering her secret hoard of over 53,000 Bombay tram tickets concealed in hollowed out pumpkins.