Atheists' sparks controversy

100 million pennies displayed in NYC

Children who helped collect pennies surround the 'Penny Harvest Field' during it's unveiling ceremony Monday, Dec. 10, 2007 in New York.
The approximately one hundred million pennies, gathered by by school children across all five boroughs of New York City, filled a 165x30 foot 'Penny Harvest Field' in Rockefeller Center.
The funds will be donated to various charities.

Designer suing police for 'fashion theft'

A celebrity designer is suing police for allegedly copying a slogan from her baby clothes range for an online shop. Web fashion entrepreneur Hannah McHalick called lawyers after Kent Police set up a website selling baby clothes with the slogan I've Been Inside For Nine Months.

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Ms McHalick, says the slogan is a rip-off from her range which includes black-and-white convict-style baby grows, bibs, T-shirts and hoodies. The 38-year-old head of Oh Baby London claims her intellectual property rights have been breached.

The police say their product range is different because they have added the word 'I've' before the slogan 'Been inside for nine months'.

4 pack of Hanes socks - $899

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Curious child hits button, foams airport hanger
A curious child just couldn't resist temptation and hit an emergency button that triggered a sea of fire suppression foam at a Philadelphia airport hanger. The expanse of white foam not only filled the hanger on Saturday but it spilled out onto the tarmac where the wind blew puffs of it into the air like a snow storm. The incident at Northeast Airport occurred during Agusta Aerospace's family day outing. Authorities said an employee's child hit a button that said "Don't hit button unless in an emergency." The Philadelphia Fire Department was called out to to clean up the mess. There was no word on any damage to the helicopter inside the hanger.

Man trapped in bowling club toilet for four days
There was nobody to wonder what the matter could be when David Leggat got stuck in the lavatory at the Kittybrewster and Woodside Bowling Club in Aberdeen - for four days. The 55-year-old bachelor was trapped in the freezing cold "gents" at his bowling club with nothing but tap water to survive on after a door jammed behind him. He spent most of the time in the dark, managed no more than three hours' sleep a night, and was so cold that that he had to put his feet in a hand basin of hot water in an attempt to stay warm.

Signs

Signs. . .

We see them everyday, in nearly every place we go.

Here are some we wanted to share that just may lead to misunderstanding. . .

(and a laugh or two!)


In a restroom:

TOILET OUT OF ORDER...

PLEASE USE FLOOR BELOW


In a London department store:

BARGAIN BASEMENT UPSTAIRS


In an office:

WOULD THE PERSON WHO TOOK THE STEP LADDER YESTERDAY

PLEASE BRING IT BACK OR FURTHER STEPS WILL BE TAKEN


In another office:

AFTER TEA BREAK, STAFF SHOULD EMPTY THE TEA POT AND

STAND UPSIDE DOWN ON THE DRAINING BOARD


Outside a secondhand shop:

WE EXCHANGE ANYTHING -BICYCLES, WASHING MACHINES, ETC.

WHY NOT BRING YOUR WIFE ALONG AND GET A WONDERFUL BARGAIN?


Notice in health food shop window:

CLOSED DUE TO ILLNESS


Spotted in a safari park:

ELEPHANTS PLEASE STAY IN YOUR CAR


Seen during a conference:

FOR ANYONE WHO HAS CHILDREN AND DOESN'T KNOW IT,

THERE IS A DAY CARE ON THE 1st FLOOR


Notice in a farmer's field:

THE FARMER ALLOWS WALKERS TO CROSS THE FIELD FOR FREE,

BUT THE BULL CHARGES.

Message on a leaflet:

IF YOU CANNOT READ

THIS LEAFLET WILL TELL YOU HOW TO GET LESSONS

On a repair shop door:

WE CAN REPAIR ANYTHING.

(PLEASE KNOCK HARD ON THE DOOR -THE BELL DOESN'T WORK)

Mickey Mouse kangaroo captured on camera for the first time

An "extraordinary" desert creature has been caught on camera for what scientists believe is the first time. The long-eared jerboa, a tiny nocturnal mammal that is dwarfed by its enormous ears, can be found in deserts in Mongolia and China. Zoological Society of London (ZSL) scientist Jonathan Baillie said was "ecstatic" to have tracked down the jerboas.
"These creatures hop just like a kangaroo; it is amazing to watch. Little hairs on their feet, almost like snow shoes, allow them to jump along the sand," he explained.
"And in terms of mammals, they have one of the biggest ear-to-body ratios out there. The long-eared jerboa is a bit like the Mickey Mouse of the desert, cute and comic in equal measure." There are two other videos here and here.

Mystery mammal caught on film

Love Is In The Air