Weird news
Published: Tuesday | July 21, 2009
A United States man faces charges after rubbing his genitals against a woman in a queue.
Andrew Ladale Deloney allegedly ground his private areas into the buttocks of the woman in front of him at the Dollar Tree store in Griffith, Indiana.
The woman, who has not been named for legal reasons, reportedly told police she thought it was accidental and stepped away from Deloney.
However, when he did it again, she reportedly told him: "If you touch me again I'll bash you in the head with my umbrella."
Deloney was chased out of the store by several customers.
He claims he accidentally knocked into the woman at first.
He explained: "I thought she liked it and was coming on to me, so I intentionally rubbed on her the second time. I'm sorry."
Fork-surviving puppy
A puppy in the United States survived three days with a barbecue fork stuck in his brain.
The 12-week-old chihuahua called Smokey had the three-inch metal prongs lodged in his skull for days after an accident at a family barbecue.
The tiny dog was playing with guests when the fork snapped in half on the grill, flew through the air and pierced his head.
The terrified puppy then ran into nearby woodland before his owners could get to him.
Two days later, owner Hughie Wagers found Smokey hiding in a bush.
Veterinarian Michelle Duncum said: "We didn't have any idea what we were in for. When Hughie brought him in we couldn't believe our eyes."
Since having the fork pulled out, Smokey has made an almost full recovery - although he has some slowness with his right eye.
Sex turndown
A British man with Down's Syndrome has turned down dozens of offers to help him lose his virginity.
Otto Baxter made headlines when his mother made an online appeal to find him a woman to have sex with, claiming she would even pay a prostitute to fulfil his wish.
Lucy Baxter, 50, even set up a Bebo web page to find the 21 year old a prospective lover.
Despite being flooded with offers - including the chance to get intimate with Australian sex worker and campaigner Rachel Wotton - Otto has decided to hold on to his virginity and wait for love.
Lucy said: "He decided that if he did get a girlfriend and they had done something similar he wouldn't like that at all, so he didn't.
"He says to me that he wants to wait for the right girl which I think is fantastic."
Armless driving
A Chinese motorcyclist was cautioned by police for riding with no arms.
Officers pulled over biker Liu for carrying too many passengers but were shocked to discover he was armless.
The 27-year-old man had lost both limbs at the age of seven after suffering a severe electric shock and joined a circus when he was 10, where he learnt to ride a motorbike despite his disability.
Police officer Xhang Jie said: "I spotted from a distance that the motorbike had three adults on but we were all stunned by what we saw when we got closer."
Liu, who had been performing in streets since the circus closed three years ago, admitted to driving his specially adapted motorcycle for 10 years without arms and said he didn't even have a drivers licence.
