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MANKINDThe first man on the moon astronaut Neil Armstrong has threatened to sue a barbershop owner who collected Armstrong’s hair after a trim and sold it for US$3,000.
Armstrong used to go to Marx’s Barber Shop about once a month for a cut. That stopped when he learned that owner Marx Sizemore had collected his hair clippings from the floor and sold them in May 2004 to a collector. The latter contends that the sale violated an Ohio law designed to protect the rights of famous people. It threatens legal action if Sizemore does not return the hair or contribute his profit to charity and asks Sizemore to pay Armstrong’s legal expenses.
Sizemore said he sold the hair to an agent for John Reznikoff, a Westport, Connecticut, collector listed by Guinness World Records as having the largest collection of hair from historical celebrities. The collection, insured for US$1m, includes hair from Abraham Lincoln, Marilyn Monroe, Albert Einstein and Napoleon. Pretty hair-raising, eh?
Fishing for Compliments
There must have been something fishy about the way she walked. Customs officials said they stopped a woman as she arrived in Melbourne, Australia on a flight from Singapore in early June and found 51 live tropical fish allegedly hidden in a specially designed apron under her skirt.
‘During the search customs officers became suspicious after hearing ‘flipping’ noises coming from the vicinity of her waist,’ the Australian Customs Service said in a press release. ‘An examination revealed 15 plastic water-filled bags holding fish allegedly concealed inside a purpose-built apron.’
The species of fish was not immediately known, but customs officials warned they could carry diseases that could decimate Australian fish if they escaped into local rivers. The woman will be charged once they establish what species the fish are. If convicted of smuggling wildlife, she faces a fine of up to US$83,617 and could face imprisonment of up to 10 years.
Thinking out Loud
1 A day without sunshine is like, night.
2 On the other hand, you have different fingers.
3 I just got lost in thought. It wasn’t familiar territory.
4 42.7% of all statistics are made up on the spot.
5 I feel like I’m diagonally parked in a parallel universe.
6 Honk if you love peace and quiet.
7 He who laughs last may just think the slowest.
8 Support bacteria. They may be the only culture some people have.
9 If you think nobody cares, try missing a couple of payments.
10 Everyone has a photographic memory. Some just do not have film.
11 Inside every older person is a younger person wondering what happened.
12 Light travels faster than sound, which is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
.An Italian judge has found a teenage boy guilty of vandalism, slander and disturbing the peace — but instead of jail time, he ordered the 220-pound ‘bully’ to slim down.
The judge was quoted as saying in Il Messaggero newspaper that the boy’s weight has made the 17-year-old ‘naughty’ and a diet would ‘reinforce his self-esteem.’ It was not clear how much weight the boy would have to lose