Some More Odd News Awards

My expectations of the medical community must be different from what other people expect.  This article is a good example of what I'm talking about.


Nurses' union: Care does not include sex

from Yahoo!News

"AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – A union representing Dutch nurses will launch a national campaign Friday against demands for sexual services by patients who claim it should be part of their standard care." Read More

Does Holland have National Health Care?  

The second article that has earned an Odd News Award today concerns the Godfather of Soul - James Brown.  James Brown is probably still dead but, his body is missing.  While James Brown was alive he would have most certainly garnered many Odd News Awards for his unique performances, songs, and his life style.  James Brown's body missing from the crypt will probably send odd minds racing with speculation.  Brown's daughter already suspects that his body has been hidden to avoid a scheduled autopsy that she believes would reveal that his death was anything but natural.  Who knows maybe he and Elvis are still alive and giving secret high dollar concerts.  Or maybe Brown was really an alien that has returned to his home planet. I warned you that wild speculation was about to begin.  I have become long winded.  Here is the link to article for your inspection:

James Brown's Body is Missing  from theDailyMail

And finally a video in honor of the soon to be released new Tron movie.  Yep, Tron is being released and the 3D movie trailer can be seen at the beginning of the 3D Alice in Wonderland movie. From Hulu and Family Guy

Three Odd News Awards and a Video

All three of the following Odd News Awards have two things in common - first they are all a bit beyond in terms of grossness/vulgar than what we usually award and secondly, they are so peculiar that they cannot be ignored by any site claiming to award odd news.

I have seen and feared women who drive while putting their makeup on but, this is well beyond simply putting makeup on in the car. I have seen some odd things going on in moving cars.  Thank goodness this is not one of those things.

Crash Blamed on Motorist Shaving Privates
from UPI odd news
"KEY WEST, Fla., March 7 (UPI) -- The Florida Highway Patrol alleges a two-vehicle crash in Cudjoe Key, Fla., was caused by a female motorist trying to shave her private parts." Read More

If for some really strange reason you were found yourself in this woman's predicament, would you in a million years not try to makeup a story about how you caused the wreck?  The only thing I can figure is that maybe this woman was in some way injured in the accident.  I can only imagine that it could be dangerous to have a razor near your privates during a car accident.  It is unclear from the article if the woman was injured.  It is simply speculation on my part.  Maybe they person covering the story did not want to embarrass the lady. Yeah, right.

I'm not sure that in some places in the south that this would be newsworthy at all.  Still, we have to give this official an award for shear creativity in punishing crime.

Teen's Bottom Spray-Painted as Punishment for Graffiti
from azcentral.com
"MEXICO CITY - A mayor in central Mexico says he has fired one of his town officials for spray-painting the buttocks of a teenage boy as punishment for graffiti tagging." Read More

I'll bet graffiti crimes plummeted shortly after.

And finally, we were just about to award an odd news article about a woman assaulting a police officer with breast milk when this article finish slightly ahead in the weirder category.

Wife's Breast Milk in Chef's Cheese Recipe
by Lachlan Cartwright and Jeremy Olshan for the N.Y Post
"This Chelsea restaurant has gone from brasserie to brassiere.
Chef Daniel Angerer is letting diners at Klee Brasserie munch on cheese made from his wife's breast milk.
"It tastes like cow's-milk cheese, kind of sweet," he told The Post." Read More

That is really gross to me but what do I know about fine cooking.  I guess this is a limited time menu item? Is this somehow child neglect? The article has a picture of the Chef, his wife and their baby.

Finally, a video of a peculiar but not vulgar thing.  Although I suspect the price on this item will be vulgar.