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March 31, 2006

Miscellaneous strange news of the day

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Middle-schoolers who sport alcohol-branded T-shirts and caps may start to drink sooner than their peers, according to a new study. The findings, researchers point out, are similar to those of studies from the 1990s that linked cigarette-branded merchandise to a greater risk of adolescent smoking.

They were probably shocked to find that kids have sex and do drugs, too.

In a story reminiscent of the carjacker who tried to steal a state-level judo team's van ("He picked the wrong vehicle to try and steal," said Officer Jerry Richter), we have a burgler in Japan:

Konoshin Kawabata, 48, was rummaging inside a room in Osaka in the early hours when he was suddenly confronted by Sumo wrestler Dewanosato, who stands 180 centimetres and weighs 131 kilograms. Dewanosato immediately shouted out 'Hey!' and 'Burglar!' as he bearhugged the man. This woke the other sixteen wrestlers in the house. "First I was caught by a massive man. When the lights turned on, I was surrounded by more than a dozen sumo wrestlers. I was surprised," Kawabata told police, as quoted by Jiji Press.

Scrawled illegibly by Meathe at March 31, 2006 12:45 PM

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