BuzzFeed - Metro UK http://buzzfeed.com/metrouk BuzzFeed, Find Your New Favorite Thing en Copyright 2008 BuzzFeed, Inc. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:10:20 -0500 nomail@example.com (http://www.buzzfeed.com/about) nomail@example.com (http://www.buzzfeed.com/about) Clown Loses Balloon Inflation Arrest Case http://75.101.183.223/rd?type=100&user=metrouk&buzz=clown-loses-balloon-inflation-arrest-case-8lw&c=7113VY7&u=71OM97&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbuzzfeed.com%2Fmetrouk%2Fclown-loses-balloon-inflation-arrest-case-8lw%2F&rd=http%3A%2F%2Fbuzzfeed.com%2Fmetrouk%2Fclown-loses-balloon-inflation-arrest-case-8lw%2F

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A clown has lost his case against New York City police, after a federal jury ruled that they didn't use excessive force when they arrested him after he left a suspicious device at a coffee shop.

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]]> http://buzzfeed.com/metrouk/clown-loses-balloon-inflation-arrest-case-8lw Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:21:21 -0500 Disability Fraudster Found Out On Home Improvement Show http://75.101.183.223/rd?type=100&user=metrouk&buzz=disability-fraudster-found-out-on-home-improvement-8lw&c=7110AN7&u=71OM97&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbuzzfeed.com%2Fmetrouk%2Fdisability-fraudster-found-out-on-home-improvement-8lw%2F&rd=http%3A%2F%2Fbuzzfeed.com%2Fmetrouk%2Fdisability-fraudster-found-out-on-home-improvement-8lw%2F

Link: http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article....

An interior designer in California ignored the first rule of making false disability claims: don't appear on TV shows.

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]]> http://buzzfeed.com/metrouk/disability-fraudster-found-out-on-home-improvement-8lw Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:22:21 -0500 Moldovan Army Fights Swine Flu With Onions http://75.101.183.223/rd?type=100&user=metrouk&buzz=moldovan-army-fights-swine-flu-with-onions-8lw&c=710W5P7&u=71OM97&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbuzzfeed.com%2Fmetrouk%2Fmoldovan-army-fights-swine-flu-with-onions-8lw%2F&rd=http%3A%2F%2Fbuzzfeed.com%2Fmetrouk%2Fmoldovan-army-fights-swine-flu-with-onions-8lw%2F

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Moldova's army is feeding its soldiers onions and garlic to help them ward off swine flu.

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]]> http://buzzfeed.com/metrouk/moldovan-army-fights-swine-flu-with-onions-8lw Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:22:24 -0500 Lost Man Drives 370 Miles To Pick Up Newspaper http://75.101.183.223/rd?type=100&user=metrouk&buzz=lost-man-drives-370-miles-to-pick-up-newspaper-8lw&c=710VJ57&u=71OM97&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbuzzfeed.com%2Fmetrouk%2Flost-man-drives-370-miles-to-pick-up-newspaper-8lw%2F&rd=http%3A%2F%2Fbuzzfeed.com%2Fmetrouk%2Flost-man-drives-370-miles-to-pick-up-newspaper-8lw%2F

Link: http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article....

An elderly Australian man who went out to fetch a morning newspaper ended up driving more than 370 miles after getting lost and taking a wrong turn onto a major highway, police said.

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]]> http://buzzfeed.com/metrouk/lost-man-drives-370-miles-to-pick-up-newspaper-8lw Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:21:44 -0500 Crane Wipes Out House In Tree Battle http://75.101.183.223/rd?type=100&user=metrouk&buzz=crane-wipes-out-house-in-tree-battle-8lw&c=710SR77&u=71OM97&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbuzzfeed.com%2Fmetrouk%2Fcrane-wipes-out-house-in-tree-battle-8lw%2F&rd=http%3A%2F%2Fbuzzfeed.com%2Fmetrouk%2Fcrane-wipes-out-house-in-tree-battle-8lw%2F

Link: http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article....

It was a test of strength that would top the bill of any sporting competition. The 150-year-old, 20ft oak vs the 50tonne, 90ft crane.

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]]> http://buzzfeed.com/metrouk/crane-wipes-out-house-in-tree-battle-8lw Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:21:56 -0500 Deep Fried Carp Eaten Alive http://75.101.183.223/rd?type=100&user=metrouk&buzz=deep-fried-carp-eaten-alive-8lw&c=710NQY7&u=71OM97&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbuzzfeed.com%2Fmetrouk%2Fdeep-fried-carp-eaten-alive-8lw%2F&rd=http%3A%2F%2Fbuzzfeed.com%2Fmetrouk%2Fdeep-fried-carp-eaten-alive-8lw%2F

Link: http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article....

New food trend alert.

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]]> http://buzzfeed.com/metrouk/deep-fried-carp-eaten-alive-8lw Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:22:49 -0500 Bugatti Supercar Owner Distracted By Low-flying Pelican http://75.101.183.223/rd?type=100&user=metrouk&buzz=bugatti-supercar-owner-distracted-by-low-flying-pe-8lw&c=710L157&u=71OM97&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbuzzfeed.com%2Fmetrouk%2Fbugatti-supercar-owner-distracted-by-low-flying-pe-8lw%2F&rd=http%3A%2F%2Fbuzzfeed.com%2Fmetrouk%2Fbugatti-supercar-owner-distracted-by-low-flying-pe-8lw%2F

Link: http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article....

Police say a low-flying pelican distracted a Bugatti supercar owner in Texas, causing him to veer off a road and drive his million-dollar sports car into a salt marsh.

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]]> http://buzzfeed.com/metrouk/bugatti-supercar-owner-distracted-by-low-flying-pe-8lw Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:22:29 -0500 'Unfriend' Is Oxford Dictionary's New Word of Year For 2009 http://75.101.183.223/rd?type=100&user=metrouk&buzz=unfriend-is-oxford-dictionarys-new-8lw&c=710JS17&u=71OM97&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbuzzfeed.com%2Fmetrouk%2Funfriend-is-oxford-dictionarys-new-8lw%2F&rd=http%3A%2F%2Fbuzzfeed.com%2Fmetrouk%2Funfriend-is-oxford-dictionarys-new-8lw%2F

Link: http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article....

If you had to pick one word that sums up the whole of 2009, what would it be? 'Recession,' perhaps? 'Collapse'? 'Despondency'?

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]]> http://buzzfeed.com/metrouk/unfriend-is-oxford-dictionarys-new-8lw Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:22:52 -0500 Husband Escapes Endless Cake Nightmare http://75.101.183.223/rd?type=100&user=metrouk&buzz=husband-escapes-endless-cake-nightmare-8lw&c=710HVL7&u=71OM97&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbuzzfeed.com%2Fmetrouk%2Fhusband-escapes-endless-cake-nightmare-8lw%2F&rd=http%3A%2F%2Fbuzzfeed.com%2Fmetrouk%2Fhusband-escapes-endless-cake-nightmare-8lw%2F

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A husband in China has left his wife after she forced him to eat cake for every meal.

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]]> http://buzzfeed.com/metrouk/husband-escapes-endless-cake-nightmare-8lw Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:26:59 -0500 Ugandan Official: Cane Bodies Of People Who Die From Drinking Gin http://75.101.183.223/rd?type=100&user=metrouk&buzz=ugandan-official-cane-bodies-of-people-who-die-fr-8lw&c=710HRP7&u=71OM97&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbuzzfeed.com%2Fmetrouk%2Fugandan-official-cane-bodies-of-people-who-die-fr-8lw%2F&rd=http%3A%2F%2Fbuzzfeed.com%2Fmetrouk%2Fugandan-official-cane-bodies-of-people-who-die-fr-8lw%2F

Link: http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article....

A Ugandan government official has said that the bodies of people who die from drinking an illicit local gin should be caned six times before burial as an example to the living.

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]]> http://buzzfeed.com/metrouk/ugandan-official-cane-bodies-of-people-who-die-fr-8lw Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:16:59 -0500 Booze Prospectors Set to Drill for Scotch Whisky in the Antarctic http://75.101.183.223/rd?type=100&user=metrouk&buzz=booze-prospectors-set-to-drill-for-scotch-whisky-i-8lw&c=710EGW7&u=71OM97&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbuzzfeed.com%2Fmetrouk%2Fbooze-prospectors-set-to-drill-for-scotch-whisky-i-8lw%2F&rd=http%3A%2F%2Fbuzzfeed.com%2Fmetrouk%2Fbooze-prospectors-set-to-drill-for-scotch-whisky-i-8lw%2F

Link: http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article....

A team is set to drill through Antarctica's ice sheets in search of precious, valuable liquids. But it's not oil they're searching for - it's a lost cache of vintage Scotch whisky that has been on the rocks since a century ago.

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]]> http://buzzfeed.com/metrouk/booze-prospectors-set-to-drill-for-scotch-whisky-i-8lw Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:22:43 -0500 Belle De Jour Reveals Identity As Dr Brooke Magnanti http://75.101.183.223/rd?type=100&user=metrouk&buzz=belle-de-jour-reveals-identity-as-dr-brooke-magnan-8lw&c=710D597&u=71OM97&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbuzzfeed.com%2Fmetrouk%2Fbelle-de-jour-reveals-identity-as-dr-brooke-magnan-8lw%2F&rd=http%3A%2F%2Fbuzzfeed.com%2Fmetrouk%2Fbelle-de-jour-reveals-identity-as-dr-brooke-magnan-8lw%2F

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Infamous part-time prostitute and blogger Belle de Jour has finally lifted the mask of her anonymity, unveiling herself as an obscure but respected research scientist in Bristol.

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]]> http://buzzfeed.com/metrouk/belle-de-jour-reveals-identity-as-dr-brooke-magnan-8lw Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:22:18 -0500 National Trust Install Hay Bales To Wee On http://75.101.183.223/rd?type=100&user=metrouk&buzz=national-trust-install-hay-bales-to-wee-on-8lw&c=710BU77&u=71OM97&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbuzzfeed.com%2Fmetrouk%2Fnational-trust-install-hay-bales-to-wee-on-8lw%2F&rd=http%3A%2F%2Fbuzzfeed.com%2Fmetrouk%2Fnational-trust-install-hay-bales-to-wee-on-8lw%2F

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Some people will think this idea really takes the pee.

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]]> http://buzzfeed.com/metrouk/national-trust-install-hay-bales-to-wee-on-8lw Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:21:22 -0500 1.5Lb of Nails Removed From Stomach Of Human 'Hardware Store' http://75.101.183.223/rd?type=100&user=metrouk&buzz=15lb-of-nails-removed-from-stomach-of-human-8lw&c=7109G97&u=71OM97&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbuzzfeed.com%2Fmetrouk%2F15lb-of-nails-removed-from-stomach-of-human-8lw%2F&rd=http%3A%2F%2Fbuzzfeed.com%2Fmetrouk%2F15lb-of-nails-removed-from-stomach-of-human-8lw%2F

Link: http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article....

Yikes.

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]]> http://buzzfeed.com/metrouk/15lb-of-nails-removed-from-stomach-of-human-8lw Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:21:33 -0500 Word ‘Meep’ Banned From US School http://75.101.183.223/rd?type=100&user=metrouk&buzz=word-meep-banned-from-us-school-8lw&c=7107EY7&u=71OM97&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbuzzfeed.com%2Fmetrouk%2Fword-meep-banned-from-us-school-8lw%2F&rd=http%3A%2F%2Fbuzzfeed.com%2Fmetrouk%2Fword-meep-banned-from-us-school-8lw%2F

Link: http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article....

'Meep' has always been a four-letter word - but now it's taboo in one American school, after a high school principal banned students from saying it in the classroom.

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]]> http://buzzfeed.com/metrouk/word-meep-banned-from-us-school-8lw Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:22:20 -0500 Confession To Fictitious Murder Backfires http://75.101.183.223/rd?type=100&user=metrouk&buzz=confession-to-fictitious-murder-backfires-8lw&c=7103QQ7&u=71OM97&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbuzzfeed.com%2Fmetrouk%2Fconfession-to-fictitious-murder-backfires-8lw%2F&rd=http%3A%2F%2Fbuzzfeed.com%2Fmetrouk%2Fconfession-to-fictitious-murder-backfires-8lw%2F

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An alleged assault victim fell on his own sword after confessing to a fictitious murder to speed up a response from police to a previous complaint.

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]]> http://buzzfeed.com/metrouk/confession-to-fictitious-murder-backfires-8lw Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:21:41 -0500 Cup a Load of the Bra That Can Be Used as a Golf Putting Mat http://75.101.183.223/rd?type=100&user=metrouk&buzz=cup-a-load-of-the-bra-that-can-be-used-as-a-golf-p-8lw&c=7101TB7&u=71OM97&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbuzzfeed.com%2Fmetrouk%2Fcup-a-load-of-the-bra-that-can-be-used-as-a-golf-p-8lw%2F&rd=http%3A%2F%2Fbuzzfeed.com%2Fmetrouk%2Fcup-a-load-of-the-bra-that-can-be-used-as-a-golf-p-8lw%2F

Link: http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article....

The latest viral buzz from metro.co.uk

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]]> http://buzzfeed.com/metrouk/cup-a-load-of-the-bra-that-can-be-used-as-a-golf-p-8lw Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:21:49 -0500 Vatican Looks For Alien Life http://75.101.183.223/rd?type=100&user=metrouk&buzz=vatican-looks-for-alien-life-8lw&c=7ZYPP7&u=71OM97&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbuzzfeed.com%2Fmetrouk%2Fvatican-looks-for-alien-life-8lw%2F&rd=http%3A%2F%2Fbuzzfeed.com%2Fmetrouk%2Fvatican-looks-for-alien-life-8lw%2F

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The Vatican has hosted a conference to study the possibility of alien life in the universe and its implication for the Catholic Church.

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]]> http://buzzfeed.com/metrouk/vatican-looks-for-alien-life-8lw Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:23:24 -0500 Beery Pub Christening for Dog http://75.101.183.223/rd?type=100&user=metrouk&buzz=beery-pub-christening-for-dog-8lw&c=7ZW5J7&u=71OM97&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbuzzfeed.com%2Fmetrouk%2Fbeery-pub-christening-for-dog-8lw%2F&rd=http%3A%2F%2Fbuzzfeed.com%2Fmetrouk%2Fbeery-pub-christening-for-dog-8lw%2F

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Owner Amanda Solloway has had her pet dog christened - in a pub.

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]]> http://buzzfeed.com/metrouk/beery-pub-christening-for-dog-8lw Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:22:26 -0500 Thief Busted after Falling Asleep On The Job http://75.101.183.223/rd?type=100&user=metrouk&buzz=thief-busted-after-falling-asleep-on-the-job-8lw&c=7ZV407&u=71OM97&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbuzzfeed.com%2Fmetrouk%2Fthief-busted-after-falling-asleep-on-the-job-8lw%2F&rd=http%3A%2F%2Fbuzzfeed.com%2Fmetrouk%2Fthief-busted-after-falling-asleep-on-the-job-8lw%2F

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An exhausted thief fell asleep in the process of seemingly trying to pick the lock of a shopping centre.

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]]> http://buzzfeed.com/metrouk/thief-busted-after-falling-asleep-on-the-job-8lw Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:22:00 -0500