Fab @ autojob

Kwik Fit ..new big account...

2008-02-12T05:34:00.000-08:00

Kwik Fit are experts in automotive repair including tyres, exhausts, brakes, MoT testing, car servicing and air-con.
They are leading fast-fit supplier of tyres in the country and carry stocks of over 600,000 products from leading manufacturers including Pirelli, Michelin, Continental, Dunlop and Firestone. With over 570 Centres in the UK you're never far from a Kwik Fit where our teams can help keep you on the road.

http://www.kwik-fit.com/home.asp

Overweight man squashes wife to death

2008-02-08T01:42:00.000-08:00

An overweight man was jailed for five years after he killed his wife by sitting on her during a domestic dispute.

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article.html?in_article_id=97736&in_page_id=2

Cat holds on in car clinch journey

2008-02-06T04:59:00.000-08:00

Monty the cat is probably one or two lives short of his full compliment after his owner drove off with him clinging to the underside of his car.

http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article.html?in_article_id=95159&in_page_id=34

Incompetent forger tries to open bank account

2007-11-30T02:26:00.000-08:00

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article.html?in_article_id=77410&in_page_id=2

In probably the most incompetent attempt at fraud ever known, a man tried to open a bank account with a fake $1million note.
Unsurprisingly, he failed.

Cat born with three eyes and two faces

2007-11-20T05:57:00.000-08:00

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article.html?in_article_id=76331&in_page_id=2

Eurostar trains start from new home

2007-11-14T05:06:00.000-08:00

London has moved a step closer to continental Europe as Channel Tunnel train company Eurostar has started faster-than-ever services to Paris and Brussels from a new international terminal at St Pancras.

http://news.uk.msn.com/eurostar-st-pancras-terminal.aspx

Blue garage ghost caught on CCTV

2007-11-13T06:17:00.000-08:00

Mystery surrounds a ghostly image in the form of a strange blue cloud that has been caught on a security camera at a petrol station.

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article.html?in_article_id=75477&in_page_id=2

Fire at 2012 Olympic village site.

2007-11-12T08:14:00.000-08:00

Asbestos fears after fire at 2012 Olympic village site

http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article.html?in_article_id=75347&in_page_id=34

Skydive for Children in Need

2007-11-01T04:33:00.000-07:00

I've decided to skydive on 16th November 2007 and raise money for Children In Need.

http://www.justgiving.com/autojob

Superjumbo makes first commercial flight

2007-10-25T07:12:00.001-07:00

http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/video/2007/oct/25/superjumbo

Wary cop in skunk-jar head-shot

2007-10-08T05:53:00.000-07:00

A skunk who got his head stuck in a salad dressing jar was saved by a Michigan police officer - from a safe distance.

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article.html?in_article_id=69252&in_page_id=2

Husband jailed for 'automatic' Facebook email

2007-10-04T07:45:00.000-07:00

A Facebook user was jailed for breaking a court order not to contact his wife after the website sent her an automatic email.

http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article.html?in_article_id=68743&in_page_id=34

Turtle power boosted by second head

2007-09-27T07:22:00.000-07:00

They say two heads are better than one, but this rare turtle doesn't seem to know whether it's coming or going - slowly, either way.

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article.html?in_article_id=67841&in_page_id=2

Romania puts bite on Dracula heir

2007-09-26T07:38:00.000-07:00

A bloodcurdling row over who exactly should own a stake in "Dracula's Castle" has broken out in Transylvania

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article.html?in_article_id=67644&in_page_id=2

Frozen boy survives flight on plane wing

2007-09-25T09:01:00.001-07:00

A teenage boy has somehow survived a two-hour flight clinging to the wing of a Boeing 737

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article.html?in_article_id=67537&in_page_id=2

Homing pigeon finally gets home

2007-09-24T08:33:00.000-07:00

A contender for the world's worst homing pigeon has been found (eventually) in Switzerland - when it was supposed to be in Germany.

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article.html?in_article_id=67045&in_page_id=2

Meteorite causes mystery sickness.

2007-09-21T01:12:00.000-07:00

It sounds worryingly similar to the plot of the sci-fi classic The Andromeda Strain - dozens of people in a remote town mysteriously fall ill after a meteorite crashes to Earth.

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article.html?in_article_id=66714&in_page_id=2

Superbab??

2007-09-20T01:39:00.000-07:00

Check out the latest film....

http://www.boreme.com/boreme/showcase/miss-teen-usa-2007-p1.php

Brain surgery makes boy posh

2007-09-18T05:06:00.000-07:00

He had surgery to remove an empyaema - or pus - on his brain and woke up with an accent totally unlike his normal northern tone.
http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article.html?in_article_id=66559&in_page_id=2

Golfers foxed by ball-thieves

2007-09-04T00:56:00.000-07:00

Golfers at a Surrey gold club were getting quite teed off as, time and time again, balls were being stolen from the course as they were playing.
But now the mystery has been solved - the culprits are a family of foxes.

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article.html?in_article_id=64477&in_page_id=2

Drunk woman takes out cemetery

2007-08-22T08:27:00.000-07:00

'The woman drove into the graveyard in the southern town of Mitterteich on a track running through it but veered off as she struggled to control her vehicle
She said she'd come to visit one of her relatives' graves.'

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article.html?in_article_id=62773&in_page_id=2

Noisy priest fined for bell hell

2007-08-17T07:10:00.000-07:00

A Dutch priest has been fined £3,400 (€5,000) for ringing his church bells too loudly in the morning.

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article.html?in_article_id=62038&in_page_id=2

Is this really a UFO captured on film?

2007-08-15T01:28:00.000-07:00

Massive debates have been sparked online after witnesses recorded what appeared to be a pair of UFOs flying over the Caribbean island of Haiti.

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article.html?in_article_id=61225&in_page_id=2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUBumyj2xEY&mode=related&search=

Blind driver caught diving again

2007-08-14T05:58:00.000-07:00

At first they thought he was just drunk, but the man kept missing the tube for the breath test, then they realized he was blind.

Showing impressive persistence and even more impressive stupidity, an Estonian man who was caught driving a car even though he is blind has been caught doing it it again.

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article.html?in_article_id=61503&in_page_id=2

Pet dog addicted to eating grass

2007-08-13T03:15:00.000-07:00

Usually pet dogs are more than happy to feast on bones and the occasional leftovers from their owners' dinners.
But one rottweiler-alsatian cross developed a craving for grass.

http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article.html?in_article_id=61148&in_page_id=34

Police shamed in Hello Kitty hell

2007-08-06T07:34:00.000-07:00

Thai police officers who break police rules will be forced to wear hot pink armbands featuring "Hello Kitty.

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article.html?in_article_id=60199&in_page_id=2

Introducing the Catcam

2007-08-01T03:29:00.000-07:00

Every cat owner has wondered what their beloved pet gets up to during hours away from home.
But one owner has satisfied his curiosity by developing a special portable 'catcam', which takes photographs every 90 seconds as the feline goes on his travels.

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article.html?in_article_id=59113&in_page_id=2

Cat of doom foretells many deaths

2007-07-27T02:32:00.000-07:00

When Oscar the Cat visits residents of the Steere House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Providence, Rhode Island, the staff jumps into action - because Oscar has an uncanny habit of foretelling the death of patients.

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article.html?in_article_id=58851&in_page_id=2

Flying cars are here at last

2007-07-26T05:48:00.000-07:00

For anybody who grew up on Tomorrow's World or The Jetsons, the future has been a huge disappointment. Yes, we might have home computers and mobile telephones and robot dogs. But we don't have the flying cars that we were promised.
Until now, that is.

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article.html?in_article_id=58822&in_page_id=2

Plane in unexpected road landing

2007-07-24T07:16:00.000-07:00

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article.html?in_article_id=58473&in_page_id=2

World's tallest man meets world's shortest man

2007-07-18T06:07:00.000-07:00

The historic meeting between Bao, who stands 2.36 meters (7.9 feet) tall, and He, who only reaches 73 centimeters (2.4 feet) in height, took place in Baotou, in China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on Friday.

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article.html?in_article_id=57120&in_page_id=2

Gigantic ... Statue Of Christ The Redeemer

2007-07-17T03:41:00.000-07:00

STATUE OF CHRIST THE REDEEMER: This 130ft-tall monument of Jesus, with arms open, overlooks Rio De Janeiro, in Brazil, and was built between 1926 and 1931 to symbolise the country’s welcoming nature. It stands on top of the Corcovado mountain.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2001330003-2007320638_2,00.html

Debbie Harry's still rocking

2007-07-13T03:31:00.000-07:00

VETERAN rock chick DEBBIE HARRY gives another Atomic performance at the ripe old age of 62.
The star — who sang “Denis, Denis, I’m so in love with you” — looked a long way from her glamorous heyday in Blondie as she stomped around in trainers at London’s Hammersmith Apollo.
Theatre bosses are planning a musical based on BLONDIE hits called Desperately Seeking Susan. It will open in the West End later this year.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,4-2007320404,00.html

Going for a holiday in Brazil is a great option!!

2007-07-03T03:13:00.000-07:00

From the famous cocktail "Caipirinha" to the traditional "Feijoada".
Diverse, with lots of seafood (including the badejo, a delicious sea bass), fresh fish from the Amazon and beefsteaks straight off the southern plains. The more staple diet consists of rice and beans and a variety of stews, including feijoada and moqueca, made of seafood flavoured with coconut milk.
I love it!!

http://www.cntraveller.co.uk/guides/brazil/?zed

TV newsreader sets fire to Paris Hilton

2007-06-29T03:29:00.000-07:00

A US television news presenter refused to lead her bulletin with the latest Paris Hilton story, then screwed up, shredded and attempted to set fire to the script on air.

A clip showing the presenter's stand has been viewed more than 250,000 times on YouTube.

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article.html?in_article_id=55120&in_page_id=2

Ugly dog wins ugly dog contest

2007-06-26T08:03:00.000-07:00

The two-year-old Chinese Crested and Chihuahua mix has been crowned the world's ugliest dog, a distinction that delighted the New Jersey canine's owners.

'The breeder was going to put him down him because she thought he was too ugly to sell. Now Elwood's all over the internet and people love him and adore him.

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article.html?in_article_id=54658&in_page_id=2

Get the picnic knack

2007-06-22T04:28:00.000-07:00

The word picnic is thought to originate from 16th-century France, with 'piquer' meaning to pick or peck and 'nique' indicating a worthless thing. It wasn't until 100 years later that the word became commonly used but since then, picnicking has become a staple of British summers.

http://www.metro.co.uk/travel/article.html?in_article_id=51617&in_page_id=5

New hotel set to really take off..

2007-06-21T04:05:00.000-07:00

Fogged-in, strikebound, 'bumped' or early-morning passengers are now being given an alternative to airport plastic seating – a hotel in the terminal.

The hotel at Gatwick's south terminal has 46 premium and standard cabins. Both have room for two, en-suite bathrooms and can be booked for just four hours.

http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article.html?in_article_id=53963&in_page_id=34

www. yotel.com

No more girlfriends, orders judge

2007-06-18T03:31:00.000-07:00

A judge has ruled that a 24-year-old man cannot have a girlfriend for three years.

The ruling came after Canadian Steven Cranley pleaded guilty to punching and kicking a former partner.

Doctors in Ontario said he had difficulty coping with rejection.

hehehe

'Zombies' arrested in downtown Minneapolis

2007-06-15T07:52:00.000-07:00

Six friends spruced up in fake blood and tattered clothing were arrested in downtown Minneapolis on suspicion of toting "simulated weapons of mass destruction

Police said the group were allegedly carrying bags with wires sticking out, making it look like a bomb, while meandering and dancing to music as part of a "zombie dance party" Saturday night

Kate Kibby, one of those arrested, said previous zombie dance parties at the Mall of America and on light-rail trains have occurred without incident. Last fall, nearly 200 people took part in a "zombie pub crawl" in northeast Minneapolis.

Nice yeah!! What else do we need ???

http://www.metro.co.uk/galleries/gallery.html?in_gallery_id=663&in_page_id=3

zzzz

2007-06-13T09:18:00.000-07:00

Nothing to say today.
please check Paul's Blog.
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Live Earth Brazil is Free!!

2007-06-12T06:25:00.000-07:00

Rio de Janeiro is the latest city to join the global Live Earth series of concerts that will take place on July 7th

The 24-hour Live Earth concert series will begin in Sydney, Australia and continue across all 7 continents with events in Tokyo, Shanghai, Johannesburg, London, Hamburg, and at New Jersey’s Giants Stadium.

The Copacabana concert, which could attract up to one million people, will be the largest event and the only concert to be entirely free.

all the best

Fabricio