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Monday, May 06, 2024

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Giving it the ol' college (don't) tryHistory professor David Weale of Canada's University of Prince Edward Island offered B-minus grades to any students in his overcrowded class if they would just go away, and 20 of the 95 accepted. However, the administration found out, and Professor Weale, who had retired the previous year but returned to teach that one course, re-retired.

—Globe and MailIt's OK Silver, it happens to a lot of horsesA German court ordered Viagra to be given to a stallion named Vedor after his new owner claimed he was impotent.The buyer of the horse paid just one-tenth of the asking price of more than 4,000 euros, claiming it had only one testicle and failed to get frisky with a female pony.A vet found the testicle after an examination, and when the stallion was fully functional after Viagra, the court ordered the buyer to pay the full price.Vibrators, dildos and French ticklers—a real reason to save your spare changeBars and night clubs in London and other British cities have begun marketing vending machines that sell sex toys such as small vibrators. The pink Tabooboo™ machines had previously been used in public toilets in Britain under the assumption that such settings gave buyers some privacy.In addition to bars and night clubs in London, Manchester and Newcastle, the vending machines also have begun to show up in hairdressing salons, health clubs and retail stores, Tabooboo™ managing director Alan Lucas said.The younger generation isn't fazed by sex toys. They don't believe they equal pornography. Vending machines allow them to buy such products anonymously and without having to go to a sex shop,"" Lucas said.

—Associated PressWeekly Darwin AwardThis week's winner: A 24-year-old Swiss Army second lieutenant decided to demonstrate a knife attack following training. Wielding his bayonet, he leaped toward one of his men, achieving complete surprise. But the soldiers were training with live ammo, and had recently learned to ready their guns for firing in the shortest possible time. The surprised soldier, seeing his lieutenant leaping toward him with a knife, snapped off a round to protect himself and—in a display of accurate marksmanship—shot the officer dead.

—Darwinawards.com™""

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