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Smooching YouTube celebrities
Talk about becoming famous for all the wrong reasons. And of course I'm talking about appearing in a scandalous video on YouTube.
A Chinese couple was videotaped hugging and kissing in a subway station and now plans to sue the subway's operator after the clip was posted on YouTube, essentially giving a cheap thrill to lonely viewers around the world.
In total it's a three-minute video and was watched over 15,000 times in about two days.
A local newspaper said, "A mocking voice can be heard in the background of the video. It has extremely embarrassed the couple."
The man in the video is quoted as saying -- Now every time I walk into a metro station I feel uncomfortable.
Nah, I think he's just worried that pretty soon we'll discover his sex videos!
The love-detecting phone
So Valentine's Day has come and gone but if you are in a new relationship, maybe it was the first time your partner said "I love you." And it can also be a scary time. Does your partner really know what that word means? Better yet, was the word "love" actually meant?
In South Korea, a new device can detect the level of passion in a person's voice. I'm not making this up. It was in the news a couple days ago.
The cellphone called the "Love Detector" uses technology that is supposed to analyze voice patterns to see if the person on the other end is speaking honestly and with affection.
Bonnie, go into your office and I'll call you and let's see what happens.
An added feature is that if you have a video conference with your phone, the device displays what's called a "love meter" bar.
After the call, a text is sent and it gives the complete details of the level of affection, surprise, concentration and honesty of the other speaker.
The service costs subscribers a flat fee of about US$1.59 per month.
A rep for the phone company said, "We created this service because we thought people would want to know what others were feeling about them."
I hope no one in South Korea is listening right now when I say - this is a really cool idea. It's a very exciting idea. I can't wait for this to come to Canada. Do you think it also reads sarcasm?
Paragliding pooch
There are many things that owners want to do with their dogs. Why you'd ever want to go paragliding with yours is beyond me, but that's what an Australian man did and he'll live to regret it. And he's very lucky he lived.
The 42-year-old man strapped his Chihuahua to his chest and went gliding. The two crashed into a tree shortly after taking off and miraculously the dog lived.
A police rep said that the man claims this was just another "routine flight" with his pooch. However, things didn't go off without a hitch when they got entangled in a tree about 35 metres off the ground.
Luckily the high flyer had a cellphone with him and called police and the two were rescued. The man had a few cuts and scrapes and the dog seemed to be just fine.
It's believed that next week the man is enrolling the dog in flight school and will be flying jets in the coming weeks. Next time you get on a plane, ask who the pilot is.
Getting your ass thrown in jail
A donkey in Egypt was detained and thrown in jail for theft. That's right. Authorities apprehended the ass for stealing corn on the cob from a field.
The owner of the animal and the animal itself were taken in after the two were busted for stealing. Police had set up a checkpoint after the director of the research facility to which the land belonged complained some of the crops went missing.
After the bust went down, the two were arrested and sentenced to 24 hours in jail. No word if the donkey got to speak to an attorney or how the man's ass fared in jail.
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