From Sydney Confidential
March 13, 2003
CONFIDENTIAL hears there’s a few noses out of joint in the world of Rove Live following Ms Kylie Minogue’s big no to an interview request for next week.
Kylie has turned her back on Rove Live.
With variety shows soon to air on the ABC, Seven and Nine, Rove producers […]
March 13, 2003
A MAN’S body has been found in a van parked in his yard, and his mother’s body was found in the passenger seat, hidden under a mound of empty beer cans, Texas police said. The two appeared to have died months apart.
James Mack, 48, had apparently lived in the van and driven […]
March 13, 2003
THAILAND’S male police are battling unwanted advances from besotted women and gay men who can’t seem to resist their snug-fitting brown uniforms.
Police officers taking emergency calls are filing complaints with their bosses over lewd calls from both men and women averaging around 400 per month, the Nation newspaper reported.
“If we talk to them […]
From correspondents in Madrid
March 13, 2003
SPANISH researchers have diagnosed a case of an extremely rare disease that makes people smell like fish.
The genetically inherited illness, trimethylaminuria, is also known as fish odour syndrome.
It means the liver cannot metabolise trimethylamine, a chemical produced by naturally occurring intestinal bacteria.
The substance is then expelled in urine, perspiration and […]
3. Third Important Lesson
Always remember those who serve. In the days when an ice cream sundae cost much less, a 10-year-old boy entered a hotel coffee shop and sat at a table. A waitress put a glass of water in front of him.
“How much is an ice cream sundae?” he asked.
“Fifty cents,” replied the […]
I went to the store the other day, and I was in there for only about 5 minutes. When I came out there was a motorcycle cop writing a parking ticket.
So I went up to him and said, “Come on, buddy, how about giving a guy a break?” He ignored me and continued writing the […]
Due to a power outage at the time, only one paramedic responded to the call. The house was very, very dark, so the paramedic asked Katelyn, a 3-year-old girl, to hold a flashlight high over her mommy so he could see while he helped deliver the baby.
Very diligently, Katelyn did as she was asked. Heidi […]
President Bush and Colin Powell are sitting in a bar. A guy walks over
and says “Wow, this is a real honor. What are you guys doing in here?”
Bush says,”We’re planning WW III. We’re going to kill 24 million
Iraqis & one beautiful blonde with big boobs.”
The guy says, “A beautiful blonde with […]
March 09, 2003
A BRITISH self-confessed “babyholic” has given birth to her 15th child - and is already planning number 16.
Sue Povey, 43, has given birth to daughter Isabelle, 23 years after delivering her first child.
“I really adore newborn babies. I suppose you could say it’s like an addiction,” she said from her hospital bed in […]