Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Have You seen A foot-shaped carrot


Gardener Stuart Boulton was toe-tally amazed - after growing a carrot in the shape of a FOOT.
Stuart, 46, did a double take as he dug up the bizarrely boot-iful veg.He said: "All the rest were perfectly normal but this one had toes! My mates have been giving me some stick about it, but I'm quite proud.
"I've grown foot-long carrots before but never foot-shaped ones." Pals urged allotment owner Stuart, of Darlington, Co Durham, to sell it as a novelty on eBay. But it's too late.Stuart has already popped it in a pot to make soup. He said: "It was delicious... and didn't taste a bit sweaty."

Man jailed for $6.22 block of cheese

 A Newfoundland and Labrador man has been sentenced two weeks behind bars for pocketing a $6.22 block of cheese.Paulus Simeon Semigak, 52, was sentenced Wednesday in Gander, N.L., reports CBC, after he was caught stealing cheese from a Sobeys grocery store in St. John’s. He was convicted of theft under $5,000. He also received one year of probation.Semigak has a 22-page criminal record, which shows a history of alcohol abuse and non-compliance with court orders.

Controversy- Backpack too racy for school

LAND O' LAKES — A boy's backpack with an illustration of a bikini-clad woman showing cleavage has led to standoff between the student's father and the principal at Richey Elementary. The father, Fred Ferrer, said Principal Ken Miesner went too far by saying that his 9-year-old son, Quentin, can't wear the backpack at school anymore.

Miesner, though, said the backpack is causing a disruption at the school and the illustration isn't appropriate for an elementary school setting, where some preschoolers are as young as 3.The principal acknowledged this is a new one on him. “I’ve never had to deal with an inappropriate backpack before," Miesner said. The backpack itself isn't new, though; just the controversy.Ferrer said Quentin, a fourth-grader, wore the backpack to school for about two years without any complaints. Last week, though, another parent noticed the illustration and complained to a secretary, who brought the backpack to the attention of teachers who told Miesner
 
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