Aroma-Cow fart Cans offer 'authentic smell of countryside'

Tins filled with the air sucked out of an ageing wooden stable, straw lined and filled with gas producing cattle has become an instant hit after it went on sale in Germany. Managers of the 'Countryside air to go' project say their clients are mainly country people who have moved to the city and want to be reminded of home. The cans cost £5 a pop and can be ordered from the web site www.stallduft.deOne advert boasts: 'Simply put your nose to the tin and peel back the lid for the authentic smell of the country'.Designer Daniela Dorrer from the village of Adlkofen in Bavaria in Germany said: 'We hope to make people who miss the countryside happy and remind them of home.

Naughty-Ex-nanny Jailed for spiking her sex-shop mogul's asparagus soup with windshield washer fluid

 

LONDON — A London judge on Friday jailed the ex-nanny of a British sex-shop tycoon for spiking her employer's asparagus soup with windshield washer fluid in an attempt to get the household's chef in trouble. Allison Cox, 33, had pleaded guilty to one charge of administering poison to Jacqueline Gold last October "with intent to injure, aggrieve or annoy." She was employed to look after Gold's daughter, Scarlett, when the poisoning took place.Prosecutors dropped two other charges of attempted poisoning with sugar and salt.Judge Christopher Critchlow sentenced Cox to a year in jail, saying her "calculated and deceitful behavior" was a "gross breach of trust." He also called the actions "totally bizarre."The plot unraveled after Gold criticized the cook about the odd-tasting food and the chef removed the broth from the trash to investigate.

Stupid-Car theft suspect asks officer for ride

SALEM, Oregon — A car theft suspect who took off on foot in Salem was able to flag down a motorist for a ride. The only problem: the helpful driver was an undercover police officer. The Statesman Journal reports the officer had been looking for the suspect Thursday and recognized the 31-year-old from previous contacts for other crimes.When the suspect knocked on the window of the unmarked car and asked for a lift, he got one — straight to jail.

Tricky-Gas-loving spider prompts Mazda recall

TOKYO - A spider that likes the smell of gasoline so much it chooses to build its webs in car emission systems was behind the recall of thousands of Mazda cars in the United States this week.Mazda Motor Corp said on Thursday it was recalling 52,000 cars after the National Highway Safety Commission said the spider webs may restrict a vent line, which could cause the emissions control system to increase pressure in the fuel tank.The build-up of webs in the emission systems could lead to fuel tank cracks and possible leaks.The culprit is the Yellow Sac spider, which makes the Mazda6 model of Mazda cars its home because it is lured inside by the smell of the fuel. The Mazda6 is known as the Atenza in Japan.

“While it’s very rare, this spider’s distinguishing characteristic is that it likes the smell of gasoline, caused by the hydrogen oxide,” said automotive journalist Mitsuhiro Kunisawa.“Once it smells the gasoline from outside, it will go inside. In the United States, it’s a relatively common type of spider.”The affected model, the Mazda6, has two pipes coming out from its gas tank, which is extremely rare and means that the smell of gasoline is strong enough to draw the spider in but not strong enough to kill it, Kunisawa said.

What-Cops mistakenly Pronounce Woman dead

Police officers in Guelph, Ont., have been cleared of wrongdoing after they mistakenly pronounced a woman dead in a hotel room.The "situation was not handled exactly according to current policy," but there was "no officer misconduct," police said.

"I am confident we are unlikely to see a recurrence of this nature," Chief Rob Davis said in a release.

On Jan. 11, police were called to a Days Inn in the south end of the city; located 100 km west of Toronto, after staff found what they thought was a dead woman in one of the rooms.

Officers arrived and also determined the woman was dead. They sealed the room and launched a criminal investigation because it appeared "the victim met her demise as a result of foul play."

"Evidence indicated that everyone that came in contact with the victim during the initial discovery by motel staff, management and later, by more than one responding officer, genuinely believed the victim to be deceased," police said Friday.

3AW newsreader Kate Wilson suffers shocking hiccups during live 3am broadcast

IT'S every radio journalist's worst nightmare - a raging case of hiccups as you're 90 seconds away from going on air and no hope in sight of a cure. At 3AW journalist Kate Wilson proved you can’t keep a good girl and hiccup down as she began reading the 3am news today – without breaking into fits of laughter. Wilson managed to hold it together as she hiccupped at least 20 times through the bulletin. Her hiccup fit drew sympathy on Twitter, including from veteran broadcaster Mark Colvin of the ABC.

Wilson said she today was naturally embarrassed, but had a job to do.