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THEWEEK.COM is a trademark owned by Felix Dennis.Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:38:07 -0500Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:38:07 -0500http://www.theweek.com/article/index/103122/A_sensor_dispenser_for_holy_water_and_morehttp://www.theweek.com/article/index/103122/A_sensor_dispenser_for_holy_water_and_moreTo combat swine flu, an Italian inventor has devised a touch-free holy water dispenser.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://www.theweek.com/article/index/102828/Monks_claim_Boston_boy_is_a_reincarnated_Buddhist_high_priesthttp://www.theweek.com/article/index/102828/Monks_claim_Boston_boy_is_a_reincarnated_Buddhist_high_priestAn 11-year-old Boston boy is moving to India after recalling a previous life as a Buddhist high priest.Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://www.theweek.com/article/index/102511/Makers_of_Axe_body_spray_sued_for_false_advertising_and_morehttp://www.theweek.com/article/index/102511/Makers_of_Axe_body_spray_sued_for_false_advertising_and_moreAn Indian man is suing the makers of Axe body spray, claiming that in seven years of using the product he has yet to find a girlfriend.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://www.theweek.com/article/index/102240/Drunk_Minnesotan_crashes_motorized_LaZBoy_chair_and_morehttp://www.theweek.com/article/index/102240/Drunk_Minnesotan_crashes_motorized_LaZBoy_chair_and_moreDennis Anderson had a blood-alcohol level more than three times above the legal limit when he crashed his La-Z-Boy recliner—powered by a lawn mower engine —into a parked car near his home.Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400http://www.theweek.com/article/index/101955/Man_arrested_for_baggie_of_pot_stuck_to_forehead_and_morehttp://www.theweek.com/article/index/101955/Man_arrested_for_baggie_of_pot_stuck_to_forehead_and_moreA Pennsylvania man has been arrested for allegedly having a plastic bag of marijuana stuck to his forehead.Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400http://www.theweek.com/article/index/101674/Man_hits_on_nurse_while_wife_delivers_baby_and_morehttp://www.theweek.com/article/index/101674/Man_hits_on_nurse_while_wife_delivers_baby_and_moreA Utah man missed the birth of his child when he was arrested for allegedly groping a nurse outside the delivery room.Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400http://www.theweek.com/article/index/101386/Angry_girlfriend_makes_a_meal_of_boyfriends_goldfish_and_morehttp://www.theweek.com/article/index/101386/Angry_girlfriend_makes_a_meal_of_boyfriends_goldfish_and_moreAn angry Texas woman fried and ate her boyfriend’s goldfish, police said.Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400http://www.theweek.com/article/index/101094/Sneezing_fetish_leads_to_arrest_and_morehttp://www.theweek.com/article/index/101094/Sneezing_fetish_leads_to_arrest_and_moreA Texas man with a sneezing fetish has been arrested for blowing white pepper into a woman’s face.Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400http://www.theweek.com/article/index/100838/Judge_orders_man_to_quit_smoking_and_morehttp://www.theweek.com/article/index/100838/Judge_orders_man_to_quit_smoking_and_moreA Hawaiian man has been ordered by a judge to quit smoking for a year.Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400http://www.theweek.com/article/index/100349/Bank_robber_leaves_tellall_notehttp://www.theweek.com/article/index/100349/Bank_robber_leaves_tellall_noteA would-be bank robber made a fundamental mistake when he tried holding up a Utah bank.Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400http://www.theweek.com/article/index/100117/Butter_smeared_on_bridge_hinders_suicide_attempts_and_morehttp://www.theweek.com/article/index/100117/Butter_smeared_on_bridge_hinders_suicide_attempts_and_moreChinese officials have smeared butter along a 1,000-foot-long steel bridge in Guangzhou to stop people from jumping off.Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400http://www.theweek.com/article/index/99773/Was_Steve_Irwin_fed_to_crocodiles_and_morehttp://www.theweek.com/article/index/99773/Was_Steve_Irwin_fed_to_crocodiles_and_moreSuspicion is mounting in Australia that the body of TV naturalist Steve Irwin was fed to crocodiles at his request, says The National Enquirer.Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400http://www.theweek.com/article/index/99537/Prisoner_smuggles_gun_in_layers_of_fathttp://www.theweek.com/article/index/99537/Prisoner_smuggles_gun_in_layers_of_fatA 600-pound man smuggled a gun into a Texas jail between layers of his flab, say prison officials.Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400http://www.theweek.com/article/index/99330/Monopoly_game_turns_violenthttp://www.theweek.com/article/index/99330/Monopoly_game_turns_violentA Michigan man became enraged that his female opponent wouldn’t sell him Park Place and Broadway and slapped her in the face.Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400http://www.theweek.com/article/index/99115/To_the_rescue_Nude_daughters_and_morehttp://www.theweek.com/article/index/99115/To_the_rescue_Nude_daughters_and_moreFarmers in the drought-ravaged Indian state of Bihar have ordered their unmarried daughters to plow their fields in the nude, in hopes of triggering the overdue monsoon.Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400http://www.theweek.com/article/index/98891/A_23148855308184500_mistake_and_morehttp://www.theweek.com/article/index/98891/A_23148855308184500_mistake_and_moreA New Hampshire man became “very, very panicked” when his bank-card statement stated he’d been charged $23,148,855,308,184,500 for a tank of gas and a pack of cigarettes.Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400http://www.theweek.com/article/index/98672/Woman_accidentally_shot_while_sitting_in_bathroom_stall_and_morehttp://www.theweek.com/article/index/98672/Woman_accidentally_shot_while_sitting_in_bathroom_stall_and_moreJanifer Bliss was using the restroom at a Tampa hotel when the woman in the adjoining stall dropped her handgun.Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400http://www.theweek.com/article/index/98448/Chinese_rabbit_becomes_a_soap_opera_addicthttp://www.theweek.com/article/index/98448/Chinese_rabbit_becomes_a_soap_opera_addictJiang Chunlei says his rabbit, Jia Xiaoyu, climbs between him and his wife every evening to watch her favorite show, Ms. Memaid.Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400http://www.theweek.com/article/index/98060/New_York_man_arrested_for_posing_as_dead_mother_and_morehttp://www.theweek.com/article/index/98060/New_York_man_arrested_for_posing_as_dead_mother_and_moreA New York man was arrested after allegedly dressing in drag as his dead mother for six years to collect her benefit checks.Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400http://www.theweek.com/article/index/97822/Seattle_dog_recovers_from_marijuana_high_and_morehttp://www.theweek.com/article/index/97822/Seattle_dog_recovers_from_marijuana_high_and_moreA dog from Seattle is recovering after eating a large amount of marijuana.Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400