Strange News

skullreken · 07-02-2008, 03:16 PM

were getting so many threads for strange news storys
that I've decided to set this thread up to keep them all together

aca85 · 07-02-2008, 04:30 PM

Hmm yeah good thinking skull ^^ ppl have been posting a lot of weird news/stories lately :P

ah.ni.may · 07-02-2008, 05:37 PM

does this include the news that the martians have landed and those that have been abducted by aliens?

Life For Sale On EBay

(AP) A man who auctioned his life _ his house, his car, his job, even his friends _ on eBay said Monday he is disappointed with the selling price: almost $384,000.

Ian Usher, a British immigrant to Australia, put everything he owned as well as introductions to his friends on the online auction site after a painful breakup with his wife prompted him to want a fresh start.

Bidding closed Sunday and reached nearly $384,000 _ an amount Usher said his house in the western city of Perth was worth on its own.

"I guess I'm a little bit disappointed at the final price, I'd hoped it to be a little higher than that," Usher told Nine Network television on Monday. "But I am committed to selling and moving on and making a fresh start."

He declined to reveal the buyer's identity, or what his next step would be.

Usher said he had hoped to get at least $480,000 (a half-million Australian dollars) for his life _ his house and all its contents, car and a motorcycle, a jet ski, skydiving gear, an introduction to friends and a trial period in his sales job _ but that the final result was enough for him to make a new start in life.

Comments: Why does he need to auction everything online? wouldn't he get a better price altogether if he auction one piece at a time???

skullreken · 07-03-2008, 11:48 AM

I agree with you there all in one go now way would do that
unless I was one of thoes smart sellers
who set up a second account and bid against potential buyers

DemonGod · 07-03-2008, 12:47 PM

well he clearly wasn't a smart seller XD

aca85 · 07-03-2008, 02:04 PM

Lol ... what a noob^^ he got pwned
Feel kinda bad about it :( ... well hope it all goes for the better

Adyxxx · 07-03-2008, 02:23 PM

I heard that 2 on the TV kind of low price for his life...

Raikadu · 07-05-2008, 07:41 AM

well, most people tend to want to spend less on there than other places anyway..

skullreken · 07-05-2008, 11:36 PM

Guys you got to read this one by standing on the bonnet of a car German thieves managed steal 1000's of euros worth of laptops from the back of a moving truck
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm...s.strangecrime

ah.ni.may · 07-06-2008, 07:48 PM

whoa ... that's a neat stunt ... and it takes a very experienced driver to pull it off ... it really reminds me of stunts I see in the movies ... teehee

07-02-2008, 03:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
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07-02-2008, 04:30 PM	#2 (permalink)
aca85 .: Trully Omnipotent :. Join Date: May 2007 Location: Hinamizawa Age: 22 Posts: 4,651 Rep Power: 694 Credits: 23,295	Hmm yeah good thinking skull ^^ ppl have been posting a lot of weird news/stories lately :P __________________ (click on USERBARS bellow for link ^^) Spoiler ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... (if you wish to view my gallery PM for the password) Spoiler .: Enter the SOTMC(sig of the month contest) :. *My Anime OST Top 15 List* Spoiler 1.The Delgados - The light before we land * GunslingerGirl OP 2.Maaya Sakamoto - Gravity * Wolf's Rain ED 3.Monoral - Kiri * Ergo Proxy OP 4.Ootani Kou - Bird of freedon * Haibane Renmei OP 5.Kenji Kawaii - Making of cyborg * Ghost in the shell 6. Batja(brothers) * Full Metal Alchemist OST 7.Konishi Kayo & Kondoo Yukio - Lilium * Elfen Lied OP 8.Mell - Red Faction * Black Lagoon OP 9.Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu - God Knows * OST 10.LENA PARK - Inori(You Raise Me up) * Romeo x Juliet OST 11.Gabriela Robin - Torukia * GITS OST 12.Yoko Kanno - Heaven's Not Enough * Wolf's Rain OST 13.Moonlit archives - the Sacred Moon * Shingetsuan Tshikihime 14.~ 15.~ My Claimed Characters Spoiler LOL >>> Spoiler Fell free to use this image ^^ (this image has no association with race,nationality or religion,and is made for the purpose making fun of something already hilarious)!

07-02-2008, 05:37 PM	#3 (permalink)
ah.ni.may Kawaii Ecchi Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 1,803 Rep Power: 236 Credits: 14,303	does this include the news that the martians have landed and those that have been abducted by aliens? Life For Sale On EBay (AP) A man who auctioned his life _ his house, his car, his job, even his friends _ on eBay said Monday he is disappointed with the selling price: almost $384,000. Ian Usher, a British immigrant to Australia, put everything he owned as well as introductions to his friends on the online auction site after a painful breakup with his wife prompted him to want a fresh start. Bidding closed Sunday and reached nearly $384,000 _ an amount Usher said his house in the western city of Perth was worth on its own. "I guess I'm a little bit disappointed at the final price, I'd hoped it to be a little higher than that," Usher told Nine Network television on Monday. "But I am committed to selling and moving on and making a fresh start." He declined to reveal the buyer's identity, or what his next step would be. Usher said he had hoped to get at least $480,000 (a half-million Australian dollars) for his life _ his house and all its contents, car and a motorcycle, a jet ski, skydiving gear, an introduction to friends and a trial period in his sales job _ but that the final result was enough for him to make a new start in life. Comments: Why does he need to auction everything online? wouldn't he get a better price altogether if he auction one piece at a time??? __________________ recently watched: Okane Ga Nai & Tsubasa Chronicles Spoiler You are a sweet kiss. You love to feel special. You save that kiss for that special someone, perhaps a person you have had a crush on for awhile. Nothing is better to you than being showered with affection, and being able to do the same back. You love to feel special. Your color is: pink. Your candy is: chocolate heart with caramel inside Take this quiz! Spoiler You are Konata. You are video game & manga addicted. You are technecly concidered a geek but you are very determined one if you put your mind to the test. You like to bug other people & love to scare the people who get scared really easily. You have such a dirty mind that it is easily shown everytime the subject of an adult game is brought up. That dirty trait was influenced by your father. You are easily distracted when you're trying to study & is too lazy to put effort into your work but if there's something you want, you find a way to get it. Since your mother died when you were very young, you do all the house work & take a lot of responsability with your house work but not homework. Take this quiz! Kawaii Lucky Star Fan Club!!! What I've been up to: http://ahnimay.livejournal.com/ Last edited by ah.ni.may; 07-02-2008 at 05:42 PM.

07-03-2008, 11:48 AM	#4 (permalink)
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aca85 .: Trully Omnipotent :. Join Date: May 2007 Location: Hinamizawa Age: 22 Posts: 4,651 Rep Power: 694 Credits: 23,295	Lol ... what a noob^^ he got pwned Feel kinda bad about it :( ... well hope it all goes for the better __________________ (click on USERBARS bellow for link ^^) Spoiler ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... (if you wish to view my gallery PM for the password) Spoiler .: Enter the SOTMC(sig of the month contest) :. *My Anime OST Top 15 List* Spoiler 1.The Delgados - The light before we land * GunslingerGirl OP 2.Maaya Sakamoto - Gravity * Wolf's Rain ED 3.Monoral - Kiri * Ergo Proxy OP 4.Ootani Kou - Bird of freedon * Haibane Renmei OP 5.Kenji Kawaii - Making of cyborg * Ghost in the shell 6. Batja(brothers) * Full Metal Alchemist OST 7.Konishi Kayo & Kondoo Yukio - Lilium * Elfen Lied OP 8.Mell - Red Faction * Black Lagoon OP 9.Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu - God Knows * OST 10.LENA PARK - Inori(You Raise Me up) * Romeo x Juliet OST 11.Gabriela Robin - Torukia * GITS OST 12.Yoko Kanno - Heaven's Not Enough * Wolf's Rain OST 13.Moonlit archives - the Sacred Moon * Shingetsuan Tshikihime 14.~ 15.~ My Claimed Characters Spoiler LOL >>> Spoiler Fell free to use this image ^^ (this image has no association with race,nationality or religion,and is made for the purpose making fun of something already hilarious)!

07-03-2008, 02:23 PM	#7 (permalink)
Adyxxx Spam 4 life Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 308 Rep Power: 37 Credits: -2,725	I heard that 2 on the TV kind of low price for his life...

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07-06-2008, 07:48 PM	#10 (permalink)
ah.ni.may Kawaii Ecchi Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 1,803 Rep Power: 236 Credits: 14,303	whoa ... that's a neat stunt ... and it takes a very experienced driver to pull it off ... it really reminds me of stunts I see in the movies ... teehee __________________ recently watched: Okane Ga Nai & Tsubasa Chronicles Spoiler You are a sweet kiss. You love to feel special. You save that kiss for that special someone, perhaps a person you have had a crush on for awhile. Nothing is better to you than being showered with affection, and being able to do the same back. You love to feel special. Your color is: pink. Your candy is: chocolate heart with caramel inside Take this quiz! Spoiler You are Konata. You are video game & manga addicted. You are technecly concidered a geek but you are very determined one if you put your mind to the test. You like to bug other people & love to scare the people who get scared really easily. You have such a dirty mind that it is easily shown everytime the subject of an adult game is brought up. That dirty trait was influenced by your father. You are easily distracted when you're trying to study & is too lazy to put effort into your work but if there's something you want, you find a way to get it. Since your mother died when you were very young, you do all the house work & take a lot of responsability with your house work but not homework. Take this quiz! Kawaii Lucky Star Fan Club!!! What I've been up to: http://ahnimay.livejournal.com/

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