Japanese smash plates to vent recession blues

With the recession taking its toll on Japanese workers, an unconventional form of anti stress therapy is gaining popularity in Japan. That is of smashing plates against a wall. Workers, suffering from recession blues, are flocking to The Venting Place in Tokyo where they pay to hurl crockery against a concrete wall.

Man fined for swearing at Television

Martin Solomon from Britain has been fined for swearing at his Television while drunk at his home. Solomon, a plumber, was heard shouting in a foul and offensive language at his television by his neighbours, and the act put him in breach of an anti social behaviour order (ASBO).

Civil suit over co-worker's perfume

A Detroit city employee was allowed to proceed with a civil suit claiming she could not work because of a co-worker's strong perfume. Judge Lawrence determined, Susan McBride has a potential claim under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Susan says the perfume used by a co-worker made it difficult for her to breathe.

Promote MUSSOLINI !!

The MSI Fiamma Tricolor Party, descendant of Mussolini's Party, is offering E1500 to parents who name their babies after Benito Mussolini or his wife Rachele, saying their names are under threat. The party said the initiative was meant to keep alive names 'at risk of extinction' and pay tribute to the movement's roots. The bonus, intended to pay for baby food and clothes, applies to babies born in 2009 in five villages (southern region of Basilicata) where the birth rate is low.