And finally - Wetsuit shields bald penguin in the sun

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You know when they do that bit at the end of news programmes where they leave you with a heartwarming, bizarre or rather trivial story to finish off with? Well there have been a fair few lately.

Wetsuit shields bald penguin in sun

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/21/20090813/tu ... 23e80.html

August 13

A bald penguin has been fitted with a specially-designed wetsuit to protect it from the risk of sunburn.

Ralph, a nine-year-old Humboldt penguin at Marwell Wildlife, lost all of his feathers in one day, exposing his pale pink skin to the summer sun.

Now keepers at the zoo near Winchester in Hampshire have created the wetsuit from the leg of an adult wetsuit donated by a member of staff.

Monroe 'burial plot' up for sale

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8204358.stm

A US widow is auctioning off the burial plot occupied by her late husband above that of film legend Marilyn Monroe, the Los Angeles Times newspaper says.

"Spend eternity directly above Marilyn Monroe", says the ad placed on eBay by Elsie Poncher of Beverly Hills.

Bidding opened at $500,000 (£303,000), and had reached $700,000 by Sunday.

'Punctuation hero' branded a vandal for painting apostrophes on street signs

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... signs.html

18th August 2009

After enduring sloppy punctuation on the street sign outside his home for more than a year, Stefan Gatward could stand it no longer.

The 62-year-old former soldier decided to launch a one-man crusade against 'dumbed down' Britain, and picked up a paintbrush to insert a missing apostrophe.

This turned the incorrect St Johns Close into the correct St John's Close.

But he was immediately accused of being a vandal by one neighbour, and his amendments have been scratched off by others who apparently prefer the wrong version.

Funfair bans arm-waving in BO fear

http://news.uk.msn.com/odd-news/article ... =149239438

A funfair has banned arm-waving on one of its rollercoasters following complaints from the public about body odour

A popular tourist attraction has outlawed arm-waving on one of its rollercoasters following complaints from the public about body odour.

Thorpe Park in Chertsey, Surrey, has introduced the ban ahead of an expected spell of hot weather.

Every Little Helps: Tesco cash machine pays customers DOUBLE after 'operational error'

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldne ... error.html

18th August 2009

Astonished shoppers in west London enjoyed an unexpected windfall after a Tesco cash machine gave out double amount of money requested.

Amid the credit crunch, the faulty machine was a stroke of luck no-one was going to ignore and word spread like wildfire.

Within minutes of the machine mistakenly starting to dispense extra £20 notes, customers had summoned their friends and family by phone.

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thanks for great stories. I like the wetsuited penguin. There is a member here who would enjoy that story.