Around the Weird: Bizarre News Briefs

Around the Weird: Bizarre News Briefs

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Wireless Flash) – A simple trip to the nail salon has left a Kansas City, Missouri, woman without a finger. KMBC News reports Reba Burgess had to have part of her index finger amputated after a botched fake nail job and has just won a lawsuit against the nail salon who did it.

DELHI TOWNSHIP, Ohio – A 22-year-old Ohio man who was released from prison three weeks ago is back in the slammer after admitting he obtained a vial of blood from a local hospital by telling a nurse he’s a vampire and likes to drink blood.

BANGKOK – A new film that combines “the best” of Saving Private Ryan and Tootsie will soon hit independent theaters. Pink Disguise tells the story of a group of transvestites taken hostage by a rebel army in Thailand, and the brave troops that go to find them.

COLOMBO – Authorities in Sri Lanka seized $10,000 worth of fake Viagra pills after they noticed spelling errors on the label like “contradiction” instead of “contraindication” and “warming” instead of “warning.”