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Maiden, NC (AHN) — A man who lost his leg twice, first when it was amputated, and second when all his possession were auctioned, has formally started his battle of trying to reclaim his parted limb from a man who bought his amputated leg at an auction. His leg was reportedly in his barbecue smoker when it was sold.

The Daily Telegraph reported that John Wood’s leg, which was amputated after a plane crash in 2004, is now the subject of a tug-of-war between him and Shannon Whisnant, the man who bought the barbecue smoker with the amputated leg.

Upon his discovery, Whisnant gave the leg to police for investigation. But realizing no foul play was involved, the police turned it over to a funeral home.

However, Whisnant, who put a sign on the empty smoker charging adults $3 and children $1 for a look, now wants it back, prompting Wood to fire back.

“He’s making a freak show out of it. He wants to put money in his pocket with this thing,” said Wood who wants the leg back so badly so that he could be buried “whole” when he died.

His dream was however shattered after his home was repossessed and his possessions auctioned after he couldn’t afford to keep them in storage.

With his unsuccessful attempt to get the leg from the funeral home, Whisnant consulted with a lawyer and decided his best move was to persuade Wood to share custody and profits.

“It’s a strange incident and Halloween’s just around the corner,” Whisnant said. “The price will be going up if I get a stake in the leg.”

But Wood of South Carolina, who is heading to Maiden to pick up his leg, said that while they can meet, he is not interested in using the leg to make money:

“I just think it’s despicable,” he said.

Source: NCBuy

Punta Gorda, FL (AHN) — In a scene reminiscent of Hitchcock’s Psycho, police walked into a Florida home Thursday to find a man keeping the body of his deceased, 86-year-old roommate in the bed where he supposedly died at least thirty days prior.

Punta Gorda police believe the 86-year-old John William Jones remained in the bed he died in while his roommate, David Morse, 40, carried on as usual, except with slightly more capital. Morse allegedly has been using his dead roommate’s ATM card and collecting his social security and pension checks since his death.

A rent collector alerted the police after he went to the home and detected a foul odor.

“The man was found dead inside the apartment - badly decomposed,” said Butch Arenal of the Punta Gorda Police Department. “He [Morse] said he was scared to report it because he was wanted for a warrant out of Sarasota County for child support and he felt he would be arrested on the warrant if he reported it.”

It is unclear how 86-year-old John William Jones died at this point, although Morse claims it was from natural causes.

Arenal says they have never dealt with a case like this and are unsure if they will file charges in relation to the death. They will, however, be filing fraud charges.

Morse is currently in police custody and is being held on $1,070 bond for failing to pay child support.

Source: NCBuy

HONG KONG (AP)–Police arrested two activists who displayed banners accusing Hong Kong Disneyland of labor abuses in China during a parade at the theme park, police and media said Thursday.

The two men, only identified by surnames Yau and Lai, interrupted the parade Wednesday by displaying two banners and scuffled with park workers who tried to stop them, police spokeswoman Celia Tam said.

Hong Kong’s Apple Daily newspaper reported Thursday the banners said “Disney exploits Chinese labor.”

Tam said the two protesters were arrested for disorder in a public place, but were not immediately charged. She said it wasn’t immediately clear if they were still being detained.

Hong Kong Disneyland spokeswoman Glendy Chu said the protesters violated park guidelines on maintaining order. “We always act in the interests of the safety of our guests and performers,” Chu said.

Chu identified the two protesters as belonging to the Hong Kong activist group Students and Scholars Against Corporate Misbehavior, or SACOM, which has accused Disney suppliers in China of overworking their employees and skimping on pay and benefits.

Disney has said it always tries to use suppliers that adhere to labor standards.

Calls to SACOM Thursday went unanswered.

Source: Walt Disney World

A 24-year-old Argentine man has married a woman 58 years his senior. The groom, Reinaldo Waveqche, told reporters after the ceremony in Santa Fe, northern Argentina: “I’ve always liked mature ladies.”

Mr Waveqche added: “I don’t care what other people say.” He and bride Adelfa Volpes, 82, are planning to travel to Rio de Janeiro for their honeymoon.

Asked if the marriage was purely spiritual, Ms Volpes laughed and replied: “There is going to be more.”

The couple were married in a civil service after several years of engagement, and later walked through a local church surrounded by reporters.

Their love blossomed when Mr Waveqche went to live with her after his mother’s death when he was 15.

He said he admired his new wife’s zest for life, and emphasised how special she was to him.

Source: BBC News

Oak Park, IL (AHN) — If you need a hug, steer clear of Percy Julian Middle School. Principal Victoria Sharts is cracking down on the “extreme hugging” that has gotten out of control at her suburban Chicago school, evidenced by a rash of recent “hug lines,” causing hallway congestion and sharp increases in student tardiness.

“Hugging is really more appropriate for airports or for family reunions than passing and seeing each other every few minutes in the halls,” Sharts said.

Another issue that the no-hug ban will address is huggers that hold on or too long, or hug a little too closely. “There is another side to the issue when a hug is either unwanted or becomes inappropriate as judged by one of the students involved,” Sharts wrote in a letter sent home to parents.

However, it does appear that students will be able to get away with small amounts of discreet hugging. Sharts told the Chicago Tribune that students will only be punished for public hugging if they refuse to disentangle at a teacher’s request.

The need for the Percy Middle School ban could signal a more widespread trend. Other schools, as far away as DesMoines, Iowa and Cornwall, England, have also recently instituted measures to deter students from engaging in spontaneous group hugs, after citing similar concerns.

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VIENNA (AFP) — A Pakistani man broke the world-record for “ear-lifting” in Vienna Sunday, carrying almost 62 kilograms (137 pounds) from a cord attached to his right ear.

Zafar Gill’s feat earned him a place in the Guinness Book of World Records, as part of a day of record-breaking attempts in the Austrian capital, organised under the slogan “Vienna - Recordbreaker”.

Gill had to use a special headgrip to protect both his ear and temple, as he lifted the weight for seven seconds about 10 centimetres (four inches) off the ground.

After warming up with a more modest 30-kilo weight, Gill took up the record-breaking 61.7 kilos with only a brief cry of pain.

Gill, who himself only weighs 90 kilos, trains everyday but insists he has never had any hearing problems due to his peculiar hobby.

Austria’s strongest man, Franz Muellner, was planning Sunday evening to pull a 60-tonne lorry for 30 metres (98 feet) using only a harness…

And although the Austrian national football team are not exactly setting the world on fire on the pitch at the moment, the answer was perhaps in sight: a total of 613 volunteers managed to successfully play ‘keep-it-up’ (keeping a ball in the air using only your feet) for more than 10 seconds — a record.

Among all the weird and wacky record-breaking attempts (3,120 press-ups an hour, just short of the record of 3,470, or a Karaoke ‘marathon’), Michael Krappel made music for 24 hours using just his mouth, lips and tongue — before deciding to call it a day.

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