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February 9, 2012
Artist compensated for two lost French fries
A Munich court on Thursday awarded an artist €2,000 in damages because a gallery lost two 22-year-old chips that were the basis of an artwork in which the fries lay across each other in a cross. READ »
Arctic cold wreaks quirky havoc across Germany
The bitter cold is wreaking havoc across Germany in unexpected ways, with the subzero temps freezing an ice cream factory, forcing gravediggers to use jackhammers and driving penguins indoors. But Hamburg is having a party. READ (6 COMMENTS) »
Frozen kraut jam leaves autobahn drivers sauer
An accident involving two trucks, a car and a large quantity of sauerkraut caused a 10-kilometre traffic jam on the A5 motorway in the German state of Hesse on Tuesday morning after the German delicacy froze solid on the road. READ (8 COMMENTS) »
Sex helps 'keep you young' in old age
Staying sexually active in old age keeps your brain ticking, according to a recent study in which 70 percent of those Germans over 75 said they were happy with their antics between the sheets. READ (9 COMMENTS) »
Rapper on dole faces benefit cut for lyrics
An unemployed Berlin rapper calling himself Tapete has landed in hot water for rapping about living off the state after his job centre discovered his lyrics online. He now faces losing his welfare benefit. READ (8 COMMENTS) »
Bavarian school bars 'impolite' greetings
The head of a middle school in the southern German town of Passau has declared the forms of "hello" and "goodbye" commonly used among northerners unwillkommen in the classroom, claiming they sound disrespectful. READ (32 COMMENTS) »
Bestiality brothels spur call for animal sex ban
Animal sex abuse is on the rise in Germany, with bestiality brothels being set up across the country, according to a state animal protection officer demanding stronger laws to protect mankind's furry and feathered friends. READ (66 COMMENTS) »
Cake in the face for 'Baron Cut-and-Paste'
Critics of disgraced former German Defence Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg hit him in the face with a big cake on Thursday night, while he was meeting a Pirate Party politician in a Berlin café. READ (17 COMMENTS) »
Bahn sends bill to accident victim's family
Deutsche Bahn has apologised for billing the mother of a man killed by a train €5,000 compensation because the driver whose train hit him has not been able to work since. READ (16 COMMENTS) »
Tub of lard found fit to eat after 64 years
A 64-year-old tub of American lard has been deemed fit for human consumption by food safety authorities in the eastern German state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. READ (22 COMMENTS) »
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- 27/01 Cop patrolled 22 years without driver's license (12 comments) »
- 26/01 Email 'snowball' creates Bundestag chaos (7 comments) »
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