CHINESE MEN ARE HENPECKED PANTY WASHERS

According to a new survey from the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, Chinese men are henpecked panty washers.   The college asked a bunch of lifestyle questions in order to gauge whether the men of China were henpecked. One telling question they asked was whether he would wash out his wife's underpants, which in China is one of the ways these things are traditionally measured.   Survey Results ...   20% of guys who live in the city admitted to washing their women's underwear 28% of guys who live in the country also admitted to the panty washing What do you do for your wife or girlfriend that you're embarrassed to admit?

SHE HELD A GRUDGE

Lynnwood, Washington ... A 78-year-old woman who allegedly beat up her 84-year-old husband because she thought he'd cheated on her, was charged with assault.

 

Prosecutors said she hit him with a bowl, a pipe, and carpet sweeper. He suffered broken ribs, a broken pelvis, and a broken wrist.   A witness told police the woman admitted kicking her husband three times in the groin in the last six months because she believed he'd an affair 35 years ago.

 

The woman was jailed on $70,000 bail.

 

TIME TO MOVE OUT?

Bedford, Ohio ... A father called police on his 28-year-old son, because the son refused to clean his room.

When police got to the home, Andrew Mizsak Sr., 63, told them he dialed 911 because his son, also named Andrew, threw a plate of food across the room and made a fist when he was told to clean his room.

 

According to the police report Mizsak told officers that "Andrew is 270 pounds and he can't fight him, that they do everything for Andrew and he doesn't even pay rent."

 

But the elder Andrew told the officers he did not want to press charges against his son because he didn't want to "ruin his political career." Andrew Jr. serves on the local school board.

 

"Andrew was sent to his room to clean it. He was crying uncontrollably and stated he would comply," the police report said.

Both father and son later said they regretted the incident.

MAN CAUGHT PRETENDING TO BE SHERIFF'S DEPUTY: An Oregon man has been arrested on charges of criminal impersonation after he harassed his neighbor, pretending he was the Sheriff's Deputy. Marsha Coleman was trying to get some sleep when he neighbors started banging on her door and harassing her late one night. Coleman called 911 and a deputy came to help her. While she was speaking to deputy inside her home, David Bueno came back to her front door and pounded on it while yelling "This is the Marion County Sheriff." When the deputy opened the door Bueno was in shock, Coleman said "he knew he was in trouble." (KATU)

 

TEENAGER PLEADS GUILTY TO SETTING MAN'S PANTS ON FIRE: A Detroit teenager plead guilty to lighting a man's pants on fire and causing him third-degree burns to his groin. Tyler Quick was allegedly at a party at the 51-year-old victim's house when the victim passed out. Quick painted the man's face before placing a candle between the victim's legs and causing his pants to light on fire. Quick was charged with assault with intent to commit bodily harm less than murder and will be sentenced on June 2nd. (AP)

 

FORMER NBA PLAYER SENTENCED TO PRISON AFTER DRUG CHARGES: Former NBA player Corie Blount was sentenced to one year in prison after police intercepted a package addressed to Blount containing 11 pounds of marijuana and found 18 pounds more at his home. During the trial Blount claimed that the marijuana was only intended for personal use and to share with friends. The judge then told Blount, "Cheech and Chong would have a hard time smoking that much." Blount was fined and sentenced. (AP)

Toilet snake attack: urban legend comes true?

TAIPEI (Reuters) – A Taiwanese man became a sitting target for a snake, which bit his penis as sat on the toilet at his rural home, local media reported on Monday.

"As soon as he sat down, he suddenly felt a knife-like pain and reacted instinctively by standing up," the China Times said. "When he looked down, he saw the big snake."

The 51-year-old man, from Nantou County, was under medical care with minor injuries, a director at Puli Christian Hospital said.

"As soon as he has passed the risk of infection, he can go," the director, who declined to be named, said. "A snake's mouth isn't always clean."

Local television images showed the black and yellow reptile, reportedly a species of rat snake, being uncoiled and plucked slowly from the toilet bowl.

Snakes regularly enter rural homes in Taiwan and other sub-tropical regions of Asia.

(Reporting by Ralph Jennings; Editing by Nick Macfie and Miral Fahmy)

BLOCK OUT YOUR CO-WORKERS

Anyone who works in an open-plan office with cubicles knows that the most annoying thing to put up with is having your co-workers in your business. They eavesdrop on your conversations and listen in on your personal phone calls. And then there's the office chatter that disturbs you when you're trying to get your work done. Well not anymore. Two students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have patented a device that will virtually give each worker a mute button.   The mechanism, which is a sound-dampening sensor using an infra-red motion detector (along with a microphone and a speaker) keeps the sound of your cubicle confined to your cubicle -- so that no one can butt into your business.   Check it out: Read the full story here.

VIBRATION PLATE EXERCISE MACHINES MIGHT ACTUALLY WORK

There are plenty of gadgets and machines in gyms across the country. Some of them are tried and true, while others could be nothing more than worthless gimmicks. One machine that some people swear by is the vibration plate machine. This is the machine that has a vibrating platform, which supposedly stimulates more muscles when performing exercises on it.   Do these jiggly machines actually work? Researchers in Belgium say they do.   According to a study conducted at the University of Antwerp in Belgium, vibration plate exercise machines may help you lose weight -- and get rid of the particularly harmful belly fat between the organs.   "Our study, the first to investigate the effects of vibration in obese people, indicates it's a promising approach," said lead researcher Dirk Vissers. "It looks like these machines could be a useful addition to a weight control package."   Check It Out: The full story can be found here.

DO'S AND DON'TS OF WORKING WITH A BAD BOSS

When you find yourself working for a nightmare boss, you know how stressful it can be. Experts warn, though, that you need to keep your head and resist flying off the handle in anger or frustration. To help you get through the ordeal, here are a dozen "Do's" and "Don'ts" to remember while working with a bad supervisor: Do act professionally in all situations. Don't reduce your productivity, fake illness, or otherwise compromise your job. Do consider scheduling a meeting with your boss to discuss ways your boss could change his/her behavior. Don't go to the boss of your boss -- except as a last resort. Do find an outlet to vent your frustrations and anger, but don't do it with co-workers. Do watch for opportunities to transfer to another department within the company. Don't simply try and block out all the bad behavior; doing so will impact your physical and mental health. Do use your network to keep abreast of better opportunities outside the company. And do have your resume up-to-date and ready to send out. Do evaluate your performance on the job and consider ways to improve your behavior, but don't blame yourself for a bad boss. Do consider keeping a journal that documents all the bad behavior of your boss. Don't sacrifice your health of self-esteem by staying in the job for the sake of a job. Do consider quitting your job -- even if you don't have a new job lined up -- if continuing to work for your bad boss is likely to permanently damage your career. Do continue to document all your accomplishments.

CAFFEINATED COCKROACH

Next time you're enjoying a nice, hot cup of coffee, think about this ... you might be swallowing little bits and pieces of cockroaches. The Food and Drug Administration allows a certain amount of insects and animal waste in packaged foods. And it seems that cans of pre-ground coffee are known to have some pre-ground roaches in the mix.   A biology professor from the University of Montana explains that the coffee in cans is processed from huge piles of coffee beans that get infested with cockroaches, and since there's really no way to get rid of them, they often go into the grinder with the coffee. Tiny little cockroach pieces should pose no health threat to coffee drinkers, unless you have a roach allergy.

JOB STRESS MAKING US FAT: The economy may be contributing to the expanding waistlines of U.S. workers as one-in-ten report increased snacking during the day due to concerns over the current economic situation. Overall, 43 percent say they have gained weight in their current jobs, according to a new CareerBuilder survey. A quarter of employees report they have gained more than ten pounds and 12 percent say they gained more than 20 pounds while in their present positions. Comparing genders, women are more likely (48 percent) than men (39 percent) to say they have gained weight at their current jobs.

THIN PEOPLE ARE WIMPS: Scrawnier people are more likely to perceive an approaching sound as closer than it actually is. This connection between physical fitness and the brain's auditory system may have evolved to help the weak get out of the way of approaching danger, according to evolutionary psychologist John Neuhoff. The team tested the fitness levels of the listeners and found that those better equipped to handle danger allowed a "looming" sound get closer. Individuals with greater upper body strength and/or stronger cardiovascular systems waited longer to push the button indicating the sound was close, while subjects in poorer physical shape gave themselves a greater "margin of safety."

BAND GEEK BEATS MUGGERS OFF WITH BATON: Band geeks are tough. California police confirmed that a 17-year-old female band student used her marching baton to beat off two would-be muggers that recently attacked her. Los Angeles County sheriff's Deputy Michael Rust said that the girl punched one in the nose, kicked another in the groin and beat both with her baton after they tried to grab her coat and demanded money from her. Rust said, "The moral to this story is don't mess with the marching band girls, or you just might get what you deserve. Final score: marching band 2, thugs 0." (Antelope Valley Press)