(News.com.au) - A man was horrified to learn after he had walked down the aisle that he was already married - after a drunken holiday romance he could barely remember.

The husband has had to confess in the Family Court that he spent 28 days partying and drinking in Arizona in 1978 on leave from his job as a cook on the oil rigs.

He can remember the “nice” blonde American women he met through a penpal newspaper advertisement - but little more.

“He has no recollection of going through any form of ceremony of marriage with her, or of discussing marriage, or of anything referable to marriage,” said Justice Sally Brown, who annulled the marriage last month. [Drunken Marriage via News.com.au]

A woman from Los Angeles is suing Victoria’s Secret because a metal clip flew off of the underwear and hit her in the eye.  The woman is claiming that the injury caused her "excruciating pain".

"I was putting on my underwear from Victoria’s Secret and the metal popped in my eye. It happened really quickly. I was in excruciating pain. I screamed. That’s what happened," Patterson told NBC.

The lawsuit was filed on June 9th and does not claim any specific damages. [Thong Pain via Reuters]

The winner of this contest isn’t much of a winner in my book.  Gus the dog won the ugliest dog contest June 20, 2008. Gus has three legs, one eye and no hair, except for a white tuft on the top of his head.  Go Gus!

[Ugliest Dog via Abclocal]

Anna Hawkins-Turner , 49, is a website entrepreneur and nude model whose size 120XXX chest has made headlines across the US.

[Breasts Via News.com.au]

A Roman Catholic priest who floated off under hundreds of helium party balloons was missing Monday off the southern coast of Brazil.

Rescuers in helicopters and small fishing boats were searching off the coast of Santa Catarina state, where pieces of balloons were found.

Rev. Adelir Antonio de Carli lifted off from the port city of Paranagua on Sunday afternoon, wearing a helmet, thermal suit and a parachute. Continue reading »

About 10,000 people gathered to celebrate 4/20 on Sunday by lighting their blunts at 4:20pm at the University of Colorado’s Norlin Quadrangle.

This year far exceed last year’s turnout. The much larger crowd was moved from the traditional site of Farrand Field to the much larger Norlin Quad to accommodate for the amount of people.

The annual event also had daytime concerts to keep the kiddies entertained.

But, the best news of all, not one person was cited or arrested for publicly smoking marijuana!

In the past, officers have tried to catch the pot smokers. One year, the smokers were drenched with the sprinklers to try and prevent the festivities. Back in 2006, undercover photographers were sent to take photos of those smoking. The photos of over 150 offenders were then posted on the department’s website with an offer of $50 for each person identified.

As for the large turnout, a police spokeswhore suspects it has to do with the fact that no one was in class. “I guess it’s not like they had to cut a 4 p.m. class to go do it. People are not all that busy at 4:20 p.m. in the afternoon on a Sunday.”

The crowd consisted of a peaceful gathering with giant balls and frisbees being tossed around. Most of the crowd went dressed in green, and many were seen playing the bongos and having small picnics.

[Fun times via Perez Hilton]

WNBC says an Orthodox Jewish man got up from his seat and walked to the back of the United Airlines flight where he began praying. When flight attendants asked the man to return to his seat so the plane could take off, he ignored them.

WNBC has an eyewitness report:

"He doesn’t respond to them, but his friends explain that once you start praying you can’t stop," said Brafman, who was seated three rows away.

When the man finally stopped praying, he explained that he couldn’t interrupt his religious ritual and wasn’t trying to be rude. But the attendants summoned a guard to remove him, said Brafman, a writer who had been visiting New York to talk to publishers.

United confirmed that the man was removed from the flight and placed on another one.

[Praying Plane via Consumerist]

Doesn’t look too comfortable, but I guess I would feel safer about shipping Grandma UPS Ground.

A flick of the wrist has landed an Austin lawyer in jail for contempt of court. A judge sentenced defense attorney Adam Reposa to 90 days in jail on Tuesday for making a lewd gesture and simulating masturbation while standing before a County Court-at-Law judge in March.

At a contempt hearing Monday, Judge Jan Breland said Reposa, 33, rolled his eyes and looked at her while motioning with his right hand. Reposa said the gesture came from near his hip and was aimed at a prosecutor while discussing plea negotiations in a drunken driving case.

Reposa’s attorney asked for a sentence of one day in jail.
Visiting State Judge Paul Davis, however, said it was his "honor to uphold the integrity of the judicial process" and sentenced Reposa to 90 days. The attorney was led from the courtroom in handcuffs.

Davis said he teaches a course on courtroom decorum to new judges and said such cases are very rare. He also noted that Reposa had fluctuated between apologizing for offending Breland and justifying his behavior as a zealous attorney defending a client.
In a closing argument, First Assistant County Attorney Randy Leavitt said Reposa’s gesture was just the latest in a string of offensive behavior, which included calling prosecutors vulgar names in court.

[Masturbating Magistrate via CBS]

A federal prison inmate got himself listed on the ballot for Idaho’s May 27 primary as a Democratic presidential candidate, the state’s top election official said.

Keith Russell Judd is serving time at the Beaumont Federal Correctional Institution in Texas for making threats at the University of New Mexico in 1999. He’s scheduled for release in 2013.

Judd, 49, qualified for the ballot by submitting a notarized form and paying the required $1,000 fee, state Secretary of State Ben Ysursa said. As a result, Democratic voters will be able to choose among Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and Judd.

[Jail Ballet via MSNBC]

• The Door Close button is mostly there to give passengers the illusion of control. The button is only enabled in emergency situations with a key held by an authority.
• The only known occurrence of an elevator car free falling due to a snapped cable (barring fire or structural collapse), was in 1945 when a B25 Bomber crashed into the Empire State Building and severed the cables of two elevators. The elevator car on the 75th floor had a woman on it, but she survived due to the 1000 feet of coiled cable that had fallen, which lessened the impact.

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A handcuffed prisoner allegedly managed to steal a police patrol car in Brisbane’s inner city this morning - and then drove it to the northern suburbs.

Police said that about 10.45am a break and enter suspect, Mark Robert Nolan, 29, was detained by two detectives, handcuffed and placed in the rear of the unmarked police vehicle in Leichhardt St, Spring Hill.

While the officers were searching a bag behind the car he allegedly got into the front of the vehicle and drove off. The car was found 45 minutes later in the northern suburb of Stafford.

Nolan is not considered dangerous, but members of the public are advised not to approach him.

Deputy Commissioner Ian Stewart told a media conference the keys had been left in the car, and the circumstances of the theft of the vehicle would be investigated.

"This matter is of concern to us, and we will be undertaking a thorough investigation of all the circumstances in Mr Nolan being able to drive away in the police car," he said.

The two detectives were "reasonably experienced" officers, Chief Superintendent Ross Barnett told reporters.

Mr Stewart said it was the second time a police vehicle has been stolen in Queensland, with the first offence happening "some time ago".

Unmarked police vehicles in Queensland did not have dividers between the rear and front seats, he said.

Nolan could still be handcuffed, with police yet to locate the handcuffs that were placed on Nolan at the time of the arrest.

He is described as caucasian with a slim build, 178cm tall, with brown hair. He was wearing a blue polo shirt and camouflage shorts at the time of the offence.

Anyone who sees Nolan is advised not to approach him, and to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

[Handcuffed Car via News.com.au]

Matthew Gibeault was arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia in Ada County, Idaho. Priceless.

[Mug Shot via MugShotDujour]

Seventy-four-year-old Harry DeVault and 65-year-old Sylvia Vance tied the knot a couple of days ago in the northeast Ohio Wal-Mart where they met and work. They decided to be married there so friends and co-workers could be part of the celebration.

But the newlyweds aren’t having much of a honeymoon. After just one day off, they say they’ll be back at work at their Wal-Mart today.

[Wally Wedding via ABClocal.go]

Amy Rice ran into her backyard after watching a pitbull jump over her fence and begin attaching her Labrador retriever.  After failing to pry the pit bull off of her dog, Amy bite the dog on the nose drawing blood.

[Woman Bites Back via MSNBC]