Coffins To Bear Baseball Team Logos

A company that makes funeral products will soon find out just how many baseball fans want to be decked out for all eternity in tribute to their team. Starting next season, fans of the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers will be able to have their ashes put in an urn or head six feet under in a casket emblazoned with their team colours and insignia. The company hopes to have similar agreements with NASCAR, the NHL and the NFL. Baseball was the first to sign on. The $11 billion-a-year funeral industry is adding more personal touches, from Harley Davidson-themed caskets to ones featuring the cartoon character Betty Boop.

Post Office In The Kitchen

A couple from Devon run their local post office from their kitchen. Steve and Sue Kingston from Ashreigney, UK have turned one of their worktops into a counter. They cook around the equipment in between serving customers who use the front door. According to a tabloid, Sue, 53, said," We eat meals, feed the dog and make drinks there as normal." It is the only community facility left in the village since the local pub and shop closed. Only 445 people live in the village. A post office spokeswoman said," There are post offices in pubs, churches and front rooms but I've never heard of one in a kitchen. We hope Ashreigney supports the Kingstos."

Rabbit Spends A Week Under Car Bonnet

A rabbit has survived unhurt - after spending a week under the bonnet of a car. Jon Llewlyn, 34, spotted the wild bunny hopping around near his car but assumed it had gone when he later drove away. But after he arrived at his home in Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, he noticed it's fluffy head poking out of the front grill. Security guard Jon tried to coax the rabbit out but it disappeared. Again, he assumed it had hopped off. Then days later, after driving 60 miles, Jon found the rabbit was still under the bonnet. The engine was dismantled and the bunny was found under the gearbox. Jon, who called the rabbit Bugsy, said,"He's travelled a fair bit!"

First Aider Called To His Own Emergency

A first aider suffering a suspected heart attack received a pager message sending him to his own emergency. Roger Flux, 66, a volunteer community responder for Hampshire Ambulance Service, had chest pains in bed at his home. His wife called 999 as a precaution and paramedics were on the scene within minutes. It was then that Flux got a pager message scrambling him to the emergency at his own house. He said, "I was on call that evening and during the middle of the night I had severe chest pains. In a couple of minutes the ambulance crews were here. In the meantime, I asked my wife to get my response bag. While I was sitting down my pager went of, telling me to attend to a man with chest pains. Then I looked at the address - it was my own."

Man Leaves Snake In Car To Avoid Theft

A Serb man had left a 6ft snake inside his car because he couldn't afford an alarm. Radovan Darkic, a pet shop owner from Belgrade, left the snake in his Mercedes every evening to make sure no one would steal it. But he was forced to call the police when he found it had slithered it's way out through an open window and into the engine compartment. He was arrested by officers for endangering public safety. He said," I only wanted to make sure that even if I couldn't take revenge on anyone who dared to rob my car, then at least the snake could do it for me."

One For The Horse, Please!

A new pub landlady got a shock when she discovered one of her regulars is a horse. Jackie Gray recently became landlady at the Alexandra Hotel in Jarrow, Tyneside. She says she got a pleasant surprise when cart-horse Peggy joined owner Peter Dolan for a pint. The 12-year-old's tipple is a pint of John Smiths and pickled onion crisps. Gray said,"When I bought the pub a few weeks ago I heard rumours that one of the regulars was a horse, but I didn't quite believe them." Dolan said, "Peggy's no bother at all. Most of the regulars know her as she's been coming in here for years. But for the new owners, Peggy's a bit of a novelty. But don't worry, she's a proper lady!"

Wayward Emu Captured In School

No kids, that's not Big Bird from Sesame Street. It was an emu that wandered onto the Anne Bailey Elementary school grounds near St. Albans one afternoon. No one seems to know where the bird came from, but a Charleston doctor has agreed to take the bird to his farm and release it. Schools officials called numerous agencies asking what to do about the bird.

Breasts To The Rescue!

Carmakers might have overlooked a safety device that they do not have to install in cars. A woman in the northern Bulgarian town of Ruse survived a car crash in an unusual manner. Her good fortune was not because of seat belts or airbags, but thanks to her silicon breasts, which acted as an airbag, cushioning the impact. The 24-year-old ran through a red light and crashed her car into another vehicle at a busy intersection in the middle of town. While her car didn't have airbags, her silicon breasts filled in!

Man Locks Himself In Cage With Lion!

A Chinese man locked himself in a cage with a lion to raise public awareness of the 'pain of isolation'. Ye Fu and his assistant entered the four metre high, three metre wide iron cage at Qingdao Wildlife Park, it was reported. The duo plan to stay in the cage for 10 days without talking. Like the lion, they will eat raw beef and drink tap water. Last year, Ye Fu, who describes himself as an artist and a poet, spent a month in a huge bird nest outside a high-rise in Beijing.

Sterilize Bad Parents?!

A City Council member in America says parents who can't properly care for their kids should be sterilised. "We pick up stray animals and spay them," Larry Shirley said recently. "These mothers need to be spayed if they can't take care of theirs. Once they have a child and it's running the street, to let them continue to have children is totally unacceptable."

Another Naked Dude!

A man has been ordered to pay more than $13,000 to former neighbours he spied upon while sitting naked in his house. A jury ordered William Andrianse, 59, to pay damages to Julie Weissinger, 40, who said she and her family were so upset they had to move away. Andrianse pleaded guilty in 2004 to harassment and public exposure. After the Weissingers filed their lawsuit, he countersued, claiming his neighbours violated his privacy by videotaping him with a nightvision camera they borrowed from police. Court records show that Andrianse claimed Julie Weissinger provoked his actions by "walking around in the house wearing a black teddy and bending over ."

Naked Professor Shocks Students

A Chinese professor shocked his students by stripping naked during an art class. Prof Mo Xiaoxin, 56, was trying to emphasise the "power" of the body and to "challenge taboos", according to a Chinese newspaper. Mo arranged for four other models, including a man and woman in their seventies or eighties, and a younger couple, to strip naked in front of the class while he lectured. During the class, he also invited students to take off their clothes. "Professor Mo appeared emotionally excited at the time," a student was heard saying.