Weird News
Ironing courses for men
One-day courses have been set up across Austria to teach men how to iron.
The countrywide courses are being advertised with the words: “A real man knows how to iron.”
Brigitte Kanatschnig, who is holding one of the courses in Wels in Upper Austria, said there are three types of men who have enrolled.
Ironing courses for men
One-day courses have been set up across Austria to teach men how to iron.
The countrywide courses are being advertised with the words: “A real man knows how to iron.”
Brigitte Kanatschnig, who is holding one of the courses in Wels in Upper Austria, said there are three types of men who have enrolled.
They are confirmed bachelors, those who want to impress their wives and girlfriends, and those who have just split up from their partner.
“I try to make the classes as fun as possible to show them that ironing isn’t just a chore,” she said.
“Once they have got the hang of a shirt, I start timing them and they love trying to beat the buzzer.”
As an extra incentive, trainee ironers will be treated to a wine tasting session at the end of the day.
Town bans seed-eaters
A Romanian town council has banned residents from eating pumpkin or sunflower seeds outside their homes.
The local council of Barlad, in Vaslui county, took the measure after road cleaners complained of “carpets of seed shells” on streets and alleyways.
Signs reading “Don’t Eat Seeds” are being put up all over the town to discourage seed addicts.
The local councilors have still to decide how much to fine people who ignore the ban, reports Ziarul newspaper.`
Chimp finally quits smoking
A chimp at a zoo in China has finally managed to kick smoking after 16 years.
Former chain-smoker Ai Ai quit within four weeks by cutting down step by step.
Keepers at Qinling Safari Park, in Shaanxi Province, decided to help the chimp quit after her health began deteriorating.
The methods tried by handlers to divert the 27-year-old chimp’s attention from cigarettes included a walk after breakfast, music sessions after lunch and gym after dinner, reports Xinhua.
Said one zoo-keeper, “She’s served fried dishes and dumplings at every meal, alongside her usual diet of milk, banana and rice.”
“I also put earphones on her so that she could enjoy some pop music from my Walkman.”
“In the first few days, she squealed for cigarettes every now and then, but as her life became more colorful, she gradually forgot about them altogether.”
Ai Ai started smoking cigarettes given to her by visitors shortly after her first male companion died in 1989.
She took to chain smoking in 1997 out of loneliness and grief when her second companion died and a daughter was moved to another zoo.
