Tuesday, November 22, 2005

NOTABLE NEWS

Teen's Mannequin Love-In

"A teenager has been charged with indecent exposure after he was caught trying to have sex with a female mannequin on display at an arts centre" in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
"Security guards found Michael Plentyhorse, 18, sprawled with the dummy on the floor with his trousers and pants down."
"Police spokesman Loren McManus said: "There was inappropriate activity between him and the mannequin."
"If convicted, Plentyhorse may be registered as a sex offender."
[SKYNEWS, November 21, 2005]


THE NEW BUDDHA

"Thousands of pilgrims are pouring into the dense jungle of southern Nepal to worship a 15-year-old boy who has been hailed as a new Buddha."
"Devotees claim that Ram Bomjon, who is silently meditating beneath a tree, has not eaten or drunk anything since he sat down at his chosen spot six months ago."
"Ram Bomjon maintains his vigil in the shade of his pipal tree."
"Witnesses say they have seen light emanating from the teenager's forehead."
"It looks a bit like when you shine a torch through your hand," said Tek Bahadur Lama, a member of the committee responsible for dealing with the growing number of visitors from India and elsewhere in Nepal."
[news.telegraph, November 22, 2005]

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

The ups and downs of adolescence?
We see what we want to see?
Nice juxtaposition of articles.

Sorry, I just found this blog and kept reading it as Letters from Mad Pluto... what's in a name? If interesting, I'll check it out. I did check it out so it's almost immaterial which way it's spelt -- except that you undoubtedly were aiming higher, well, the planet or the philosopher but definitely not the dog, lol.