Woman kills husband with folding couch

A Russian women has folded her husband to death in a folding couch."St Petersburg's Channel Five said the man's wife, upset with her husband for being drunk and refusing to get up, kicked a handle after an argument, activating a mechanism that folds the couch up against a...

The Canadian Press: Brazilian house thief arrested after falling asleep durin...

That was funny , a very ease target to Brazilian coops'.   " SAO PAULO, Brazil — A thief caught napping in the house he was burglarizing for the second time is under arrest in southern Brazil. Police spokeswoman Giovana Schafer says 20-year-old Maicon Kovalski...

Deputies nab snoozing break-in suspect in Comstock

"Deputies nab snoozing break-in suspect in Comstock AP Posted: 2008-06-16 09:13:35 COMSTOCK, Mich. (AP) - Kalamazoo County sheriff's deputies arrested a suspected burglar they say ransacked a home, stacked electronic equipment outside and then fell asleep on a couch back...

UK man lives with flatmate dead on couch

"The ABC reports that the body of a man believed to have been dead for a number of years has been found sitting on the sofa of a flat where a council tenant continued to live, British police say.  Avon and Somerset detectives could not say how long the man had been dead,...

A 193-Mile Flight in a Lawn Chair

Oregonian Kent Couch made his own aircraft -- out of a lawn chair, 105 helium balloons, a GPS system and a parachute. He brought snacks, too. His flight lasted nine hours, and he touched down in a field just near Idaho. American ingenuity at work!""When you're a little kid...

Common Ground Common Sense: Comfort, safety found in three-wheel cycles spurs...

This article is posted in a A Biker Thread I run on Common Ground Common Sense."Comfort, safety found in three-wheel cycles spurs popularity By Scott Richardson BRANSON, MO. -- Tricycles are made for small children. TRIKES are for the BIG KIDS. The three-wheeled motorcycles...

Botswana: Giving Furniture And Vehicles a New Lease of Life

"Ephraim Keoreng Palapye Raptec Investments specialises in the manufacture and renovation of furniture and vehicle interiors. Kgotla Rapitsenyane, the company's managing director identified a need in Palapye for upholstery services. "We repair car seats, repair car floor...

Woman Dies After Effort To Move Smoldering Couch Out Of Apartment Blocks Door

" January 3, 2007 Texas - Instead of leaving the building, two men inadvertently blocked an exit in a fatal apartment fire Tuesday, leading officials to say a woman's death was preventable. One woman died and at least three people were injured -- including two who jumped from...

Wii's a way to work up sweat

MORE than 30,000 Australians have pre-ordered Nintendo's next-generation games console, which goes on sale at midnight on Wednesday."The Japanese games giant -- the dark horse of the $40 billion global gaming wars -- unveiled its secret weapon, Wii, to US audiences last...