Weekend At Bernie’s has a lot to answer for. It helped maintain Andrew McCarthy’s mediocre film career. And it also helped inspire the bizarre sight at John Lennon Airport, Liverpool, of two German women dragging an elderly corpse around. Gitta Jarant and Anke Anusic attempted to check in the dead body of Curt Jarant, only to be foiled by an attentive airport worker who noticed the 91-year-old was actually deceased.

With the general election having just been called this side of the pond, it's good to focus on the cock-up's of electioneers in other countries. Such as the Republican Party who are feeling sheepish after unknowingly including a sex phone line on a fundraising letter to potential donors. When trying to phone the Republican National Committee, callers were instead treated to “live, one-on-one talk with a nasty girl” for .99 a minute.

Motorists in Treviso, Italy, have been bemused by a road sign warning of prostitutes. The sign, featuring a big breasted woman and the words ‘attenzione prostitute’, has confused drivers unsure of whether it warns of night workers operating in the area or merely crossing the road.

Meanwhile a UK university is attempting to wrestle the sexy vampire market away from the Yanks. The University of Hertfordshire will attempt to put British vampire fiction back on the map with it’s conference Open Graves, Open Minds: Vampires And The Undead In Modern Culture.

In China, a hairless, freaky, bear-type creature is baffling and creeping out locals. The animal was caught feasting on roosters and is now being labelled some kind of devil beast. Decide for yourself…

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