"CHONGQING - Residents of a remote village in south-west China have been baffled by a strange phenomenon for the past 32 years - holes appearing mysteriously in clothes and fabric that are not worn on the body."
i thought of mothballs at this stage, until...
" 'We tried all sorts of things, hid the clothes in the cupboard, put them at the head of the bed, but the holes kept appearing for no reason. However, the people soon noticed that clothing that was worn on the body did not get unexplained holes appearing in them,' according to Madam Peng."
OK so maybe wearing all seven underwears in one day, layers upon layers with the 'Monday' for Mondays inside first, followed by 'Tuesday' for Tuesdays over the Monday layer, and so on, will probably get in the way of the farmer's comfort when they're out harvesting their crops.
"Panic soon spread among the people in the small village, some of whom then decided to pack up and leave."
New neighbour: So what brings you to this village?
Former Chongqing resident: Here no need to worry about holes in my crocodiles.
"Mostly illiterate, the villagers at that time thought evil spirits were at work and called in a medium to exorcise the spirits."
Devil at work - *Snip! Snippity! Snip! Snip! Snip!* "Nyahaha!"
"An expert believed the mysterious holes were probably the result of movements in the earth's magnetic field that were caused by environmental changes, the report said."
Man i adore the paranormal world.
Maybe i have lost it. Been tripping for three days in a row. Hence the mocking attitude. Anyway, the story is in courtesy of today's issue of Singapore's The Straits Times, 'Mystery of the holes in clothes'.
On a more serious note, maybe this would enlighten my doubts about eBay:
"... the teenager topped up his pocket money to the tune of �45,000 by preying on unsuspecting bargain hunters on the internet auction site eBay. He offered non-existent electrical items for sale on the site and squirrelled some of the money buyers handed over into his several bank accounts, splashing the rest of it on his lavish lifestyle."
- The Guardian: Boy, 16, in �46,000 eBay con
Forty-six grand?! In POUNDS!
*fantasizes about a theraphetic shopping spree*
Hoo boy... You and i both, pal.
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