SPENDING A PENNY AND MORE.

Oh dear what can the matter be?

PRISON VISITOR STUCK IN THE LAVATORY ..... For 23 hours.

A female prison visitor nipped to the loo after going to see her jailed husband and guards locked her in by mistake.

The error happened after she had popped to spend a penny as the prisoners went back to their cells and the visitors were leaving.

The unfortunate woman was found the next day when the block was unlocked 23 hours later. - Greig Box-Turnbull, The Mirror (16/08/2011)

A royal visit?

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were among the caricatures at the annual scarecrow festival in Kettlewell in the Yorkshire Dales. - The Guardian (15/08/2011)

The Royal 'Scare'crows

- photo courtesy of the Metro newspaper.

Staying with the royal couple .....

WEDDING DOLLS LAUNCHED. New Prince William and Princess Catherine wedding dolls have been unveiled at London's famous toy shop, Hamleys.

William's doll is dressed in his scarlet Irish Guards colonel uniform, while his wife Catherine is in her white wedding dress.

The boxed set of both dolls costs £100, while the Catherine doll by itself costs £50. The William doll is not sold separately. - 3News (19/08/2011)

'Scary' Dolls.

And talking of scary ...... Would you wear these? Would you let your boyfriend/partner/husband wear these?

BANISH THAT BEER BELLY WITH ...... MANX. Men wishing to banish their beer belly without spending hours in the gym have been given new hope.

The maker of a new range of figure-hugging boxer shorts claims they lift flabby backsides, suck in beer bellies and smooth away so-called love handles. - Martin Evans, The Telegraph (15/08/2011)

Now for some news from across the pond.

NASA WARNS CUT CARBON TO AVOID ALIEN ATTACK. It may not rank as the most compelling reason to curb greenhouse gases, but reducing our emissions could save us from a pre-emptive alien attack.

Watching from afar, extraterrestrial beings might view changes in Earth's atmosphere as symptomatic of a civilisation growing out of control – and take drastic action to keep us from becoming a more serious threat, the researchers explain. - Ian Sample, The Guardian (19/08/2011).

And last but not least my story of the week .....

ANGLER REELS IN SCUBA DIVER. An angler fought to reel in what he thought was an enormous fish, only to discover he had hooked a scuba diver.

The thrilled lifelong angler had to fight to reel in the catch as he looked forward to netting a massive fish.

But his excitement turned to shock when his hook surfaced about 15 metres offshore to reveal the hapless frogman.

To add insult to injury the struggling diver had been hooked between his legs. - The Telegraph (19/08/2011)

PLEASE NOTE : Wherever possible I will endeavour to bring you the links to articles I have used in my Media Monday posts but this is not always possible.