Strange Stories in the News
Sushi in the Raw: Restaurant's Displays get Women's Group Steamed
"It's dehumanizing, the manner in which people are buying and selling sushi to be eaten off a woman's body. It's dehumanizing to be treated as a plate," says Cherry Cayabyab, president of the Seattle chapter of National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum. (Seattle Times)
Woman Sues Over Condom Found in Soup
Laila Sultan, 48, says she ran to the bathroom and threw up for 15 minutes after finding the unwrapped, rolled-up condom in her chowder. She's now taking medications for depression and anxiety. "I can't touch fish," she says. "I can't smell fish. I get sick. I can't eat soups anymore." She's also lost her appetite for sex. (Los Angeles Times)
Man pleads guilty to killing pal who served him urine in beer can
The 46-year-old defendant says: "As far as I know I didn't mean to (kill my friend), but when somebody does that to another person it's not right. I didn't mean to hit him that hard. I only remember hitting him once. When I last talked to him, he was talking just fine." (Oregonian)