BIZARRE NEWS
HOLY COMICBOOK BATMAN A copy of the first Batman comic, published in 1939 and in private hands for 38 years, has been put up for auction. It is expected to sell for an eye-watering £800,000 against an original sale price of 10 cents.
THE COST OF PORN A Michigan man who sued his parents for throwing out his prized pornography collection is now in line to collect a hefty reimbursement from them. In a ruling handed down recently by a U.S. Judge, Beth and Paul Werking will have to pay their son David, 42, as much as $75,000 for destroying the porn. In his lawsuit the younger Werking valued the property at an estimated $25,000, but his attorney, Miles Greengard, told the outlet that “we have asked the court for treble damages, which we believe are warranted given the wanton destruction of the property.” After he left home and moved to Indiana, Werking discovered he was missing 12 boxes of pornographic films and magazines. His father confessed to destroying the collection in an email: “Frankly, David, I did you a big favour by getting rid of all this stuff.”
BLEEDING HEART The richest man on the planet is not so rich. Elon Musk, the boss of Tesla, lost $14 billion in one day ensuring that he dropped to the second richest man on the planet. Due to a sudden drop in the Tesla share price, his fortune is now ‘only’ $176 billion ensuring that Amazon founder, Jeff Bezos regains the top spot with a net worth of $182 billion. Our hearts bleed and the starving children of the world cry yet another tear.
THE COPS HAVE A LEAD Canada has the same lockdown rules as the UK, and walking a dog is permitted. An enterprising woman who does not have a dog put the lead on her husband and made him walk on all fours for the duration of the stroll. The cops did not have much of a sense of humour and fined her £839 for breaching the rules. The husband refused to comment.
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