The 100 Weirdest News Stories We Dugg in 2008: 30 - 21

 30. Stripper Accused of Going Too Far, Rapes Best Man for Real (2828 Diggs)
When an encounter between a group of men and a stripper results in a rape charge, it's typically not the stripper who is standing trial. But that is exactly what happened after a bachelor party in Australia, during which things got a little crazy between the entertainment and the best man. Because we'd rather avoid getting in to the details, we'll let lotar732 explain: "Christ ... this makes me rethink the bachelor party I am planning for my friend next month. I'm all for being the best man, but I'm not taking a vibrator for him."

29. PETA Wants Ben & Jerry's to Use Human Breast Milk (2857 Diggs)
PETA sent a letter to Ben & Jerry's Homemade Inc. urging them to replace the cow's milk they use in their ice cream products with human milk. We urge PETA to stick to publicity stunts which involve female nudity.

28. A Cell Phone's Missing Dot Kills Two People, Jails Three (2935 Diggs)
Ramazan Calcoban, a Turkish man, sent a text message to his ex-wife, accusing her of "changing the topic every time you run of arguments." But because his phone didn't have a character for the Turkish "closed i," what she read was, "You change the topic every time they are (screwing) you." The woman showed the message to her father, who then stabbed Calcoban to death for calling his daughter a whore. The father, realizing what had happened, hung himself in prison. The woman and her two sisters, who aided in the attack, remain in jail.

27. Man Cuts Off Own Head with Chainsaw After Losing Eviction (3032 Diggs)
In an elaborate scheme that involved a chainsaw, the leg of a snooker table, some tape and a timer, an Englishman was able to almost completely cut off his own head. The self-decapitation was in protest of being evicted from his apartment. Roctimo didn't mince words when he proclaimed, "There is no manlier way to kill yourself."

26. Indiana Inmates Sneak Through the Ceiling to Have Sex (3061 Diggs)
Three male and three female inmates face felony charges after they devised a way to sneak between cell blocks and have sex. The after-midnight encounters also included homemade liquor and card playing. Extra prison time and Skinemax immortality awaits the six-some.

25. Student Disciplined After Stopping Out-of-Control School Bus (3088 Diggs)
Fifteen-year-old Amanda Rouse was feeling sick, so instead of getting off the bus and going to school, she decided to catch a ride back to the depot. Along the way, the bus driver fell out of her seat during a sharp turn and was rendered immobile. Rouse sprung into action, applied the breaks and saved the 40 elementary school students in the bus. School officials thanked Rouse with a Saturday detention for her unauthorized trip back home. Masterthief sided with the school: "Serves her right for saving a busload of kids."

24. Student Auctioning Virginity at Brothel (3202 Diggs)
A Sacramento State University grad looking to pay off her student loans turned to the world's oldest profession. But there is a catch. Natalie Dylan claims she is a virgin and decided to sell her maidenhood to the highest bidder. It's all legal, because the auction is being held by a Nevada brothel. JCPahl read our minds when commenting, "I can't tell if this points to a lack of self-respect or way, way too much."

23. Gun T-Shirt was a Security Risk (3253 Diggs)
A London man was stopped from boarding a flight at Heathrow Airport because he was wearing a shirt that depicted a "Transformers" cartoon character holding a gun. Security reckoned the image could upset other travelers, and allowed the man to enter the plane only after he changed his shirt. "Transformers: more than meets the eye, Transformers: Al Qaeda in disguise," joked Samoan27.

22. Wow, Armored Truck Robber Uses Craigslist to Make Getaway (3329 Diggs)
An armored truck robber dressed as a construction worker used Craigslist to hire a dozen unsuspecting decoys to help him make his getaway. The crook's ad offered a high-paying construction job to anybody who showed up in front of a Bank of America at 11:00 a.m. dressed for work. With a diversion created, the brazen thief shed his outerwear and escaped by hopping in an inner tube and floating down a nearby river. Disgargamel added his own sexy twist to what happened next: "... and shortly after escaping, the robber had a 'casual encounter' which had also been set up through Caigslist."

21. Driver Who Killed Teen Sues for Damaged Vehicle (3397 Diggs)
Spanish businessman Tomas Delgado was driving nearly 50 mph over the speed limit when he crashed into cyclist Enaitz Iriondo, killing the 17-year-old. A regional court found both parties at fault -- Iriondo wasn't wearing a helmet or reflective clothing -- and closed the case without issuing criminal charges. But instead of expressing remorse for playing a hand in ending another's life, Delgado twisted the knife further by suing Iriondo's parents for the car's damages. JumKun wondered, "So if I shoot a guy, could I sue him for the price of the bullets?"

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