Taking a load off; peashooting to a championship; a texting speedster; and, copping a spray
• Take a load off. It’s the latest Facebook craze - take a picture of yourself lying down somewhere - on a park bench, rooftop, even over a basketball ring - and then post it online. There are special rules for how to lie down - arms by the side and toes pointing at the ground - and should be as public as possible. It was apparently started by a couple of friends in the UK after a trip to Majorca where thought it would make for more interesting holiday snapshots.
• Fancy yourself with a pea-shooter? Sign up for next year’s World Peashooting Championships. Held on 11th July in the Cambridgeshire village of Witcham, the competition was apparently started by school headmaster John Tyson in 1970 when he thought it would be a good way to raise money for the village hall. This year’s victory went to novice Jim Collins, who used a traditional peashooter to beat reigning superstar George Hollis and his laser-sighted peashooter.
• Meanwhile, while we’re on competitions, a 15-year-old woman from Iowa, Kate Moore, last month became the LG US National Texting Championship winner after beating 20 other finalists over two days of challenges which included texting blindfolded and through an obstacle course. It was worth the effort - Ms Moore went home with $50,000. Her training ground? The 14,000 texts she sends every month.
• The escalating war against ATM bandits in South Africa has led to the creation of a cash machine which sprays those tampering with card slots with pepper spray. Unfortunately the first victims were reportedly three maintenance technicians.
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