1 + 1 = happy marriage

You'll remember the bride who ditched her husband after he had an epileptic fit at the ceremony?  Well, here's another one...

Last week an Indian bride met her future husband at the altar, it being a regulation arranged marriage which both parties were reportedly happy to enter into.

The bride had been told that the husband was educated, so she decided to test him out.

She asked him "What is 15 + 6?"

He replied "17"

At which point she realised he wasn't as educated as she had hoped, and called the whole thing off.  The groom's family were pretty miffed, and the police had to be involved to help calm things down.

The families also had to sort out what presents had come from whom - all the presents and traditional gifts of jewellery were later returned.

And in case you were wondering, the answer should have been 21.

Phew - I passed the test!

It's Facebook... again

Yes, I know I do go on, but this is just such a corking story I had to flag it up.

I have previously warned of the dangers of Facebook.  And then this happens:

Andrew Hennells, a 31-year old would-be robber from King's Lynn, posted on Facebook that he was 'Doing. Tesco. Over' an hour before he did just that, and then 'liked' his own post.

A member of the public who read the entry tipped off the police who found Hennells in his local pub with the cash he had taken at knifepoint.

As Radio 5 Live reported the police to say: 'The Facebook entry was helpful'.

In this case Hennells, who is now awaiting sentencing, got exactly what he deserved.  But it, again, shows the reach that social media has and how you should think before posting...

What's that, Polly?

A couple in North Caroline have recently acquired a very beautiful Moluccan cockatoo called Peaches.  So far, so good....  Parrots are renowned for memorising words and most owners stick to the usual 'Who's a pretty boy then?'  However, it seems Peaches was previously owned by a couple who divorced and, according to her regular rants, they had some cracking arguments.

Peaches regularly recites lengthy chunks of verbal, spreading her wings and throwing her head back and forth, exactly like a human in full venomous flight mid-argument.  She aggressively points her head towards the nearest person and squawks away for some time.  Apparently she has these rants a few times a day and, luckily, the news owners find it hilarious, although they can't make out the actual words.

Hopefully over time she'll learn that not all marriages are full of the verbals!

Oh, and for the record, THAT dress is blue and black...