QUIRKY WORLD ... Bush, would you kill the baby Hitler? Hell, yeah
“It said, ‘If you could go back in time and kill baby Hitler, would you? I need to know’,” Bush said in New Hampshire last week.
Bush’s answer, according to the video clip: “Hell, yeah, I would. Look, you gotta step up man.”
The typically dry-humoured Bush, labelled by rival Donald Trump as “low energy”, has shown a more carefree side lately.
Bush has recently been publicizing his new book, Reply All, a collection of stories told through the emails he received as governor of Florida from 1999 to 2007.
Bush shared with reporters during the recent New Hampshire trip other odd emails he’d received, including one from a University of Wyoming email address asking Bush to help him find some toilet paper.
“Funny person,” Bush said, recalling the email.
Poo spotters
Night-vision goggles are to be used by council staff in their fight against dog fouling.
Stafford Borough Council have bought a £200 (€282) device called a monocular which has an in-built laser illuminator to improve viewing in the dark.
The gadget will help catch dog owners who do not clean up after their pets now the nights have drawn in for winter, the authority said.
Councillor Frank Finlay said considerate dog owners were “sick and tired” of those who gave them a bad name.
“We target hotspots from information we get from our residents but with the darker morning and early evenings it is difficult to catch someone who is not cleaning up.
“These night-vision goggles will help us overcome this problem and let people know that, even under the cover of darkness, they cannot get away with showing blatant disregard to their fellow citizens.”
Food foray furore
Felix the cat needed emergency surgery after he got a tin of food stuck on his head, a pet charity has said.
The former stray got into a tight scrape when he was scavenging in a neighbour’s recycling bin.
Owner Sam Wellbank, 34, from Bedworth, Warwickshire, saw his predicament when she called him in for breakfast.
“I heard a clatter as Felix jumped over the fence into the garden and when I looked outside, he was sat on the grass with the food can stuck fast on his head.
“We picked him up but he was very stressed and trying to claw us.
“He was meowing loudly and was obviously in a lot of discomfort. I drove him straight to PDSA for some urgent help.”
Staff at PDSA’s Pet Hospital in Coventry rushed Felix straight into surgery to remove the can.
Vet nurse Debbie Evans said: “Poor Felix was seriously stressed and we were concerned that he had injured himself on the sharp lip of the can in trying to free himself.
“There was also a worry that he would suffocate, so we needed to act quickly.”
Vets gave Felix a general aesthetic and removed the offending can.
Daring do
A British daredevil has filmed himself climbing to the top of the Eiffel Tower without the use of safety ropes.
James Kingston, who has previously climbed Wembley Stadium and the second tallest building in Dubai, the Princess Tower, has posted footage on YouTube of his thrill-seeking endeavour in which he evaded security guards for much of the night before being arrested by police the following morning.
The 25-year-old from Romsey, Hampshire, said that after six hours in custody he was released without charge and on condition he does not climb the Paris landmark again for three years.
‘Gator Godzilla
An alligator dubbed Godzilla who tips the scales at more than 800lb (362kg) is being taken to a reserve to live out its days, after being found wandering outside a Houston-area shopping centre.
Godzilla was found by people arriving for work at the centre in Sugar Land. It’s believed he wandered over to the plaza from a nearby creek.
Christy Kroboth, a licenced “nuisance alligator trapper”, was called to help subdue Godzilla and cart him away. Kroboth says Godzilla is blind in one eye and has only partial sight in the other. He’s going to the reserve for his safety.
A good call
Villagers have hit on a novel idea to save their red phone box — converting it into a tiny free-to-use library.
The redundant booth in Wall, near Lichfield, Staffordshire, was bought from BT for just £1 (€1.40) and fitted with shelves to hold books donated by a charity, residents and councillors.
Wall Parish Council chairman John Crowe said people visiting the village, which has a population of around 200 and is famous for its extensive Roman ruins, had been seen taking pictures of the library.
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