News To Amuse 1

Usually newspaper headlines give an overall summarisation of the article. However, more often than not, the reader's perceived meaning may be different from that of the writer. Also, some articles are so ridiculous that you wonder how did they even make it into such prestigous newspapers. News to Amuse brings you the LOL-est news from Singapore's newspapers!

The Straits Times (Home) - 26 June 2008
200 Metal Letterboxes In Ubi Stolen
Who or what, in their sane mind would want to steal letterboxes? Maybe they are so desperate to receive snail mails that they need to have 200 letterboxes of mails. Interesting. Apparently, the theft is the work of metal theives who just want to sell metal for recycling in a bid to make some quick money. What a load of metal crap!

The Straits Times (Main) - 26 June 2008
Yao Ming's Bed to be Auctioned to Raise Money
I wonder who would really want to pay a wealthy sum for Yao Ming's used bed. It's 2.3m long. Long enough to have 2 children lie on it lengthwise. Anyway, the bed is just one of the many celebrities stuff that are on auction to raise funds for the Beijing Olympics. It's just entertaining to note that Yao's extraoridinarily long bed is on sale. Looks like he'll be hitting the hay now, literally. LOL.

The Straits Times (Home) - 26 June 2008
Singapore's Oldest Bus Stop To Remain
Yes, that's right. The oldest bus stop in Singapore, in CCK, outside Tenga Air Base have avoided the excavator's claws. Votes have been cast on the preservation of certain historical structures and the bus stop was top of the list. LTA has since decided that the bus stop is to remain where it is. Funnily enough, one of a reader, a mother, interviewed said, "Now I can bring my family there to take photos with the bus stop." Wow..
Here's an interesting outtake of the news, by TalkingCock.com.
Oldest Bus Stop In Singapore