Sick bags
By: Natasha Smith natasha@portugalresident.com A PASSENGER on a flight from Vietnam to Australia was taken ill and vomited a nylon bag containing white powder. The pilot made an emergency landing
Spider boy
By: Natasha Smith natasha@portugalresident.com A BOY in the US went to see his doctor, complaining of a popping sound, and discovered that he had two spiders living in his ear!
Drink name controversy
By: Natasha Smith natasha@portugalresident.com THE US government has ordered all shops carrying an energy drink, Cocaine, to remove them with immediate effect after the name caused concern among consumers. The
Healthy but poor
By: Natasha Smith natasha@portugalresident.com A BRITISH man is seeking compensation after he was told he had a year to live. Wrongly diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, he is still alive but
Airline robbery
By: Natasha Smith natasha@portugalresident.com POLICE ARRESTED four employees from low-cost airline JetBlue, in the US, on charges of using passengers’ credit cards that had been left at the check-in desk.
Sticky situation
By: Natasha Smith natasha@portugalresident.com A SOUTH African man was stripped and superglued to his exercise bicycle while a gang robbed his home. His mouth was also superglued shut so he
There is much to learn
By: Margaret Brown margaret@portugalresident.com IT IS MORE than 10 years since Bible Study classes were started by the Reverend David Heal when he was Assistant Chaplain to St. Vincent’s in
Boats and barnacles
By: Margaret Brown margaret@portugalresident.com TWO WEEKS ago I wrote about the demolition and building works being carried out on the road to Lagos Marina. The old Palácio das Conservas, otherwise
Crazy slice
By: Natasha Smith natasha@portugalresident.com A RESTAURANT in the heart of London has become a tourist attraction after a Polish maniac jumped on top of a table last week and sliced
Illicit mail
By: Natasha Smith natasha@portugalresident.com BRAZILIAN POSTAL workers became suspicious of express mail labelled packages from Argentina, last week, and decided to x-ray the boxes. They were astounded when they found