Lovesick swan falls in love with swan paddle boat



Radio DJ sacked for sexy outfits
MAY 28, 2006 A female radio presenter has been sacked - for dressing too sexily on air. The 25-year-old DJ, known as Lady Ray, is now taking Radio Bremen to an industrial tribunal. She said: "My boss told me that my skirts were too short and my tops too low. "But I don't understand it, it's not as if any of the listeners can see me and my breasts don't speak into the microphone." She is claiming damages for unfair dismissal.



Lovesick swan falls in love with swan paddle boat
BERLIN, MAY 27, 2006 - A swan has fallen in love with a plastic swan-shaped paddle boat on a pond in the German town of Muenster and has spent the past three weeks flirting with the vessel five times its size, a sailing instructor said Friday. Peter Overschmidt, who operates a sailing school and rents the two-seat paddle boat on the Aasee pond, said the black swan with a bright red beak has not left the white swan boat's side since it flew in one day in early May. "It seems like he's fallen in love," said Overschmidt. "He protects it, sits next to it all the time and chases away any sail boats that get anywhere nearby. He thinks the boat is a strong and attractive swan." Overschmidt said the swan will figure it out sooner or later but hopes he won't be too heartbroken. "I'll wish him all the best and hope that he doesn't make the same mistake again," said Overschmidt." (Reuters)



Chinese MiG buyer seeks eBay refund
BEIJING, MAY 9, 2006 -- A Chinese businessman who bought a Russian fighter jet online wants his money back after finding it could not be shipped to China, state media reported on Tuesday. Zhang Cheng, a Beijing businessman, bid $24,730 and paid a $2,000 deposit for the former Czech air force plane on Chinese-based eBay, Xinhua news agency said. But legal experts informed Zhang that the MiG-21, located in Idaho in the United States, was "almost impossible to ship back", Xinhua said, quoting the Beijing Times. Moreover, the seller had clearly confined the destination of the plane to the United States and Canada, Xinhua quoted a member of eBay's public relations staff as saying. Chinese Web surfers have accused Zhang of trying to gain fame, but others suggest it merely shows the improved living standards of the Chinese, Xinhua said. The buyer, however, said he was building a collection. "I like to collect valuable items," he said. "I have the buying power and my company has an empty space where I can display the plane."

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