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A Chicago man who quickly accelerated in a sport utility vehicle with a cable around his neck decapitated himself after a domestic dispute in Yorktown, authorities said on Tuesday.

York-Poquoson Sheriff Danny Diggs said a deputy responding to a call of a domestic disturbance on Tuesday was taking a statement from the man’s ex-wife when another deputy driving by noticed an SUV pulling a utility trailer that was on fire. Authorities say the man started the fire.

A firefighter noticed a cable around the man’s neck that was attached to a tree. When deputies tried to get the man to exit the SUV, he accelerated and was pulled from the vehicle and decapitated, they say. The SUV kept going for about 150 yards — via redwolf.newsvine.com

Yet another running shoe with what appears to be a severed foot inside has washed ashore on a British Columbia shoreline.

CTV-TV reports a person spotted this latest shoe floating in False Creek near Downtown Vancouver Tuesday afternoon — via redwolf.newsvine.com

He described himself as a risk-taking rabbi who had been beaten up, thrown in jail and gone $US175,000 into debt on expeditions to Eastern Europe and Russia.

He said his mission was to rescue and restore Torahs that had been wrenched from their communities during the Holocaust” and place them with congregations that would look after them. I guess you could call me the Jewish Indiana Jones, he wrote in 2004.

But on Wednesday, the rabbi, Menachem Youlus, was arrested in Manhattan on fraud charges. Court papers said he had never gone to the far-flung places he talked about and had made up the stories he told about discovering Torahs at the sites of the Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen concentration camps — or in Iraq in 2007 — via redwolf.newsvine.com

House hunters with a penchant for the macabre may be interested in a new listing on the Baltic island of Gotland, which includes a bony medieval tenant at no extra charge.

An exposed grave covered with glass and the remains of a medieval Russian church sit idly beneath the five-bedroom property that just came on the market, in Visby, the island’s capital.

The man is resting in consecrated, sacred ground so his soul definitely rests at peace, Leif Bertwig, the real estate agent in charge of the sale, told The Local.

Therefore no ghosts are listed in the realtor’s description — via redwolf.newsvine.com

A feisty 90-year-old German woman chased away three would-be burglars from her rural farmhouse with her cane, police said on Monday — via redwolf.newsvine.com

North Bondi — crap place. Great location and view

Ludicrously overpriced, with carpet stained like an infant’s undies and a truly appealing paint job… no, I meant a peeling paint job…… this 2 bedroom top floor North Bondi flat is perfect for the blind and/or less discriminating flatmate. Your potential bedroom is unfurnished although it does have the requisite four walls and ceiling so that’s a plus.

The bathroom has a bath which manages to retain water so it’s fulfilled its destiny. The kitchen has all the essentials but not a bit more and the place is furnished and decorated in a style best described as junkie minimalism.

So why move in? I’m glad you asked. The view and location is about as good as you’ll get as you’ll see from the photos. That is the view from the room. Impressive huh? And there’s a small balcony too. Plus, the hovel is within easy walking distance to shops and right at the start of the 333 bus route so getting in to the city is a piece of p1ss! You get a seat every time and you can laugh at the losers having to stand (it’s the small, petty things that keep me happy). And it’s got internet, washing machine and all the essential stuff.

If you have a designer’s eye and wish to play down the trailer trash aesthetic, please feel free to make the changes. I have absolutely zero attachment to the current furnishings and would welcome someone with the ability and desire to polish this turd.

As for me, I work (as little as humanly possible) in media/marketing ergo, I’m a complete tosser. On a positive note, I am house broken and have no criminal record. The rest — 33 years old, male (as if you couldn’t tell), likes boy stuff such as televised sport, the consumption of take away food and I’ve recently discovered the joys of adding fabric softener to my washing. What a day that was!

I don’t mind who I live with but I would prefer not to live with a couple. Nothing personal against the loved up but you people make me sick. To live with that is.

If you happen to be a girl, believe it or not, my past two flatmates were girls and I dare say that we got along quite well. Hell, I’ll even put you in touch with them if ya wanna check my bonafides.

Standing up for truth in real estate ads, I humbly hand it over to you

— via mUmBRELLA

Two men are fighting for their lives after a backyard chemical explosion at Cannons Creek, south-east of Melbourne.

Police say the men were making a rocket for friends and family when the mixture of chemicals exploded last night — via redwolf.newsvine.com

Japanese police say three containers filled with decomposing body parts have been found in the city of Osaka.

The 18-litre tin containers were packed with a human head, three feet, two hands, and bone fragments — via redwolf.newsvine.com

A man spotted behind the wheel on a 70mph road as he used two mobile phones has been banned from driving.

Police spotted David Secker making a phone call with one hand and apparently sending a text message with the other, Norwich magistrates’ court heard.

When officers pulled over the 34-year-old they had to wait for him to finish his conversation — via redwolf.newsvine.com

Suddenly, I’m curious. Back in the days when newspaper classifieds ruled the Earth (and charged by the line), did wacky parodies like this one from Vancouver Craigslist also exist? Or is this sort of humor dependent on the Internet and the existence of a free public billboard?

This offer is not for everyone…

Do you own more than one property? Do you have so many rental homes with no mortgage payments, yet you still feel unfulfilled? Tired of your illegal tenants whining that there are rats in the walls? Have you always wanted your own dinosaur? Now is your chance my friend.

In exchange for one of your properties, I will be your personal dinosaur for one year. I will be at your beck and call, 24 hours a day, wearing a dinosaur costume. The type of dinosaur is negotiable. I can babysit your children (references upon request), scare the mailman, wash dishes, entertain and impress your guests, and much more. (No sex stuff though, sorry.) I will make realistic dinosaur sounds, eat what the particular dinosaur eats and maybe even sit on a fake dinosaur egg, if you are so inclined. I am well educated, fluent in English and French (as well as dinosaur), can play several musical instruments and have no criminal record or outstanding warrants.

All this and more. This is the only way you will ever have your pet dinosaur, and the only way I will ever be able to acquire a house in Vancouver. Serious offers only please.

— via Boing Boing