BARTENDER APPEAlS FINE FOR PUBlIC BElCHING, AND WINS
He who burps loudest laughs best — at least in this case. Nearly a year after a policeman ticketed Edin Mehic for loudly belching next to him, the Vienna bartender has won his appeal. Mehic was fined 70 euros ($75) for a sonorous post-kebab burp next to the officer at an amusement park. The ticket said he violated “public decency with a loud belch next to a police officer.”
But a court document Mehic emailed to The Associated Press on Friday shows authorities have ruled in his favour. It says there was “never proof” that he burped to affront the officer. Mehic’s belch resonated in Austria long after it was emitted. Groups organised to support him, and a kebab chain paid for both his ticket and an all-expenses trip to Istanbul.
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ICE CREAM MUSEUM FEATURES POOl FIllED WITH SPRINKlES
los Angeles residents and visitors seeking to take in some sweet-toothed culture have a new destination: The Museum of Ice Cream. The Museum of Ice Cream, which opened temporarily last summer in New York City, expanded to four times its size and moved across the country for this year’s exhibition in los Angeles’ Arts District.
The museum features 10 exhibits and each room features the smells and tastes associated with ice cream and adjacent desserts. “It’s not a museum in any traditional sense,” Bunn told KABC-TV. “I want adults to feel like kids. I want kids to come in and feel like children and it’s just fun.”
The museum features a room filled with bananas and a pool filled with sprinkles. The $29 price of admission — $18 for children and seniors — includes two curated ice cream tastings as well as other sugary edibles.
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POlICE PICK UP ADORABlE INTRUDERS: PYGMY GOATS
Police in Maine have picked up some adorable intruders after two miniature goats escaped from their home and wandered the streets. A Belfast police officer responded Sunday morning to find the pygmy goats in a woman’s garage. They had been snacking on cat food. Officer Daniel Fitzpatrick used a cat leash to lead them into his squad car. The trio drove around looking for the goats’ owner as Fitzpatrick fed them carrots and celery. Belfast is a seaport town about 73 km east of Augusta. The daughter of the goats’ owner saw Fitzpatrick’s Facebook post and picked up the pair, named louis and Mowgli — but not before Fitzpatrick snapped a selfie with the duo. Fitzpatrick called the runaways “good company” and joked about adding patrol goats to the next police budget.
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GOOGlE ERROR lEADS PIZZERIA CUSTOMERS TO MAN’S HOME
An Australian man said unwanted visitors have been streaming to his home after Google Maps mistakenly labelled it as a pizzeria. Michael McElwee, 69, said it seemed like a simple mistake had been made when someone showed up at his Darwin home to deliver magazines meant for a pizza restaurant, but soon another person showed up seeking a job at a pizzeria.
McElwee said would-be pizza customers started knocking at his door and that led to the discovery that Google Maps had incorrectly labelled his house as Cucina Sotto le Stelle, a pop-up pizzeria located in a park near his home. “It is like getting your identity stolen,” McElwee told Australian Broadcasting Corp Radio Darwin. “Your house has been stolen and put in as a pizza shop.”
“My daughter has been approached by people wanting to know what time we open,” he said. “I don’t know how many people have turned up at my house thinking it was a pizza place.” The error was reported to Google, which has since corrected the map to put Cucina Sotto le Stelle in the correct location.
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INDIANA WOMAN’S DOG RAPS AlONG WITH XXXTENTACION
An Indiana woman tweeted video of her dog showing off his hip hop cred by appearing to mouth along with an XXXTenta-cion song.
Twitter user @ThatsZoRaven, aka Zoe, tweeted a short clip Tuesday of her dog, Gambit, appearing to sing along with XXXTentacion’s
“look at Me.” “He knows all the words,” Zoe tweeted.Zoe responded in a later tweet to commenters who incorrectly thought Gambit was wearing a muzzle in the video. “Psa: Gambit is not wearing a muzzle. He is wearing a gentle leader that trains him to walk without pulling & wait for it, he is in no pain!” she wrote.
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MAN IN BUNNY SUIT WHO BlEW HORN AT POlICE PlEADS GUIlTY
A man who wore a bunny costume and repeatedly blew an air horn inside a New Jersey police station has pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct. Kevin Hemmerich entered the plea Thursday and was fined $500. The judge also ordered a police officer charged with striking Hemmerich in Hopatcong last November to stand trial on July 6.
Hopatcong police Officer Nicholas Maresca Jr has pleaded not guilty to charges of simple assault and harassment. More than 50 officers went to court to support him. Kevin Hemmerich and his brother entered the Hopatcong Police Department lobby to turn himself in for an outstanding warrant. He was dressed in a bunny costume and repeatedly blew the air horn. Maresca is seen striking Hemmerich on video taken by his brother.
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