A dentist's revenge, and more

A dentist's revenge

A Polish dentist took revenge on an ex-boyfriend by removing all his teeth. The man, Marek Olszew-ski, 45, went ahead with a dental exam by Anna Mackowiak, 34, only days after he’d informed her that he was leaving her for another woman. Mackowiak said she intended to do a regular exam, “but when I saw him lying there I just thought, ‘What a bastard.’” She gave her ex a powerful anesthetic and yanked out his teeth one by one. “I thought she was a professional,” said a shocked Olszewski. His new girlfriend has left him because he’s toothless.

Cher's “pretty poor” behavior

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Cher has insulted the city of Adelaide, Australia, by selling the key to the city she was once given as an honor. Former Mayor Steve Condous, who gave Cher the key in 1990, thought it was “pretty poor” behavior for the singer to auction it off for $96,000 last week, even if she donated the proceeds to her charity. Cher, meanwhile, tweeted that she was “upset” to hear the key had been sold. “I think my office f---ed up?” she added.

Speeding driver misses tryst

An Illinois man pulled over for allegedly driving 111 mph in a 45 mph zone told a cop he was in such a hurry because he was on his way “to go have sex.” Police say Zachary Ramirez, 21, roared past a speed trap on a rural road, and then blew through a traffic light and stop sign. Rather than make it to his assignation, Ramirez had a date with a judge, who released him hours later on $200 bond.