Not mine, says man of bag of cocaine found in buttocks
A Florida man arrested with a bag of cocaine in his buttocks denied that the drugs were his. Police say that when they pulled Raymond Roberts over for speeding, they found two plastic bags wedged into his rear end. One contained “a green leafy substance,’’ the other, 27 pieces of crack cocaine. Under questioning, Roberts drew a sharp distinction between the substances, allegedly admitting that he’d hidden the marijuana there, but that “the white stuff isn’t mine.’’
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Chinese university builds dorm for overprotective parents
A Chinese university has set up a separate dormitory for overprotective parents. Thanks in part to China’s one-child policy, Chinese parents are so focused on their kids’ well-being and studies that they follow them to college, and “even sleep in their children’s dormitory with them,’’ said a spokesman for the university, in Wuhan. The new parents’ dorm will at least ensure that clingy moms and dads have “a place to wash and eat.’’
Married to ... one's self
A Taiwanese woman who was unable to find a husband married herself instead. Chen Wei-yih, 30, an office worker from Taipei, had photographs taken of herself in a wedding dress and married herself in a lavish ceremony before whisking herself off to a honeymoon in Australia. “My work and experience are in good shape,’’ said Chen, “but I haven’t found a partner, so what can I do? You must love yourself before you can love others.’’