Museum defends acquisition of ‘historic glory hole’

The Western Australian Museum has defended its decision to purchase an “historical glory hole”, saying its role is to represent the entire community. The glory hole – a wooden toilet cubicle door with a hole cut in it to allow for anonymous sex acts to occur – was “rescued” from a train station loo being demolished in 1997.

Police chief’s anti-shoplifting sign stolen

A life-sized cardboard cut-out of Green Bay police chief Andrew Smith, admonishing potential shoplifters not to steal anything, has been stolen from a shop. Police say that “no demands from the kidnappers have been received”, and are actively looking for the brazen thief who stole the sign from a Kwik Trip convenience store.

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Man shot at after being mistaken for Bigfoot

A Montana man has reportedly been shot at, after another hunter mistook him for Bigfoot. The man told police several rounds were fired at him, and when he confronted the shooter, he was told the gunman was “out hunting for Bigfoot”, before chastising the target for not wearing high-visibility hunting gear.