They took a verbal beating from their neighbors.
A couple in Frisco, Tex., who let teens duke it out with boxing gloves at their home canceled the slugfests after townspeople rose in protest.
The local homeowners association denounced the fight nights after videos were posted on YouTube.
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She may soon get parked in jail.
A Lowell, Mass., DMV clerk was busted for hacking into the state computer and clearing her own driving record of $1,400 in parking fines.
Judy Coughlin did it so she could renew her car registration, police said.
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Orchid thieves, beware!
A petal of a rare, 100-year-old lady’s slipper orchid was stolen at a golf course in Silverdale, England, and now cops have been assigned to keep watch over it.
This year, the purple and yellow plant produced seven slipper-like flowers, but one was filched, likely by an amoral collector.
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Impatient parliamentarians caused their female colleague a wee bit of embarrassment.
Her stop in the restroom made her late to a debate on housing affordability in Australia’s Northern Territory parliament, so leaders canceled the debate and ended the day’s session two hours early.
“I couldn’t help it if I had to be excused,” said MP Kezia Purick.
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Hey, get a room, guys!
A Swedish couple was charged with sexual deviancy for allegedly getting it on in the back of a passenger bus.
Other riders were aghast at the alleged lust-making on the ride through southern Sweden.
The amorous duo, however, denies the titillating allegations.
“She only stroked me on my tummy inside my shirt,” the man told police.