Some of the biggest stories in the news right now include men. Karl Rove announced his upcoming resignation. Rudy Giuliani said he can stop illegal immigration in the United States. Rep. Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.), who served as the longest Republican speaker of the House, announced he will retire at the end of the term. But not one of these men qualified for the It's News to Me's "Media Man of the Week."
To qualify for this prestigious award, one must control the media or simply by too undeniably awesome to skip over on Oddly Enough (see previous blog).
Coming to us from across the big pond, a doorman in Britain created a media frenzy when he sent vacation pictures to his local paper. The photos of a great white shark were taken in South Africa, but he told the paper they were from local waters. For having this much control, Kevin Keeble is an obvious nomination.
Britain's next door neighbor calls itself home to the next man, er, boy nominated. A 16-year-old boy bought an English version of the newest installment of the Harry Potter series and translated the first few chapters into French. He was taken into custody by French police for counterfeit. But the boy was simply trying to help out his fellow citizens, who have to wait until the end of October for their copies.
One step more takes us to our next nominee, an unnamed German who refuses to get cheated -- even out of 40 euro cents. The man filed suit for fraud after he said he was overcharged for a phone call he was duped into making. The game show he called offered him a question that had no answer. You, sir, are nominated for your street 'cents.' (Apologies.)
Tokyo can now lay claim to the craziest biker in the world, thanks to our next nominee: a 54-year-old motorcyclist. The man grazed a safety barrier while riding, causing excruciating pain, he said. However, he didn't notice until his next stop (app. 1.2 miles down the road) that his leg was missing from the knee down. The reason for his nomination? He called a friend to pick it up, rather that going back himself.
And finally our last man, well... former man, nominated is Jinzhu, the Chinese panda who gave birth to twins this week. In 1996, the panda was declared male despite *ahem* falling short of some requirements. It wasn't until 2005 that doctors made Jinzhu into a "normal girl." So thank you, Jinzhu for putting Chinese science on its head.
Those are the nominees. The winner is up to you.
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