http://www.wtfnews.org/ Stories tagged pensioner en-us Sat, 25 May 2013 01:08:07 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/police-seize-pensioners-giant-pot-plant/ Police have seized a giant marijuana plant from an elderly couple who unwittingly bought it at a car boot sale. The couple were shocked to find that their carefully tended shrub was in fact a gigantic cannabis plant. Police officers in Bedford said it was the biggest plant they had ever seen, reports the Daily Mail. Bedfordshire Police took to Twitter to comment on their find and post a photo of the huge bush growing in the suburban garden. The tweet... ]]> Tue, 09 Oct 2012 05:14:15 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/police-seize-pensioners-giant-pot-plant/ http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/pensioner-threatens-to-shoot-neighbour-for-farting/ A US pensioner has been arrested for threatening to shoot a neighbour for breaking wind outside of his home. Daniel Collins Junior, 72, of Teaneck, New Jersey, is accused of pointing a silver revolver at his 47-year-old neighbour. Police say the confrontation came in the lobby of their apartment building after the neigbbour "farted" as he walked by Collins' door. Detective Lt. Andrew McGurr said Collins told the flatulent man: "I'm going to... ]]> Wed, 27 Jun 2012 19:04:41 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/pensioner-threatens-to-shoot-neighbour-for-farting/ http://www.wtfnews.org/general/69-year-old-man-gets-penis-stuck-in-sex-toy-for-36-hours/ Fire crews were called to a hospital to cut off a sex aid after a pensioner had battled for 36 hours to remove it. Bemused surgeons asked for help when the 69-year-old turned up at North Manchester General Hospital and revealed his problem. Crews from Blackley station rushed to the ward and used a precision cutting tool to free the patient. It is understood that the pensioner was asked to sign a disclaimer before the delicate operation was carried out with medics on standby. Plans were made to u... ]]> Mon, 11 Jun 2012 10:46:55 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/69-year-old-man-gets-penis-stuck-in-sex-toy-for-36-hours/ http://www.wtfnews.org/general/pensioner-forgets-hand-brake-and-car-rolls-into-lake/ An absent-minded motorist forgot to put the handbrake on his car - and watched it roll to the bottom of a lake. Markus Bettler, 75, had parked beside Lake Constance, in Switzerland, during a visit to the beauty spot. "As I slammed the door, I saw it start to creep forward but there was nothing I could do," he said. Now the dozy driver is set for a second soaking - when police charge him £2,000 to pay for divers to winch the car out of th... ]]> Thu, 07 Jun 2012 19:31:18 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/pensioner-forgets-hand-brake-and-car-rolls-into-lake/ http://www.wtfnews.org/general/pensioner-lost-on-m25-for-two-days/ A pensioner spent two days and nights driving on the M25 after getting lost on his way to his daughter's house. Dennis Leighton's worried family reported him to the police after he failed to complete the 55 mile journey. Police officers eventually found the 82-year-old at the wheel of his Vauxhall Estate, reports The Sun. Mr Leighton, from Windsor, ended up going round in circles after missing his turn-off for his destination in Swanley, Kent. %0... ]]> Thu, 15 Dec 2011 17:40:49 -0500 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/pensioner-lost-on-m25-for-two-days/ http://www.wtfnews.org/general/adelaide-casino-refuses-to-pay-woman-on-105000-jackpot/ A PENSIONER is embroiled in a bitter fight with the Adelaide Casino over a $105,000 jackpot she won playing the pokies. The casino has refused to pay 75-year-old Cecelia Cubillo the money because she won it after playing a $1 credit on a gaming machine that was not being used. After admitting she won the $105,731.75 jackpot using the $1 credit on the abandoned "Fort Knox" machine, casino security staff accused Ms Cubillo of being a thief, describing her actions in ... ]]> Sat, 19 Nov 2011 17:29:27 -0500 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/adelaide-casino-refuses-to-pay-woman-on-105000-jackpot/ http://www.wtfnews.org/entertainment/youtube-pensioners-terrorise-neighbours/ A video of pensioners daubing graffiti, terrorising neighbours, pelting homes with eggs and and attacking cars with walking sticks has been uploaded on YouTube. The two-minute video, posted by 'Oldskoolmassive7',shows OAPs in flat caps and woolly hats spray-painting a wall, as friends record their antics on a mobile phone. "Epic! what we did last nite!" says the description of the video. "Had a right laugh last night - did some tagging, got lashe... ]]> Tue, 25 Oct 2011 17:43:53 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/entertainment/youtube-pensioners-terrorise-neighbours/ http://www.wtfnews.org/general/pensioners-trail-of-destruction-kills-5-cars-in-a-showroom/ A 77-year-old motorist wrote off five brand new cars in a showroom while she was trying to take one out for a test drive. Marlies Schiller shot backwards and forwards across the Volkswagen garage in Apolda, Germany, ploughing through everything in her path. Her £150,000 destruction derby only came to halt when she smashed through a display window and hit a parked car outside, say police. "The coffee machine seems to be the only thing she missed%... ]]> Tue, 27 Sep 2011 18:06:47 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/pensioners-trail-of-destruction-kills-5-cars-in-a-showroom/ http://www.wtfnews.org/general/irish-pensioner-dies-from-spontaneous-combustion/ BAFFLED coroner rules 76-year-old man who burned to death inside his own died as a result of "spontaneous combustion". Michael Faherty, of Ballybane, Ireland was found lying on his back close to an open fireplace. But forensic investigators found that fire did not cause his death. ]]> Sun, 25 Sep 2011 09:38:55 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/irish-pensioner-dies-from-spontaneous-combustion/ http://www.wtfnews.org/nature/pensioners-amazing-morning-work-out/ A 72-year-old woman attracts crowds to her daily exercise work-out - because of her amazing flexibility. Pensioner Tan Zhauxian, of Nanning, capital of southern China's Guangxi Province, can bend her legs to nearly any part of her body. "I have been doing my morning exercises every day since I retired and they keep me fit and healthy," she said. Onlookers could not believe that a woman of her age could be so supple. "Even young peop... ]]> Fri, 12 Aug 2011 21:08:12 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/nature/pensioners-amazing-morning-work-out/