http://www.wtfnews.org/ Stories tagged plastic en-us Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:52:42 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/chinese-man-sues-wife-for-being-ugly-wins-120000/ A man from northern China divorced and sued his wife earlier this year for being ugly. That’s not a joke. Neither is this: That man recently won the lawsuit. That man is Jian Feng and he said his issues with his wife’s looks only began after the couple’s daughter was born. Feng was appalled by the child’s appearance, calling her “incredibly ugly” and saying she resembled neither one of her parents. With that ... ]]> Fri, 26 Oct 2012 12:08:14 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/chinese-man-sues-wife-for-being-ugly-wins-120000/ http://www.wtfnews.org/general/fisherman-survives-over-a-day-adrift-in-a-plastic-bin-in-waters-by-alaska/ A fisherman who spent a night adrift in a 4-by-4 foot plastic fish bin after his boat sank off Alaska says he gave himself pep talks and sang "Rudolf, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" and "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" to keep his spirits up. His fellow crewmember managed to get into a survival suit and washed ashore on a beach after his own night afloat. ]]> Tue, 11 Sep 2012 06:03:43 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/fisherman-survives-over-a-day-adrift-in-a-plastic-bin-in-waters-by-alaska/ http://www.wtfnews.org/general/taxpayers-spent-5-9-million-in-2011-for-free-plastic-surgery-for-buffalo-ny-public-school-teachers/ Teachers in Buffalo are getting plastic surgery for free thanks to taxpayers, it has been revealed. Tummy tucks, liposuction and Botox are all part of the controversial one of a kind health plan. The teachers themselves claim to be the lowest paid in the state, and say that they deserve ‘a little something extra’, describing the procedures as ‘a perk’. But it is a perk that comes with a price tag. Last year Buff... ]]> Sun, 27 May 2012 21:45:16 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/taxpayers-spent-5-9-million-in-2011-for-free-plastic-surgery-for-buffalo-ny-public-school-teachers/ http://www.wtfnews.org/general/chinese-villagers-risk-life-and-limb-to-steal-gas-and-carry-it-home-in-plastic-bags/ POVERTY isn't funny. So let's just pretend these people actually hail from one of Shandong Province's more well-to-do villages and aren't really so desperate for gas that they'd risk life and limb to carry it home in a 6m long plastic bag. Okay, that's not working. Let's just say the pictures are "amazing". The village in question is Binzhou in China's east and the gas they're bagging up is usually reserved for running extraction machinery. %0... ]]> Wed, 29 Feb 2012 06:12:10 -0500 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/chinese-villagers-risk-life-and-limb-to-steal-gas-and-carry-it-home-in-plastic-bags/ http://www.wtfnews.org/general/thrillseekers-risk-death-on-toddler-toys/ THRILLSEEKERS are using plastic children's toys to career down busy roads, reaching speeds up to 70km/h. Footage of the "sliders" show them speeding along winding roads on the three-wheelers, sliding on to the wrong side of the road and narrowly missing vehicles. In one video posted on YouTube, a slider spills from his plastic trike at high speed, landing in the path of a car which is forced to swerve around him. The latest extreme craze has promp... ]]> Sat, 14 Jan 2012 18:08:12 -0500 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/thrillseekers-risk-death-on-toddler-toys/ http://www.wtfnews.org/nature/superman-fan-goes-all-the-way-with-plastic-surgery/ A Superman fanatic has had cosmetic surgery to look like his hero. Herbert Chavez, 35, started having surgery in 1998 to transform into his heroic alter-ego, Superman. Filipino Chavez has had a chin augmentation to give him Superman's iconic cleft; Rhinoplasty to transform his Asian nose into one similar to actor Christopher Reeves; silicone injections into his lips to make them fuller and thigh implants to make his legs appear more muscular. He has a... ]]> Fri, 14 Oct 2011 19:49:09 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/nature/superman-fan-goes-all-the-way-with-plastic-surgery/ http://www.wtfnews.org/entertainment/superman-fan-goes-under-the-knife/ A Superman fanatic has undergone more than a decade of cosmetic surgery to look like his hero. Herbert Chavez, 35, who is from the Philippines, started having surgery in 1998 to transform himself into the comic book superhero. He's had a chin augmentation to give him Superman's iconic cleft, rhinoplasty to transform his nose into one similar to actor Christopher Reeves, silicone injections into his lips to make them fuller and thigh implants to make his legs... ]]> Mon, 10 Oct 2011 20:38:00 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/entertainment/superman-fan-goes-under-the-knife/ http://www.wtfnews.org/entertainment/casino-offers-plastic-surgery-jackpot/ Rolling the dice and playing the slots at one Atlantic City casino may have gamblers in New Jersey cashing in on an unexpected jackpot: botox, cheek implants or liposuction. One winner of the Trump Taj Mahal Nip, Tuck and Lift Sweepstakes could walk away with $25,000 toward an array of plastic surgery procedures, according to the casino. Players earn chances to win the lucrative makeover throughout the month of October, with a drawing for the winner held on Oc... ]]> Sat, 01 Oct 2011 20:15:15 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/entertainment/casino-offers-plastic-surgery-jackpot/ http://www.wtfnews.org/entertainment/gaddafi-captured-in-plasticine/ woman has captured Colonel Gaddafi - in Plasticine. Leicester-born artist Karen Caldicott, 51, who now lives in New York, makes famous faces from the child's play putty. Her work also includes eight inch-high sculptures of Michael Jackson, Mick Jagger, Hillary Clinton and Apple boss Steve Jobs Her Gaddafi bust cheekily features cuts and bruises - perhaps a glimpse at the Libyan leader's imminent future. Ms Caldicott first sketches her sub... ]]> Sat, 27 Aug 2011 00:12:03 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/entertainment/gaddafi-captured-in-plasticine/ http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/woman-faces-trial-for-fake-testicles/ The police chief of a small South Carolina town will ask a jury to decide if a woman broke the state's obscenity laws by driving a pickup truck with plastic testicles hanging from the back. Bonneau Police Chief Franco Fuda ticketed Virginia Tice, 65, in early July at a local convenience store after spying the adornment dangling from her truck. South Carolina law considers a bumper sticker, decal or device indecent when it describes, in an offensive way as determin... ]]> Thu, 28 Jul 2011 20:53:27 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/woman-faces-trial-for-fake-testicles/