Suicide Garbage Blunder

 Reuters – Garbage bags which broke the fall

New York (Reuters) – A man attempting to commit suicide jumped from a ninth story window was alive on Monday after a pile of garbage bags broke his fall. 

Vangelis Kapatos, 26, was hospitalized in critical but stable condition after jumping from his apartment on West 45th Street on Sunday afternoon, authorities said.  Kapatos most likely will not face any charges since he did not leave a suicide note prior to jumping.

Trash has not been collected since the December 26 storm dumped more than a foot and a half of snow on the city. Mounds of garbage several feet high line many sidewalks.

"Everybody is complaining that the trash hasn't been picked up," Kapatos' aunt said on Monday. "But me, I'm thankful that it was never picked up."

MAGIC PYTHONSSSSS….

Hundreds of villagers flocked to a wedding ceremony Monday between a 16-foot (4.8-meter), 200-pound (90-kilogram) female python and her slightly smaller mate — both believed to be magic snakes that bring prosperity and peace.

The two-hour ceremony in Svay Rolum village, 12 miles (20 kilometers) south of the capital Phnom Penh, ended with two Buddhist monks blessing the pair and villagers showering them with flowers as wedding music played.

ZOMBIES TAKE SYDNEY

Zombies take Syndey

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A man dressed as a zombie sits next to a woman on a park bench during the Sydney Zombie Walk on October 24, 2010 in Sydney, Australia.

IT WASN’T THIS HARE’S YEAR AT ALL

A hunting bird chases and catches its prey.

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A hunting bird chases and catches its prey, a hare, during a traditional hunting festival in the Kyrgyz village of Bokonbayevo, 250 km of Bishkek, on October 24, 2010.

DON’T EAT MORE CHICKEN (HUH?)

Dancing chickens

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People dressed as chickens stage a dancing protest against animal cruelty on behalf of PETA in front of Times Square McDonald's in New York, October 28, 2010. PETA staged the demonstration to protest against alleged cruel slaughtering methods in the US to kill chicken to make McNuggets, during which PETA claims the chicken is still conscious when they are sent to the knife.

BOTTOMS UP!

Largest wine glass

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A Lebanese man pours wine into a giant glass as Lebanon sets a new Guinness world record for the largest wine glass, measuring 2.4m in height and 1.65m in width, during the Vinifest wine festival in Beirut on October 29, 2010.

LOOK OUT GULLIVER…

A "Sitting Hen" takes over beach

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Sitting Hen by artist Tae-Geun Yang is seen as part of the Sculpture by the Sea outdoor sculpture exhibition along the Bondi to Bronte coastal walk on October 28, 2010 in Sydney, Australia. The 14th annual exhibition brought together works by sculptors from over 11 countries and drew over 400,000 people over 18 days.