Angry consumer buys 40 mops A man bought 40 mops on one purchase bill, although he is neither a mop wholesaler or a retailer, www.Southcn.com reports. Xie, from Guangzhou of Guangdong province complained about the poor quality of a mop he bought from a local supermarket. After his attempt to persuade the store to stop selling the mop failed, the angry Xie bought all of the mops in the supermarket. No word on what he did with the mops he mopped up.

Pornography interrupts viewing

Investors got a shock on when a TV in a Shanghai stock house suddenly switched from its usual financial fare to a pornographic film, reports Shanghai Morning Post. The TV was turned back over to its more sedate programming when staff at the stock house discovered the anomaly five minutes later. More than 100 people, mainly senior citizens, were there at the time and thought the “different" program was disgusting. The incident is currently under investigation and could have been the work of a mischievous local resident.

Firm claims glass in yogurt ‘normal'

A woman in Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang province, was not only shocked when she found broken glass in her yogurt last Sunday, but was stunned when the manufacturer, upon hearing her complaint, said it was "Normal," reports Today Morning Express. Although steps have been taken to reduce the chance of glass getting into the foodstuff, a manager surnamed Li later told a reporter that sometimes it was “unavoidable." Li added the woman would be compensated with two bottles of milk, with the firm bearing any medical costs if the glass does her any damage.

No wages so man dances naked

A 23-year-old man who came to Harbin, capital city of Heilongjiang province, from Jilin province, performed a naked dance after he got drunk because he failed to get wages from his employer, Heilongjiang Morning Post reports.

On July 17, the young man was hired by a shopkeeper who asked him to build a wall and promised to give him RMB 60. He took one day to build the wall, but the shopkeeper refused to pay up. The man surnamed Li felt quite upset and went to get drunk in a restaurant. He wandered drunk into the streets in the evening and undressed as he walked, cursing his boss. Finally he stripped and danced in the streets, shocking many residents. He did get paid in the end, after police intervention.

New theme for summer vacation

"Experience hardship" is becoming a popular theme in various activities among school students in this summer vacation in Guangzhou, New Express reports. Some 32 primary school students from Haizhu district, Guangzhou, started the “hardship" trip on Saturday to Shengang Town, suburb of Guangzhou, to experience the hardships of working people by living together with the local farmer families. For most of the students, it's the first time in their lives that they have picked fruit and helped produce vegetables.

And the winner is... plastic

Their work is being honored, but plastic surgeons are unlikely to be collecting prizes at this beauty pageant. China's first Miss Plastic Surgery contest, to be held in November this year, is open to any woman in the world who can authenticate their inauthentic looks-with a doctor's certificate to prove that their faces have gone under the scalpel. One woman's rejection from a more conventional beauty pageant sparked off the idea to hold a contest for the surgically enhanced. The 18-year-old was kicked out of the Miss Intercontinental Contest in June and had threatened to sue the organizers of the contest.

Compiled by Joe Havely

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