Monthly Archives: May 2013

Man ‘hypnotised’ into having an affair

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A man has been hypnotised into having an affair with a psychic and spending thousands of pounds during his extra-marital relationship with her, it has been claimed.

Former amateur racing driver, Jim Gotobed, spent around £12,000 on Tracie Long during a ten month affair, which ended in Mr Gotobed divorcing his wife of 25 years.

At a hearing at Chelmsford Magistrates Court, it emerged that the aptly named Mr Gotobed felt he was “hypnotised” during his time with Ms Long and after sessions together he said he left “more deeply in love with her”.

Agency reports published by The Telegraph revealed that the extraordinary accusation came out after Ms Long took Mr Gotobed to court accusing him of harassment and stating that he repeatedly texted her, wrote to her parents, reported her to the Spiritualist Association and threatened to kill her. The magistrates threw out these claims, however, stating that they believed Mr Gotobed’s version of events over that of Ms Long.

Mr Gotobed said that his relationship with the psychic had begun 30 years earlier but that the pair rekindled their friendship through Facebook. He claimed that she had conducted Tarot readings for him and that on the first reading she spoke of a “dark force about him”, suggesting that it related to his marriage and advised him to “get a quick divorce”.

As their relationship progressed, it is claimed that Ms Long sought out financial benefit, urging Mr Gotobed to sell prized possessions to “unburden himself”.

The court case does not appear to have been resolved as yet and our crystal ball hasn’t been able to predict what the result will be.

Prisoner in extraordinary escape from court dock

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Cat burglar makes bid for freedom.

Houdini-style escape ends badly. 

A prisoner has made an extraordinary escape from the court dock after being told he had been refused bail.

Craig Ellis, 30, appeared in Lincoln Magistrates’ Court for his trial as a cat burglar. However, after he learnt that he was due to remain in custody he made a desperate bid for freedom.

The former drug addict used a wooden shelf to shift himself up and through the narrow ceiling bars of the dock he was being held in. From here, Ellis managed to slide his entire body through the tiny gap as the stunned dock officer desperately tried to pull him back by his legs, the Telegraph reported.

The burglar then made a bid for freedom, running towards the exit of the court room. However, he was thwarted when a probation officer who witnessed the escape quickly forced the doors shut. After running around the court room for less than a minute, Ellis gave up on his grand escape and was escorted back to the dock.

Judge Michael Heath when jailing Ellis told him: “This was a very determined effort to escape from the court. It was only thanks to the quick thinking of a probation officer that you were unable to do so.”

The judge went on to jail the burglar for three years and three months for his crimes and the escape bid from custody.

Unidentified sea creature washed up on beach

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The unidentified creature.

The unidentified creature.

The remains of a sea creature, as yet unidentified, have washed up on Pukehina Beach in New Zealand. A video of the monster from the deep has sparked a debate about exactly what the animal might be …

Elizabeth Ann filmed the shoot, which reveals the 30-foot long carcass with its entrails apparently trailing out behind it. The animal has rows of sharp teeth but appears to have been almost severed in half itself, prompting the further question about how the unknown animal met its demise.

The video poster has asked viewers to identify what the animal might be, noting that it has “a huge head and teeth with rudimentary flippers”.

Anton van Helden, a marine mammal expert, has suggested that the creature is most likely to be a decomposed killer whale. Speaking to New Zealand’s Channel 3, he explained that the animals are common in the area the carcass was found and that the body of the creature has a fin structure similar to that of a killer whale.

Among the suggestions put forward so far are a saltwater crocodile, a dolphin, a giant moray eel or even a dinosaur. Tests are currently underway to establish exactly what the animal is, in the meantime theories will continue to spring up about exactly what the creature might be.

You can view the video here.

Giant rubber duck reaches Hong Kong

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The World's Largest Rubber Duck.

The World’s Largest Rubber Duck. View more pictures on The Telegraph. 

It has already journeyed down the Thames but now the Floating Duck Sculpture, the work of Florentign Hoffman has made it all the way to Hong Kong.

The structure arrived in the city this week (May 2nd) and is set to remain in Hong Kong until June 9th.

Dubbed Spreading Joy Around the World, the duck was dreamt up by the Dutch conceptual artist to introduce a little fun into the art world. It has already travelled to 12 cities in ten different countries and looks set to continue bringing its peaceful message to the world.

The artist’s website explains the thought behind the creation: “The Rubber Duck knows no frontiers, it doesn’t discriminate people and doesn’t have a political connotation. The friendly, floating Rubber Duck has healing properties: it can relieve mondial tensions as well as define them.

“The rubber duck is soft, friendly and suitable for all ages!

The structure is the World’s Largest Rubber Duck and measures in at 26 x 20 x 32 metres.

McDonalds burger survives 14 years

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I'm Still Lovin' It.

McDonalds: Still Lovin’ It 14 Years Later

In a worrying reminder about the contents of fast food, a US man has saved a McDonalds hamburger that he bought 14 years ago … and it looks exactly the same.

David Whipple, who lives in the US, bought the burger out on television show, The Doctors. He revealed that after he accidentally left it in his pocket for two years without seeing any deterioration to the meat or the bun he decided to see how long it would continue to look normal.

“It was about showing some people how enzymes work and I thought a hamburger would be a good idea,” he told the TV show. “And I used it for a month and then forgot about it.”

Mr Whipple added that the burger had ended up left in a coat pocket with the receipt for about two years. When they saw that other than the disintegration of the pickle there were no signs of deterioration, they decided to keep it to see how much longer it remained in the same state.

There was talk of selling the antique burger on eBay at one point, but the family decided to keep it to use to educate people about the content of fast food. “It’s great for the grandkids to see. To see what happens with fast food,” Mr Whipple said.