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Biggest ever phone bill
Solenne San Jose, of France was a customer of Telecom Bouygues, her local mobile network operator and internet service provider.
She lost her job in September, so decided that it’s best that she terminate the phone’s contract before the pre-agreed timeframe. She was then told that there’s a termination fee, and that it would be revealed in her upcoming bill.
Little did she expect that the bill came up to €11,721,000,000,000,000 (around USD15 quadrillion).
It’s easily the costliest phone bill in history.
Of course it’s a mistake, which was later corrected to €117, and was then reportedly waived.
Interestingly, Bouygues initially didn’t admit to it its mistake, and even offered a repayment plan to pay for the original, humongous, erroneous sum. It would’ve been hilarious to see how the company tries to get one woman to pay for what is almost 6,000 times France’s annual GDP.
Other huge phone bills include the one in 2006, when Yahaya Wahab of Kedah, Malaysia was reported to have received a USD218 trillon phone bill from Telekom Malaysia.
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The Man of 10,000 Sound Effects
Michael Winslow (born 1958) is called the “Man of 10,000 Sound Effects“, because of, well, you see for yourself:
And him a Jimi Hendrix skit is just mind blowing:
But he’s probably most well known for appearing in all the Police Academy films.
Best radio show moment ever
I first heard this in 2005, but apparently it aired much earlier (1996 – at a time when black ink cartridges still cost a fortune), on Andy Savage’s radio program on Minneapolis station 93.7 (The Edge). Kim, 25, called in to take part in a segment called “He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not,” where anybody who suspects their partners or spouses to have an affair can ask Savage to try to expose them live on air. So Savage phoned Greg, her boyfriend.
This will never get old – that “I was kidding” moment at the end is totally priceless.
Married Radio Caller Busted on Air
For those who doubt the authenticity of this, consider this.
Best Transit of Venus photo
Nik Razif Nik Hashim posted the following photo which he called a “double transit”. It was taken at Dr Rowi’s Mini Observatory, Pantai Mek Mas, Kelantan, Malaysia on 6th June 2012, 11.30am.
At the moment the photo was taken, a plane passed by the sun.
Funniest photographer stance
Of all the funny, invariably Asian photographer stance I’ve seen, the following is the champion of champions:
Best planking photos
IMHO, the following are the greatest ever planking photos. From various sources.
New Zealand’s Top Planker
On 29th May 2011, Max Key, the son of New Zealand’s Prime Minister John Key, planked on a lounge suite with his father standing behind. It made the front page of the New Zealand Herald two days later, and the PM’s office didn’t want to comment at first, but later confirmed that it’s genuine.
Army Unintentional Plank
Of course there are many variants of photos of the military falling flat on their faces while trying to stand still for ages.
Jet Engine Plank
Hopefully done by airline staff – but his boss might not be too pleased. And whatever it is, do not switch on the engine!
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