THE MAGPIE:A ROMANIAN psychic claims to be able to put grieving pet owners in touch with their dead animals. Nina Petre, from Brasov, says, for a fee, she can help people communicate with departed dogs, cats, birds and other pets.
Mexico, a recently deceased dog, is quoted by Ms Petre relaying a lengthy and optimistic message back to her owner.
“I want to let you know that I am very happy here,” said Mexico. “I just came from the dogs judgment where I was told my good behaviour in life means I have a good chance to be sent back. But I couldn’t have done this without your support, wisdom and love, for which I will always be grateful to you.”
Another dog, Dicky, used the psychic to let his owner know that he died after a “mean neighbour gave me poisoned food”.
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Couples have been banned from kissing at an English railway station because it allegedly holds up other passengers. “No Kissing” signs have appeared in the taxi rank at Warrington Bank Quay Station in Cheshire, forcing lovers to kiss in designated areas only.
The signs were erected after concerns that passionate embraces were causing delays for commuters.
“It’s ridiculous,” said Ruth Sargeant (38), who uses the station to travel to Manchester. “I don’t see the point of having a no kissing area; surely people are entitled to say their goodbyes.”
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Speaking of Mexico, a Manchester United football fan drove 400 miles to meet a woman he had been chatting to online – only to find it was a hoax set up by Liverpool fans (there’s a Mexico connection...it’s coming).
Stuart Slann (39), from Sheffield, made the trip to a remote farm in Scotland to meet the women he had been flirting with for weeks. But when he arrived at the house “Emma” was nowhere to be seen. Three hours later the pranksters called him and confessed it was all a trick.
Slann met the two Liverpool fans during a holiday in Cancun, Mexico (there it is!), where they spent their time arguing about their respective teams.
Slann’s wife, Louise (32), has ended their marriage.
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A woman in Norfolk, England, has had woolly jumpers knitted for 1,500 balding rescued former battery hens. Jo Eglen (29), who runs the Little Hen Rescue Centre in Norwich, has rescued and re-homed 5,750 battery hens.
Says Eglan, a vegetarian: “When the birds stop or start to slow laying they are sent to the slaughterhouse...They get quite thin and bald because of the stress and heat. About 60 per cent of the hens that come through are bald. We have patterns on our website (www.littlehenrescue.co.uk) that are straight-forward and simple. We’ve had so many different kinds, Christmas-themed jumpers, multi-coloured ones, some with bows and stripes.”
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A Montenegrin man has survived a bizarre suicide bid. He bought himself a coffin from a funeral director, climbed in and tried to shoot himself.
Milo Bogisic (52) paid cash for the coffin, and asked puzzled staff to wait while he wrote out his own obituary.
Then he jumped into the casket, put a gun to his head and pulled the trigger before the shocked undertakers could stop him. But amazed medics in Podgorica managed to save him when the bullet passed straight through his chin and nose missing his brain, say police.
Undertakers Palma Funerals are refusing a refund on the coffin. “He’ll have to keep it. He’ll get some proper use out of it one day,” said one worker.