http://www.thegamincafe.com/ A Social Network for Gamers of all worlds with free Guild/Clan Hosting, Videos, Music and Arcade that you can play for cash prizes Plus Much more Thu, 04 Dec 2008 13:47:57 -0500 http://www.konsort.org en http://www.thegamincafe.com/article/article_6/ http://www.thegamincafe.com/article/article_6/ Thu, 05 Jul 2007 04:01:04 -0400 TheWatcher http://www.thegamincafe.com/article/article_6/ http://www.thegamincafe.com/article/article_7/ http://www.thegamincafe.com/article/article_7/ Thu, 05 Jul 2007 04:04:45 -0400 TheWatcher http://www.thegamincafe.com/article/article_7/ http://www.thegamincafe.com/article/article_8/ http://www.thegamincafe.com/article/article_8/ Sat, 07 Jul 2007 04:17:55 -0400 TheWatcher http://www.thegamincafe.com/article/article_8/
"For months, Shira Barlow's cell phone was flooded with wrong-number calls and text messages, mostly between 2 and 4 a.m. on weekends. Told they had reached a college student, callers refused to believe it..."]]> http://www.thegamincafe.com/article/article_9/ http://www.thegamincafe.com/article/article_9/ Sat, 07 Jul 2007 04:19:31 -0400 TheWatcher http://www.thegamincafe.com/article/article_9/
"They're flush with pride in a southwestern Chinese city where a recently-opened porcelain palace features an Egyptian facade, soothing music and more than 1,000 toilets spread out over 32,290 square feet.

Officials in Chongqing are preparing to submit an application to Guinness World Records to have the free four-story public bathroom listed as the world's largest, the state-run China Central Television reported Friday.

"We are spreading toilet culture. People can listen to gentle music and watch TV," said Lu Xiaoqing, an official with the Yangrenjie, or "Foreigners Street," tourist area where the bathroom is located. "After they use the bathroom they will be very, very happy." .....]]> http://www.thegamincafe.com/article/article_10/ http://www.thegamincafe.com/article/article_10/ Sat, 07 Jul 2007 04:20:57 -0400 TheWatcher http://www.thegamincafe.com/article/article_10/
"Police who chased a car for miles along a highway at speeds up to 100 mph said the driver was drunk, hardly a rarity in this resort town. But there was more: When they looked inside the flipped vehicle with guns drawn, they found an 11-year-old girl at the wheel...."]]> http://www.thegamincafe.com/article/article_11/ http://www.thegamincafe.com/article/article_11/ Sat, 07 Jul 2007 04:22:41 -0400 TheWatcher http://www.thegamincafe.com/article/article_11/
"A devastated Englishman learned the horrible truth that his girlfriend was cheating on him - straight from his pet parrot's mouth.

Chris Taylor's parrot Ziggy began squawking "Hiya, Gary" every time his girlfriend Suzy Collins's mobile phone rang.

The African Grey also made kiss noises each time it heard the name Gary on television or radio.

At first amused owner Mr Taylor, a computer programmer, dismissed it as something the bird had picked up watching TV.

But then he snuggled up beside Suzy on the sofa in their flat in Leeds and Ziggy cried out in Suzy's voice "I love you, Gary." The cat was finally out of the bag.

Call-center worker Ms Collins, 25, broke down in tears and confessed to having a four-month fling with a former colleague. She had met her lover in the flat while Ziggy looked on.

Her confession ended their two-year relationship. It also led to 30-year-old Mr Taylor parting company with his pet - because it kept screeching out her lover's name.

Mr Taylor wasn't sorry to see the back of Suzy after what she did, he said. But it really broke his heart to part with eight-year-old Ziggy which he had bought as a chick.

"I lost my girlfriend and best mate at the same time. But it was torture hearing him repeat that name Gary over and over," he said.

Mr Taylor named the parrot after Ziggy Stardust, David Bowie's alter ego. It learned to reproduce the line "Put on your red shoes and dance the blue!" from the Bowie song Let's Dance.

Ziggy has since found a new home with the help of a local parrot dealer."]]>