Burger It!!

Camel burger newest "healthy" option on Dubai menu

A traditional Emirati restaurant in Dubai has added a new entree to its menu billed as a fat-free choice for carnivorous but health-conscious diners: the Camel Burger.

For 20 UAE dirhams ($5.45), the Local House restaurant offers a quarter pound camel burger, loaded with cheese and smothered in burger sauce, the Xpress weekly newspaper reported on Thursday.

Ali Ahmad Esmail, Local House assistant manager, told the paper that the burger patties were fat- and cholesterol-free. But he declined to say how the outlet tenderized the tough camel meat.

"It's a trade secret," he said.

Camel meat is widely eaten in some Arab countries, but is not typically sold in supermarkets or served in restaurants.

The paper reported that Local House said it was the first to introduce the burger in the United Arab Emirates. A fast food outlet in neighboring Saudi Arabia put baby camel burgers on its menu last year.

The camel burger, a hit with residents and tourists, could soon also be on offer in the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest tower formerly known as Burj Dubai, where Local House may open a branch, the paper said.

The burger is served with fries or potato wedges, and the paper suggested it could be washed down with a soft drink or a camel milkshake, also available in Dubai.

Flagging!

Should flags be banned at rock festivals?

Organisers of Glastonbury Festival, the world's biggest green field arts and music event, launched a survey on Thursday to see whether flags should be banned from the main stage at this year's event.

Fans are being asked to take part in an online vote on the festival's website (http://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk ) to decide whether to outlaw banners following complaints that they spoil the view for some of the crowd.

"The topic of whether flags should be banned from in front of the Pyramid Stage at the festival seems to have been cropping up a bit recently," organisers said on the website.

"Our gut feeling here at festival HQ is that they shouldn't be banned, as we think they add to the magic of a big Pyramid stage performance."

According to the latest votes, 60 percent of respondents backed keeping flags and 40 percent thought they should be banned. However, if multiple votes were recorded, then the vote was almost equal, with a tiny majority favouring a ban.

This year will be the 40th anniversary of the festival, which takes place on a farm in southwest England and attracts some 150,000 revellers, with Irish rock band U2 lined up to headline the event.

Tits Up!!!!!

Officials want to ban 'festival of boobs'

Authorities in a German town have moved to ban what would be its first topless sledging tournament.

Local councillors in Oberwiesenthal have suggested that the event will have a negative affect on the ski resort's image, Metro reports.

Mayor Mirko Ernst said: "No-one has anything against the traditional annual sledging events.

"But the vast majority of residents oppose the topless sledging idea. The good reputation of our town would suffer."

Organiser Jochen Noeske said: "I want our tournament to be a mega festival of boobs.

"I hope they don't ban us - but if they do, we'll take the competition over the border to the Czech Republic where they are not so stuffy."

Buffalo Bill

Affair couple fined four buffaloes

A Malaysian court has found two lovers guilty of having an illicit affair - and ordered them to pay a fine of four buffaloes and a pig.

The Star newspaper says the Native Court in Penampang district on Borneo island ruled on Friday that the man and woman must compensate their communities with the animals, valued at about 6,000 ringgit (around £1,100), for their tryst.

They were also fined 1,000 ringgit (£184) each.

The man's wife filed a complaint last year after finding her husband in shorts and her colleague in a sarong at the man's second home. The court rejected their claim that they were just 'best friends.'

Was It To Go?

Man arrested for taco dispute

A US man spent a day in prison after throwing a taco at a restaurant manager.

Warren Strickland lobbed his double-decker meaty snack at a Taco Bell manager in Fairbanks, Alaska, after claiming it had been filled with spit.

The 31-year-old diner - who pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct - told a court he threw the food at the manager because the staff at the drive-thru messed up his order twice.

He said he became annoyed after the manager accused him of lying to get a free meal.

As well as the prison sentence, Strickland has also been ordered to pay a $100 fine and has been put on a year-long probation. During this 12 month period, he is also banned from visiting any Taco Bell eateries.

Don’t Forget Your Glasses

'Caligula' director announces 3D porn film

Caligula director Tinto Brass has announced plans to direct a 3D porn movie.

The Italian erotic filmmaker revealed that he will start work on casting and the script straight away with a view to beginning production in May or June, says The Hollywood Reporter.

Brass's 1979 Rome-set film Caligula, starring Malcolm McDowell, Peter O'Toole and Helen Mirren, featured hard-core sex scenes that were inserted later without his consent.

The 76-year-old noted that his new production would "revisit an abandoned project about a Roman emperor that was ruined by Americans, and go from there".

It’s Chilli!!

Trucker blames Wendy's chili for crash

LOWELL, Mass. (AP) — Police say a lumber truck crashed into a Massachusetts home after the driver was knocked unconscious when he choked on chili from Wendy’s.

Lowell police say Eric Gremm reported that he choked on the chili when the truck hit a bump, causing him to pass out. The flatbed truck veered off the road and slammed into the foundation of the home.

The 59-year-old Tyngsboro resident was taken by ambulance to a local hospital for treatment of minor injuries.

Police say he could be cited for eating while driving.