http://www.therundown.co.uk/newsblog/weird/ Offbeat stories from around the world. en-gb Tue, 13 Sep 2005 20:11:27 +0100 (C) Hull Media Ltd, http://www.hullmedia.com http://www.therundown.co.uk/syndication/ Proof if proof be needed that you can find almost anything on eBay. http://www.therundown.co.uk/newsblog/weird/1126638709/ A deal in which a student bought 80 TVs for 49p each was surprisingly enough not all that it seemed. http://www.therundown.co.uk/newsblog/weird/1125609642/ A student has invented a squirrel device that can deal with your mobile calls depending on what you're doing. http://www.therundown.co.uk/newsblog/weird/1125410977/ London Zoo is putting on a "human zoo" exhibition featuring scantily-clad volunteers this weekend. http://www.therundown.co.uk/newsblog/weird/1125328631/ An environmentally- and hamster-friendly science project. http://www.therundown.co.uk/newsblog/weird/1125328130/ Another day, another marketing stunt - and it's in America, naturally. http://www.therundown.co.uk/newsblog/weird/1124893879/ A seven-foot alligator has outwitted the people trying to capture it for over a week. http://www.therundown.co.uk/newsblog/weird/1124537941/ A sex-mad donkey has been banished to an island after it refused to leave the other donkeys alone. http://www.therundown.co.uk/newsblog/weird/1120254161/ A driver issued a call for sticky tape after the train he was driving broke down. http://www.therundown.co.uk/newsblog/weird/1120254797/