Listener's Picture Messages!!

So, we got a new toy in the studio which allow's us to get your picture message's!! Woo Hoo... It's great seeing what our listener's get up to!! Here are some of the picture's that I received on Monday morning's night time network! As you can see, they range from wonky toe's to weetabix to hand cuffs!! :)

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Swearing Help's!

Scientists say people swear when they hurt themselves because it actually reduces the pain.

A study by researchers at Keele University found volunteers were able to withstand pain for longer when they swore.

Dr Richard Stephens, who led the study, believes it may explain why swearing is common in languages all over the world.

"Swearing is quite an emotional form of language and it is an almost universal human linguistic phenomenon," he said.

"When my wife was in labour with our daughter she felt the need to f and blind at one point, but was very apologetic afterwards. The midwife said they were used to that kind of language on the delivery ward, so it got me thinking.

"Our research shows one potential reason why swearing has developed and why it persists."

The researchers, whose findings are published in the journal NeuroReport, tested 64 students' tolerance to pain by asking them to submerge their hand in a tub of ice water for as long as they could while repeating a series of swear words of their choice.

They were then asked to carry out the task again while repeating non-offensive words they would use to describe a table.

They found that volunteers who swore were able to keep their hands submerged in the water for an average of 40 seconds longer. They also rated their pain lower.

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Woman Shot On Toilet!

A woman was shot on a hotel toilet in Florida - by a bullet which fired when the woman in the next cubicle dropped her gun.

Janifer Bliss, 53, was hit in the lower left leg and taken to Tampa General Hospital with minor injuries, reports the Tampa Tribune.

Police said the woman in the next stall accidentally let her handgun slip out of her waist holster, and the weapon discharged when it hit the ground.

Police said the gun belonged to a 56-year-old woman who has a concealed weapons permit.

The case has been referred to the State Attorney's Office to determine if any charges will be filed.

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Bruno banned from text book!!

Politically correct German education officials have ordered a character called Bruno in a new children's book to be renamed Aydan.

Officials in Hamburg were reportedly unhappy at having a character with the same name as Sacha Baron Cohen's Nazi-praising Austrian journalist Bruno.

They also wanted something that would not offend the Muslim community, and so chose the Turkish name Aydan.

They have also demanded that more Muslim characters be put in and that women have equal character status as men in the stories and said that disabled people must also feature in the book.

The book, The Adventures of Aydan, is described as "an attempt to bring dull topics such as politics and democracy closer to kids".

A local council spokesman said: "We want this book to appeal to as many people as possible and be as accessible as possible as the themes and subjects.

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Man returns library book - after 46 years!!

A Derby man has taken advantage of a library amnesty - to return a book he borrowed in 1963.

David Hall borrowed the book, Engineering Workshop Practice, for his father from Derby Central Library, reports the BBC.

He could have faced a fine of £2,500 for returning the book 46 years late had it not been for the amnesty.

Mr Hall was 10 when he took the book out.

He said: "I found the book when I was clearing my dad's loft after he died 20 years ago.

"I noticed it was the same one I borrowed all those years ago and I thought 'perhaps that should go back to the library'. Then I noticed the amnesty and thought, what a great opportunity."

The amnesty, organised by Derby City Libraries, lasts until Wednesday and anyone who has an overdue book on loan can hand it in at any library without being penalised.
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Look - No Hands!

A motorcyclist received a caution from police officers in China - for riding with no arms.

Officers in Jimo, Shandong province stopped the motorcycle for being overloaded - but were shocked when they saw the driver, reports the Qilu Evening Post.

Liu, 27, lost both arms at the age of seven after an electric shock. When he was 10, his parents sent him to a local circus to learn skills, and from then on, he trained himself to ride a motorcycle without arms.

Police officer Xhang Jie said: "I spotted from a distance that the motorbike had three adults on but we were all stunned by what we saw when we got closer."

Liu admitted that he had been riding his adapted motorcycle for 10 years without arms - and he didn't even have a license.

He said the circus where he worked had closed down three years ago and he and two other disabled circus workers had been performing on the streets ever since.

Police decided against fining him because he didn't have any money but issued him a serious warning. Liu promised them he would not ride motorbikes again.

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