A man was busted after calling 911 to complain about an animal control issue – namely, that the "lady of the evening" he'd hired turned out to be dog ugly! The man, whose name was not released, called the emergency number to ask for help because he'd arranged to meet a prostitute who'd placed an ad in a newspaper – but when she arrived, he felt "she mis-described herself totally" and was nowhere near as attractive as he'd hoped. He told the dispatcher that this was a violation of a real local law called the Sale of Goods Act, which requires honesty from sellers of services. When the officer on the other end of the line informed him that he was actually breaking the law by soliciting a lady for hire, he hung up and went down to the station to debate the issue – and was slapped with a summons and a warning that he could face six months in prison for wasting police time.

One man is offering a chance for free room and board with only one caveat -- his new roommate has to be willing to dress up like a walrus.  The man posted his request on an online classifieds website.  He explained that he recently retired, and wants to relive the time he spent in Alaska with a walrus named Gregory.  He's created what he calls a "realistic walrus costume," and asks that whoever agrees to wear it refrain from any unrealistic walrus behavior.  The seller says the lodger can only communicate by "making utterances in the voice of a walrus," and has to be willing to catch and eat the fish and crabs he occasionally tosses his or her way.  But other than that, the successful applicant will have a spacious room and complete run of the house.