Summary: Chinese police arrested three people this week on charges of stealing a woman's corpse. You wouldn't think that there would be much of a market for human remains in China, but apparently they intended to sell their recent acquisition as a possible bride. We'd heard that men outnumbered women in China but we had no idea it was THIS bad! However, things aren't so bad, at least yet. Further research discovered that there in an ancient Chinese rite known as the "ghost wedding." Basically, single people who have died can be given a belated marriage so they can insure that they won't have to endure the stigma of being single in the afterlife. The chief body thief heard about the death of a young woman in a nearby village, and realized it could be readily sold to the family of an unmarried dead man. They were able to get the man's relatives to agree to a price of approximately $4,000 for the body, but unfortunately were caught by villagers when they tries to excavate the young lady's corpse. Well, a ghost wedding does have one benefit. At least the bride doesn't have to worry about the "something borrowed" - it's her! Meanwhile, the world continued to lurch from one ridiculous story to another: * Lodging website Airbnb announced a contest to win a spooky Halloween stay with six million deceased roomies in the Catacombs of Paris. * A Chinese airline said it is investigating allegations of female flight attendants being forced to climb into overhead luggage compartments as part of a hazing ritual. * A Japanese swordsman dubbed a modern-day samurai sliced a 100 mph fastball in half 30 feet away from where it was launched by a pitching machine. * A Norwegian police department is looking to attract gullible criminals with a Facebook post asking, "Is anyone missing their hashish?" * Police in Finland are asking pizzeria customers to report eateries offering pies for less than $6.81, as such restaurants are likely dodging taxes. * A petition with more than 15,000 signatures calls on Australian officials to raise the value of their currency by changing the name to "Dollarydoos." Call us this Sunday night between 10pm and midnight during the live broadcast of THE BIGGER PICTURE on 866-870-5752 (or 866-870-KRLA). Let us know what you're thinking about the state of the world we live in today!
