Ya snooze, ya win?

Gone is the time when sleeping was considered a lazy personrsquos domain now in fact it is a lot of work a skill set nay a moneyskill if you willIn a sleeplovers dreamcometrue quiet literally story ldquolying flatrdquo popular internet slang in mainland China that describes a lifestyle of rebelling against the rat race is to do well practically nothing Well itrsquos no nothing but itrsquos actively choosing a life of relaxation and maintaining a minimum standard of livingMost people got eliminated easily until two remained PICODDITYCENTRALOn November 15 around 240 people gathered at a shopping centre in Baotou City located in Chinarsquos Inner Mongolia province All of them were there to participate in a sleepoff inspired by the very same lying flat movementThe competition came with simple rules mdash contestants needed to lay flat on a mattress they were allowed to roll around read eat or use their phones but were not allowed to get up from the mattress including using the restroom The last person to be lying flat would be the winner After 33 hours and 9 minutes had passed only three contestants remained and all the others had already been eliminated Two minutes later one more person was eliminatedFinally at 33 hours 35 minutes one man out of the two left gave up and the final man was pronounced the winner Chinese media reported that many including the winner also wore diapers to avoid having to use the washroom The winner bagged a prize of 3000 yuan Rs 37000Maybe itrsquos time to grab a pillow and not let go3335hrThe amount of time he lasted on the mattressSorry Mr Lonely you canrsquot eat hereA restaurant in South Korea turns down singles claiming it does not serve lonelinessRestaurants claim that they donrsquot have ingredients if they spot singles PICISTOCKIn Yeosu City of South Korea a noodle restaurant recently sparked a lot of controversy online after they began turning away single diners with a poster The poster offered four options mdash pay for two servings eat two servings call a friend or come back with your wife the next time The speech bubble on the poster read ldquoWe donrsquot sell loneliness please donrsquot come alonerdquoThis is due to the rising cost of food and energy So take a plus one to eat in South Korea or you might have to unfortunately go hungryNot a teeny weinerPICMIRRORCOUKA woman named Jessica took to TikTok to express how she had been cheated mdash her Dachshund Winston was supposed to be like a ldquotiny little sausagerdquo but he never stopped growing She shared visuals of her holding the dog to show how long he was now Surprisingly he now reaches her knees and she struggled to hold him in the video Like a dog with a skateboardPICINSTAGRAMzhao2missThis Instagram creator named Miss Zhao from the US has been posting dogs on Instagram as they skate mdash some of them feature a Corgi skating on a skateboard These videos have the Corgi zooming down stairs sometimes making smooth turns all while maintaining its balance The Corgi seems to enjoy it all as it tackles the obstacles The craziest part It appears to know how to do it as it uses its hind legs to push the skateboard forward truly a skating prodigyItrsquos a christmas spreePICMIRRORCOUKIn England a man covered his car in Christmas lights and got pulled over for violating traffic rules He really prepped for the season of joyVolvoislandPICODDITYCENTRALIn Illinois there is a 2001 Volvo S80 sedan stranded in a manmade lake making its own Volvo island A man named Scott Mann started it by announcing a contest on guessing how the car got there and placed his car on a small islet The car stayed and is now on Google MapsYou otter have a look at thisPICMIRRORCOUKIn Lincoln US camera operators spotted a fox and an otter at night The footage shows them sniffing and running at each other like two kids who have just become friends The camera operators shared that it was not quite the new John Lewis Christmas ad but a short film of their little tour togetherPension ka tensionPICODDITYCENTRALIn Italy a 57yearold unemployed male nurse who had hidden his motherrsquos body in his house and not declared her death disguised himself as her so he could renew her ID card and continue collecting her pension The dark hair on the back of his neck and hands alerted the registry office staff and he was nabbedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever