I just received this bit of news in email, and though I feel for the affected gentleman and his neighbors… I nearly fell off my chair laughing; it’s got that touch of the surreal I find hilarious.

An Austrian man is demanding substantial damages after he was blasted off the toilet when huge hailstones started shooting out of it.

Martin Bierbauer said: “I heard the pipes rumbling a bit, and suddenly hailstones the size of golf balls started exploding out of the toilet like it was a popcorn machine.

“There was an avalanche of ice that quickly filled the toilet, then the entire flat, and eventually the entire building.

“I ran down the stairs with the hailstones following me, and other residents did the same.”

I don’t know who he’s going to sue… God? Okay, that’s the funny answer. I’m sure whoever built or manages the building will be served sometime soon.