Kevin Bacon and ice cream just don't mix!

'Did Kevin Bacon put the faeces in the ice-cream?'

• Arjun Ramachandran
• October 27, 2008 - 12:00PM

The Whyte family Photo: Steve Lunam

The family that says the Coogee Bay Hotel served them gelato containing human faeces will today demand to see the hotel's CCTV footage in a bid to identify the culprit, the family's lawyer says.

The lawyer, Steven Lewis from Slater & Gordon, also rubbished newspaper reports the family had links to a rival pub as a "Kevin Bacon ... six degrees of separation [defence]" - a reference to the pop-culture belief that any actor in history can be linked via their film roles to US actor Kevin Bacon.

"My question is: 'Did Kevin Bacon put the faeces in the ice-cream?' " Mr Lewis said.

Stephen and Jessica Whyte, who were at the hotel to watch the NRL grand final, say they knew instantly that a complimentary bowl of ice-cream served to them after they had repeatedly complained to management was more than just gelato.

Mrs Whyte says she became violently ill on taking a spoonful to her lips. The family sent a sample to the National Measurements Institute, which found it had "properties similar to human excreta".

Mr Lewis said today he would be sending the hotel a letter demanding it stop defaming the family.

The hotel's general manager, Tony Williams, said in a statement yesterday the family had demanded "hush money" of up to a $1 million.

"What concerns us greatly is that the hotel, rather than addressing the issue, is attacking the Whyte family," Mr Lewis said.

"There's a spurious claim that some demand for money has been made - a claim was never made, and we require them to desist."

News Ltd today also reported the family had links to rivals of the Coogee Bay Hotel.

Mr Whyte's brother-in-law worked for Keystone Hospitality, which owns Cargo Bar and Bungalow 8, it said.

"What is this, the Kevin Bacon ... six degrees of separation [defence]?" Mr Lewis said.

"My question is: 'Did Kevin Bacon put the faeces in the ice-cream?' "

Mr Lewis said the letter sent to the hotel today would also demand to see CCTV footage from the day.

He said the Whytes had been seated at a table alongside the kitchen, and CCTV footage would identify the person who brought the family the ice-cream.

The Whytes today also planned to lodge a formal complaint to the NSW Food Authority.

"The complaint will be that they were served contaminated food. They'll provide a copy of the NMI test results and assist with inquiries," Mr Lewis said.

The complaint had not been received by 9am, a NSW Food Authority spokesman said.

An NMI spokeswoman said that, as its tests involved private clients, it would not comment on the results or on any other tests that had found traces of faeces in food.

Joke Of The Day!

A very attractive lady goes up to a bar in a quiet rural pub. She gestures alluringly to the bartender who comes over immediately. When he arrives, she seductively signals that he should bring his face closer to hers. When he does, she begins to gently caress his full beard.

"Are you the manager?" she asks, softly stroking his face with both hands. "Actually, no," the man replies.

"Can you get him for me? I need to speak to him," she says, running her hands beyond his beard and into his hair.

"Can't," breathes the bartender. "He's not here. Is there anything I can do?"

"Yes, there is. I need you to give him a message," she continues, running her forefinger across the bartender's lips and slyly popping a couple of her fingers into his mouth and allowing him to suck them gently.

"What should I tell him?" the bartender manages to say.

"Tell him," she whispers, "there is no toilet paper, hand soap, or paper towels in the ladies room."

Pass The Salt...And Lots Of It!

World's first testicle cookbook

A Serbian chef has published what he claims is the world's first testicle recipe book.

The Testicle Cookbook - Cooking With Balls includes author Ljubomir Erovic's favourite dishes, like testicle pizza and battered testicles.

The e-book, available for download, comes with handy video guides showing the Serb peeling the skin off testicles and slicing them up into bite-size chunks.

The ingredients for his testicle pizza recipe include cheese, onion, pepper, bacon and bull's testicles.

"It's Italian pizza with Serbian balls", explains Erovic. The book also contains more cordon bleu recipes, such as calf testicles in wine and testicles with bourgignon sauce.

"The tastiest testicles in my opinion probably come from bulls, stallions or ostriches, although other people have their own favourites," he said.

"All testicles can be eaten - except human, of course."

Erovic, 45, is self-taught in the art of testicle cuisine but his 20 years of "cooking with balls" make him a world authority in the field.

He also organises the World Testicle Cooking Championship, held annually in Serbia since 2004.

The Testicle Cookbook: Cooking With Balls is published as a multimedia e-Book on yudu.com.

The Biggest WTF? Story Of The Week.

Watermelon-eating dog prompts stabbing
Published: Oct. 2, 2008 at 12:10 PM

BOSTON, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- A dog eating a watermelon helped cause a Boston man to repeatedly stab himself to prove to his brother he wasn't afraid of pain, police say.

A police report said the two unidentified brothers got into an argument this week after a dog belonging to one of the men consumed a watermelon owned by his brother, the Boston Herald said Thursday.

Tuesday's argument over the missing watermelon escalated into a shouting match between the siblings that allegedly caused one brother to repeatedly stab himself in order to show he didn't care if he got hurt, police say.

Police officer Jamie Kennealy said when police arrived at the scene to help take the injured brother to the hospital, the other brother allegedly tried to barricade himself in a room.

Kennealy told the Herald the brother used a saw and hammer to place numerous pieces of wood across the door to keep police out of the room.

"During his barricading construction project he stated that he wasn't going to get arrested for stabbing his brother," he told the Herald, adding that police were content to leave him alone after learning the other man's wounds were self-inflicted.