Day: July 21, 2013

Vera gets the Guinness for skinnydipping

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729 people turned up, stripped off and ran into the sea down at Vera naturist beach today, causing Vera to become the world Guinness record holder for the biggest skinny dip. It beats the previous New Zealand record of 506. The event was organised by Vera townhall together with the Spanish naturist federation. People had to group up into bunches of 50 people each, who were then counted and stamped by a local notary, who Continue reading Vera gets the Guinness for skinnydipping→

Nº2 at “Marca España” fired for Catalan abuse on twitter

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The nº 2 at Marca España, the government agency setup to promote the “Spanish brand” abroad, was fired today after tweeting rude abuse about the Catalans. Juan Carlos later “rectified” his position after the abuse started to pour in, claiming he was annoyed that some Catalans at a football match had been shouting down the national anthem, and had just overreacted. That was at 20:44. By 22:13, in a move of amazing speed, José Manuel García-Margallo, Continue reading Nº2 at “Marca España” fired for Catalan abuse on twitter→