Funny bidness -- cell phone throwing, office fights, reincarnation and no-wait dining

Hate your mobile phone? You've missed you chance to enter the 2007 World Cellphone Throwing Championship, held in Savonlinna, Finland last weekend. The winner in the men's category was Mika Paajanen with a toss of 76.68 meters (212 feet), while Eija Laakso defended her title in the women's category with a hurl of 44.49 meters. Not noted was the brand of phone throw. I'd have gladly contributed my Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) Razr, which has a battery life measured in nanoseconds, and I can't even shave with it.

If tossing your cell phone doesn't vent your rage, you might be interested in Redline Films' newest reality show. Office Fight offers co-workers the opportunity to lace up the gloves and have at it! The company is recruiting contestants, so email them the name of the person you'd like to knock around and the justification for the punishment, and perhaps you too can make your parents proud.

In case you're thinking of investing in China because you believe they've entered the age of rational thinking, I point you to a story in this week's Newsweek. According to Matthew Phillips, the Chinese government has banned Buddhist Monks in Tibet from reincarnating without permission. Evidently, they'll have to apply for a license from the State Administration for Religious Affairs. No mention was made of the penalty for illegal reincarnation, but I bet it's not a life sentence.

Think restaurant service couldn't get worse? Think again. A new German restaurant has done away with waiters altogether, replacing them with a computer aided, gravity fed food delivery system. Patrons order from a touchscreen, and their meals are delivered from the kitchen via a rail system sans the touch of human beings. Welcome to the Jetson's future.