Having just one sticker left on your hood to point out that you've parked badly isn't the worst thing in the world. It can be a pain to get it off, and the content of the sticker might hurt your feelings a little bit, but you'll at least be able to go about the rest of your day unencumbered. When dealing with a single sticker turns into dealing with thousands of them, though, things are a little different.
This is a clearly marked diagonal parking bay. This driver has gone into it sideways, shoved the front of the car into the pay next to it, and probably blocked off the driver in the bay to the left. They've managed to obscure three bays with one car; an impressive move. In return, they're now going to have to work out how to get hundreds of stickers off their car without peeling the paint. Even if they succeed, they'd never shift the residue. That might be a job for a professional.
To insure one’s house, one’s car or to underwrite a life insurance policy, that is common practice. But who would pay an insurance premium for his/her thumb, legs or smile? Stars, of course.
At the top of the ranking are the legs of Mariah Carey, worth 810 million USD: The diva became, in 2006, the Gillette brand muse for the advertising campaign «Legs of a Goddess». She then took out an insurance policy with London Lloyds to protect her legs, a decision that is far from being insignificant. Among its customers, the London insurer then included several icons of music, such as Bob Dylan or Rod Stewart.
David Beckham’s body insured for 195 million USD: European champion with Manchester United in 1999, David Beckham was in 2006 the most renowned footballer of the planet. In relation to his sporting activities, he took out an insurance cover for his legs. The huge amount paid for his insurance would reportedly exceed the 103 million USD disbursed by Real Madrid for the cover of Christiano Ronaldo in 2009. The fashion model would later extend his insurance cover to his entire body.
15 million USD in insurance for Kim Kardashian’s curves: The curves of Kim Kardashian are her number one beauty asset. The reality TV star, who is crazy about plastic surgery, has underwritten an insurance policy worth 15 million USD to protect her famous butt.
The culinary critic Egon Ronay assured his taste buds: The famous Hungarian culinary critic has insured his taste buds since 1957, for the amount of 400 000 USD. An original insurance policy which allows him to cover his sense of taste without which he will no longer be able to practice his job.