Photo of the Week:
Goldfish in a sling
During my search for this week's weird photo, I came across the strange tale of
Dick the Goldfish. I don't think I will find a stranger photo than this one.
Dick the goldfish is 17 years old and too sick to swim, so some very
enterprising animal lovers put together a tiny little sling for him.
You might be a bad artist when...
If wild animals are afraid of your artwork, you might want to consider a
change in careers.
The dog that refused to die
I can't even do this story justice. You just have to see for yourself.
Ducks terrorize woman,
and the preacher saves the day
Well, not exactly. Cute story though. Apparently, it was a slow news day in
Virginia.
Surprising news about "Clonaid"
And by "surprising" I mean "Well, duh, what did you expect?". An investigation
into the supposed baby cloning scientific group uncovers the fact that the group
has all of two employees and no address. Oh yeah, and they also refer to the
artifical womb used to "clone" the babies as a "Babytron".
Go to hell!
Hell, Michigan, that is. Interesting article about some oddly named towns,
including Sweetlips, Tennessee and Boring, Oregon.
One step closer to Jurassic Park
Scientists have succeeded in cloning a banteng, an nearly extinct species.
Ghostly menagerie
Mrytle Cottage in Hampshire is rumored to be home to some rather unique ghostly
residents, including dogs, cats and even chickens. I can't even begin to imagine
what unfinished business a ghost chicken might have to bring it back from the
Big Henhouse in the Sky.
Drinking story
to end all drinking stories
You know those obnoxious people who delight in sharing their drunken escapades
with anyone within listening distance every Monday morning? The ones that tell
stories that always begin with, "I was SO drunk that I..." and always have to
outdo one another? Well, next time you hear one of those stories, refer that
person to this story and I bet they'll shut up.
This guy was so drunk that he went home (or so he thought) and fell into bed
in the house he lived as a kid. The startled owners of the home called the
police and the equally as startled drunk guy was escorted out of his former
home.
Do you know someone that wears big sunglasses? Has cold and clammy skin? A
weird diet? Does not understand Earth's humor? Dress in oddly revealing
clothing?
Then be afraid, be very afraid. According to this Weekly World News checklist,
"10 Ways to tell if your Coworker is an alien", this person could very well be
an extra-terrestrial.
Lock yourself in the bathroom and call 911. Quick!
Turtle Distress signal
A turtle tangled up in the rope attached to a rescue beacon causes the Coast
Guard to search hours for what they thought was a downed plane. "They pulled a
turtle out of the water, and found it was somehow caught up in a rope with the
beacon," Pike said, adding that "I don't know what state the turtle was in."
Well, I imagine that no matter how surprised the Coast Guard was, that the
turtle was much more surprised.
Wanna take bets on how long it will be before this is a movie?
An Australian teen who'd been missing for almost five years turned up in the
middle of the trial of her alleged murderer. She'd been hiding out in her
boyfriend's home the entire time.
Mystery of
fireflies solved
A scientific study reveals that male fireflies glow to attract a mate. "Male
fireflies who mustered up a longer fluorescent flash delivered a bigger "nuptial
gift" to their mates", the study showed. Insert your own wisecracks here.
Okay, now I've
heard everything
Paul McCartney's flu germs up for auction at EBay. The seller claims that he
caught a cold from McCartney and his germs are in effect, genuine Paul McCartney
germs. The winner has a choice of either a container of mucus or the seller will
cough into a plastic bag.
Elephant Rescue Mission
I mean that literally. A band of wild elephants rescue a herd of antelopes that
were being kept inside a pen. One of the most amazing stories I've ever read.
Ahh, beaurocracy at work
An urban legend says that the streetlights of Rockhampton, Australia spell out
"HELL" when viewed from a nearby hilltop. A council committee's suggestion to
solve the problem? Spend an additional $60,000 to add an "O" to make it read
"HELLO".
"Mountain Oyster Festival
And if you don't know what a mountain oyster is, I'm not going to be the one to
tell you.
Ewww, just...ewww.
UFO caught on
tape and radar
This UFO was spotted over a Malaysian airport and strangely, looks a lot like a
flying coffin.
There's a Best-selling Country song in this somewhere
A lion tamer runs away from the circus with her lover (circus director's son),
eight lions and two tigers. ""If she can handle lions and tigers she shouldn't
have trouble with a 20-year- old man," said Georg Dongowski, spokesman for the
Melle police. "
No kidding! But my question is--where exactly does one hide eight lions, two
tigers and the circus director's son?
The Haircut Bandit
The Haircut Bandit has been caught. Long hair is once again safe in LA. In his
apartment, police found huge mounds of hair and photographs of severed
ponytails. They also found photos of the "apparently consensual bobbing of a
woman's long hair".
I don't even want to know.
And on a Very Special Animal Edition of "COPS":
Owl on the lam from
police
The European Eagle owl is 20 inches tall and has a wing-span of 6 feet. It has
been known to prey upon small deer in the wild. London Police issued this
alarming statement, "It is unlikely that he would attempt to catch small
children as he lives with children at home," and the owner says the owl can go a
"little while" before becoming "desperately hungry" and cannot be frightened
away.
Wait a minute...is this an owl or a pterodactyl they are looking for?
Try explaining that to the insurance company!
Elderly couple attacked by wild boar that crashed through the front door and
leaped into bed with them. Aided with a description of the pig ("of medium
stature and build"), the police are hot on the case though and released this
statement about the "errant swine", "The boar expended considerable criminal
energy in committing this act".
Hmmm...must be a slow news day in
Germany, also.
High-Flying Deer Mystery (Warning: Photo is just a tad graphic)
If this were a reindeer, I'd be
inclined to believe that perhaps
Santa had a wee bit too much spiked
eggnog last Christmas and Rudolph
paid the ulitmate price. However,
being that it's an ordinary deer I'd
wager a guess that the train tracks
located a few feet away had more
than a little to do with it.
