Oregon boy takes family pickup on 100-mile joyride DAMASCUS, Ore. — A 12-year-old Oregon boy had permission to drive the family pickup truck to the end of the driveway to unload trash, but he kept going until he was stopped nearly 100 miles away in Lewis County, Wash. The Clackamas County sheriff’s office says it [...]
Archive for August, 2010
Weird News of the Week Aug. 23-29
Monday, August 30th, 2010Procrastinators unite!
Friday, August 27th, 2010This is why I’ll never be an adult A great blog and highly, highly addictive! Check it out….here and here and here
What do you want in your tombstone?
Thursday, August 26th, 2010CINCINNATI – When border guards here took a closer look at the tombstone for “Delroy Senior” last week, they found it offered more than kind words for the dearly departed. More than 50 pounds of marijuana was packed inside the hollowed-out grave marker. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers say the discovery is a first [...]
Holy Batcastle, Batman!
Wednesday, August 25th, 2010Ok, I really thought this was a joke after seeing this artist “functional” art, but after some research, I discovered these are real things and do serve a real function. After all the talk about white-nose syndrome and how it has hurt the Tennessee bat population, I began to wonder why hasn’t people been told [...]
I’m a banana, you’re a banana
Tuesday, August 24th, 2010For all you banana lovers (We know who you are!), Chiquita is hosting a sticker contest through Sept. 12. The winning 18 stickers will be seen in grocery stores nation-wide. So, go get your sticker on!!! Vote here. My favs:
Weird News of The Week Aug. 16-22
Monday, August 23rd, 20102 zebras wander streets of Northern Calif suburb CARMICHAEL, Calif. — Two zebras are safe after a wild five-hour romp through the streets of a Northern California suburb over the weekend. The zebras were being loaded onto a truck Saturday evening in Carmichael, east of Sacramento, when they were spooked by dogs and went running [...]
Be patient: in time, even an egg will walk
Thursday, August 19th, 2010Lucky numbers: 13-14-19-28-35-43 Random question: What does it mean when your fortune cookie has no fortune? After a whole year of receiving fortuneless cookies, one does begin to wonder. I’m not superstitious or anything [I walk under ladders every night, never worried about black cats], but really? am I doomed? Lol Didn’t get a fortune [...]
Vegetables can kill…, well, maybe just maim
Wednesday, August 18th, 2010When I was a small child, I once asked my grandfather about the women I saw that had large stomachs, and he would replied that they had swallowed a watermelon seed and now there was a watermelon growing inside of her. After that I was terrified about eating or swallowing seeds, be it pumpkin, sunflower [...]
And now a bit of toilet humor…
Tuesday, August 17th, 2010Who knew pee and poo could be so cuddly… This cuddle duo was brought to us by Emma Megitt, Stockholm, Sweden. Not into dolls? Perhaps you would be more interested in a t-shirt? Yes, folks this duo even has a clothing line. So, pee and poo aren’t your thing…don’t fret, because maybe you are more [...]
A coughing problem
Tuesday, August 17th, 2010We’ve all been there. Hacking our heads off, and we go to the store to buy cough drops. Halls apparently has decided that we might need some extra protein. Hmmm…anty flavor
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