Squirrels Gone Wild, a Drunken Horse, an Ostrich Sandwich
and the Afternoon Edition of Chuck's News of the Weird Daily for Thursday
A 77-yr-old man in western Quebec was killed when a tombstone fell on him at St. Gregoire Cemetery. CBC News via Yahoo
The mayor of Auckland, New Zealand, earnestly seeking to reassure the city's homeless of his compassion, said they had "every right" to live in the city, but then he added, er, so do "stray cats." New Zealand Herald
Britain's Nat'l Health Service trust in East Yorkshire said it planned to spend £400,000 to purchase a . . yacht, in order to coax 150 teenagers a year to good health by teaching them productive work habits manning the vessel up to Scandinavia and back. [Ed.: No, that's the basic plan. That's it. Not much more to it.] The Times (London)
Iran's not so nuclear-anxious that they don't have time to also make the world's biggest ostrich sandwich tomorrow in Tehran, to promote the efficiently-healthful meat that comes from the country's 130 ostrich farms. The Guardian (London)
Squirrels gone wild: In Redding, Calif., a squirrel shorted out a power line, caught fire, and fell into dry vegetation, necessitating 18 firefighters to tame the blaze. And in Springfield, Ill., a decorated Iraq vet, 6-foot-4, roadside-bomb survivor, got jumped by a squirrel and gnawed on (after he taunted it by making "squirrel noises"). Fox News /// Springfield Journal-Register
A Louisiana woman was arrested after, allegedly, she saw her daughter's former boyfriend on the street while driving around, then stopped and backed up to get close to him, then fired a blast with a .410 shotgun at him (but missed) and drove away. (Bonus: When arrested, she kicked out the patrol car window all by herself.) WWL Radio (New Orleans)
In Cornwall county, England, a horse nibbled too many fermented apples and embarrassed himself by staggering into a swimming pool, where he had to be rescued. Daily Telegraph
Professor Music's Weird Link o' the Day
You know that we want y'all to get healthier as a result of reading Weird Universe, so you might consider joining 2/3 of humanity and start squatting on the toilet instead of sitting. If you do, here's what you need, with very helpful FAQs. NaturesPlatform.com
Today's Newsrangers: Perry Levin, Mark Svevar, Peter Swank, Steve Bellovin, Joe Littrell, Jan Lewis, Rand Eller, Nancy Cooper
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A 77-yr-old man in western Quebec was killed when a tombstone fell on him at St. Gregoire Cemetery. CBC News via Yahoo
The mayor of Auckland, New Zealand, earnestly seeking to reassure the city's homeless of his compassion, said they had "every right" to live in the city, but then he added, er, so do "stray cats." New Zealand Herald
Britain's Nat'l Health Service trust in East Yorkshire said it planned to spend £400,000 to purchase a . . yacht, in order to coax 150 teenagers a year to good health by teaching them productive work habits manning the vessel up to Scandinavia and back. [Ed.: No, that's the basic plan. That's it. Not much more to it.] The Times (London)
Iran's not so nuclear-anxious that they don't have time to also make the world's biggest ostrich sandwich tomorrow in Tehran, to promote the efficiently-healthful meat that comes from the country's 130 ostrich farms. The Guardian (London)
Squirrels gone wild: In Redding, Calif., a squirrel shorted out a power line, caught fire, and fell into dry vegetation, necessitating 18 firefighters to tame the blaze. And in Springfield, Ill., a decorated Iraq vet, 6-foot-4, roadside-bomb survivor, got jumped by a squirrel and gnawed on (after he taunted it by making "squirrel noises"). Fox News /// Springfield Journal-Register
A Louisiana woman was arrested after, allegedly, she saw her daughter's former boyfriend on the street while driving around, then stopped and backed up to get close to him, then fired a blast with a .410 shotgun at him (but missed) and drove away. (Bonus: When arrested, she kicked out the patrol car window all by herself.) WWL Radio (New Orleans)
In Cornwall county, England, a horse nibbled too many fermented apples and embarrassed himself by staggering into a swimming pool, where he had to be rescued. Daily Telegraph
Professor Music's Weird Link o' the Day
You know that we want y'all to get healthier as a result of reading Weird Universe, so you might consider joining 2/3 of humanity and start squatting on the toilet instead of sitting. If you do, here's what you need, with very helpful FAQs. NaturesPlatform.com
Today's Newsrangers: Perry Levin, Mark Svevar, Peter Swank, Steve Bellovin, Joe Littrell, Jan Lewis, Rand Eller, Nancy Cooper
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