Ridiculous News of the Day

[Applewood]

Wow!  I guess I won't be renting a vacation home from Airbnb. 

[TomSea]

4-foot alligator found swimming in Lake Michigan
https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/nation/2018/10/09/4-foot-alligator-found-swimming-lake-michigan/38104557/

[mountaineer]

Woman with 'emotional support squirrel' removed from plane
    By SOPHIA ROSENBAUM Associated Press 50 min ago


NEW YORK (AP) — Police at a Florida airport removed a passenger who refused to get off a Cleveland-bound flight after she was found carrying an "emotional support squirrel."

Passengers had already boarded Frontier Airlines Flight 1612 at Orlando International Airport on Tuesday night when they were told there was a "situation" and everyone needed to get off the plane, according to passenger Brandon Nixon.  ...

Frontier says the passenger had noted in her reservation that she was bringing an emotional support animal with her on the flight, but she did not indicate it was a squirrel. Rodents, including squirrels, are not one of the emotional support animals allowed on Frontier flights, according to its website.

The airline says police were called when the passenger refused to leave the plane. Nixon captured video of the moment the woman was escorted through the terminal, pumping her fist in the air as she clutched her carry-on bag with the squirrel on her lap.  ... More

 

[thackney]

...The airline says police were called when the passenger refused to leave the plane. Nixon captured video of the moment the woman was escorted through the terminal, pumping her fist in the air as she clutched her carry-on bag with the squirrel on her lap

Welcome to the TSA no-fly list.

[mountaineer]

Transgender man identifies as a DOG and says chasing sticks and playing on all fours has brought him closer to his husband

    Tony McGinn, known as 'Tony Bark' to his friends, enjoys animal role-play in LA
    Tony, who was born female and is transgender, is supported by his husband
    Andrew accompanies Tony to regular play dates with other role-players
    Andrew said: 'I provide him with lots of attention and tell him he is a good boy'

By Charlie Moore For Mailonline
Published: 06:49 EDT, 12 October 2018 | Updated: 10:11 EDT, 12 October 2018   


A good bit of cleavage for a man, er, dog.

Full story at the Daily Mail

[Formerly Once-Ler]

https://kutv.com/news/local/panty-selling-may-cause-candidate-to-drop-out-of-race

KUTV) — A city council candidate in Evanston, Wyoming, is dealing with blow back after community members discovered what she thought was her secret identity online.

Candidate Deborah Reno, who works as a massage therapist and yoga instructor, worked on a side hustle under the name Mystee Crockett. She’s seen stripteasing in videos and has an online storefront that caters to “used panty buyers.” She’s also sold “dirty gym shorts” for $20 plus shipping.



Reno said she’s been on the website for about a year.

[mountaineer]

The thought of used underwear just made me throw up a little.    No chance of patronizing "Mystee."

[240B]

Believe it or not, that used panties thing is huge in Japan. But they want panties from young girls. Not 'bloomers' from grown women.

[mountaineer]

Teen baked her grandfather's ashes into sugar cookies and brought them to school, police say
By Hailey Branson-Potts
Oct 16, 2018 | 7:30 PM



A Davis high school student allegedly baked her grandfather’s ashes into a batch of sugar cookies and gave them to classmates, some of whom were aware they contained human remains before they ate them, authorities said Tuesday.

A female student at Da Vinci Charter Academy, a public charter high school, brought the cookies to school on Oct. 4 and gave them to at least nine other students, said Davis Police Lt. Paul Doroshov. Some ate the cookies without knowing the extra ingredient and were horrified, he said. Others knew.

“Some students knew beforehand and still consumed the cookies,” Doroshov said.

Asked if the allegation seems credible, Doroshov gave a long sigh.

“Yeah.”   ...   Rest of story at L.A. Times

[Cyber Liberty]

[mountaineer]

A bit obvious in a sugar cookie, I should think. Perhaps she could have made oatmeal cookies.

[Cyber Liberty]

[TomSea]

Man falls down Arizona mine shaft, breaks both legs, fights off 3 rattlesnakes and survives
 By Adam Frisk
National Online Journalist, Viral/Trends    Global News

https://globalnews.ca/news/4572036/arizona-mine-shaft-rattlesnakes-rescue/

[Sanguine]

The stuff of nightmares.

[mountaineer]

Man falls down Arizona mine shaft, breaks both legs, fights off 3 rattlesnakes and survives

I saw that story in today's newspaper. Incredible!

[Cyber Liberty]

There are abandoned mine shafts all over the place out here.  Sneks too.  Tarantulas are everywhere, but they are harmless and actually quite gentle.  I was sitting on a rock having a beer and I watched one just stroll over my foot.  He didn't seem to mind my invading his home.

[Formerly Once-Ler]

http://cbsnews10.com/erie-pennsylvania-woman-high-on-meth-dies-after-pumping-gasoline-into-her-anus/

A 32-year old Erie, Pennsylvania woman has been killed after an overdose on meth caused her to insert a gas pump nozzle into her anus and begin pumping gasoline.

The woman, who is yet to be formally identified by authorities, is believed to have a record for multiple drug offences in Pennsylvania. Officials who are involved in the investigation believe the latest incident was caused by the woman overdosing on meth.

“The victim has been known to abuse multiple substances, but her drug of choice is meth,” said one investigator. According to witnesses, the woman ran across several lanes of traffic to the gas station and grabbed a pump nozzle before pulling down her skirt.

Horrified motorists looked on as the woman proceeded to shove the nozzle into her anus and begin pumping gas. “Oh that feels good!” she is said to have called out to the onlookers, who were too shocked to attempt to stop her.

More at link...

Don't try this at home kids.

[InHeavenThereIsNoBeer]

http://cbsnews10.com/erie-pennsylvania-woman-high-on-meth-dies-after-pumping-gasoline-into-her-anus/

A 32-year old Erie, Pennsylvania woman has been killed after an overdose on meth caused her to insert a gas pump nozzle into her anus and begin pumping gasoline.

The woman, who is yet to be formally identified by authorities, is believed to have a record for multiple drug offences in Pennsylvania. Officials who are involved in the investigation believe the latest incident was caused by the woman overdosing on meth.

“The victim has been known to abuse multiple substances, but her drug of choice is meth,” said one investigator. According to witnesses, the woman ran across several lanes of traffic to the gas station and grabbed a pump nozzle before pulling down her skirt.

Horrified motorists looked on as the woman proceeded to shove the nozzle into her anus and begin pumping gas. “Oh that feels good!” she is said to have called out to the onlookers, who were too shocked to attempt to stop her.

More at link...

Don't try this at home kids.

Just yesterday I was thinking about warning labels, and how some may do more harm than good.  I'd be willing to bet that the vast majority of kids who get their tongue stuck to a flagpole would never have even considered doing that if they hadn't been warned first.

Every E10 enema from here on out is on you, bro.  I hope you're happy with yourself.

[mountaineer]

I can't begin to understand what drives a person to do that. My brother is a falling down drunk whom I expect to die any day now (not in an auto accident involving other people, I earnestly pray), but it's unlikely that even he in his diminished condition would do something this weird. 

[verga]

Just yesterday I was thinking about warning labels, and how some may do more harm than good.  I'd be willing to bet that the vast majority of kids who get their tongue stuck to a flagpole would never have even considered doing that if they hadn't been warned first.

Every E10 enema from here on out is on you, bro.  I hope you're happy with yourself.

I don't think items should have warning labels, Darwin was right. Survival of the fittest. If you are stupid enough to stick your hand in the business end of a snow blower or lawn mower while it is running you deserve to get hurt. If you hold scalding hot coffee between your legs while you are driving, Hey it is your problem, but you never do that again.

[240B]

The closest I have heard of this is people soaking tampons in vodka and sticking them up there to get drunk. Never tried it, but I hear it works. In fact, some people have ODed doing that.

That part of our body is designed to absorb nutrients. What she did was she essentially gave herself an intravenous shot gasoline straight into her bloodstream.

BTW, it is fairly common for drunks to try to drink ethanol gasoline. I've read a few stories about it.

[TomSea]

Man, 72, 'stoned to death by monkeys' in India
Police say the monkeys rained bricks on the man, 72, from a treetop after earlier collecting them from a run down building.

https://news.sky.com/story/man-72-stoned-to-death-by-monkeys-in-india-11531791

[mountaineer]

Broncos backup QB Chad Kelly arrested, charged with criminal trespassing
Tom Schad, USA TODAY
Published 1:08 p.m. ET Oct. 23, 2018 | Updated 2:43 p.m. ET Oct. 23, 2018

Denver Broncos quarterback Chad Kelly was arrested early Tuesday morning and charged with first-degree criminal trespassing, the Englewood (Colorado) Police Department said in a news release.

Kelly was taken into custody after police responded to a call about "a male standing outside a residence" around 1 a.m. According to court records, a man and woman told police a man came into their home uninvited after 1 a.m. Tuesday and sat down on the couch "mumbling incoherently."

The records say the man chased the intruder out, striking him in the back with a vacuum tube.  ...  More

By "vacuum tube," I don't know whether they mean something that goes on a  vacuum cleaner or a part from an antique radio.   

[GtHawk]

By "vacuum tube," I don't know whether they mean something that goes on a  vacuum cleaner or a part from an antique radio.   

I doubt there are many reporters today that would even have a clue as to what a  electronic vacuum tube was. But your comment brings back memories of going to the local Thrifty Drug Store and using their free tube tester.

[mountaineer]

I have a 1947 Magnavox console radio/phono/sw that probably needs tubes. It used to work but doesn't now. I don't suppose young Mr. Kelly can be of assistance.