Animals
Bus Driver Asks Kids If He Should Hit Dog, Then Does
January 1994: A school bus driver in Port Washington, Wisconsin insisted he was only joking when he shouted out "Should I hit the dog?" seconds before he hit a dog on the road. The animal belonged to two of the children on the bus. It often came up to the road to meet them. The driver, who later resigned, blamed the accident on icy conditions.
The Journal Times - Feb 4, 1994
Posted By: Alex - Wed Feb 03, 2016 -
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Category: Accidents, Animals, Dogs, 1990s
Mystery Illustration 15
Why was this horse brought inside a house, if not just as a photo stunt?
The answer is here.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Jan 31, 2016 -
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Category: Animals, Interior Decorating, 1960s
Coyotes High on Mushrooms?
Why is a coyote staring at motorists? One theory is that the animal ate some hallucinogenic mushrooms, and the cars have become "some sort of coyote vision, a dark vision of human interlopers."
Another, more mundane, theory is that someone fed the coyotes by throwing food from their car, and so the coyotes are now sitting and waiting for more food.
More info: Pacific Sun
Posted By: Alex - Thu Jan 28, 2016 -
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Category: Animals
Tanuki
The adorable little guy above is not what you may think. He's a Tanuki, a raccoon dog. They are indigenous to Japan and while they are a bit different than other canines they are still in that family. They exist in the wild, but are also kept as pets like the one in the story at the link. I'd have sworn the little guy was an actual raccoon.
Posted By: Alex - Tue Jan 26, 2016 -
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Category: Animals, Dogs, Asia
Cobra Skins for Sale
Original ad here.
How much are you willing to bet that these snake skins were a) not cobras and b) were not imported from "British India"...?
And by the way:
Posted By: Paul - Wed Jan 20, 2016 -
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Category: Animals, Taxidermy, Scams, Cons, Rip-offs, and General Larceny, 1950s
Kenny The Tiger
Of course Kenny the tiger did not have Downs syndrome, his deformities were due to inbreeding. He was an interesting looking cat though. Unfortunately, Kenny's lifespan was significantly shortened as well, he only lived for 10 years. So to the breeders, in the words of Kyle and Stan on South Park, "They killed Kenny!" "You bastards!"
Posted By: Alex - Sat Jan 16, 2016 -
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Category: Animals, Freaks, Oddities, Quirks of Nature, Health, Nature
Turkey Flight
I am sure you have heard of emotional support animals. They soothe people with mental issues and are afforded the same exemptions to enter places as service animals such as seeing eye dogs. Most often emotional support animals are dogs and cats, but not always. When someone has an unusual support animal like, say, a turkey, that animal is also allowed to accompany the person. Everywhere, even on an airplane. A turkey on an airplane, I wonder if the TSA patted down that passenger.
Posted By: Alex - Thu Jan 14, 2016 -
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Category: Animals
Suicidal Deer
Illinois has put up new and different kind of deer crossing signs in order to get driver's attention. The idea came from a relative of an Illinois Township Highway commissioner. The relative had been to Colorado and seen them there. Cool idea, as it does grab one's attention.
Posted By: Alex - Tue Jan 12, 2016 -
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Category: Animals, Public Utilities
Mechanical duck attacks puppy
Merry Weird Christmas, everyone!
The San Mateo Times — Dec 26, 1951
CHICAGO, Dec. 26 — A mechanical duck disrupted the Christmas day quiet in the Lonnie Miller home.
The toy, wound up by 8-year-old Donald Miller, waddled across the floor and latched on to the tail of Smokie, a 10-month-old puppy.
Smokie howled. So did Donald. The duck held on grimly to the tail which was entangled in its clockwork mechanism.
Donald's father took Smokie and the duck to the animal welfare league where Allen Glisch separated the two with pliers, a screwdriver and wire snippers.
Posted By: Alex - Fri Dec 25, 2015 -
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Category: Animals, Holidays, 1950s
Fighting Tigers
Posted By: Paul - Thu Dec 24, 2015 -
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Category: Animals, Daredevils, Stuntpeople and Thrillseekers, Movies, Asia
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