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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
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
Comments
tombstone - that's what we call fate
Squirrels - that's what happens when you f!&k;with the animals
Louisiana woman - I wish my mommy loved me that much
Cornwall - no boss, I'm not drunk at work, I just had some apples for lunch
Squirrels - that's what happens when you f!&k;with the animals
Louisiana woman - I wish my mommy loved me that much
Cornwall - no boss, I'm not drunk at work, I just had some apples for lunch
Posted by Jules in Connecticut on 10/16/08 at 12:49 PM
Squatting over the john is pretty common on this end of the Mediterranean. They're lovingly referred to as bomb-sites.
Image here of pristine example: http://farm1.static.flickr.com/178/469650275_1b59331e07.jpg
Image here of pristine example: http://farm1.static.flickr.com/178/469650275_1b59331e07.jpg
Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 10/16/08 at 01:22 PM
I'm dissapointed in you MM
Posted by Jules in Connecticut on 10/16/08 at 01:42 PM
Jules - For shootin' squirrels when I was a kid? I don't kill anything but roaches and fish these days. The fish are for eatin' and the roaches are just ....eewwwww.
Posted by Madd Maxx on 10/16/08 at 01:56 PM
Japanese toilets are kind of like that. I always preferred them in a train station because you don't have to "hover" to avoid touching them.
Dunno how Expat attached his pic, so here's a link to a Japanese toilet pic:
http://www.charlesandhudson.com/archives/japanese-toilet.jpg
Dunno how Expat attached his pic, so here's a link to a Japanese toilet pic:
http://www.charlesandhudson.com/archives/japanese-toilet.jpg
Posted by BikerPuppy on 10/16/08 at 03:04 PM
Oh, I guess attaching the link puts in the pic. I'm smartlier than I thought I was.
Posted by BikerPuppy on 10/16/08 at 03:04 PM
BP - In the US we hang them on a wall and call urinals. Doesn't help you gals but us guys can pee straight forward if needed.
Posted by Madd Maxx on 10/16/08 at 03:07 PM
"Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned, nor hell a fury like a woman scorned."
And neither Heaven nor Hell swings a shotgun drive-by like a bitter, overprotective mom.
And neither Heaven nor Hell swings a shotgun drive-by like a bitter, overprotective mom.
Posted by kingmonkey in Athens, Ontario on 10/16/08 at 03:27 PM
Jules - Wow! I really did piss you off, huh? I am sorry.
Posted by Madd Maxx on 10/16/08 at 06:01 PM
Wayne - Actually it was a pump pellet gun that I used and it would kill them. I was around 11 or 12 at the time. Nowadays, I set humane traps then bring them to a park and let them go. I still hate them things, they're nothing but tree rats. They get into everything and they carry alot of parasites.
Posted by Madd Maxx on 10/16/08 at 09:54 PM
expat- Wouldn't it be googling, without the e? Although spellcheck doesn't like that either...
I live in a fairly old apartment building in Japan, so I have a squat toilet. There're adapters here to change it to a western style, but keeping that kinda thing clean isn't my idea of a fun time. (spell check does like kinda, but not there're... Go figure)
I live in a fairly old apartment building in Japan, so I have a squat toilet. There're adapters here to change it to a western style, but keeping that kinda thing clean isn't my idea of a fun time. (spell check does like kinda, but not there're... Go figure)
Posted by jswolf19 in Japan on 10/17/08 at 08:25 AM
jswolf - Try 'scrubbing bubbles'. They work hard so you don't have toooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.
Posted by Madd Maxx on 10/17/08 at 08:32 AM
Maxx- Not sure if they have the bubbles here... I'll have to look ^_^ The squatter works just fine without the the attachment, though. And it good for my health or some such nonsense.
Posted by jswolf19 in Japan on 10/17/08 at 08:46 AM
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