Weird News Stories of the Day.....

[hinglemccringleberry]

Best reporting of the day, hands down: this line from the NYT:

“Swarms of protesters roamed the halls, taking photos and breaking into offices.A man was smoking pot in a room where there were photos of mountains and maps of Oregon on the wall.”

 

[florduh]

A man was smoking pot in a room where there were photos of mountains and maps of Oregon on the wall.”

Setting politics, legality, and sanity aside... this fuckin owns.

Might be the most productive Joint Session of Congress in decades.

 

[CANtalk]

Best reporting of the day, hands down: this line from the NYT:

“Swarms of protesters roamed the halls, taking photos and breaking into offices.A man was smoking pot in a room where there were photos of mountains and maps of Oregon on the wall.”

Meanwhile, in another room in the capitol...

https://www.joemygod.com/2021/01/report-rioter-died-after-tasering-himself-in-the-balls/

 

[florduh]

Meanwhile, in another room in the capitol...

https://www.joemygod.com/2021/01/report-rioter-died-after-tasering-himself-in-the-balls/

While I've seen this meme bandied about the internet for years, I never truly understood it until the events of this week.

 

[macbill]

Oops!​

Two men arrested after returning rental car with drugs inside​

Two men were arrested when they returned to their rental car at an upstate New York airport to allegedly fetch forgotten drugs, a report said.

 

[strech]

'Magic mushrooms' grow in man's blood after injection with shroom tea

A man ended up at the emergency department with magic mushrooms growing in his blood.

www.livescience.com

 

[macbill]

$6,091: Uber driver billed for damages after gunman (who may have just murdered his passenger) carjacks him​

Early one morning last summer, an Uber driver pulled in front of a Humboldt Park home to pick up a passenger. But the man who ordered the ride never came out. Someone shot him to death inside the house moments after he hailed the Uber on his phone.

Instead, the driver says, a masked man — possibly the murderer — ran out of the home, pointed a gun in his face, and hijacked the neon green Kia Soul he rented from Uber. Cops later found the car wrapped around a fire hydrant about four miles away.

 

[Summer]

Not weird, but funny:

Lawyer tells judge 'I'm not a cat' after a Zoom filter mishap in virtual court hearing | CNN

A livestream of a virtual court proceeding in Texas took an "appawling" turn when a lawyer appeared as a cat on screen.

www.cnn.com

At least it didn't portray him as a dog or donkey. lol

 

[macbill]

Florida​

Deputies: Man proposes using rings stolen from other lover​

A Florida man stole an engagement ring and wedding bands from a girlfriend and used them to propose to another girlfriend, according to authorities.

 

[macbill]

They're Great!​

Feds seize 44 pounds of cocaine-coated corn flakes in Cincinnati​

Federal officials said they found around 44 pounds of cocaine-coated corn flakes, seized in Cincinnati from incoming freight from Peru.

U.S. Customs agents said they intercepted the smuggled narcotics, with an estimated street value of $2,922,400.
https://www.wlwt.com/article/feds-s...ne-coated-corn-flakes-in-cincinnati/35568361#

 

[hinglemccringleberry]

Man, Tiger Woods needs to stop trying to juggle multiple women. LOL j/k

 

[macbill]

LADY GAGA'S DOG WALKER SHOT, BULLDOGS STOLEN... $500,000 Offered For Return​

Lady Gaga's dogs were targeted by thieves Wednesday night ... thieves who shot her dog walker and stole 2 of her French Bulldogs ... law enforcement sources tell TMZ, and we're told Gaga is offering $500,000 for the return of her dogs, "no questions asked."

 

[CANtalk]

Old news, but new to me (and @macbill with ur recent post ) . Wow, epic ... and sums up a lot about us.

Penises on Mars? Grow Up, Internet

The photo shows the Spirit Mars rover's efforts to turn around, not amuse its handlers.

www.space.com

That time NASA totally beat the Navy at epic graffiti

The skies over Okanagon, Wash. got a little more hilarious in 2017 when naval aviators on a training flight drew a giant penis in the sky using contrails. It's now …

www.wearethemighty.com

 

[macbill]

Anti-Vaxxers Melt Down Over Vaccinated People Giving Blood​

Coronavirus truthers have a new boogeyman.

A far-right Facebook group that spans the U.K. and the U.S. recently erupted in alarm when a user posted, “There are people donating blood after being shot up with the covid crap. This terrifies me.” A wave of comments followed, all reflecting various degrees of deluded, conspiratorial thinking about shots that we know to be safe and effective.

 

[Ramahs]

Anti-Vaxxers Melt Down Over Vaccinated People Giving Blood​

Coronavirus truthers have a new boogeyman.

A far-right Facebook group that spans the U.K. and the U.S. recently erupted in alarm when a user posted, “There are people donating blood after being shot up with the covid crap. This terrifies me.” A wave of comments followed, all reflecting various degrees of deluded, conspiratorial thinking about shots that we know to be safe and effective.

Some people are just so proud of their stupidity. lol
Anti-vaxers and other conspiratorial science-deniers drive me nuts

 

[macbill]

Karen Gets Hosed (turn sound up)

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1364514072419532801

 

[macbill]

Stupid Is as Stupid Does​

Amazon changes app logo that 'resembles Adolf Hitler'​

Amazon has quickly changed its main shopping-app logo, after commentators said the recent redesign made it look like Adolf Hitler.
Launched in January, the icon depicts a strip of blue tape over an Amazon "smile" logo.

 

[Ramahs]

Stupid Is as Stupid Does​

Amazon changes app logo that 'resembles Adolf Hitler'​

Amazon has quickly changed its main shopping-app logo, after commentators said the recent redesign made it look like Adolf Hitler.
Launched in January, the icon depicts a strip of blue tape over an Amazon "smile" logo.

That's hilarious!

 

[macbill]

Florida snorkeler finds $1.5 million worth of cocaine​

The snorkeler “noticed a large black bundle wrapped in tape & contacted local authorities,” Chief Border Patrol Agent Thomas Martin wrote on Twitter.

 

[Ramahs]

Florida snorkeler finds $1.5 million worth of cocaine​

The snorkeler “noticed a large black bundle wrapped in tape & contacted local authorities,” Chief Border Patrol Agent Thomas Martin wrote on Twitter.

What the hell is wrong with this person, giving away a found treasure like that?!?
See, that's why I need to move to the coast!

Also, I should learn how to snorkel

 

[macbill]

Karma Cut-ups​

Anti-abortion 'extremist' shows up at women's clinic with a gun – and shoots himself in the leg​

A man protesting against A Woman's Choice healthcare clinic in Raleigh, North Carolina, accidentally shot himself in the leg on Saturday morning, according to local media reports.

 

[macbill]

I bet the Devil made him do it​

church treasurer accused of stealing $150K, spending funds on porn site​

The longtime treasurer of a Mt. Pleasant Township church was arrested this week after admitting to state troopers he stole at least $150,000 from church coffers and spent a large portion of the money on a pornographic website, according to court records.

 

[macbill]

That Stinks​

Georgia man fatally shot brother in fight over body wash, cops say​

A Georgia man killed his older brother during an argument over body wash, police said.

 

[macbill]

Florida principal, daughter hacked student accounts to rig homecoming queen votes​

An Escambia County assistant principal and her daughter hacked into dozens of student accounts to cast fake votes to apparently help her daughter become homecoming queen, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

 

[BrianTL]

Florida principal, daughter hacked student accounts to rig homecoming queen votes​

An Escambia County assistant principal and her daughter hacked into dozens of student accounts to cast fake votes to apparently help her daughter become homecoming queen, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

I didn't know Dominion did homecoming elections too