The weird news thread

Oh those wacky crazy kooky zany Romanian judges!

Romanian court rejects man's claim that he's alive

http://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/16/wo...-dead-man.html

Florida. Of course it's Florida. Maybe the culprit is a tire dealer.

'Mad Nailer' deliberately scattering roofing nails on a portion of Florida's US 1
Fox News, Mar 16 2018

Officials in a central Florida town are trying to nail a "Mad Nailer" who is deliberately scattering roofing nails along the portion of U.S. 1 that goes through their community. Oak Hill city commissioner Bill Lindlau wrote on Facebook, "There seems to be a 'Mad Nailer' operating in Oak Hill. He/she is throwing nails out at intersections along US 1. It has been going on for some time." The nails have been responsible for flattening a number of tires, include one belonging to the wife of Oak Hill Mayor Doug Gibson. Gibson ordered the purchase of three magnetic rollers to scoop up the nails. So far hundreds have been collected. David Lee told WOFL he has spent more than $4,000 fixing and replacing tires on his work trucks due to the nails. "They keep doing it. They don’t give up. They just keep putting the nails out," he said.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime...m19?li=BBnbfcL

Florida. Yes, Florida again. I can hear the lawyer now: "Sir, you have no basis for charging my client with stealing sand. Doesn't all sand look alike? Here are five grains of sand. Three came from the beach and two came from my client's property. Can you tell them apart?"

United Airlines CEO Oscar Muñoz steals sand from Florida beach to create 'protective dunes' around his $6.8 million home in Ponte Vedra

http://grabamile.boardingarea.com/2018/04/unitedsandfl/

Florida. Of course. At least they kept the tiger in a cage.

Tiger at prom: Miami school faces backlash for bringing exotic animal to jungle-themed dance
"We all have learned a great deal from this experience," Christopher Columbus High School Principal David Pugh said following the outrage.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...r-prom-n873846

The 26-foot-tall statue depicts Marilyn in a pose from The Seven Year Itch -- and the members of the nearby Congregational Church are probably itching to have it removed.

Marilyn Monroe statue showing icon's butt draws ire after being placed near Connecticut church

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertain...608-story.html

The people of Florida do not have a monopoly on doing weird things. Check out this story and video of a crazy wacky kooky zany Minnesotan:

Woman gets head stuck in truck's exhaust pipe for 45 minutes

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry...b0bbb7a0e45bc5

Three DUI convictions -- and here comes number four. And of course it happened in Florida.

Florida man chugs can of Busch beer after being pulled over for drunk driving

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/06/15...-cops-say.html

Florida. Again. And yes, a miniature horse can be considered a service animal. I wonder if I would be allowed to bring my service leopard and my service walrus into my local McDonald's.

Florida woman brings miniature support horse to restaurant

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nati...620-story.html

"Let garra rufa fish eat dead skin off my feet? Sure, I'll try that. What could possibly go wrong?

After fish pedicure, woman loses her toenails

https://www-m.cnn.com/2018/07/03/hea...udy/index.html

This happened in South Africa. The woman was not dead -- but she certainly was cold!

Woman declared dead after car crash found alive in morgue refrigerator

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/woman-d...-south-africa/

Guinness World Records should honor worthwhile achievements and noteworthy accomplishments, not idiotic feats such as this one. "My father is a firefighter and has put out more than a hundred fires!" "My father has written more than a hundred books!" "Well, my father put watermelons on his stomach and cut them in half!" Big whoop.

Man slices 27 watermelons in half on his stomach in 60 seconds, sets Guinness World Record

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/man-sli...-world-record/

i don't know why but the old Beech-Nut Chewing Gum "Yipes! Stripes!" jingle is running through my brain.

Cairo zoo accused of painting stripes on a donkey, passing it off as a zebra

https://citizentv.co.ke/lifestyle/eg...-zebra-208096/

Forrest Gump is correct: "Stupid is as stupid does." This stupid person won the contest but lost his life.

New Jersey man drowns playing 'Who can stay underwater the longest'

https://nypost.com/2018/08/07/man-dr...r-the-longest/

Here is another weird news story from Florida. It may be one of the strangest things you've ever herd. (Ouch!)

Cows help catch suspect in Florida police chase
Jalopnik.com, Aug 9 2018 11:35 AM

Police in Sanford, Florida saw a stolen Subaru on Monday and tried to pull it over. The driver ran a stop sign trying to get away before crashing into a ditch. The driver, Jamie Young, ran in one direction while a passenger, Jennifer Kaufman, ran in another. A third passenger, Erin Thomas, stayed in the car. The K-9 unit helped catch Young hiding in some bushes. But Kaufman was still running when she ran right into a group of cows, which then proceeded to run after her and push her toward the edge of the field and right into the authorities' hands.

Young, Kaufman and Thomas were arrested on drug charges, petit theft, possession of cocaine, resisting an officer and trespassing. Young was also charged with theft of a motor vehicle, giving false identification, and driving with a suspended or revoked license and Thomas was also charged with giving false identification.

Video: https://jalopnik.com/cows-helps-catc...ase-1828221136

I wonder if she smacked her forehead and exclaimed, "Oh, silly me! I thought I had lost a contact lens and it was right there all this time!" No, probably not.

A contact lens was embedded in a woman's eyelid for 28 years

https://www-m.cnn.com/2018/08/15/hea...udy/index.html

Yeah, this got into the Guinness Book Of World Records -- but what good is a single 20-foot-high chess piece without the other 31?

World's largest chess piece constructed in St. Louis

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2018/08...4445064/?sl=11

PETA members do a lot of bizarre stunts in their efforts to call attention to the need to protect animals. This is one of the most bizarre:

PETA asks Maine for permission to honor dead lobsters with a big roadside gravestone
CBS News, Aug 30 2018

Animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has asked officials for permission to erect a 5-foot tombstone to mark the site of an August truck crash that spewed lobsters onto a Maine road.

If the state's Department of Transportation grants the request, PETA says it will memorialize the "countless sensitive crustaceans" who were killed during the August 22 crash in Brunswick. The gravestone would read "In Memory of the Lobsters Who Suffered and Died at This Spot" and urge people to "Try Vegan."

The crash involved a truck carrying 7,000 pounds of lobster. After the truck rolled over, traffic backed up for hours as crews attempted to clear the street of the crustaceans. Several lobsters were crushed as a result of the crash. The Department of Transportation is reviewing PETA's request.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/pe...DE5t?ocid=AMZN

"This cod reeks so bad, I'd swear it's been in this store for two weeks.....but it must be fresh-caught. Just look at its eyes!" Yeah, I doubt the fake eyeballs fooled anyone.

Kuwaiti store owner caught sticking googly eyes on fish to make them look fresh

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry...b0162f47241e6b

I admit a hundred plates of sushi is a bit much -- but obviously this man was really hungry. He should sue this "all-you-can-eat" restaurant for false advertising.

Man gets banned from all-you-can-eat restaurant for eating too much

https://www.odditycentral.com/news/m...-too-much.html

This is what Charlotte's Legendary Lobster Pound gets for hiring Cheech and Chong as cooks.

Health inspectors investigating Maine restaurant that sedated lobsters with marijuana

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/charlot...ith-marijuana/