You can't make this stuff up: Crazy stories ripped from the headlines

[Uncle-A]

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Did you post this on the joke thread? It gave me a laugh.

 

[KingGrump]

Did you post this on the joke thread? It gave me a laugh.

Ideally, it belongs in the funnies thread. However, reality intrudes. There is a fairly even split among the populace in the US on who to believe.
Perhaps it is the final test from Darwin before he flushes the shallow end of the gene pool.

 

[John Webb]

Did you post this on the joke thread? It gave me a laugh.

No, but I just copied it to there. I wasn't sure it fits there. Maybe fits on the Covid thread.

 

[Tricia]

Okay, not in the headlines but this obituary of a skier is creative to say the least.
In lieu of flowers, please pay someone's open bar tab, smoke a bowl, and fearlessly carve out some fresh lines through the trees on the gnarliest side of the mountain.

Randall Jacobs Obituary (2020) - Phoenix, AZ - The Arizona Republic

View Randall Jacobs's obituary, send flowers and sign the guestbook.

www.legacy.com

 

[John Webb]

Okay, not in the headlines but this obituary of a skier is creative to say the least.
In lieu of flowers, please pay someone's open bar tab, smoke a bowl, and fearlessly carve out some fresh lines through the trees on the gnarliest side of the mountain.

Randall Jacobs Obituary (2020) - Phoenix, AZ - The Arizona Republic

View Randall Jacobs's obituary, send flowers and sign the guestbook.

www.legacy.com

The president of my ski club back east for 50 years new the end was near. He set aside money for a party at an Am Legion Post after his death including payment of a round of beer for everyone.
A good time was had by all !

 

[John Webb]

These move about an inch a day in a herd. Found in Iceland, Alaska & on other glaciers.

Herd Of Fuzzy Green 'Glacier Mice' Baffles Scientists

Moss balls seem to roll around glaciers in a coordinated way, and researchers can't explain why the whole group moves at about the same speed and in the same direction.

www.npr.org

 

[Doug Briggs]

These move about an inch a day in a herd. Found in Iceland, Alaska & on other glaciers.

Herd Of Fuzzy Green 'Glacier Mice' Baffles Scientists

Moss balls seem to roll around glaciers in a coordinated way, and researchers can't explain why the whole group moves at about the same speed and in the same direction.

www.npr.org

A rolling moss gathers no stones?

Someone had to say it.

 

[John Webb]

Watch out for wombats !

Giant wombat-like creatures, the size of black bears, once walked the earth | CNN

A wombat-like creature, the size of a black bear and weighing 330 pounds, roamed the earth some 25 million years ago, scientists have discovered.

www.cnn.com

 

[John Webb]

Got to get next to the bison for a good picture !

California woman gored multiple times by Yellowstone bison

A 72-year-old California woman was gored multiple times by a wild bison at Yellowstone National Park after repeatedly approaching the animal to take its photograph.

www.kolotv.com

 

[Tricia]

You really don't need more than the headline on this one.

You swine! German nudist chases wild boar that stole laptop | Germany | The Guardian

Photographer who captured moment naked bather gave pursuit says ‘he gave it his all’<br>

amp.theguardian.com

 

[John Webb]

I've seen goats that eat grass and underbrush, but
now we have ducks that eat snails / bugs at a winery in South Africa !

Nature's Geek Squad !

Got a Pest Problem? Call the Quack Squad

They’re short, they waddle, and they’re coming to eat the snails. Meet the quack squad, nature’s very own pest control.

www.greatbigstory.com

 

[Uncle-A]

Young woman declared dead by paramedics found alive at funeral home
The fire chief says paramedics attempted to revive the woman for 30 minutes.

Read in ABC News: https://apple.news/ACDN90UYDQEObWEEKNKY7TQ

 

[Mendieta]

I honestly never thought there was any possible use for Bud light, but I was wrong!

Bay Area Man Saves Home From Wildfires By Keying Bud Light

Beer "was the only thing I had that I had a lot of," he says

sf.eater.com

Jokes aside, I am so glad this man saved his home!

 

[Doug Briggs]

I honestly never thought there was any possible use for Bud light, but I was wrong!

Bay Area Man Saves Home From Wildfires By Keying Bud Light

Beer "was the only thing I had that I had a lot of," he says

sf.eater.com

Jokes aside, I am so glad this man saved his home!

Being a hoarder apparently saved his home. 30 boxes of Bud Light.

 

[Tricia]

I honestly never thought there was any possible use for Bud light, but I was wrong!

Bay Area Man Saves Home From Wildfires By Keying Bud Light

Beer "was the only thing I had that I had a lot of," he says

sf.eater.com

Jokes aside, I am so glad this man saved his home!

Don't tell @Gary Stolt

 

[Doug Briggs]

Not so crazy, more like amazing... I think the 'Dragon Eggs' qualify it for this thread, though.

Drones dropping "Dragon Eggs" are Colorado’s latest aerial assault weapon for wildfires

GLENWOOD CANYON — Flames erupt on the hillside as plumes of smoke billow into the hazy sky above the Colorado River. “It’s beautiful right now. This is a really good burn going right now,” says John Kennedy, the director of one of three branches of firefighters battling the Grizzly Creek...

coloradosun.com

The videos in this story are quite impressive.

 

[John Webb]

A walk in the park !

VIDEO: Young Boy Surrounded by 14 Raccoons and a Coyote in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA - SnowBrains

My son and I were walking in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA the other day and we were greeted by 14 raccoons, (4 were in the bushes) and a coyote

snowbrains.com

 

[François Pugh]

You may laugh, but those racoons do have very sharp claws, and some of them are pretty bold.

 

[LiquidFeet]

I wouldn't have been communicating with those raccoons using baby talk. They are not cute little mammals to be befriended. Those are families. Parents will protect their kids if they feel threatened. Why were those raccoons staying so close to those humans? I'm wondering if they have been fed before.

 

[dbostedo]

I wouldn't have been communicating with those raccoons using baby talk. They are not cute little mammals to be befriended. Those are families. Parents will protect their kids if they feel threatened. Why were those raccoons staying so close to those humans? I'm wondering if they have been fed before.

I was thinking they were likely fed before... or maybe they were smart enough to head for the humans when the coyote is around?