Friday, March 1, 2013

Absurd News | New twist on "dog attacks"

Every Friday I share my favorite absurd news articles of the past week. They highlight the absurd, hilarious, and just plain weird people and situations from around the world. I typically try to stick to American news, but I usually end up posting a few articles from other countries too. I also try to stay away from celebrity news and politically-driven stories.

A "marijuana cannon" was used to fire drugs over the border between the US and Mexico
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/feb/27/marijuana-cannon-us-border-seized-mexico

Man fakes robbery to avoid telling his wife he blew $1K at a strip club
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/25/jesus-mata-not-robbed-strip-club_n_2761692.html

Police discover Pepsi vending machine that has been selling malt liquor for months
http://dcist.com/2013/02/pepsi_machine_found_to_be_vending_m.php

Pat Robertson says demons may have attached themselves to sweaters from goodwill shops (sorry Macklemore)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=EDpp9UWVjsQ

Dog shoots Florida man with "unloaded" gun
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/02/26/dog-shoots-florida-man-with-unloaded-gun/

Black police officer faces charges for not investigating racial taunts against himself
http://www.thestar.com/news/crime/2013/02/26/black_police_officer_faces_charges_for_not_investigating_racial_taunts_against_himself.html

Hockey coach jailed for 15 days after tripping 13-year-old player during post-game handshake
http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/02/27/b-c-hockey-coach-jailed-for-15-days-for-tripping-13-year-old-during-post-game-handshake/

That's it for this week, have a good weekend!

No comments:

Post a Comment

Friday, March 1, 2013

Absurd News | New twist on "dog attacks"

Every Friday I share my favorite absurd news articles of the past week. They highlight the absurd, hilarious, and just plain weird people and situations from around the world. I typically try to stick to American news, but I usually end up posting a few articles from other countries too. I also try to stay away from celebrity news and politically-driven stories.

A "marijuana cannon" was used to fire drugs over the border between the US and Mexico
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/feb/27/marijuana-cannon-us-border-seized-mexico

Man fakes robbery to avoid telling his wife he blew $1K at a strip club
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/25/jesus-mata-not-robbed-strip-club_n_2761692.html

Police discover Pepsi vending machine that has been selling malt liquor for months
http://dcist.com/2013/02/pepsi_machine_found_to_be_vending_m.php

Pat Robertson says demons may have attached themselves to sweaters from goodwill shops (sorry Macklemore)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=EDpp9UWVjsQ

Dog shoots Florida man with "unloaded" gun
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/02/26/dog-shoots-florida-man-with-unloaded-gun/

Black police officer faces charges for not investigating racial taunts against himself
http://www.thestar.com/news/crime/2013/02/26/black_police_officer_faces_charges_for_not_investigating_racial_taunts_against_himself.html

Hockey coach jailed for 15 days after tripping 13-year-old player during post-game handshake
http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/02/27/b-c-hockey-coach-jailed-for-15-days-for-tripping-13-year-old-during-post-game-handshake/

That's it for this week, have a good weekend!

No comments:

Post a Comment