What weird news stories make you either laugh out loud, or just say "huh?'

[Elennare]

I can't figure out which is more appalling.  That someone would feel the need to mutilate themselves in that fashion, or the grammar in that article.

[Rowan MacD]

Calif. woman killed by cannonball fired by husband

03/06/2012

POTRERO, Calif. (AP) — Authorities in California say a 33-year-old San Diego County woman has been killed by a cannonball fired by her husband and another man.
The woman was found dead at about 12:15 a.m. Tuesday after the ball slammed into her home at the Twin Lakes Resort mobile home park in Potrero, a tiny community near the Mexican border.

Her name hasn't been released.

State fire Capt. Mike Mohler says the men told authorities they were working on the cannon nearby when it went off. Mohler says one man was treated at a hospital for injuries he suffered when the cannon went off.

[Archer]

Mkay, admitting  some of these news clips cause  me to say "huh" . . .   


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oh0XckvfX_I

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNp4MSb9k2k

[Rowan MacD]

  Mantyhose? Brosiery?  
Fashion has come full circle (again)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2111246/Brosiery-mantyhose-men-seek-warmth-comfort--fashion-statement-patterned-tights.html

[Rowan MacD]

   How embarrassing 
Marie Osmond sprinkles when she tinkles on stage
The Daily Caller – Mon, Mar 12, 2012

Marie Osmond had a bit of an accident on stage during a performance on a Bahamas cruise ship March 2 after an audience member's question had both her and her brother, Donny, laughing hysterically.

We don't know what made her laugh so hard, but Marie erupted into such a fit of laughter that she peed on herself and on the stage.

Osmond wasn't ashamed. Instead, she exclaimed, "I just peed my pants!" and wiped the stage where her little accident took place.

Laughing even harder than before, Donny told the audience: "You really did. We promised you an experience. You got it!"


~On an unrelated note:  Stephen Hawking will guest star on 'The Big Bang Theory'   
Geek-out ensues!

[Lady Kett]

I thought this was a rather "oh neat!" version of the "huh?" requirement!

Canada Issues Glow in the Dark Dinosaur Quarter

[Rowan MacD]

I thought this was a rather "oh neat!" version of the "huh?" requirement!

Canada Issues Glow in the Dark Dinosaur Quarter

That is way cool-too bad the queen doesn't have a glowing skull 
   According to the story, Canada might be the first country to start using another sci fi staple- the 'digitized currency' system called the Mint Chip.
    Soon the world will run on 'Credits' instead of coins and paper money.

[Hoowil]

Makes me think of something one of my old history professors said. "Our money used to be a gold standard, then we ran out of gold and went to silver certificates, then we ran out of silver. Now it just says 'In God We Trust', as in we trust that it may actually be worth anything"

[Archer]

An old radio news broadcast that still calls for a "huh"  ?    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNsj3yQUQXA

[Rowan MacD]

Meet the man who sells testicular implants for dogs: 'People thought I was nuts'

Would you buy your dog a pair of testicular implants?Gregg Miller says he's well aware that his business selling testicular implants for dogs invites just as many jokes as it does clients. That's because Miller's job is creating artificial dog testicles for canines that have been neutered.

"Dogs aren't stupid," he tells Business Week. "They would know if their eye was gouged out, or their foot was cut off. Why wouldn't they know if their testicles are now missing?"

But laugh all you want, Miller, 59, says his business has become a big success. He says 517,223 dogs in all 50 U.S. states and 49 countries are now wearing "Neuticles" manufactured by his company. Though, as Business Week notes, even Miller can't avoid slipping into unintentional humor when discussing his unusual business.

"When Neuticles were introduced commercially in 1995," he says, "people thought I was nuts," he said.

But as the comedian Joan Rivers asked Miller, "What do they do?"

Miller claims the Neuticles gives dogs a sense of restored pride. Though he recommends the "very lifelike" (and more expensive) silicone version of his product (up to $600) compared to the "easily detected" though more affordable "rigid polypropylene version (about $150).

"Generally pet owners think (Neuticles) are genius and non-pet owners think we're insane," he says.

And while Miller offers several different styles and sizes, he also requires customers to include information about their dog's age, weight and breed before matching them with the right pair. "Going larger can create short- and long-term complications and discomfort for the pet," he said.

[Lady Kett]

Abraham Lincoln tried to patent Facebook concept

[DonaCatalina]

http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/150603785.html

[DonaCatalina]

Abraham Lincoln tried to patent Facebook concept

That's pretty funny.

[DonaCatalina]

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2012/05/teacher-in-dog-house-for-punishing-students-with-pet-collar/1#.T6voNVKh0zk

[Rowan MacD]

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/103-old-man-buried-coffin-made-tree-fought-191232137.html

Not so much odd as heartwarming...

  Herbie fought to protect New England's tallest elm until it collapsed from dutch elm disease.  He was unaware that a local furniture maker had set aside some of the wood to make a coffin for the 103 year old caretaker.   Now the man and the tree he loved will be together forever...