Funny, Strange and Weird News stories and Top 10 lists
Most are calling the man a hero, but his employer sees it differently. Because of potential safety hazards that could have lead to injuries, Verizon suspended an employee after rescuing…
A frequently robbed Family Dollar store in Birmingham Alabama was once again a target of thieves, but this time they brought swords to a gunfight. Read the full story here.
Forget ziplining or learning to ski, if you really want to “try something new”, then bank robbery might be for you. Keep in mind you will probably get caught and…
Passengers headed for Germany, instead took a roundabout way there, when their plane headed North instead of East and landed in Scottland by mistake. Read the full story here.
Authorities found seven live sharks and at least three dead sharks at a NY man’s residence and arrested him on trafficking charges. Read the full story here.
Hero is not too strong a term to use for this woman, in the opinion of the editors of Funny News. She led the Great St. Pete Parking Lot Revolt…
Want to make $52,500 a year to dress up like a Disney princess and be a nanny? A couple in England has the job for you! Read the full story…
75-year-old Rosa Ferrigno knitted a suit from over 300 plastic bags and says she did it for fun. Read the full story here.
Authorities at the Dick Conner Correction Center in Oklahoma got suspicious when the woman was spotted with several packages on the property. A search of her car and house found…
Two men cleaning up after the floods in Nebraska found a mini-fridge filled with beer. After a search for the owner, the men say they will return the fridge, ‘minus…
A woman in Alabama captured pictures of a rare yellow cardinal in her yard. The color is caused by a genetic mutation similar to albinism in people. Watch her interview…
A 13-year-old Texas boy caught a 67-pound catfish in Lake Tawakoni in Texas, breaking the state record. Read the full story here.
It’s crawfish season and the people in New Orleans are used to how the rest of the country doesn’t quite get how to properly cook crawfish. But the video posted…
Alligators dosed up on ketamine and given headphones by scientists as part of experiments to study neural mapping for a deeper understanding of the possible “”acoustic systems” of dinosaurs”. https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/weird-news/766614/alligators-given-ketamine-wear-headphones-hearing-experiment
A woman visiting Dallas was reunited with her escaped wallaby after the creature escaped from a hole in a fence of a house where she was staying nearby. https://www.arklatexhomepage.com/news/weird/escaped-wallaby-goes-on-walkabout-in-dallas-neighborhood/1866123257
A Florida man was fishing near the dock of a woman who mistakenly claimed she owned the water and sprayed him, or near him with a garden hose before police…
Red Bull pulled a stunt in Los Angeles in celebration of the final supermoon of 2019. https://www.foxnews.com/us/meteor-over-los-angeles-turns-out-to-be-stunt-for-last-supermoon-of-2019
Police find cameras in 42 rooms at 30 different motels around Korea that streamed to a website without the room occupants’ knowledge of permission. https://kiisfm.iheart.com/content/2019-03-21-hidden-cameras-recorded-and-live-streamed-nearly-1600-motel-guests/
Microsoft robot taking part in chat angers real people concerned about privacy https://www.khou.com/article/money/economy/woman-discovers-her-online-friend-is-a-robot/285-24df15d6-69ce-4b42-805e-781bfbabd388
A man near the border of Mexico and the US was arrested by border patrol agents for allegedly having sex with a cow. https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/man-arrested-after-border-police-14165737
This is more than a bit irreverent, but is our first weekly podcast/Video discussing the top stories of the week. NSFW, but hopefully funny and enjoyable.
After the Auburn University men’s basketball team won the Southeastern Conference (SEC) Tournament Championship, an Alabama station make one little typo. https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/auburn-tigers-dubbed-winners-of-sex-tournament-by-alabama-tv-station-in-on-air-blunder
A police chase in California ended with an impromptu dancing performance by the alleged perpetrator. https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/weird/Police-Chase-507392771.html
A shoe isn’t the best place to store your gun…especially when you use said shoe to throw at a roach. https://www.kens5.com/article/news/nation-world/man-shot-himself-in-the-foot-after-throwing-shoe-at-cockroach-police-say/273-5f7d99fe-e444-40f3-88c6-64ce92cf5ee4
After sentencing, a defendant rants against the judge in a profanity-laced tirade and the judge ups the sentence. https://kiisfm.iheart.com/content/2019-03-19-felons-profanity-laced-tirade-earns-him-an-extra-six-years-behind-bars/
After a man spotted a couple snakes, he called a removal service. What they discovered was scary. https://www.arklatexhomepage.com/news/weird/dozens-of-rattlesnakes-removed-from-under-texas-home/1862913277
When the neighbors complained about a high fence, the homeowner didn’t complain. He simply hatched a plan to fight back. https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2019/03/20/Man-forced-to-shorten-fence-gets-even-with-nude-mannequins/9431553093936/