Saturday, January 28, 2012

The Most Ridiculous News Stories of the Week


People are crazy.  In Florida, wildlife officers recently found a deadly reptile exhibit inside one man’s apartment. A red-spitting cobra, a puff adder, a uracoan rattlesnake, two false cobras and even a small alligator. Tyler Nolan was living with these creatures until he was caught keeping them without a permit. Nolan was cited for several health and safety violations.  All of the animals were in good condition.

Cobra Commander is pleased...
I like chicken nuggets...but I wouldn't eat them every day...for 15 years!  CHICKEN nugget fan Stacey Irvine has been warned they are KILLING her!  The 17-year-old has eaten practically nothing else since the age of TWO.  Horrified doctors learned of the her chronic addiction after she collapsed and was rushed to hospital struggling to breathe.  Stacey says she has never touched greens or fruit...she was found to have anemia and swollen veins in her tongue.

Not so happy...
PAY FOR YOUR DONUTS!  In Wyoming, a 19-year-old college student accused of swiping a doughnut is going to have to pay for the pastry...in a big way.  Zach O'Dell has agreed to pay a $200 fine, $10 in court costs -- and 79 cents to cover the cost of the doughnut.  He was accused of eating the treat in Blair's Market and leaving without paying for it. He was charged with shoplifting.


Do nut steal these...
The European Union debuted a new foldable car that was previously just a theoretical design from MIT. The car folds up so three vehicles can fit in a single standard parking spot. The electric automobiles currently have a range of 60 miles, and experts suggest they will be used as temporary rentals that can be returned at kiosks around cities ...

It's basically a motorized stroller...
People in a New York neighborhood said the word “school” has been misspelled as “SHCOOL” for months on the street outside of a high school. Residents said the sign outside of Marta Valle High School on the Lower East Side was painted “SHCOOL X-NG” during the summer, and officials failed to correct it for several months. A Department of Transportation spokesman said the misspelling was the work of a utility provider and the company is responsible for correcting the error.

Wha??
Thanks for reading! Enjoy your weekend!

~Brent




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