Dave Barry's Blog

THEY WERE RELEASED AFTER PRODUCING ETC.

Escaped goats and sheep wander onto the interstate in Virginia

(Thanks to John Lobert)

SHE ALSO WROTE MOST OF THE GRADUATING STUDENTS' PAPERS

Sophia the AI robot gives commencement speech at New York college.

(Thanks to MOTW)

RACCOONS ARE BASICALLY FAT SQUIRRELS WEARING MASKS

Having won the battle to tackle Tokyo’s population of giant, ravenous crows, the city’s authorities are now embroiled in an even tougher campaign: to rein in another animal menace, the North American raccoon.

(Thanks to Joe in Japan)

GUESS WHERE

Woman Shares Her Car with Venomous Snake for Weeks After 4 Failed Attempts to Remove the Reptile

(Thanks to EricY)

THE WINNER GETS A SEAT IN CONGRESS

South Koreans compete to see who’s best at doing absolutely nothing

(Thanks to EricY)

DUDE

Workers remove dozens of apparent marijuana plants from Wisconsin Capitol tulip garden

(Thanks to Ralph)

JUST STOP, BEER PEOPLE

SA craft brewer creates beer made with camel dung

(Thanks to Ralph)

ALMOST HEAVEN

West Virginia candidate hospitalized after being bitten by snakes while removing campaign signs

(Thanks to Doug Ogg and EricY, who says "Finally, NOT Australia.")

THE BUZZ IS GREAT, BUT THE HANGOVER IS DEADLY

Scientists at a university are using extracts from killer bees to brew a new beer.

(Thanks to SwampCritter)

THEY'RE GOING TO KEEP DOING THIS UNTIL WE FIGHT BACK

Squirrel causes nearly 7K people in Olive Branch to lose power

(Thanks to Rodney Bertelsen)

KNIGHT THIS WOMAN

A woman who punched a crocodile in the snout to save her sister is among the recipients of bravery awards included on the king’s first civilian gallantry list.

(Thanks to Nancy Gill)

WE DON'T CARE WHY

Cicadas love to land on people. Experts explain why.

(Thanks to Rod Nunley)

UH-OH

Frozen human brain tissue brought back to life in major breakthrough

(Thanks to Al Barkafski)

GUESS THE STATE

Man Busted For Battery With His Soiled Diaper

(Thanks to Al Barkafski)

'A FYRE FESTIVAL FOR TODDLERS'

'Bluey' event goes horribly awry at Las Vegas restaurant

She was not the lovable, furry dog children expected. Instead, she was played by a Dirt Dog worker in a blue onesie with a hoodie pulled over his head. As one disgruntled child put it to KVVU-TV, “He looked, like, unexpected. We could see his beard.”

(Thanks to PirateBoy)

FINALLY SOMEBODY IS TAKING ON THE REAL ISSUES

Indiana judge rules tacos, burritos are sandwiches

(Thanks to John Lobert and Ralph)

CANADA CONTINUES ITS DOWNWARD SPIRAL INTO TOTAL ANARCHY

A Canadian city's attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of people dressed as dinosaurs was disqualified due to the unexpectedly high turnout.

(Thanks to John Lobert)

TERRORISM UPDATE

Squirrel to blame for outage that left thousands without power downtown: Toronto Hydro

(Thanks to B&C)

CLEARLY WE NEED TO BUILD RESTROOMS FOR THEM

Cicadas pee from trees. And they can urinate a lot, a new study finds.

(Thanks to Buck Nekkid)

MEANWHILE IN FLATHEAD COUNTY

10:26 a.m. A woman was concerned about her son’s girlfriend, who was standing naked in the yard.

(Thanks to pharmaross and Mary Smith)