Dave Barry's Blog

WE SAW TRAILER FULL OF SNAKES OPEN FOR THE RAMONES

When deputies went to serve a search warrant Thursday at the home of a LaPlace man accused of pulling out an assault rifle at a food stamp site Tuesday, they were met with a trailer full of snakes, some 7 to 8 feet long, says St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff Mike Tregre. 

(Thanks to Brian Peterson)

WEST VIRGINIA SOCIAL NOTE

Man sexually assaulted stolen goat, cops say

(Thanks to Unholy Slacker)

Related Florida Update: A Florida farmhand arrested for having sexual contact with a miniature donkey explained to cops that the Sunshine State was “backwards” since its residents “frown on zoophilia,” according to a police report.

(Thanks to Unholy Slacker)

WE HAVE GOOD NEWS AND BAD NEWS

Python missing for over a month found in garden of £700,000 house destroyed by fire (Thanks to W. von Papineau)

GUESS THE COUNTY

9:45 p.m. Someone called in to talk about an injured owl.

(Thanks to Jeff Meyerson)

THE REVOLT HAS BEGUN

Two men shot by their own dogs, 'accidentally'
(Thanks to Jeff Meyerson)

NO WORD ON THE FRENCH RESPONSE

Wolves petrify German army

(Thanks to Ralph)

AHOY

Just reminding you that tomorrow is International Talk Like a Pirate Day, and at 10 a.m. actor Matthew Saldivar and I will be outside the Brooks Atkinson Theater judging mustaches and handing out free tickets to Peter and the Starcatcher. Also we may mizzen the scuppers.