Dave Barry's Blog

COMMUNISM: EVEN WORSE THAN WE THOUGHT

China Requiring People To Visit Their Aged Parents

(Thanks to jon harris)

FORGET ALL OF OUR PREVIOUS NOBEL-PRIZE NOMINATIONS

A pair of Japanese researchers has figured out a polite way to get a long-winded gabber to stop talking: simply point their SpeechJammer gun at the speaker, and shoot.

(Thanks to James in NC)

YIKES

Spider That Builds Its Own Spider Decoys Discovered

(Thanks to ParkRanger)

AND IT'S CLEARLY HAPPY TO SEE THEM

Hundreds of visitors are flocking daily to a botanical garden in southeastern Brazil to watch the rare blooming of the Titan arum, the world’s smelliest and largest tropical flower.

(Thanks to Unholy Slacker)

CSI: WOODBURY

Toilet is likely culprit for library's lingering stink

(Thanks to Unholy Slacker)

THIS COULD BE EVEN BIGGER THAN THE ASPARAGUS ANTI-HANGOVER DISCOVERY

Brussels sprouts could become flatulence free thanks to new technology being developed by scientists in Hertfordshire, south east England.

(Thanks to Unholy Slacker, who says, "I didn't even know Brussels sprouts had flatulence.")

BRILLIANT

Carrying cases for brassieres.

(Thanks to Sharon [The Minx] Lurie)

INCREDIBLY, ETC.

A MAN urinated over flower beds in front of shocked shoppers, while making a noise like an elephant, a court heard.

(Thanks to Unholy Slacker)

GOLF NEWS FROM DOWN UNDER

You don't want to know.

Really.

(Thanks to Jeff Meyerson)

LOOKING FOR A POST-HOLIDAY BARGAIN?

Here's a deal on celebrity colons.

(Thanks to Nancy Gill)

THE RESTAURANTS WILL FEATURE BAT

“How does The Ozzy Osbourne International Airport resonate?"

(Thanks to Ralph)

ATTENTION, NOBEL PRIZE JUDGES

Asparagus Prevents Hangovers, Incredibly Useful Study Finds

(Thanks to Jay Brandes)

OBJECTION, DUDE

The Guy Who Brought 32 Bags of Weed into a Courtroom

(Thanks to Carolyn Henly)