Dave Barry's Blog

THERE IS NOTHING LEFT TO BELIEVE IN

Keith Richards Reveals He’s Cut Back on Drinking

"It was interesting to play sober."

(Thanks to Steve K.)

'ROBOT BORIS HAS ALREADY LEARNED TO DANCE'

'Hi-tech robot' at Russia forum turns out to be man in suit

(Thanks to pharmaross, Roberto, Allen at Division and John Lobert)

GUYS IN ACTION

A Vermont man, involved in a long-running spat with local officials, erected a giant sculpture of the middle finger saluting city council with the one-finger wave.

(Thanks to Roberto, John Lobert and funny man)

SO HE DOESN'T EVEN GET THE ASSIST?

NHL referee crumbles to the ice after a puck deflects off his groin and into the net (but the goal didn't count)

(Thanks to what appears to be a mobile number with no name attached, that we can see, but thanks anyway)

ATTENTION, MOTORISTS OF GERMANY:

A ton of chocolate leaked from a factory and flooded a German street.

(Thanks to many people)

FLORIDAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Florida woman arrested after swinging bag filled with Chihuahuas at bar, police say

(Thanks to Rod Nunley)

We saw Bag Filled With Chihuahuas open for Sting.

A BREAKTHROUGH IN AIRLINE CUISINE

"Even though greatest care has been taken, due to the nature of the product there is a very small risk of bullet fragments that could be found in the meal."

(Thanks to John Lobert)

TRY THIS WITH BAGPIPES AND YOU GET THE DEATH PENALTY

Man accused of stealing two saxophones, playing them in Missoula Police Department lobby

(Thanks to pharmaross)

HE HAD NO CHOICE: THE BUILDING WAS BETWEEN HIM AND FLORIDA

Naked driver crashes into apartment building

(Thanks to Allen at Division)

THAT'S A LOT OF PENGUIN POO

Supercolony of 1.5 million Adélie penguins discovered in Antarctica just last year through satellite images of their poo has been living in the Danger Islands for nearly 3,000 YEARS, study finds

(Thanks to Allen at Division and funny man)

IT'S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR

Driver in Santa Claus suit is fired upon by other driver, police say

(Thanks to pharmaross)

12-foot inflatable snowman smashed by mystery driver

(Thanks to Steve K)

Santa rips off beard, screams and swears at children in bizarre outburst

(Thanks to Fabian Marson)

BOLO

Polk County deputies are looking for a thief who stuffed a foot-long sandwich down his pants and walked out of a convenience store last month.

(Thanks to pharmaross)

WHOA

Famed free climber Alex Honnold, 33, is the only person to ascend California's El Capitan alone without ropes

Fascinating:

The movie's production team spent much of the time holding their breath against the nightmarish prospect of a fall. But Honnold himself seemed so calm that researchers wondered if there was something different about his brain. With this in mind, Honnold underwent an MRI in 2016 as he got ready for the ascent. That test, which is documented in the movie, shows that a part of the brain that was once usually associated with fear - the amygdala - did not activate when he was shown violent or frightening images.

(Thanks to Jim Kenaston, who says "This helps put the daily commute in a bit of perspective.")

ENTICING!

World's first laboratory-grown STEAK tastes 70% like real meat'

(Thanks to Roberto)

THIS IS WHY WHEN YOU ORDER UBER EATS YOU SHOULD ALWAYS SPECIFY CLEAN UNDERWEAR

Florida Uber Eats customer finds soiled underpants in food order

(Thanks to Mac Turl and pharmaross, who says "Uber ew!")

WE DON'T WANT TO KNOW WHAT THEIR TREE IS MADE OF

Couple to serve Christmas dinner made entirely from roadkill

(Thanks to Ralph)

WE NEED TO ARM OUR UPS DRIVERS

Hilarious moment a curious squirrel jumps onto the back of an unsuspecting UPS driver as he waits to make a delivery

(Thanks to Mac Turl and Geoff, who says "The beginning of the attack.")

AND IT LOOKS EVERY BIT AS FESTIVE AS IT SOUNDS

A single mom with a strict budget has created Britain's most frugal Christmas tree — made from inflated rubber gloves.

(Thanks to pharmaross)

SURE, WHY NOT?

This is a video of the Civil Guard of Belém, Brazil doing some 12-gauge shotgun training at an indoor firing range with incendiary ammo.

(Thanks to John Lobert)

WHAT ARE THESE NEW LINES ON THE SHUFFLEBOARD COURT?

Senior citizens arrested after 'large amount of cocaine' found stashed on cruise ship

(Thanks to Jon Harris and Steve K, who says "Put your teeth in, dude.")