Dave Barry's Blog

WE WERE PROMISED FLYING CARS

In NightHawkInLight’s creation, a current running through a coiled heating element wrapped around a larger coil-shaped structure provides the heat for roasting, while an adjacent air gun nozzle blasts a flow of air up and over the rounded end of a hot dog.

(Thanks to Dave N.)

IN THAT CASE, SIR....

Florida man arrested for speeding claims he was trying to go back to Cuba

(Thanks to Asher Scheiner)

AS LONG AS IT HAS INSURANCE

Cow Walks Majestically into Hospital

(Thanks to Asher Scheiner)

SEEMS LIKE A FAIR EXCHANGE

A 24-year-old Florida man with a lengthy criminal history has been arrested after he allegedly stole a truck, sword, laptop and other items from a home in St. Petersburg – but left behind his cellphone, according to reports.

(Thanks to Jane Linderman)

HAVING TROUBLE STANDING UP STRAIGHT?

Earth's Axis Has Secretly Shifted

(Thanks to Rod Nunley)

A QUESTION FROM FRANCE:

Would you wash with snail slime soap?

(Thanks to Jim Kenaston)

THE WORLDWIDE EPIDEMIC OF TOILET SNAKES

It has reached Singapore.

(Thanks to Ralph)

SOMEBODY HAD TO DO IT

Man balances pool cue on forehead for 2 hours, 16 minutes

(Thanks to Ralph)

WE’RE THINKING YES

Could I be a psychopath and not know it?

(Thanks to Rod Nunley)

IT FOUND THE LORD?

How a troubled Anchorage strip club transformed into Baptist church

(Thanks to Jane Linderman, who says "Praise be to G-strings.")

WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG?

The next step in flying: Planes without pilots

(Thanks to Rod Nunley)

CHICKENS HAVE BRAINS?

111-year-old Australian recommends eating chicken brains for a long life

(Thanks to Dave N.)

BEFORE HE COULD GET TO FLORIDA, WHERE HE'D HAVE FIT RIGHT IN

Man who drove 143 mph and led cops on chase arrested after running out of gas

(Thanks to Stan Ruth)

THEY HAVE OUR VOTE

California governor candidate under investigation over 1,000lb bear sidekick

(Thanks to Barry [hah] Nester)

FORTUNATELY THEY WERE CANADIAN RATTLESNAKES, WHICH ARE KNOWN TO BE POLITE

Fourteen-year-old Raiden Peter and his friend were enjoying an afternoon bike ride in Lethbridge, Canada, a town south of Calgary in Alberta, when they found themselves riding through a rattlesnake den.

(Thanks to vee)

MAYBE THEY’RE FISHING

Stunning Video Reportedly Taken on US Navy Ship Shows 'UFO' Descend Into Pacific Ocean

(Thanks to Asher Scheiner)

CSI: SOUTH CAROLINA

K9 bites cow, SC deputy Tases K9, cow kicks deputy

(Thanks to Chuck Cody)

IT’S TRYING TO GET TO FLORIDA, WHERE IT CAN BE FREE

A self-driving taxi got stuck in traffic in Chandler, Arizona — and when a tech support team showed up to free it, the car absconded and blocked a three-lane road. 

(Thanks to coscolo)

CRIME REPORT FROM PAHRUMP

Unfortunately our strict policy against making fun of names prohibits us from bringing you the Crime News from Pahrump.

(Thanks to pharmaross)

WE ASSUME THEY'LL STICK ONE ON THE HEADSTONE

Spencer Silver, the chemist who gave Post-it Notes their signature stick, dies at 80

(Thanks to the Perts, who note that "computers wouldn't work without them.")