Dave Barry's Blog

WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG?

Nasa to launch slime into space as part of ‘blob’ experiment

(Thanks to Doug Ogg)

SO WHAT’S YOUR MAJOR?

Students Are Getting Paid to Poop at a South Korean University

(Thanks to Asher Scheiner)

SEND IT TO WASHINGTON

Perfectly preserved 310-million-year-old fossilized brain found

(Thanks to EricY)

ALERT LEVEL: HIGHEST

French Courts Side with Rabbits Over Army

(Thanks to Ralph)

THEREBY FREEING HUMANITY FROM THIS ONEROUS BUT VITAL TASK

Robot arranges 100,000 dominoes into a Super Mario Bros. mural in one day

(Thanks to Dave N.)

WELL IT’S ABOUT DAMN TIME

Scientists from the Faculty of Physics of the University of Warsaw have demonstrated exciton-polariton lasing and parametric scattering of exciton-polaritons in a system of coupled optical microcavities.

(Thanks to Nelson from Michigan, who says “Does that mean that I can finally get my flying jetpack?”)

BUT BEES BUZZING ON BEER ARE HAPPIER

Bees buzzing on caffeine are better at their jobs, a study finds

(Thanks to Nancy Gill and Ralph)

AND IN SPORTS

Big Sticks keep the Knockers at bay

(Thanks to Greg Snow)

WE'RE GUESSING IT'S THE HEADLIGHTS OF A CAR WITH A FLORIDA PLATE

IN A BIZARRE TWIST, ASTRONOMERS DETECT LIGHT COMING FROM BEHIND BLACK HOLE

(Thanks to Le Petomane)

CSI: NEATH

Live camera set up to record crime and anti-social behaviour in Neath is stolen

(Thanks to pharmaross)

WE WELCOME THEM WITH OPEN, UM, ARMS

Freaky ‘Penis Snakes’ Have Finally Made It to the U.S., and of Course They Chose Florida

(Thanks to pharmaross)

FLORIDA MAN: AT ONE WITH NATURE

Man ‘swiped’ by jaguar after he put his hand in exhibit at Jax Zoo

(Thanks to pharmaross)

SOME OF YOU NEED TO STEP UP

Which NFL Fans Drink The Most?

(Thanks to Dave N.)

THIS SHOULD RESOLVE THE ISSUE

A Washington state man wearing a yellow dress was arrested after he stole a school bus and later drove a front-end loader construction vehicle through the home he shared with his estranged wife, authorities said.

(Thanks to DaninDallas)

AND IN SPORTS

The Headless Olympics

(Thanks to John Lobert)

THIS HAPPENS FAR TOO OFTEN

A woman whose photograph of a naked man in pursuit of a wild boar at a Berlin lakeside went viral has said she might take legal action against a company that has immortalised the spectacle for model railway enthusiasts.

(Thanks to Ralph)

‘CONSTITUENT MEETING’

Michigan lawmaker reports $221 campaign spending at strip club

(Thanks to Kevin Meerschaert)

THEY ALL PRODUCED VALID ETC.

Hundreds of monkeys clash on a road in Thailand, bring traffic to halt

(Thanks to Nancy Gill)

EVEN MORE CLASSY!

‘Bring your house and share your spouse’: New swinger trailer park opening in Louisiana

(Thanks to Doug Ogg, Static Joeage and Nancy Gill)

CLASSY!

Pizza Hut debuts 'streetwear' collection with gold chain, track suit

(Thanks to Jeff Meyerson)