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SIXTY YEARS OF SEMI-INTELLIGIBLE GREATNESS

'Louie Louie' marathon to feature 60-plus acts

(Thanks to Chris Houghton and Donna Jean Paterson)

DEPARTMENT OF EMAILS THIS BLOG DID NOT FINISH READING

Hi Dave, I realise you're busy so I'll get straight to the point.

THE COMMENTS

We know, we know. 

AND IN SPORTS

World Champs conker players must bake their nuts as they're too soft to play with

(Thanks to Annette)

NOT AS FAR AS THIS BLOG IS CONCERNED

Nope.

("Thanks" to EricY)

CANADA: LAND OF EXCITEMENT

Keeping ants as pets: Enthusiasts in Edmonton say it's becoming a thing

(Thanks to The Perts)

WHICH IS WHY IT COMES WITH A HANDLE

Scientists Disappointed to Find That Antimatter Falls When You Drop It

(Thanks to Annette)

WE SAW C.S.F. OPEN FOR AC/DC

Crocodile sex frenzy triggered by Chinook helicopters and thunder in central Queensland

Poetry: "...it's lighting a bonfire in the big bull's loins."

(Thanks to Jim Perth)

ANY PORT IN A STORM

Close call.

(Thanks to Peter Metrinko)

THIS IS NOT GOOD. THIS IS VERY, VERY BAD.

Skunk-squirrel? What is this odd critter seen in Ohio?

(Thanks to Rodney Bertelsen)

MEANWHILE ON THE FLATHEAD COUNTY CULTURAL SCENE

3:37 p.m. The owner of an art gallery threatened to bear spray a patron who wouldn’t leave.

(Thanks to Buck Nekkid)

AMAZON WILL DELIVER THEM

'In 20-40 years, most babies won't be born as a result of sex'

(Thanks to Barry Nester)

PERENNIAL OPENING ACT FOR PHISH

Swarms of sex-mad jellyfish heading to UK beaches in sweltering October heat

(Thanks to Ralph)

AND IN SPORTS

‘Great British Baking Show’ Cracks Up Over Prue’s Dirty Beaver Jokes

(Thanks to Annette)

SHE GOT AS FAR AS THE BLOOMINGDALE'S SHOE DEPARTMENT

Sea Lion Escapes From Central Park Zoo Enclosure During Flooding

(Thanks to Jeff Meyerson)

THE DOG WAS RELEASED AFTER ETC.

Motorist fined after dog seen behind wheel of car

(Thanks to Holland Daze)

ALERT LEVEL: HIGHEST

Bedbug crisis sparks political row in Paris as insect ‘scourge’ continues

(Thanks to The Perts and Ron T)

A CAUSE WE CAN ALL GET BEHIND

ASTRONOMERS CALL FOR MORE DISCO BALLS AT SCIENTIFIC FACILITIES

(Thanks to Buck Nekkid)

EVIDENTLY THESE BUILDINGS WERE BETWEEN HIM AND FLORIDA

A New Jersey man deliberately drove his SUV into a home and the offices of a municipal police department last week, authorities announced Friday.

(Thanks to EricY)

WE THINK THOSE ARE OURS

Sandals found in bat cave are thousands of years old, study finds

(Thanks to vee, who says "Bats used to wear shoes?")