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November 30, 2017

BRILLIANT

A Chinese man has been fined after he was captured on surveillance footage painting new road signs in a bid to make his daily commute easier.

ALSO: In May, a driver in eastern Zhejiang was fined after surveillance footage captured him drawing his own parking space with chalk on a road.

(Thanks to Rick Day)

DO THESE PEOPLE NEVER WATCH MOVIES?

These are not your friendly neighborhood spiders: scientists have mixed a graphene solution that when fed to spiders allows them to spin super-strong webbing. How strong? Strong enough to carry the weight of a person.

(Thanks to Jon Harris, who asks "What could go wrong?")

WHICH IS WHY YOU SHOULD HAVE A SUPPLY OF BEER WITH YOU AT ALL TIMES

Space Storm Could Hit Earth With Only a 15 Minute Warning

(Thanks to Steve K, who says "Keep the car running.")

THEY HAD NO CHOICE

Pop-Tarts alerts police about Illinois man who spreads mustard on his breakfast pastry

(Thanks to Dave Roe)

TRUTH

Right here.

(Thanks to Jeff Meyerson)

Here's another fine gift idea.

(Thanks to DaninDallas)

YOU THINK?

SANTA ANA – A man begging for gas money for a $265,000 Ferrari was arrested on suspicion of stealing the luxury vehicle and taking it on a two-week joyride, authorities said Wednesday, Nov. 29.

(Thanks to manual tomato, Fabian Marson and Bill Carver)

DISGUISE OF THE WEEK SO FAR

Deputies searched for the suspects around the Outlet Mall and found them wearing only their bras and panties outside of a nearby hotel. “I was informed that the suspects were trying to change their clothes in an attempt to hide from law enforcement,” a deputy said.

(Thanks to Jeff Meyerson)

WHICH MAKES IT MORE DIFFICULT FOR THE LITTLE FELLA TO DRIVE

Raccoon found with jar stuck on its head in Florida

(Thanks to MOTW, who says "You know who is behind this.")

CSI: BANGKOK

U.S. Couple Arrested In Thailand After Exposing Their Butts At Temple

(Thanks to Judy B.)

HOLD OFF ON THAT MORTGAGE PAYMENT

Why volcanic doom is closer than we think

(Thanks to The Perts)

IN FLATHEAD COUNTY, TENSION CONTINUES TO MOUNT

6:06 p.m. Someone reported finding a large puddle in the Kalispell area.

(Thanks to Craig Roberts)

BECAUSE YOU'RE INSANE?

Why you should put your tights in the freezer overnight before wearing them - even in winter

(Thanks to Le Petomane, who says "It also explains why the Revolutionary War started.")

TEEN GUYS IN ACTION

Teen trying to kill bedbug causes $300K fire in Cincinnati

(Thanks to Kevin Smith, who says "It worked!")

November 29, 2017

SEND HIM OR HER TO WASHINGTON

‘Don’t know’ is leading the race for Idaho governor

(Thanks to Craig Roberts)

WHY THE LONG FACE?

Cowboy rides horse into store to buy beer

(Thanks to Kevin Smith)

TOTALLY JUSTIFIED

Man smashes through balcony and attacks neighbour with plank of wood after he played Wham song

(Thanks to Ralph)

HEY, THAT'S A NATURAL RESOURCE

9 bottles of moonshine found during Georgia DNR official’s DUI arrest, cops say

(Thanks to Geoff)

IT'S PROBABLY A SOUND SYSTEM IN MIAMI

New Jersey police try to trace source of loud banging noise

(Thanks to Le Petomane)

Or it could be a turkey.

(Thanks to Kevin Smith)

ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER

Men’s dispute over ‘living situation’ escalates with bear spray and gunfire

(Thanks to L. Raymond)

IT WAS UNWISE TO MESS WITH THEM

Prehistoric women's arms were stronger than those of today's elite rowers

(Thanks to The Perts)

RURAL GUYS IN ACTION

Farmer fined for trying to pick up women in his tractor

(Thanks to Le Petomane)

IS THERE A PROBLEM, OFFICER?

Driver having sex during car crash was 'running around naked'

(Thanks to B'game)

THE NEW YORK TIMES FINALLY WAKES UP AND COVERS THE REAL NEWS

Lurking in Toilets, Swimming the Streets: Snakes of Bangkok Move In

(Thanks to Art Kraus, Phil McAvity and Lisa Aschkenasy)

We saw Snakes of Bangkok open for the Who.

A RETIRED GUY NEEDS A HOBBY

Melbourne Beach retiree booked on street racing charges

(Thanks to Jeff Meyerson)

GET THAT NOBEL PRIZE READY

World’s first ‘smart condom’ collects intimate data during sex and tells men whether their performance is red-hot or a total flop

(Thanks to Kevin Smith, Patty Villanova, Le Petomane, Ralph and coscolo, who says "device being hacked in 3... 2... 1...")

November 28, 2017

SOME STORIES ARE ALMOST TOO FLORIDA FOR FLORIDA

Rick Scott Consultant Denies He Used Ice Penis to Hump Mannequin

(Thanks to Roberto)

THIS HAPPENED IN IDAHO, BUT YOU KNOW WHERE HE WAS FROM

1 arrested after man injured in fight over shrimp

(Thanks to XianJaguar)

SOMEBODY HAS TO DO IT

Dave,
Love your "Best State Ever ...." book. I checked it out at St. Pete Beach Library and thought you'd get a kick out of the new title the library system assigned to it." (pic of it in attachment) Ha ha!
Nancy Furlong, Treasure Island


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THERE'S A CAR UNDER THERE?

Massachusetts police stop car with massive Christmas tree on top

(Thanks to Peter Metrinko and Andrew Mendez)

DUDE

Marijuana chewing gum.

(Thanks to manual tomato)

YIKES

Tiger Shark Spotted Roaming South Beach Shore

Autoplay.

(Thanks to Ranald Adams)

ALTHOUGH IT DOES HAVE A VALID FLORIDA DRIVER'S LICENSE

Russian cosmonauts find mysterious bacteria on the hull of the International Space Station that’s NOT from Earth

(Thanks to Al Barkafski, who says "Where's Sigourney Weaver when you need her?")

UPDATE ON THE WORLDWIDE EPIDEMIC OF LARGE SNAKES IN WEIRD PLACES

Cooking oil used to free massive python from concrete manhole cover

(Thanks to Ralph)

Seattle girl shocked as snake emerges in Lake City toilet

(Thanks to Craig Roberts)

November 27, 2017

IT WAS RELEASED AFTER PRODUCING A VALID FLORIDA LICENSE

Bobcat Survives Being Hit By Car, Lodged In Grill For 50 Miles

(Thanks to Another Ralph)

Related: Chicken goes on joyride on back of fire truck

(Thanks to Jeff Meyerson)

GUYS IN ACTION

Pennsylvania man blasts a SPIDER with a shotgun while smoking a cigarette

To clarify, the man was smoking the cigarette. The spider was smoking a pipe.

Also, the video looks like it might be staged. But hey.

(Thanks to Patty Villanova)

'I AM NOT USING THIS BATHROOM EVER AGAIN'

Toilet Terror: Iguana Shocks Florida Woman

Do not miss the dramatic TV-news report.

(Thanks to D Shey)

THERE IS NO REASON FOR IT TO BE IN CIVILIAN HANDS

Louisville man robbed gas station while armed with hand lotion

(Thanks to Le Petomane)

WE CANNOT BELIEVE MIAMI IS BEHIND ORLANDO

2017’s Most Sinful Cities in America

WHICH MEANS NOW THE SQUIRRELS HAVE THEM

Bear on the loose 'after stealing hapless hunter's shotgun and automatic rifle' during cabin break-in

(Thanks to Ralph)

IN THAT CASE, YOU ARE FREE TO GO

Two of the suspects tried telling South Salt Lake police that they were members of the “Tesla family,” and that “Mr. Tesla” had given them the vehicles, police told Fox 13.

(Thanks to Kevin Smith)

CANADA: LAND OF ROMANCE

Nova Scotia's waters may be a hot spot in the shark mating scene.

(Thanks to The Perts)

IT'S GOING TO LOOK MIGHTY IMPRESSIVE OVER THE MANTEL

Hunter shoots pickup truck after mistaking it for a deer

(Thanks to Le Petomane)

November 26, 2017

MISSED IT, DUDE

In Nevada, for the first time, Black Friday will include legal recreational marijuana.

(Thanks to Peter Metrinko)

A BALANCED DIET

Surgeons treating a man with suspected food poisoning were stunned to discover 263 coins and 100 nails in his stomach

(Thanks to Patty Villanova)

THEY WON'T GET FAR WITHOUT MIXERS

California police investigate surveillance video after looters steal 1,800 gallons of vodka

(Thanks to Le Petomane)

'INTRIGUING' IS ONE WORD FOR IT

In an intriguing collaboration between art and academia, scientists at Auckland University studied excrement from acclaimed artist Billy Apple.

(Thanks to Le Petomane and Roberto)

WE'RE NOT ENTIRELY SURE WHY, BUT...

...the Rock Bottom Remainders are featured in the New York Times puzzle column.

WE'VE HAD CARS LIKE THAT

Barrington woman charged after using flamethrower to burn her own luxury car

(Thanks to Roberto)

November 25, 2017

SOMEBODY'S GOING TO HAVE A VERY SPECIAL CHRISTMAS

Dog's head sent for rabies testing lost in mail

Autoplay.

(Thanks to Stan Ruth)

THE EPIDEMIC IS WORSENING

Family finds python in toilet at Seattle apartment complex

(Thanks to Craig Roberts)

 
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