Dave Barry's Blog

AND IN SEDATE SPORTS

Donkey basketball.

(Thanks to Debbie in the Hague)

PUT YOUR HANDS TOGETHER…

...for Jenga-playing turkey.

(Thanks to Jeff Meyerson)

TURNS OUT THEY ALL WANT TO MOVE TO AUSTRALIA

Spider conversations decoded with the help of machine learning and contact microphones

(Thanks to Alkali Bill)

WE HOPE IT'S NOT WORKING WITH THE SQUIRRELS

Southern Grasshopper mouse: The tiny super-predator that howls at the moon before it kills

(Thanks to Mary Smith)

WELL IT'S DEFINITELY A BETA VERSION

Top physicist publishes 'evidence' that we're living in a computer simulation

(Thanks to The Perts)

McESCARGOT

Sachey Nurse, 18, was tucking into a McCrispy Deluxe from her local Maccies in Llanelli, Wales, when she felt an unexpected crunch that turned out to be a live snail nestled in her meal.

(Thanks to Al Barkafski)

WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG?

There’s a new home security camera on the horizon, promising to deter would-be intruders and package thieves with paintballs fired at “ultra-high precision.”

(Thanks to Ralph)

SEAGULLS ARE BASICALLY FEATHERED SQUIRRELS

A beefy, confrontational seagull has been terrorising workers in Liverpool City Centre

(Thanks to Ralph)

HALLELUJAH

Walmart will now deliver live bait

(Thanks to Bill Carver, who says "We thought this day would never come.")

THESE KIDS TODAY

Speed-toading.

(Thanks to Annette)

JUST STOP

Can You Eat Cicadas? Yes, and Here’s How to Catch, Clean, and Cook Them

(Thanks to Michael Moyer)

WE HAVE NEWS FOR THIS EXPERT

This Expert Suggests Psychedelics Might Make Their Way Into The Workplace Soon

(Thanks to Jim Kenaston)