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June 21, 2024

ALWAYS THE LAST PLACE YOU LOOK

A pet donkey disappeared in California five years ago. He’s been spotted living with a herd of wild elk

(Thanks to The Perts, B&C and EricY)

CSI: FLORIDA

A Florida man was caught on video purchasing a face mask from a gas station before walking across the street to burglarize a bank, police said.

(Thanks to Ron Wylie)

Ruskin man accused of theft opens stolen beer, says ‘I’d rather just go to jail’

(Thanks to Ralph and pharmaross)

Related (note mug shot): Florida Man Nabbed In New Canaan For Drunk Driving

(Thanks to pharmaross)

OTHER THAN THAT...

Bride’s wedding dress catches fire mid-ceremony

(Thanks to pharmaross)

HARD PASS

The co-founder of OceanGate, Guillermo Sohnlein, has suggested that he can "safely" send humans to Venus, despite last year's Titan submarine disaster.

(Thanks to Ron Wylie)

IMAGINE THE SHRINKAGE

Nude swimmers take the plunge for Dark Mofo at Long Beach in Tasmania

(Thanks to pharmaross)

AS IF YOU DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH TO WORRY ABOUT

Leeches can jump.

(Thanks to Linda Schutjer)

JODHPUR GUY IN ACTION

Jodhpur Man Installs Shower On His Scooter To Beat The Heat

(Thanks to Ralph)

A POST FOR YOU OLDSTERS

My calendar reminded me that on June 22, 2004, twenty years ago now (the modern version of a platinum anniversary), the First! thread was born.

Dave made a joke about followers who scrambled to be first to post a comment on a blog entry, by posting an entry simply titled "First!".

Confusion followed, but within a day or two the comments settled down to a seemingly unwinnable contest to be the LAST person to post something.

The battle waged on for NINE YEARS almost to the day when, on June 21 2013, I fluked winning by being the last person to post something before the sysadmins locked off comments.

A remarkable effort by all concerned, and a legacy that should result in some sort of award for Dave Barry himself. I'll let him decide what that should be, but something along the lines of "cheapest content generation scam ever" would probably fit. :)

WYSIWYG
MBE-LP (Member of the Barry Empire - Last Poster)

CANADA: A NATION COMPLETELY OUT OF CONTROL

Drivers wrangle loose emu in the middle of Alberta highway

(Thanks to John Lobert)

GUYS IN CULINARY ACTION

Shooting A Potato At A Tennis Racket to Make French Fries

(Thanks to Mike)

O THE HUMANITY

Truck carrying 40,000 pounds of beer goes up in flames on I-95

(Thanks to pharmaross and Bill Melater)

IT MEANS THE SHOW HAS RUN FOR MANY SEASONS

Marge Simpson's likeness found in ancient Egyptian coffin. What does this discovery mean?

(Thanks to B&C and The Perts)

 
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