Dave Barry's Blog

THEY FINALLY GOT IT

Massive great white shark washes up dead on Cape Cod beach

(Thanks to The Perts)

OOPS

Kentucky man’s organs were nearly harvested. Then doctors realized he was still alive

(Thanks to Barry Nester)

IS THERE A PROBLEM, OFFICERS?

Suspect flees police while clutching snake, found with drugs and cash

(Thanks to Alan West)

Why the snake had drugs and cash we'll never know.

SEND THIS HIPPO TO WASHINGTON

Hippo splashes horrified visitors with watery faeces at Indonesia zoo

(Thanks to Ralph)

FRANCE HEAVES A SIGH OF RELIEF

Wyoming rangers stop blowing up dead horses due to wildfire risk

(Thanks to Ralph)

JUST AS WE FEARED

A New Study Suggests Aliens Aren’t Little Green Men. They’re Purple People Eaters.

(Thanks to Ron Wylie)

GET A ROOM II

Minister for Transport Infrastructure Danny Pearson told journalists at a press briefing that initial reports “it was an act of vandalism” that led to the flooding out of the Flagstaff and Melbourne Central stations late Thursday night were actually incorrect. Instead, he said, surveillance camera footage now appeared to show “that an amorous couple in a stairwell dislodged the sprinkler.”

(Thanks to John Lobert, who says "New euphemism: they 'dislodged the sprinkler.'”) 

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Ghostly white giant worms appear to be reproducing under the seafloor where tectonic plates meet

(Thanks to Barry Nester)

STAND (OR SIT) TALL, MAVERIK SERVICE STATION

The winner of ‘America’s Best Restroom’ contest for 2024 is …

(Thanks to Rick Day)