Dave Barry's Blog

AND IN SPORTS

Germany Got a Chance to Show It Rules the World of Forklift Racing. It Didn’t Go Well.

(Thanks to Not My Usual Alias)

WE'VE ALL BEEN THERE

Scientists Can’t Stop Rare Hawaiian Monk Seals From Getting Eels Stuck Up Their Noses

(Thanks to Ron Wylie) 

CANADA: A NATION IN CHAOS

Naked Streaker Hit The Field During The Grey Cup & Security Did Nothing To Stop Her

(Thanks to The Perts and pharmaross)

Not just a streaker: a naked streaker.

'PERIWINKLE.' RIGHT.

Magnificent woven sculpture of periwinkle unveiled near Chichester

(Thanks to Ralph)

UH-OH

Viral footage captured by CCTV cameras at a robotics company showroom shows 12 large robots being ‘kidnapped by another manufacturer’s robot that convinced them to “quit their jobs” and follow it.

(Thanks to pharmaross and Ralph)

YOU'RE WELCOME TO OURS

Donations of massive, deadly Australian spider for milking

(Thanks to John Lobert and Asher Scheiner)

SEND THIS FLY TO WASHINGTON

Premier Roger Cook swallows fly at press conference in Mandurah

(Thanks to Jim Perth)

FRANCE ON HIGH ALERT

7-Eleven shoplifter attacks employee with improvised flamethrower

(Thanks to man tom)

PSSST WANNA BUY SOME DETERGENT?

Latvian police said Thursday that criminal proceedings have been initiated against two Lithuanian citizens suspected of counterfeiting Ariel laundry detergent products and distributing them in significant quantities across Europe as part of an organized international crime venture.

(Thanks to John Lobert)

CRIMINAL MASTERMIND OF THE WEEK SO FAR

An Abilene man allegedly tried to rob a store but was told the register wouldn’t open without a purchase, then tried to buy something.

(Thanks to Ralph)

Runner Up: Video shows man flee on lawnmower, pull gun on cop, and shoot himself in hand when tased

(Thanks to Geoffrey Scott)

Honorable Mention: Two 'bungling' drug dealers jailed for 12 years after leaving bag of drugs on train then reporting it missing

(Thanks to John Lobert)