Bizarre headlines in the news

[DzynKingRTR]

At least if you get bit by a water moccasin the thing won’t eat you while you are dying.

I’m trying to think of another carnivore that is a bigger threat in the suburbs but I don't have one come to mind.

I have seen a few news stories where bears have wandered down into suburbs.

 

[Chukker Veteran]

I have seen a few news stories where bears have wondered down into suburbs.

I understand. But bears don’t dismember and eat you on the spot like a gator will. Bears attack and maul, but when have you last heard about a bear eating someone’s leg before they were rescued?

 

[Padreruf]

I have seen a few news stories where bears have wondered down into suburbs.

I don't know about "wondered" but a bear "wandered" into my son's neighborhood in East Cobb a few weeks ago...left a pile of poop in the yard and was caught on a neighbor's video.

 

[B1GTide]

I don't know about "wondered" but a bear "wandered" into my son's neighborhood in East Cobb a few weeks ago...left a pile of poop in the yard and was caught on a neighbor's video.

We have bears in our yard all the time - more than once/week except in the dead of winter. No big deal. They are only a danger if you come between a momma bear and her cubs up here. I have been within 10 feet of them out working in the yard. They barely even acknowledge your existence - just keep walking through the yard.

 

[DzynKingRTR]

I don't know about "wondered" but a bear "wandered" into my son's neighborhood in East Cobb a few weeks ago...left a pile of poop in the yard and was caught on a neighbor's video.

Well my attempt at a point counterpoint was ruined by a horrid misspelling.

Then I misspelled horrid.

 

[DzynKingRTR]

We have bears in our yard all the time - more than once/week except in the dead of winter. No big deal. They are only a danger if you come between a momma bear and her cubs up here. I have been within 10 feet of them out working in the yard. They barely even acknowledge your existence - just keep walking through the yard.

Because they aren't hungry at that time. If they were you would be bear poop.

 

[B1GTide]

Because they aren't hungry at that time. If they were you would be bear poop.

Dude, we hunt bears up here - they don't hunt us. If they did hunt us, there would be no more bear up here. We would wipe them out in a week.

 

[DzynKingRTR]

Dude, we hunt bears up here - they don't hunt us. If they did hunt us, there would be no more bear up here. We would wipe them out in a week.

There is a very famous documentary of a guy that thought bears were his "friends" and wouldn't hurt him. Spoiler alert: They aren't and it doesn't end well for him.

 

[B1GTide]

There is a very famous documentary of a guy that thought bears were his "friends" and wouldn't hurt him. Spoiler alert: They aren't and it doesn't end well for him.

Lots of stupid humans - over 70 million of them voted for trump.

 

[Bamaro]

Tufts University lacrosse player dies after choking during hot dog eating contest, authorities say

Madelyn “Madie” Lee Nicpon, 20, of Suffern, New York, was involved in an accident Saturday afternoon at an off-campus house in the small city of Somerville, just 3 miles northwest of Boston, Massachusetts, the university said in a statement. At the time of the incident, Nicpon was participating in a hot dog eating contest as part of a charity fundraiser and choked, according to authorities, the Rockland/Westchester Journal News reported.

A Somerville police spokesperson did not confirm that detail when contacted Thursday by NBC News.

“After first responders performed life-saving procedures on site, Madie was transported to Mt. Auburn Hospital and subsequently transferred to Massachusetts General Hospital, where she passed away on Sunday afternoon,” the university said.

Tufts University lacrosse player dies after choking during hot dog eating contest, authorities say (msn.com)

 

[TexasBama]

There is a very famous documentary of a guy that thought bears were his "friends" and wouldn't hurt him. Spoiler alert: They aren't and it doesn't end well for him.

Timothy Treadwell. He ended up being bear dung.

 

[TexasBama]

I don’t know if this is bizarre, or just awesome

Danish artist makes off with pile of cash intended to be art

A Danish artist who was was given a pile of money by a museum with which to create a piece of artwork submitted two empty canvases — titled “Take the Money and Run."

www.click2houston.com

 

[Bamaro]

Maybe not too bizarre but a good place to put this:

PUYALLUP, Wash. - Copper wire thieves caused a power outage taking out the lights for more than 17,000 people.

Puget Sound Energy [PSE] said Tuesday morning the thieves were going after the wire on a line when they cut down a pole to get to the line. The pole then fell and caused the outage.

The outage started around 11 p.m. Monday and took out power for 17,014 customers.

 

[TexasBama]

Maybe not too bizarre but a good place to put this:

I remember several years ago there was a significant outage in England and a hacksaw was found in a high voltage line. No report given on the status, or lack of status, of the hacksaw wielder

 

[Chukker Veteran]

The Saudi's are cheating in their camel beauty contests.

Camels barred from Saudi beauty contest for Botox injections

Breeders stretched out the lips and noses of camels, used hormones to boost muscles, inflated body parts with rubber bands and used fillers to relax their faces.

www.al.com

Saudi authorities have conducted their biggest-ever crackdown on camel beauty contestants that received Botox injections and other artificial touch-ups, the state-run Saudi Press Agency reported Wednesday, with over 40 camels disqualified from the annual pageant.

 

[Bamaro]

A homeowner burned down their house in Montgomery County, Maryland, while trying to chase off snakes, officials say.

The homeowner tried to use smoke to fight a snake infestation in a home on Big Woods Road near Poolesville, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue spokesman Pete Piringer said.

Hot coals got too close to flammable materials, sparking the fire. About 75 firefighters responded at 10 p.m. Tuesday, Piringer said.

The fire spread from the basement and consumed the home, causing more than $1 million in damage, officials say.

 

[TIDE-HSV]

I understand. But bears don’t dismember and eat you on the spot like a gator will. Bears attack and maul, but when have you last heard about a bear eating someone’s leg before they were rescued?

Yes, they will. It all depends on the bear and whether it's in a predatory mood. One hiker has been eaten this year in the GSMNP. BTW, in Canada, black bear kill more people every year than grizzlies. Between 2000 and 2017, there were 46 bear attacks in North America, 19 in Canada and 27 in the US, including Alaska. However, there were 48 fatalities. Over half the attacks were by black bears...

 

[Toddrn]

Yes, they will. It all depends on the bear and whether it's in a predatory mood. One hiker has been eaten this year in the GSMNP. BTW, in Canada, black bear kill more people every year than grizzlies. Between 2000 and 2017, there were 46 bear attacks in North America, 19 in Canada and 27 in the US, including Alaska. However, there were 48 fatalities. Over half the attacks were by black bears...

46 attacks and 48 fatalities?

 

[TIDE-HSV]

46 attacks and 48 fatalities?

Caught my eye also, back when I first read it. I never went back to tease out the super-bears...

 

[92tide]

National Brownie Day: This company unveiled an 850-lb pot brownie as the world's largest

What's the best way to celebrate National Brownie Day? Making a giant pot brownie weighing 850 pounds and measuring 3 feet wide and over 3 feet tall.

autos.yahoo.com