Actor Shia LaBeouf Arrested in New York: Its being reported that before actor Shia LaBeouf was arrested for disrupting a performance of Broadway's Cabaret, he instigated a shouting match with a homeless guy, falsely accusing the homeless person of stealing his hat. Just a thought, but whenever you find yourself having bizarre arguments with the homeless and they’re the only ones coming off as sane and rational, it might be a good time to consider checking into rehab.
Boy Makes Up Kidnapping Story to Avoid Dentist: A 12-year-old boy is in hot water after he ran away from home to avoid going to the dentist, and then, after he was found, made up a detailed kidnapping story which had police looked for his kidnapper for an entire month. Just goes to show that kids sure make some really stupid choices these days! Why back in my day, we would have just called in a bomb threat.
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Humpback Whales May Lose Endangered Status: Alaska’s humpback whales are close to losing their federal endangered status as their numbers continue to grow. Sounds like these whales are finally over the hump.
Rick Perry Compares Homosexuality to Alcoholism: In a recent appearance before the Commonwealth Club of California, Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) compared homosexuality to alcoholism, arguing that both are diseases that can be overcome. Really? The difference is, most of us would have no problem getting into a car that had a gay driver. This also poses the question, if homosexuality is really a disease, can an employee call in gay to work?
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Former Chick-fil-A Employee Robs KFC: A former Chick-fil-A employee has been arrested after holding up a nearby KFC restaurant in Rock Hill, S.C. This basically answers the age-old question, why did the Chik-fil-A employee cross the road? To rob a KFC! The man claims he is innocent, but police say he’s guilty - no bones about it.
Manatee Stranded on Florida Beach After Exhausted From Mating: Wildlife officials say a female manatee that had to be rescued after being found stranded on a Florida beach apparently became too tired to return to the water after mating on shore. Observers say it was pretty obvious that the manatee had just had sex by the way she was smoking her cigarette. Must be spring break for manatees. Gee, I wouldn’t mind being stranded on a Florida beach after mating too much. Seems like manatees have all the fun.
NASA Says Extroverts May be Problem on Mars Missions: A new NASA study found that having a very talkative extrovert on board on long-term space missions such as those to Mars - which could take as long as three years to complete - could create serious morale problems for astronauts. I don’t see why that should pose a real problem as long as the space craft has an ample supply of duct tape.