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Rambo, The Tailored Gator

Chuck Shepherd May 4, 2016 Comments Off on Rambo, The Tailored Gator

State officials have notified retired pro wrestler Mary Thorn of Lakeland, Fla., that, according to the law, her pet alligator Rambo has grown to 6 feet in length and therefore may no longer be

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NYC: Trash Her Train Of Stuff

Chuck Shepherd April 21, 2016 Comments Off on NYC: Trash Her Train Of Stuff

Homeless New Yorker Sonia Gonzalez, 60, recently became a legend on Manhattan’s West Side by maneuvering a stunning, block-long assemblage of more than 20 shopping carts’ worth of possessions along the sidewalks. Among the

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JUST DRIVING MY SNOWMOBILE

Chuck Shepherd March 17, 2016 Comments Off on JUST DRIVING MY SNOWMOBILE

An 80-year-old man and a 37-year-old woman were ticketed in separate incidents in Canada when police spotted them driving cars that were completely caked in snow except for a small portion of the windshield.

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CRYING BABIES DECIPHERED?

Chuck Shepherd March 3, 2016 Comments Off on CRYING BABIES DECIPHERED?

Taiwanese scientists recently announced the availability of their Infant Cries Translator (iPhone and Android app), which, they say, can tell what a baby’s screeches and wailings mean 77 percent of the time. To make

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FISHING FOR BRAS AND PANTIES

Chuck Shepherd February 18, 2016 Comments Off on FISHING FOR BRAS AND PANTIES

In October, police in Liyang in eastern China arrested a man whom they accused of stealing women’s underwear prolifically. They said a device like a fishing rod enabled the man to reach into windows

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MEET MR. UGLY

Chuck Shepherd February 4, 2016 Comments Off on MEET MR. UGLY

In November in Harare, Zimbabwe, Mison Sere, 42, was the winner of the 4th annual Mister Ugly. Some of his teeth were missing and he had a “wide range of grotesque facial expressions,” according

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GENIUS THIEF

Chuck Shepherd January 21, 2016 Comments Off on GENIUS THIEF

In Gloucester, England, Jamie Sharp, 25, stole a Porsche. He was telephoning friends to brag when he crashed, pinning himself inside the vehicle until rescuers and police arrived. He was sentenced to four years

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PASTAFARIANS

Chuck Shepherd January 7, 2016 Comments Off on PASTAFARIANS

Massachusetts’ Registry of Motor Vehicles granted official recognition to the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster (whose adherents believe that hard evidence of God’s existence is no stronger than that of the Spaghetti Monster’s

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DOG NAMED TRIGGER SHOOTS OWNER

Chuck Shepherd December 17, 2015 Comments Off on DOG NAMED TRIGGER SHOOTS OWNER

Another human being was recently shot by his dog — this time in in Kosciusko County, Ind. Allie Carter’s pooch had wandered over to Carter’s shotgun, which was lying on the ground. The dog

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THE HUMAN PARROT

Chuck Shepherd December 3, 2015 Comments Off on THE HUMAN PARROT

The late Dennis “Stalking Cat” Avner incrementally cut, chipped, tattooed and pierced his body in an effort to make himself look like a human feline. Newer to the body modification scene is Britain’s Ted

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