{"id":10820,"date":"2021-10-08T11:30:38","date_gmt":"2021-10-08T16:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestofswla.com\/?p=10820"},"modified":"2021-10-08T11:23:45","modified_gmt":"2021-10-08T16:23:45","slug":"maybe-tweak-the-dress-code","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestofswla.com\/2021\/10\/08\/maybe-tweak-the-dress-code\/","title":{"rendered":"Maybe Tweak The Dress Code?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>High school students in the Meade County school district of Kentucky are attending school dressed as and acting like … cats. One grandmother is upset because her two grandchildren don\u2019t want to go to school anymore. \u201cApparently, from what I understand, they\u2019re called \u2018furries,\u2019\u201d she said. \u201cThey identify with animals. These people will hiss at you or scratch at you if they don\u2019t like something you\u2019re doing. The students are told they can\u2019t wear hats or Budweiser shirts in school, but they can wear cat ears, cat tails, masks, leashes. It doesn\u2019t make sense.\u201d Superintendent Mark Martin says the problem is being handled on an individual basis.<\/p>\n

Duct Tape Can Fix Stupid<\/strong><\/p>\n

On a Frontier Airlines flight from Philadelphia to Miami, Maxwell Berry of Norwalk, Ohio, brushed his hand against a female flight attendant\u2019s backside, then spilled a drink on his shirt. He then went to the restroom and shortly thereafter emerged without his shirt. An attendant helped him get another shirt from his carry-on bag. Berry then walked around the plane for 15 minutes before groping several female flight attendants. As a male flight attendant came near him, Berry punched him in the face. At this point, other passengers took matters into their own hands and restrained Berry by securing him to his seat with duct tape. When the flight landed, he was taken into custody and charged with three counts of battery.<\/p>\n

Horses Spooked By Squatting Wrestler<\/strong><\/p>\n

Olympic equestrians competing in the jumping qualifier on Aug. 3 had to overcome a particularly spooky obstacle. The jumps and barriers were decorated in Japanese themes. Next to jump 10 was a crouching sumo wrestler that horses and riders approached from behind. \u201cAs you come around, you see a big guy\u2019s butt,\u201d explained British rider Harry Charles. Several of the horses in the competition pulled up before the jump. Balking at an obstacle earns penalty points, affecting a team\u2019s entry into the finals. \u201cYou know, horses don\u2019t want to see a guy, like, looking intense next to a jump; looking like he\u2019s ready to fight you,\u201d said Teddy Vlock of Israel. But Scott Brash of Britain was nonchalant: \u201cTo be honest, you expect flashy course designs in the Olympic Games. If it was just plain old jumps, it\u2019d be just like any other week.\u201d The sumo wrestler was eventually removed from the obstacle course, along with a nearby patch of cherry trees that riders thought might be spooking the horses.<\/p>\n

Foosball In The Vatican<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pope Francis has a new toy that\u2019s delighting him: a foosball table. A Tuscany-based table football association, Sport Toscana Calcio Balilla, presented the pope with the game on Aug. 18. He immediately set up a match with Natale Tonini, president of the club. Pope Francis is a big fan of soccer and of his home club, San Lorenzo, in Argentina.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t Ignore The Bees<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sara Weaver and her husband found their dream farmhouse in Skippack, Penn., and bought it in a rush in the dead of winter. They decided to forgo an inspection. However, they did notice that the seller\u2019s disclosure mentioned \u201cbees in wall.\u201d It wasn\u2019t until the weather warmed in the spring, however, that the Weavers became aware of the extent of the bee colonies. When Allan Lattanzi, a beekeeper in the area, came to remove them, he ended up with 450,000 bees in three colonies. The Weavers paid $12,000 for the removal, which involved taking slate tiles off the outside wall one by one. Lattanzi estimates the bees had been there for 35 years. He had been called to the residence once before, but at that time, the owner didn\u2019t want to pay for the removal of the bees. When the Weavers took ownership, the house \u201cwas so dirty,\u201d Weaver said. \u201cNow that I\u2019m thinking about it, I originally thought it was dirt on the windows that I cleaned, but it was probably honey because there were drip marks.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stuck In Kentucky<\/strong><\/p>\n

Charles Mullins, 65, was arrested and charged with arson after there was a fire at his home in Boone County, Ky. According to police, firefighters were called to Mullins\u2019 home around 3:15 that morning. Mullins admitted he started the fire by turning on the gas stove, pouring gasoline around the house and then lighting a piece of paper. Mullins said God had told him to start the fire and leave Kentucky, which he probably won\u2019t be doing for some time now. He was held on $25,000 bond.<\/p>\n

Typical Case Of Ear Biting<\/strong><\/p>\n

James Lenn Williams of Port St. Lucie, Fla., faces multiple battery charges after an incident at a hotel in Key West. Williams and three friends were on vacation when things turned ugly. After one of the women in the party passed out, Williams tried to transport her back to the hotel room in a wheelbarrow while pouring beer on her and berating her. The other man in the group became angry and a fight ensued, during which \u201cWilliams … pushed the male victim to the ground and began choking him. The male victim stated that Williams bit part of his ear off while the others were trying to separate them,\u201d the report stated.<\/p>\n

Seed-Lovers\u2019 Buffet<\/strong><\/p>\n

Milford, Maine, has been fighting a problem with rats for some time. The possible solution came to light during a recent select board meeting. The town health officer Chris Liepold said he had discovered that one resident had been providing a feast for wildlife in her backyard \u2014 a pile of corn and sunflower seeds 20 feet wide and a foot deep. A neighbor installed a camera near the pile and found that along with deer, coyotes and bears, \u201ca lot of rats\u201d were visiting the spread. Griffin Dill, an integrated pest management professional at the University of Maine, explained: \u201cIf there\u2019s one person who\u2019s not keeping up their end of the bargain (in fighting rats community-wide), the problem is going to be an immense challenge.\u201d The generous feeder may be asked to pay for the removal of the pile, but their actions don\u2019t appear to break any laws.<\/p>\n

Extreme Reaction<\/strong><\/p>\n

In London, Ont., a homeowner took matters into his own hands when he ran his car into a neighbor who had been urinating on his lawn. The impact of the car threw the victim several meters and caused a gash on the back of his head. The driver was charged with dangerous operation of a vehicle and causing bodily harm.<\/p>\n

Burning Up The Road<\/strong><\/p>\n

Vahan Mikaelyan, a Russian mechanic and hot-rod enthusiast, has converted a VAZ-2106 Zhiguli car (also known as a Lada 1600) into what he calls the \u201cDragon\u201d \u2014 a vehicle that shoots flames out of its headlights. The fire shoots out 20 feet. Mikaelyan said he will use the car in a race in which he will set another car on fire. \u201cFriends, you have seen the powerful fire my Dragon spits,\u201d he said. \u201cTherefore, we will burn the losing car with the Dragon. Make your cars better! There is going to be a hot car battle.\u201d<\/p>\n

Throwing Shade On The Mayor Of Nagoya<\/strong><\/p>\n

Toyota Motor Corp. publicly scolded the mayor of Nagoya, Japan, for \u201cbiting\u201d an Olympic gold medal at an event celebrating medal-winner Miu Goto, a softball pitcher. Mayor Takashi Kawamura pulled down his mask and pretended to chomp on Goto\u2019s medal for photographers. Social media objected. Some suggested Goto pay for a replacement medal because of the germs he transferred. Toyota was sterner: \u201cIt is unfortunate that he was unable to feel admiration and respect for the athlete. And it is extremely regrettable that he was unable to give consideration to infection prevention,\u201d a statement read. A chastened Kawamura made a televised apology, saying he would \u201creflect on\u201d his actions.<\/p>\n

Construction Workers Go For Floral Scents<\/strong><\/p>\n

Two Polish companies are joining forces to make construction workers\u2019 lives more pleasant. Budimex and Lotos have created a floral-scented asphalt with a mixture of natural and synthetic oils that neutralize the typical smell of asphalt. \u201cAt times one could smell the scent of flowers, which made working more pleasant,\u201d said Slawomir Szpak, a foreman for Budimex. The company is planning to introduce the new compound on a wider scale.<\/p>\n

Black Bear Turns To Crime<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kristin Levine of Bristol, Conn., was recently the victim of a porch pirate. But the thief was an unusual one: a black bear who was filmed walking across Levine\u2019s driveway with an Amazon package in its mouth. Fortunately, the bear wasn\u2019t much interested in the contents (toilet paper) and dropped the item in her neighbor\u2019s yard. \u201cI knew nothing in there was going to be irreplaceable, so it was a fun afternoon for sure,\u201d Levine said.<\/p>\n

You Mean I Have To Pay For This?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Erick Minto recently walked into a convenience store in Wawa, Fla., and asked for some free food. When the clerk refused, Minto allegedly pulled out a knife and pointed it at the worker, uttering a quotable line: \u201cDon\u2019t make me do something stupid for a Snickers bar.\u201d The clerk handed over the candy bar, but Minto left the store without it. Minto later told Pinellas County Sheriff\u2019s officer that he was \u201cattempting to trade the knife for a Snickers bar.\u201d He was charged with armed robbery.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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