Wacky news that makes you go "wtf?"

[xilman]

Originally Posted by firejuggler

Trayvon Martin gun to be auctioned by George Zimmerman
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-36273488

Second thoughts?

[Nick]

Originally Posted by xilman

Car falls down huge hole in street in Charlton, London. The police are looking into it.

The old jokes are the best!

http://www.mersenneforum.org/showthread.php?t=20785

[Xyzzy]

http://www.inquisitr.com/3089909/aff...-bill-of-200k/

After Tonya and Ethan Couch went on the run to Mexico, they had over $30,000 in cash, and were spending over $2,000 a night at a Mexican resort, where Ethan Couch went drinking, and paid for strippers as entertainment.

[xilman]

Originally Posted by Nick

The old jokes are the best!

http://www.mersenneforum.org/showthread.php?t=20785

Indeed. Why do you think I spend so much effort to prolong their lives?

One of the oldest linguist jokes (as opposed to practical jokes, slapstick, etc) is likely that which references cuckolding by a wandering hunter. These days it is more commonly known as the travelling salesman joke but it almost certainly dates back to the Neolithic and possibly much longer.

[ixfd64]

http://eastidahonews.com/2016/05/yel...t-in-their-car

[kladner]

Originally Posted by ixfd64

http://eastidahonews.com/2016/05/yel...t-in-their-car

Bloody idiots. The are lucky mama didn't go after them.

[ixfd64]

Originally Posted by kladner

Bloody idiots. The are lucky mama didn't go after them.

My thoughts exactly.

[jasong]

Originally Posted by kladner

Bloody idiots. The are lucky mama didn't go after them.

They had to put the calf down because it had human smell on it. I think it's stupid too, but I don't remember their justification for what they did. They apparently had a huge meeting to decide, so, I dunno, maybe it's justified. :shrug:

[markr]

Originally Posted by jasong

They had to put the calf down because it had human smell on it. I think it's stupid too, but I don't remember their justification for what they did. They apparently had a huge meeting to decide, so, I dunno, maybe it's justified. :shrug:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-05-1...of-car/7420026

Yellowstone rangers repeatedly tried to reunite the calf with the herd but those efforts failed.

Ultimately, the abandoned calf was euthanased because it repeatedly approached people and cars along the roadway, raising safety concerns, officials said.

A literal tragedy, sad and frustrating.

[kladner]

Originally Posted by jasong

They had to put the calf down because it had human smell on it. I think it's stupid too, but I don't remember their justification for what they did. They apparently had a huge meeting to decide, so, I dunno, maybe it's justified. :shrug:

They had the ignorant idea that the calf was "freezing", when the temperature was nowhere near freezing.

[Batalov]

They clearly haven't read Gary Larson's There's a Hair in My Dirt!