- From the “Tatonka” Department – 200 bison escaped from a farm in Iowa on Sunday. Apparently they moved pretty quickly, because reports are that they spread to five counties. Most of the beasts have been accounted for, but there are still a few buffalo out roaming. If you’re in northern Iowa or southern Minnesota, you might consider slowing down a bit as you drive. Nothing will mess up a car as much as hitting an animal as big as the car itself.
- From the “Bowling Ball” Department – A woman in England gave birth to a 12 pound, 6 ounce baby girl the other day. Reports are that it was a water birth, and the news article says it was a natural birth, so she did it without pain killers. Ladies, you may uncross your legs now. The father was unable to comment, as he is currently heading south on the M2 trying to escape the wrath of his wife.
- From the “I Need To Try This” Department – Two Georgia men were recently arrested when they were found to have pipe bombs and marijuana. Rangers from the state fish and wildlife organization were tracking what they believed to be a deer poacher when they came upon evidence that the men had been setting off pipe bombs. When asked what they were doing, the men said they were using the pipe bombs to get rid of armadillos in the yard. I’ve used a similar trick to try to get moles and gophers out of our front yard using large firecrackers. It didn’t kill any gophers, but the dirt geysers out of all the holes were pretty cool. Irish Woman made me stop when she realized that a lot of the gopher tunnels were around the gas main. I never get to have any fun.
- From the “My Bad” Department – Two U.S. Navy ships had a bit of a fender bender the other day. The U.S.S. Essex, an assault ship, and the U.S.S. Yukon, a supply ship, bumped about 120 miles from California. Apparently there was a steering malfunction on the Essex, and there is some damage, but no injuries, on both ships. I wonder how much BondO it takes to smooth out dents in a helicopter assault carrier?
News Roundup
Posted by daddybear71 on May 17, 2012
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/ May 17, 2012It’s stories like #2 that make me glad I’ve never been pregnant!
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