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August 2011

No Cash for Gold Taiwan Exchanges Precious Metal for Dog Feces Poop Cleanup

August 1, 2011 8:36pm by copythat

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It's one better than American ads for turning gold jewelry into cash: Taiwan plans to turn dog feces into gold -- bars. Winnings could equal more than a month's salary in the New Taipei City of northern Taiwan as it prompts canine owners to clean up after those canines. It's an incentive that's literally worth gold. And, this time, the dog poop doesn't have to be weighed. Read more

FBI Credible Lead DB Cooper Suspect Print May Confirm Ransom Man Dead

August 1, 2011 5:29pm by hearit

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He's the guy that jumped out of a plane 40 years ago with a pile of cash. The FBI is on a roll: After capturing Whitey Bulger, the agency's got a 'credible lead' for another of its 'Most Wanted'. There's a suspect in the D.B. Cooper search--and possibly a fingerprint--that may confirm the parachuting ransom man dead.
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Drinking Wine Grapes Could Help Prevent Painful Summer Sunburns

August 1, 2011 5:02pm by copythat

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It's yet one more reason to drink wine, and a good one for wine lovers: A new study says wine-drinkers may have better protection from the sun and its rays. A study suggests some could help prevent painful summertime sunburns.

Not surprising, the recent wine-plus-sun study doesn't come out of the U.S. Read more

San Francisco Cuts Circumcision Ban Proposal from CA November Vote

August 1, 2011 4:46pm by editor

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If anyone wonders how weird things get on a ballot, here's one: A San Francisco County Superior Court judge has cut a measure that would prohibit male circumcision. It was slated for the November ballot. Read more

Los Angeles County Red Light Camera Photo Tickets Voluntary Unenforceable

August 1, 2011 3:56pm by copythis

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Most people would appreciate a "voluntary" traffic ticket--but Los Angeles residents who got expensive red-light traffic citations are up in arms after paying out cash for what L.A. now claims to be volunteer program of sorts. It's a pretty creative way of saying 'we don't want reimburse motorists who already paid'. Read more

Fake Testicles Plus Elderly Woman Head to SC Court Jury in Obscenity Trial

August 1, 2011 2:29pm by hearit

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They may be ugly but they're extremely popular--particularly in certain parts of the country. While the general public suffers in being stuck behind trucks offering a view of 'Bulls Balls' or the like, police in a little SC town want a jury to say an elderly woman is obscene for driving a pickup truck with fake and hanging 'testicles'. Read more