When in doubt, don't use your head -- use your feet. A 24-year-old guy from Detroit is old enough to know better: The man plays Fred Flintstone--stupidly using his feet as brakes to drive his truck, unsuccessfully. It all didn't work out to well. He's alive and so is everyone else but he did hit four cars or vehicles before Michigan cops stopped him. Read more
Fires don't usually destroy ovens--especially those over 100 years old that have weathered the test of time. The "Garland Stove" known as the world's largest stove, built for the World's Fair in Chicago, has been hit by lightning. The Michigan Fair landmark was part of the pre-automotive boom when five major stove-making companies helped Detroit be dubbed the "Stove Capital of the World". Read more
It's the craziest lasso effort yet: An escaped bull is finally caught on Auburn city streets after running nearly full speed for four miles--the bull finally lassoed by two experts in their field. One cowboy rides shotgun in a cop's patrol car, using a lasso from an open window, while a second ropes the animal from on top of a speeding police cruiser that's pacing the bull. Read more
There are bad things to shoot--and then there are really, really bad things to shoot with a gun. It's kind of the reason that carrying a gun in your pants could prove dangerous for certain body parts. A guy from Phoenix is trying to get better after accidentally shooting himself in the penis, after putting his girlfriend's gun in his pants waistband while shopping for groceries. Read more
It seems a church service can be dangerous--at least in Alabama where a church pastor got Tased and a mother stabbed in a fight that broke out after a Sunday service. The 'New Welcome Baptist Church' doesn't seem to be living up to its name. The house of worship might better consider the 'Old (Hoodlum) Goodbye'. Read more
Twinkies are potentially deadly stuff--especially if you're trying to rip off a few snack cakes from a convenience store. A guy's been shot while trying to steal Twinkies. The store clerk didn't really mean to shoot the Twinkies thief. His gun accidentally discharged. But, whatever the reason, apparently that gunshot was effective. Read more
Now the living who want to find out more about the dead simply have to swipe a smartphone or iPad over those gravestones at a cemetery: QR Code scans on headstones or markers now give information about the deceased--including photos and video of the dead. Quiring Monuments in Seattle, Washington, makes scanning technology available for just sixty-five bucks. Read more
Dunkin' Donuts sells more coffee than Starbucks. And allegedly it sells something else--or at least that's the accusation for one of its New Jersey employees who cops think was serving customers in more than one way. She saved on time: The prostitution took place during work breaks at the coffee shop. Read more
Cops in Idaho Falls have kindly requested a man stop wearing a bunny suit in public. It may be legal but it's kind of been freaking out the kids. It could all lead to nightmares of a large, haunting rabbit that dances--or at least wears a tutu. And carries a 'gun'. This guy one-ups the "Donny Darko" movie. Read more