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wirelessgeek · 10-08-2009, 06:50 PM

Has anybody seen any strange, funny stories in the news lately? Here's one of my favorites out of my local newspaper (I'm paraphrasing since I don't remember the exact wording my newspaper used):

On the University of Florida's web page, you will find disaster preparedness plans for hurricanes, pandemics...and zombies. According to the zombie preparedness plan, signs of an attack of "flesh-eating, apparently life-impaired individuals" include "documentation of lots of strange moaning." The University of Florida apparently wants you to be prepared for any disaster, including a Night of the Zombies, however unexpected it might seem.

Paul Myers · 10-08-2009, 10:14 PM

No thumbprint, no money, bank tells armless man | U.S. | Reuters

How screwed up are we as a nation, that this doesn't surprise me?

Paul

kwalters · 10-08-2009, 11:26 PM

hmmm, I think I may need to start paying more attention to the news.

jkt777 · 10-09-2009, 02:29 AM

The headline is from fark.com

9 out of 10 zebras agree that the zebras at the zoo in the Gaza Strip are total asses

Bringing real zebras into the embargoed territory would be too costly, a zoo official says, so workers painted two white donkeys with women's hair dye.

Lawrh · 10-09-2009, 05:47 PM

This is definitely weird. And people believe it.

'Evil powers created half-man, half-goat creature' | Weird True Freaky | News.com.au

Jason_V · 10-09-2009, 05:52 PM

I'm sure most everyone saw this one:

Children Kill Strange Creature In Panama | The Morningstarr*

Don't worry, the boys later recanted the story, they didn't actually kill it. Turns out they found it in the water already dead. The exam showed it was just a decomposing 3 Toed Sloth.

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10-08-2009, 10:14 PM	#2
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kwalters Warrior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Share your weird news stories here! hmmm, I think I may need to start paying more attention to the news.

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jkt777 Joel Thomas War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Georgia Posts: 261 Thanks: 53 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Re: Share your weird news stories here! The headline is from fark.com 9 out of 10 zebras agree that the zebras at the zoo in the Gaza Strip are total asses Bringing real zebras into the embargoed territory would be too costly, a zoo official says, so workers painted two white donkeys with women's hair dye.

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Jason_V Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: , , USA. Posts: 1,467 Blog Entries: 5 Thanks: 129 Thanked 207 Times in 78 Posts	Re: Share your weird news stories here! I'm sure most everyone saw this one: Children Kill Strange Creature In Panama \| The Morningstarr* Don't worry, the boys later recanted the story, they didn't actually kill it. Turns out they found it in the water already dead. The exam showed it was just a decomposing 3 Toed Sloth.