Nothing Says Home Cookin' Like Fresh Torched Squirrel!
In Holland
Township, Michigan, an entire apartment block was destroyed by fire over someone
trying to enjoy a little fresh roadkill. Fire Chief Jim Kohsel said a man
planned to eat a dead squirrel and was using a small blow torch to burn off the
animal's fur on a third-floor balcony of the building. But the deck caught fire
and the flames quickly spread to the roof, destroying eight apartments and
damaging others. Fortunately nobody was injured. Resident, Spencer Duits, was at
least philosophical and good humored about the incident saying, "It's only
stuff. The good thing is that nobody got hurt. My dog was able to get out of the
apartment and life goes on tomorrow. I got a skylight now, though." The American
Red Cross arranged temporary shelter and clothing for displaced residents.
(Ananova)

Oh Size Definitely Matters Here
In Denmark, a most unusual
competition is being held and offering a free iPhone to the man who's got the
smallest... well... little man. Sponsored by the website Singlesex.dk, site
owner Morten Fabricius admits the idea is "weird and funny and almost too much."
He added, "It's a competition which is at the core of manhood, the most
important thing for a man. There are so many unhappy men out there, who think
you have to have a giant one, but it's not normal to have a huge one." Guys who
come in second and third place will get an iPad. Contestants have to send in a
photo and the website has already received half a dozen. Sex educator Jamye
Waxman believes that it's good to get small penises out in the open saying, "The
average penis is 5.5 inches and all of the guys who are below average will see
that they're not alone. It's a good opportunity for guys to accept what they've
got." (Huffington Post)

Casey Anthony Sued for $3 BILLION!
A Pennsylvania woman has filed a
$3 billion lawsuit against infamous "Tot Mom"-- Casey Anthony, claiming that
Anthony threatened to kill her. RadarOnline.com reports that in the
lawsuit, Naomi Riches alleged that Anthony "is an Illuminati actress" who made
threats to kill her and who caused her "severe psychological damage." She also
claimed that Anthony was "in cahoots" with both TV personality Nancy Grace and
the U.S. government. Dubbed the "craziest lawsuit ever" by gossip columnist
Perez Hilton, in it Riches says, "Casey Anthony called my house August 2011 and
told me that my life was being exploited and that I was a hated nation wife, she
told me she would come to my house in Fort Collins, Colorado and kill me just as
they did Peggy Hettrick in 1987. She let me know that my left eye would be
stabbed out as a part of the Illuminati symbolism." However, Judge David Baker
just dismissed the lawsuit because "the fantastic allegations do not meet the
plausibility standard." (CNN)

Sorry Justice Seekers -- Three Strikes Law Doesn't Work!
There's
an interesting new report regarding the effectiveness of California's famous
three strikes law. Basically, it apparently does nothing to deter crime and has
only helped bankrupt the state. In a rigorous analysis of crime in California
and the nation, sociology professor Robert Nash Parker determined that crime has
been decreasing at about the same rate in every state for 20 years, regardless
of whether three-strikes policies are in place or not. Parker's findings were
published in the California Journal of Politics and Policy. Meanwhile,
California's three-strikes law imposes a minimum sentence of 25 years to life on
the third felony conviction for offenders with prior serious or violent felony
convictions. Approximately 23,000 individuals have been incarcerated under three
strikes which is costing the state a small fortune. Sorry -- the three-strikes
laws are simply not the deterrent that law enforcement officials, politicians
and the public would like to believe. (Phys.org)

Best Not To Save Parking Spots -- With Your Body!
In San Diego,
Sacha Boutros was standing in a parking spot and holding it for a friend outside
Seaport Village when a man in a white BMW drove up and told her to "move your
fat (blank) or I'll hit you." Boutros said the car slowly came closer and closer
before indeed hitting her and then taking off. Boutros said, "My knee went
backward. I was shaking because I couldn't believe what happened." She suffered
a hyper-extended knee and damaged ligaments-- injuries that forced her to miss
work and cancel business trips. The BMW was tracked down and the accused driver
was identified as Douglas Murphy, ironically a personal injury attorney! While
Boutros did file a police report with the San Diego Harbor Police Department,
but no arrest was ever made. Boutros said she told police she had been hurt, but
that's not what it said in the report. A police representative said they plan to
look into the discrepancy. (10News.com)

Just How Bad Is It in Detroit?
When most of us get in trouble at
work, it's for things like slacking off, not being a team player, tardiness, and
so on. But Detroit paramedic Jeff Gagliois is in hot water -- for giving a
blanket to a man who was cold. Two weeks ago, a house caught fire, and the
elderly man who lived there was brought outside wearing only his underwear.
Paramedic Jeff Gaglio gave him a blanket. A few days later, Gaglio was informed
that the department was bringing him up on charges for the blanket incident.
Jerald James, chief of the Emergency Medical Service (EMS), who is responsible
for Gaglio's punishment, defended the charges saying, "We can't have an employee
who feels that they have a right to give away state property without getting
prior approval." It's no secret that Detroit is strapped for cash and does have
to be quite frugal, but it has since been revealed that the department did not
even pay for the blanket. The one that Gaglio gave away had been donated. So it
looks like the city's EMS is not only battling lack of cash, being understaffed
and using out-of-date ambulances, they've also just invited themselves to a PR
nightmare party. (Yahoo News)

Don't Ride Your Bike in New York!
Might want to think twice about
riding your bike in New York City. A cyclist in Brooklyn just received three
tickets for running red lights and another ticket for wearing headphones,
totaling $1,555 -- all in one single traffic stop. The cyclist, who asked that
his name not be published, said he was biking home to Bushwick from Williamsburg
when a police cruiser "cut me off in the bike lane and I stopped." He added, "He
began asking me what I thought I was doing and we discussed what had just
happened, he asked for my opinion on what I thought certain bike laws should be
but quickly dismissed my answers as wrong. He told me I went through 3 red
lights and I was wearing 2 headphones so he wrote me 4 tickets."
(Gothamist)

For the Woman Who Has Everything...
Need something unique and
exotic for the woman who has everything? Well, as long as you're rich, perhaps
you should check out what the LELO company is calling the world's most expensive
sex toy. The LELO Inez Gold Vibrator is crafted in 24K gold plate and is priced
at a passion-killing $12,000! Mysecretluxury.com, which sells the product, says
it "belongs in your jewelry box or even your safe." It has five pre-programmed
vibration modes and comes in a luxurious wooden gift box, with a charger,
manual, satin pouch and doesn't need batteries as it is rechargeable for "up to
4 hours of enjoyment". (Ananova)