World’s Strangest

You can find a serious look back at the news of 2009 just about anywhere. A lot of those stories can be downright depressing. Meanwhile, Dave Barry reminds you of what happened while putting his ridiculous spin on 2009. Elsewhere in politics, a team of specially trained wildlife agents equipped with nets and tranquilizer darts manages, [...]

Forget tranquilizer darts – that’s the stuff of Hollywood. Real police officers use taser, even on a wayward emu: Authorities in Mississippi said they had to handcuff an emu and shock it with a Taser to remove the ostrich-like flightless bird from a roadway. Oh, and they used handcuffs, too. I’m assuming they meant emu legcuffs: Link [...]