Dave Barry's Blog, page 110

NEVER MIND

Turns out there wasn't a snake on the loose in Lexington after all

(Thanks to EricY)

AFTER WHAT?

Sweaty Margot Robbie makes obscene gesture after beating off Barbie cast in plank trial

(Thanks to Annette)

APPARENTLY IT'S ONE OF THOSE FAST, LAND-BASED LOBSTERS

From yesterday's Miami Herald:

No word on why the lobster crossed the road.

CANADA: A NATION IN CHAOS

VANCOUVER ��� A British Columbia real estate agent has been fined $20,000 after being caught on camera drinking milk straight out of the jug at a home he was showing.

(Thanks to B&C and The Perts)

ALWAYS THE LAST PLACE YOU LOOK

A Florida couple ran into an alligator in the most unexpected of places ��� under a Ford Mustang at a used car dealership.

(Thanks to Robert Moats)

SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE

Hovercraft crew rescues sheep swept out by waves

(Thanks to Ralph)

THEY DROPPED IT INTO A BOTTLE OF TEQUILA

46,000-Year-Old Worm Possibly Revived from Siberian Permafrost

(Thanks to Rick Day, Steve K., Jim Kenaston and Michael Moyer, who says "Is every goddam scientist bored out of his mind?  Who thinks reviving Pleistocene roundworms is a worthy vocation?  BTW, 46,000 years is approximately the wait at my local DMV for just about anything.")

IF YOU LIKED 'BARBIE,' YOU'LL LOVE 'BARNEY'

���We���re leaning into the Millennial angst of the property rather than fine-tuning this for kids,��� McKeon said. ���It���s really a play for adults. Not that it���s R-rated, but it���ll focus on some of the trials and tribulations of being 30-something, growing up with Barney���just the level of disenchantment within the generation.���

In other words: FUN!

(Thanks to Asher Scheiner)

STEP 1: DETERMINE ITS SIZE, IN GIRAFFES

How to Survive a Killer Asteroid

(Thanks to Robert Moats)

SEND IT TO WASHINGTON

A new millipede species is crawling under LA. It���s blind, glassy and has 486 legs

(Thanks to Ralph)