Dave Barry's Blog, page 19

AND IN SPORTS THAT WE FRANKLY WILL NEVER UNDERSTAND

England vs India: Cricket���s infuriating 6.42pm rule that meant a day of epic sport ended in farce

(Thanks to Gary Kennedy)

WE SAW MONSTER VERMIN OPEN FOR THE CLASH

Rat the size of a dog found as monster vermin run riot in Yorkshire village

(Thanks to Ralph, B&C and John Lobert)

Here's another version of the story, with interesting units of measurement:

The giant rat, about the length of the carry-on luggage people might be wheeling on to a flight ��� or, if not on holiday, a desktop monitor ��� was found inside a person���s home in Normanby, Teesside.

(Thanks to Not My Usual Alias)

GET THAT NOBEL PRIZE READY

A New Study Explains Why We All Hate Mondays

(Thanks to Jim Kenaston)

APPARENTLY HE DOES NOT CARE FOR EGGPLANT

NJ man stabs deli owners over gripe about eggplant on his sandwich from 4 years ago

(Thanks to Ann Farr)

RULES ARE RULES

Woman Suffers a Cardiac Arrest While Taking the Bar Exam ��� and Proctors Allegedly Didn't Stop to Provide Help

(Thanks to MOTW)

NEVER OPEN YOUR MOUTH OUTDOORS

Woman faces more than $20,000 in medical bills after wild bat flies into her mouth

(Thanks to Barry Nester)

BECAUSE IT WAS TOO SMALL

Florida man finds 50 pounds of cocaine floating in ocean ��� and shockingly turns it in

(Thanks to Mezrap)

PAGING QUINT

Close encounter with great white shark near Halifax sparks awe, disbelief

(Thanks to The Perts

AND IN CANADIAN SPORTS

Toronto man who races TTC streetcars on foot keeps on winning

(Thanks to The Perts)

PRIORITIES

Parents abandon 10-year-old son at Barcelona Airport so they wouldn't miss their flight

(Thanks to MOTW)