Dave Barry's Blog, page 69
May 12, 2025
AS IS HIS CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT
Florida man accidentally shoots himself at Walmart, startling weekend shoppers
Key Quote: ���It���s not the weirdest thing to happen in a Walmart. It���s honestly kind of expected,��� said Myra.
(Thanks to pharmaross)
A DREAM COME TRUE
The world���s biggest zipper maker is developing a self-propelled zipper
(Thanks to pharmaross, who asks "What could possibly go wrong?")
May 11, 2025
THE NEWS FROM ICELAND
Road repair just in time for ovine C-section
Farmers in Skagafj��r��ur were trapped at home after the H��ra��sv��tn and H��seyjarhv��sl rivers overflowed their banks. There was also a sharp increase in water levels at Go��afoss and Aldeyjarfoss in B��r��ardalur.
The average flow of the Skj��lfandaflj��t river at Aldeyjarfoss is 50 m��/s, but at its peak this week reached over sixteen times that.
Water flowed over the road further into B��r��ardalur on Wednesday night....
Hlini J��n G��slason, a farmer at Svart��rkot at the innermost part of B��r��ardalur, could waste no time when it became clear that the ewe Eldsn��gg needed a caesarean and had to be driven for about an hour to Akureyri. It was fortunate, then, that the road had already been reopened.
The ewe and her brand-new lamb handled the car ride well, and the young lamb quickly made it to the udder once they were back in the shed.
This has been The News From Iceland)
(Thanks to Art Kraus)
