“Imagine the envy on your friends’ faces as they fuss around with their stoves, or choke down a cold dinner, and you simply pull your warm dinner out of your pants.”

https://outdoorsmagic.com/article/gossamer-gear-crotch-pot/

 

We should open a new Thread titled "Bad and Terrible Ideas" or something on the same venue ...

 

 

Chuck E. Cheese mascot busted for debit card theft in Florida: Police

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Jones, still in full mouse garb, was placed in double-locked handcuffs and escorted out of the restaurant to a marked patrol vehicle, where police removed his oversize Chuck E. Cheese head and allegedly found in his pants pocket a debit card that was reported stolen from a customer during a June 28 child's party at the restaurant, according to the report.

 

Chuck E. Cheese mascot busted for debit card theft in Florida: Police
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I used to take my daughter there. They'd rob us blind.

 

I used to take my daughter there. They'd rob us blind.

They all closed here.

Good riddance too.

 

They all closed here.

Makes sense. Who'd want to raise kids in Portland?

 

The poor guy needs a new job


https://www.vic.gov.au/machete-amnesty
A Machete Amnesty will run from 1 September to 30 November 2025 to support the safe disposal of machetes.

Safe disposal bins will be installed at select police stations across metropolitan and regional Victoria.

You can hand in a machete without penalty during this time.

 

Bat flies into woman's mouth in Arizona, costing her nearly $21,000 in medical bills

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At the urging of her travel partner and father, a doctor, the symptom-less Kahn sought care for rabies — but only after jumping online to buy new medical insurance.

 

Bat flies into woman's mouth in Arizona, costing her nearly $21,000 in medical bills
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She bemoans how she felt powerless against these (insurance) companies. Boo hoo. She had all the power -- it was HER decision not to get insurance. It was HER decision to roll the dice. But now everyone else should be forced to pay when HER decision turns out to have not been a very smart one. She chose not to pay the $650/mo for insurance, but could afford to take vacations even though she was unemployed. Seems like someone had her priorities backwards. She figured she could quickly buy coverage after she realized she needed care, which completely defeats the whole notion of insurance. As far as I'm concerned, the fact that she wasn't covered at the time the encountered the bat means that everything associated with it should be completely on her.

I'd also be interested in just where she got her treatments. A quick search shows that the rabies series costs between $3k and $10k, so she apparently made zero effort to shop around and just figured she'd run out and get insurance after the fact, without even bothering to see if it would cover her treatment, and then decided to seek treatment at the place most convenient to her without regard to cost.

 

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The near-$21,000 burden will probably lead to fewer vacations and a delay in having central air condition installed at her place, Kahn said.

 

Denmark zoo asks public to donate unwanted small pets or horses to feed captive predators

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A zoo in Denmark is asking the public for donations of unwanted small pets or horses to feed its captive predators.
"If you have a healthy animal that has to leave here for various reasons, feel free to donate it to us. The animals are gently euthanized by trained staff and are afterwards used as fodder. That way, nothing goes to waste — and we ensure natural behavior, nutrition and well-being for our predators," Aalborg Zoo said.

 

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That's how it starts.

 

https://www.ctvnews.ca/video/2025/0...-chased-a-black-bear-out-of-a-vancouver-home/

 

Nothing stops the Elephant Garlic Festival.

 

https://www.kezi.com/news/local/flo...cle_31e39048-018a-4ec1-940d-862a639b8b15.html

According to a probable cause affidavit, David Ray Allen attempted to deter suspected car thieves in June by throwing the device, resulting in the loss of part of his forearm and hand.


Allen reported seeing four individuals near his vehicle at 43rd and Oak Streets in the middle of the night. He called the Florence police, who discovered his injuries upon arrival. Allen said the grenade exploded in his hand as he tried to throw it at the suspects. Police found charred cardboard, human flesh, a burnt fuse, and a lighter at the scene.

Good thing he's now disarmed...

 

https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/e...omotion-amid-reports-of-food-wastage-scalping

“Early morning chaos in Shibuya. McDonald’s burgers and fries scattered on the streets, turning into a feast for pigeons. We ask customers to take responsibility for the food they buy and properly dispose of trash,” said an X user.
The post was accompanied by a video of flocks of pigeons pecking at presumably food scraps next to crumpled McDonald’s bags.

https://x.com/i/status/1954325909106041136

 

Good thing he's now disarmed...

And he should be prohibited from ever buying arms again.

 

What a pig!

 

https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/albania-considers-creating-ministry-run-entirely-1755203567.html
Albania considers creating ministry run entirely by AI to fight corruption

ChatGPT will certainly steal less than any mid level manager in public sector. Probably will be more intelligent as well.