by | Dec 20, 2012 | Weirdness
from Der Spiegel The Woes of an American Drone Operator A soldier sets out to graduate at the top of his class. He succeeds, and he becomes a drone pilot working with a special unit of the United States Air Force in New Mexico. He kills dozens of people. But then, one...
by | Dec 19, 2012 | Weirdness
from The Yuma Sun Cannabis Cannon Litters Field Near Yuma with Kilo-Sized Projectiles BY CHRIS McDANIEL – SUN STAFF WRITER An attempt by drug smugglers to propel cans of marijuana into the United States with a pneumatic cannon was thwarted by Border Patrol...
by | Dec 16, 2012 | Literary News, Weirdness
from TODAY Cat fight pits government against Hemingway museum By A. Pawlowski, TODAY.com contributor A popular tourist attraction has lost another round in the legal battle over who is in charge of the slinky creatures with nine lives and six toes roaming its grounds....
by | Dec 10, 2012 | Literary News, Weirdness
from The Telegraph UK Catcher in the Rye dropped from US school curriculum Schools in America are to drop classic books such as Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird and JD Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye from their curriculum in favour of ‘informational...
by | Dec 8, 2012 | Weirdness
from CBS DC House Passes Measure Removing Word ‘Lunatic’ From Federal Law WASHINGTON (CBS DC) – The word “lunatic” will be stricken from federal law under legislation that passed the House by a vote of 398-1 on Wednesday. The congressional action is the most recent...
by | Nov 29, 2012 | Weirdness
from The Telegraph Zurich to open drive-in sex boxes The Swiss city of Zurich is to open drive-in sex boxes in an attempt to rid the town of street prostitution. By Matthew Day Zurich council has approved a plan to build the boxes, which will, it hopes, provide a...
