Sick, stranded whale to be put out of misery with explosives
Thu, 2/09/10 – 1:10 | One Comment

A whale that is stranded and sick is set to leave this world a bang… of explosives that is.
The Western Australia Department of Environment and Conservation have decided that the unusual step is necessary because …

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Sick, stranded whale to be put out of misery with explosives
Thursday, 2 Sep, 2010 – 1:10 | One Comment
Sick, stranded whale to be put out of misery with explosives

A whale that is stranded and sick is set to leave this world a bang… of explosives that is.
The Western Australia Department of Environment and Conservation have decided that the unusual step is necessary because …

Golfer Inadvertently Starts 12-Acre Blaze With Shot Out of the Rough
Tuesday, 31 Aug, 2010 – 22:38 | No Comment
Golfer Inadvertently Starts 12-Acre Blaze With Shot Out of the Rough

If you’re a golfer, chances are you’ve had a bad round here or there.  If you’re anything like me, you’ve had plenty.
Next time you have yourself a particularly poor round just remember—you could be this …

Booze makes Frankenstein a monster
Tuesday, 31 Aug, 2010 – 21:26 | No Comment
Booze makes Frankenstein a monster

A 39-year-old Toby Keith fan with no business in his mullet was left looking a little the worse for wear after a run in with Ohio police on August 27th.
Ohio police said that when they …

Italian mushroom pickers drop like flies
Tuesday, 31 Aug, 2010 – 21:17 | No Comment
Italian mushroom pickers drop like flies

At least 18 people have died while mushroom picking in Italy this year – not one of them from accidental poisoning.
In their quest for delicious fungi, the hapless ‘shroomers all fell victim to dangerous terrain. …

Delivery Room Brawl Leaves Mother and Baby in Critical Condition
Sunday, 29 Aug, 2010 – 20:31 | One Comment
Delivery Room Brawl Leaves Mother and Baby in Critical Condition

As if that didn’t sound horrifying enough, know this–the brawl was between the two doctors responsible for the mother-to-be and her unborn child.
The site of this terrible story is the Polyclinic Hospital in Messina, on …

Judge presents romantic interest with copy of “The One Hour Orgasm”, picture of self, and pair of purple latex gloves
Saturday, 28 Aug, 2010 – 21:02 | No Comment
Judge presents romantic interest with copy of “The One Hour Orgasm”, picture of self, and pair of purple latex gloves

“An intense romantic fling” with a public defender in the spring of 2009 has landed Albuquerque District Judge Bob Schwartz in a sticky situation.
The 60-year-old judge stands accused of:
Failing to uphold the integrity and independence …

Man sliced off own junk at airport… to avoid extradition
Saturday, 28 Aug, 2010 – 18:27 | No Comment
Man sliced off own junk at airport… to avoid extradition

A Kazakh man is in a serious condition in a Madrid hospital after slicing off his own penis at a Madrid’s Barajas airport to avoid extradition.
The 52-year-old man, who has not been named, had completed …

Terror suspect was failed Idol
Friday, 27 Aug, 2010 – 21:10 | 4 Comments
Terror suspect was failed Idol

Dr. Khurram Syed Sher was among four people taken into custody over an alleged terror plot in London, Ontario on Thursday. The 28-year-old Canadian stands out, not just because he is a doctor, but because …

Woman Made to Clean Her Hospital Room… After Giving Birth
Wednesday, 25 Aug, 2010 – 21:08 | No Comment
Woman Made to Clean Her Hospital Room… After Giving Birth

I know things are tough all over, and hospital cutbacks are at an all-time high, but this is ridiculous.
Note to self–never be admitted to Sundsvall hospital northern Sweden.  How bad is it?  Let’s just say …

Motorcyclist scores free BBQ, $800 fine
Wednesday, 25 Aug, 2010 – 0:22 | No Comment
Motorcyclist scores free BBQ, $800 fine

When Michael Wiles spotted an old barbecue grill thrown out with the trash on the side of the road he should have just ridden by – after all, he was riding a motorcycle and they …

SWAT called in when Colorado craft fair turns ugly
Tuesday, 24 Aug, 2010 – 4:31 | No Comment
SWAT called in when Colorado craft fair turns ugly

Police and SWAT teams were called into Fort Collins, Colorado to break up a group of approximately 400 rioters who had been attending a music and crafts festival.
It has been reported that police were called …

Beijing’s 9-day traffic jam puts all other bad traffic claims in perspective
Monday, 23 Aug, 2010 – 20:32 | One Comment
Beijing’s 9-day traffic jam puts all other bad traffic claims in perspective

Drivers on the Beijing-Tibet Expressway got a little something that they hadn’t counted on from August 14: a traffic jam that stretched 100 kilometers and that has, thus far, lasted for nine days. Authorities have …

We Interrupt is 1,000 – so here are ten of our finest
Monday, 23 Aug, 2010 – 7:13 | No Comment
We Interrupt is 1,000 – so here are ten of our finest

Today We Interrupt reached something of a milestone… our one thousandth post. So it seems a good enough time as any to reflect upon some of our favorite stories from the year-and-a-bit that we have …

Man Dressed as a Banana Shows Off His Junk, Brandishes a Shotgun
Thursday, 19 Aug, 2010 – 22:20 | One Comment
Man Dressed as a Banana Shows Off His Junk, Brandishes a Shotgun

Once again, pretty much everything you need to know is right there in the title.  Sometimes these things just write themselves.
Port Angeles, Washington is the sight of this bizarre (to say the least) incident involving …

Figure skater starts million-dollar fire with own stupidity
Thursday, 19 Aug, 2010 – 19:38 | No Comment
Figure skater starts million-dollar fire with own stupidity

Have you heard of Kurt Browning? As the picture above suggests, he is a figure skater, a former Canadian and World champion of the sport, to be exact – and if recent events are anything …

Study Concludes That Men Are More Likely to Pick Up Female Hitchhikers With Large Breasts
Monday, 16 Aug, 2010 – 3:30 | No Comment
Study Concludes That Men Are More Likely to Pick Up Female Hitchhikers With Large Breasts

Not being a part of academia, I really have no idea what the thought process is when trying to come up with a viable study project.  But even I know when research is both pointless …