This will be the strangest article you read all week.  And perhaps the funniest.  [horse virus] Horse herpes outbreak forces rodeo queens to ride stick ponies While the state has yet to officially cancel any events involving horses that might have been exposed to a local recent equine herpes outbreak, …

We don’t know whether we should be pissed about this, or upset we didn’t think of it first. [to each his own] Senator Questions Benefits to ‘Adult Baby’ Coburn sees possible fraud A key senator has asked the Social Security Administration to investigate how people who live their lives role-playing …

Same thing happened to us last week – minus the sippy cup. Applebee’s accidentally serves toddler margarita. A Michigan mother was concerned when her 15-month-old son passed out halfway through dinner at an Applebee’s restaurant in Madison Heights last Friday. She took a few sips from his sippy cup and …

Everything about this, including the headline, is weird. [unarmed robbery] 400-pound woman caught shoplifting when motorized cart gets stuck at Rochester Hills Meijer … police use Taser to subdue her Yes, she was in an electric buggy and they used a taser.

There’s a pretty good chance sobriety had nothing to do with this. [WTF] They’re calling it the parcel puppy. A Minneapolis woman is charged with animal cruelty after police say she tried to send a puppy through the mail. As to why? “Clearly there wasn’t a whole lot of thought …

This is considered a tame night on 6th Street.  [this would never happen in DC] Two men were arrested for driving while intoxicated on 6th Street Friday night. One was riding a horse, while the other was riding a mule. Let us repeat that. One was riding a horse, while …

This will be the strangest thing you watch all day.  *Note: Basil was a former candidate for Governor in Tennessee.

We know very little about aviation, but we’re pretty sure that seat adjustments should take place before takeoff.  [buckle up] The co-pilot of an Air India Express 737 sent the jetliner into a terrifying 7,000-foot plunge in May when he accidentally hit the control column while adjusting his seat, investigators …

Dancing With the Stars has very passionate viewers. [fired up] Steven N. Cowan, 66, railed at the television as the daughter of former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin appeared on the ABC program. So what exactly happened? According to the complaint, Cowan and his wife were watching “Dancing with …

Next time you decide to run for Congress, think real hard about the kind of things you might have done in your past… Fark: Q: Hey Ohio Congressman Charlie Wilson (D-evastating Left Hook), have you stopped beating your wife yet? A: Yes, I stopped in 1990 (with court documents) h/t …

This won’t be topped: Minneapolis will pay $165,000 to zombies The Minneapolis city attorney’s office has decided to pay seven zombies and their attorney $165,000. At the time of their arrest, the Zombies had no IDs.

Passion starts early. Two women have been charged with misdemeanors for a fight that led to a brawl during a Southern California kindergarten graduation ceremony.  [WTF] Our favorite part, “a fight that led to a brawl.”  How ugly did this get? No word on why the two women were arguing, …

All sorts of brilliant.  Come on, give it a go.

This needs no introduction: [dope] Russian beachgoers got a shock when they saw a donkey soaring in the blue skies over the balmy beaches on the Sea of Azov in southern Russia. Loves it.

We’ve seem some strange YouTube videos in our time, but this one might take the cake. [Glenn Beck for President] We tried to watch the whole video, but we were too distracted by her eyebrows. h/t Gawker