Weird & Wacky News (33rd Edition)

From around the corner, down the street, and up your alley, here are some stories that hitting the headlines…and they’re all TRUE!!

Dateline: Japan

Does Tarantino know about this? Parents and teachers at Gosho Kodomo-en kindergarten school thought for sure someone with a footwear fetish was swiping the children’s little shoes from their cubbies. To catch the culprit, police installed three cameras in the school, and a few days later found their criminal. . .a weasel! “It’s great it turned out not to be a human being,” said Deputy Police Chief Hiroaki Inada. The stolen shoes have not been found, but the school installed a net over the cubbies to keep the weasel out, who is still on the loose! Sounds like a movie plot!

Dateline: Los Angeles

Gobble, gobble! Did you know that L.A. is known as the “clogged capital” of the U.S.? Plumbers nationally go out on emergency calls 65% more often than on Fridays. But, they hate what they refer to as “Brown Friday”, which is the day after Thanksgiving. Yelp shows that plumbing-related searches went up 73% in L.A. Roto-Rooter said the most common problem areas were kitchen sinks, toilets and garbage disposals. Yucckk!!

Dateline: China

And I thought pineapple was awful! Everyone around the planet seems to love pizza, but at Pizza Hut restaurants in China, customers are being offered a special topping with a bit more kick to them. Deep-fried frogs! That’s right, forget pepperoni or sausage, this pizza has a thick crust with red sauce and basil, AND a whole fried bullfrog on top! The limited-time variety is being offered in a collaboration with the Dungeons and Dragons game and is called “Goblin Pizza.”

I’m hopping. . .I mean, hoping I never see one!!