Call me a chicken, but I never considered a career in law enforcement. Those men and women are true heroes. When their radios blare out a call, they never know what they’re getting into. Maybe it’s an alligator in the backseat of a car pulled over for making an illegal U-turn.Or maybe it’s pulling a giant python off a woman.That’s what happened to a police officer in Eugene, Oregon.A pet store owner was showing the 12-foot Burmese python to a customer when the snake attacked, biting her hand and knocking her to the floor with its muscular body.Another person in the store called the police and then kept the huge reptile from coiling around her head and neck until help arrived. The officer intended to kill the python, but the store owner convinced him to spare its life. He pried the jaws loose and uncoiled it from her body and with the help of other emergency workers who arrived on the scene wrestled it back into its cage.I’m guessing that officer never anticipated snake wrestling as part of his job description.

Actor House Peters, Jr., better known to a generation as the inspiration for the bald-headed, muscular advertising icon Mr. Clean, passed away Wednesday at the Motion Picture and Television Fund Hospital at the age of 92.  Peters, the son of silent movie actor House Peters, found fame as Mr. Clean but kept busy in Hollywood […]

This story has been everywhere, but it’s too good to pass up.  After all, the story is about a woman named Michelle Allen who allegedly got dressed up in a cow suit, chased kids, peed on someone’s front porch, and blocked traffic.  Unsurprisingly, she picked a fight with cops and smelled strongly of alcohol.  Surprisingly, […]

Jake, a 14-pound rat terrier, is the luckiest dog in the world. No, he didn’t win the lottery, but he certainly gambled with his life and won thanks to his brave owner, Greg LeNoir. It was during the dog’s daily swim that Jake encountered a 5-foot-long shark off the coast of Islamorada, Florida. […]

Someone on Wall Street has to be listening to a track from Queen’s 1980 album, The Game, right now. Why is that? Well, hum the distinctive bass line if you know it… Dada dum dum dum… another one bites the dust. In this case, ‘another one’ means Wachovia Corporation, who collapsed under […]

You know the economic crisis is getting bad when even notorious Playboy founder and icon to a generation Hugh Hefner has to cut back on his expenses.  Even with a hit reality TV show and a magazine empire, a multi-millionaire can only afford to carry so much in terms of expenses, and Hef has been […]

In a few short hours, the Chinese spacecraft Shenzhou VII will slip the surly bonds of Earth and rocket towards through the stratophere to the stars. Among other goals of the trip, taikonaut Zhai Zhigang will make China’s first spacewalk, technically called extra-vehicular activity. I suppose that’s nicer than calling it a ‘dude […]

There’s always someone out there looking to ruin a good time.  Take, for example, the case of the Idaho Vandals cheerleading squad.  Who doesn’t appreciate those athletic young ladies firing up the crowd with their high-spirited choreography, tumbling routines, and high-flying tosses?  The fact that they are usually wearing cute and skimpy outfits only helps […]