Weird BUT true

This is the ultimate dropped call.

A Washington, DC, man was tossing out trash in his apartment building, dropped his cellphone and reached to grab it — only to fall into the garbage chute, officials said.

Firefighters used harnesses to fish out the man, who wasn’t seriously hurt.

They’re not coasting along in Omaha.

Nearly 300 specialty license plates with the Omaha slogan “We Don’t Coast” have been issued since their debut earlier this year, Nebraska state officials said.

The slogan references the Nebraska city’s work ethic as well as the state’s obvious lack of oceans.

The Louisville Courier-CourierJournal apologized toto its readers last week — for call-calling hot dogs sandwiches.ches.

It printed this retraction:raction: “On the following dates,ates, the Courier-Journal incorrectly referred to hot dogs as sandwiches: Oct. 2, 1887; Aug. 10, 1901; March 20, 1904; July 21, 1935; Jan. 14, 1939; May 4, 1941; Sept. 15, 1950; June 29, 1958; Nov. 16, 1961; and Aug. 4, 1966.”

The paper oncee even mentioned “a frankfurternkfurter sandwich with catchup.”hup.” In its apology it said,d, “We deeply regret the errors,rors, es-especially that last one.”

Sometimes rescuers need rescuers.

First responders in Hilton Head Island, SC, were helping some stranded kayakers when they got stranded themselves.

Their rescue boat got stuck in a ravine among high marsh grass for about 30 minutes until the tides rose, allowing the boat to float everyone to safety.

The Goldilocks approach to breaking and entering.

A man broke into a California house, rummaged through several rooms, made himself a sandwich and then fell asleep on the kitchen floor before a woman living in the house found him, Pasadena cops said.

Marvin Donnerson, 51, was booked on suspicion of burglary.