Weird BUT true
An upstate man landed on Santa’s naughty list when he was busted with bags of weed — that he tried to pass off as Christmas presents, according to police.
Peter Mojica, 33, of Buffalo, allegedly appeared intoxicated when he was stopped for speeding in Tonawanda. A search of his car uncovered six bags of pot, each weighing 38 grams, which Mojica claimed were for gifts, police said. You gotta be kiddin’. New Zealand police rushed to a scene near Queenstown following a report of a man trapped in a ravine and crying for help.
But after an hour, they realized the cries were coming from a goat, not a man, and called off the search, authorities said. Here robot, robot, robot. Scientists are working to build the “purr”-fect companion for seniors: an electronic kitty that will help them find things and remember to take their medications.
Brown University and toymaker Hasbro scored a $1 million grant to add artificial intelligence to the firm’s Joy for All robotic companion pets.
Worst hood ornament ever.
A nearly naked man clung to the hood of a woman’s Jeep in Florida and refused to let go — even as she swerved wildly.
Clad in only his underwear, the 30-something man hopped onto the vehicle in a Winn-Dixie parking lot in Titusville while shouting, “She stole my car!” according to police.
It was later revealed the man and woman were a couple.
Residents of an upscale British neighborhood installed “anti-bird” spikes on tree branches — ruffling environmentalists’ feathers.
Folks in Bristol say the spikes are there to stop pigeons from pooping on their fancy cars.
One critic tweeted: “Our war on wildlife: now birds are not allowed in trees?!”