New York Post

Weird BUT true

- Tamar Lapin, Wires

Generated quite a buzz. An elderly Frenchman blew up part of his house — while chasing a fly.

The octogenari­an used an electric swatter, not realizing that a gas canister was leaking in his Dordogne home. The explosion destroyed the kitchen and part of the roof.

The fate of the fly wasn’t known.

This creative Kentucky driver “drew” cops’ attention.

The unidentifi­ed man, was pulled over in Millersbur­g after officers noticed his car’s “license plate” was hand drawn. What’s more, he had a suspended license and no insurance.

Police have issued a tip to other artistical­ly inclined scofflaws: “Don’t forget to draw the registrati­on sticker.”

Well, if that doesn’t bleat all.

A Douglas County, Ga., deputy left the door to her cruiser open as she went to a house to serve papers Friday. When she returned, the officer found a goat in the front seat, contentedl­y munching on paperwork

It took some coaxing from the cop, but the critter eventually took off to greener pastures.

After 35 years in captivity, a Pakistani elephant has finally been “herd.”

Dubbed “the world’s loneliest elephant,” the pachyderm at an Islamabad zoo finally got the OK to leave and start a new life.

At the behest of animalrigh­ts activists, zoo officials have allowed Kaavan to travel to an elephant sanctuary in Cambodia, where he will find companions­hip.

Virginia police are on the hunt for a “wheely” creepy cyclist.

The loon has been exposing his butt to people on Arlington biking and walking paths.

He did it at least five times in August.

The mooner is described as a white man in his 50s, around 5-foot-10, with an athletic build and gray hair.

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