NEWS OF THE WEIRD
Elf off the shelf in this county
Cobb County, Ga., Georgia) Superior Court Judge Robert Leonard has, tongue firmly in cheek, banned the Elf on the Shelf from his county, United Press International reported.
Leonard said the elf poses “a risk to the emotional health and wellbeing of Cobb’s young children.”
“When these Elves do not move, it leaves our children of tender years in states of extreme emotional distress,” he says. But for families who love their elves, carry on: There will be no charges.
Lion queen puts on a show
Visitors to the lion exhibit at the Bronx Zoo on Nov. 11 got an extra show when a woman wearing a blond wig and leopard-print shawl climbed over the barrier and spoke to a male lion, who was on the other side of a protective moat.
The unidentified woman carried a bouquet of red roses and tossed $100 bills toward the lion as she addressed him: “King, I love you, I came back for you,” Fox News reported.
By the time zoo officials reached the exhibit, the woman was gone, but they stressed that she was not in any danger. It is possible that the woman is Myah Autry, who pulled a similar stunt in 2019 at the same exhibit.
A man and his truck, forever
Because of his battle with an incurable disease, Don Adan Arana of Puerto San Carlos, Mexico, was unable to enjoy the pickup his son had recently given him. Before he died, Arana told his family he’d like to be buried in the truck so he could drive it in the afterlife, Oddity Central reported.
On Nov. 4, a crane lifted the truck into a brick-lined tomb, and Arana’s coffin was placed in its bed. However, Arana’s family may have to pay a fine, as they didn’t receive authorization for the unconventional interment.
Fire, but no cobwebs
The Boulder (Colorado) Daily Camera reported that 39-year-old Jon Charles Streckenbach is facing charges of first-degree arson, criminal mischief and possession of a controlled substance after he used a blowtorch to rid his mother’s home of cobwebs on Nov. 2.
He said he was using the torch in the crawl space under the basement and worked for an hour to put out the fire before calling for help. His mother had a protection order against him but had been allowing him to stay with her because he was homeless. The flames caused $100,000 in damages — but the cobwebs are gone! From Andrews Mcmeel Syndicate