NEWS OF THE WEIRD

That reindeer was just right

Those large inflatable Christmas decorations may fill the hearts of children with holiday cheer, but one young ursid saw a sparring partner and went on the attack in Monrovia, Calif., on Dec. 8. Donna Hargett captured video of a bear cub wrestling with her neighbor’s inflatable reindeer as the mama bear looked on, United Press International reported.

“I looked up and there it was, jumping on the reindeer,” Hargett said. “We see these two around all the time. They’re trouble.”

In fact, Hargett said, they once broke into her home and left paw prints on the bed. No word on Rudolph’s condition.

Not your father’s Buick

Sure, the Greatest Generation may be coasting at 32 mph in their Le Sabres, but Buicks weren’t always old-man cars. In fact, car collector Anthony Saia sold a 1987 Buick GNX on ebay on Dec. 11 for $249,999, Fox News reported.

The GNX, part of a limited edition of 547, was produced by Buick along with Mclaren Engines and ASC Inc. It was the second-fastest 0-to-60 mph car of its day (behind the Porsche 911 Turbo). Saia’s car had 426 miles on it.

It’s a living

Hasan Riza Gunay, known as Turkey’s one and only stress coach, has a unique method for easing his clients’ angst: He lets them hit him (and doesn’t hit back), Oddity Central reported.

After a decade, though, Gunay is ready to train someone to take his place. “Most of my clients suffer from depression or panic attacks,” he said. “I would like to train other potentially interested people … and hand over my gloves to the new generation.”

Gunay said around 70 percent of his clients are women whose strength is equivalent to that of boys 12 to 14 years old, so he doesn’t worry about getting hurt. And he wears protective gear, sometimes accompanied by a photo of the person the client is unhappy with.