NEWS OF THE WEIRD

More than one way to save

Dean Mayhew 30, of Sussex, England, has a bad habit of forgetting his Tesco loyalty card when he goes grocery shopping, the Daily Record reported.

The scaffolder and father of seven said he visits the store up to three times a day, and the savings really add up if he can get the discounts. So Mayhew got the QR code from his card tattooed on his forearm — and it works perfectly.

“Sometimes I’m not the cleverest of guys but (people have) said that for me, it’s pretty genius,” Mayhew said. “Every time I go in there, they’re shocked. I could use the one on my phone, but I want to use the one on my arm as it’s funny.”

Severed snake on a plane

A steward on a Sunexpress flight from Ankara, Turkey, to Dusseldorf, Germany, discovered a disturbing addition to an in-flight meal on July 21: a severed snake’s head nestled among the spinach.

The steward took a video, Metro News reported, but Sunexpress took offense: “The allegations and shares in the press regarding inflight food service are absolutely unacceptable and a detailed investigation has been initiated on the subject,” a statement read.

The airline’s meals are provided by Sancak Inflight Services, which alleged the snake head was added to the meal after they prepared it.

Close encounter of an odd kind

On July 22, Corey Johnson, 29, of Ocala, Fla., attempted to enter the Patrick Space Force Base in Brevard County with a special message from President Joe Biden: Johnson claimed Biden had told him to steal a 2013 Ford F150 from Riviera Beach, then drive it to the base to let them know that U.S. aliens were fighting Chinese dragons.

Fox35 Orlando reported that Johnson was apprehended outside the base and charged with grand theft of a motor vehicle.