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[theweaselking]

Man carves wooden Ferrari F50. It runs. It's amphibious.

Also,
How to feed the local wildlife without waking up some morning with 60 raccoons staring at you.

Also,
A man who participated in the popular "Wife Swap" television show is suing producers for $10,225,000 after the "wife" they sent to his home was a gay man.

Also,
"Remember, this whole Michigan-Ohio battle started way back in 1835 when the states actually fought over Toledo, true story. Ohio won but took Toledo anyhow."

Comments

[larabeaton.livejournal.com]

Slight misrepresentation of the "Wife Swap" thing:

"Defendants repeatedly told him his wife was leaving him. He claims he became emotionally distraught over his and his family's situation to the point of becoming physically and mentally ill. His wife was not informed of his illness."

"Defendants threatened if Bedford did not film the show that they would not tell him his wife's location and would not pay for her to be sent home."


The gay man thing was a catalyst, but I have to say that the producers acted like complete dicks.

[harald387.livejournal.com]

It's worth noting that the producers claim that he's spouting horseshit. It'll come down to which one can prove his claim in court, I guess.

[rimrunner.livejournal.com]

We have mass wildlife around here, including feral cats. My friend who does cat rescue says that these days, no sooner has she offloaded one set of cats onto volunteer adopters, but another bunch come along. She's positive that they're passing the word: "Go here, she'll feed you!"

I don't know if bungeeing trash can lids will do it. All of the cans at work have holes in the lids. Squirrels get in and out through them, and I have a suspicion that they're responsible for them. Basically, wildlife in the PNW is just way too clever.

[cmseward.livejournal.com]

I've mentioned before (though I think it may have been on rasfwrj) that all of the plastic garbage cans on the Queen's University (Kingston, Ontario) campus have squirrel-sized holes in them, which the little buggers have chewed themselves for access. I don't *think* they'd be able to get through a metal can, but I wouldn't bet money on it.

[rimrunner.livejournal.com]

I suspect as much about ours. If rats can chew holes in concrete (which they can), squirrels certainly ought to be able to bore through plastic trash can lids.

I've also seen the crows around here sorting through the garbage, and tossing whatever they don't want on the ground. Buncha slobs. I know they're turning out to be way smarter than previously thought (tool-using! Woohoo!), but I'll truly be convinced when they start picking up after themselves.