Row, Row, Rowing into the record books
The Richmond Maritime Festival set a Guinness World Record when 180 people successfully sang a collective relay rendition of “Row, Row, Row Your Boat”
Can’t see the Fords for the trees
Detroit hopes converting 150,000 vacant lots to urban farming will boost the local economy after the collapse of the auto industry resulted in a loss of 435,000 jobs and bankruptcy.
When pigs fly [first class]
“JetSet Vets” provides a private jet and veterinarian escort for rich customers willing to pay up to $12,000 per hour to travel with their pampered pets.
A Brush with fame, bringing home a Bacon
![Paint Brushes belonging to Francis Bacon being auctioned by Christies are expected to fetch $25,000£.[Bacon's paintings sell for up to 85 million]. The used brushes are in a paint-spattered bean tin, [Bacon and beans?]](https://hungdrawnandcultured.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/06082013a.jpg)
Paint Brushes belonging to Francis Bacon being auctioned by Christies are expected to fetch $25,000£.[Bacon’s paintings sell for up to 85 million]. The used brushes are in a paint-spattered bean tin, [Bacon and beans?]
Blonde Bombshell?
Utah Beauty Queen arrested after throwing at least 9 homemade bombs from a car.
Fifty Shades of Red
London Firefighters report a huge increase in calls to free people stuck in handcuffs, which they attribute to the popularity of the book “50 Shades of Grey”
Bull-shift
Matadors, displaced by European economic crisis and mounting ethical opposition, travel to South America to seek fame and fortune.
Police not amused by Stiff in Canoe
RCMP, called to investigate a body slumped in a canoe near Oliver B.C., were surprised to find a mannequin manning the oars, set adrift as a practical joke.
Curtains for Curlew
The Eskimo Curlew, once so plentiful that migrating flocks would blot out the sun for hours, is declared extinct.
La Dolce Vita
Former Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi sentenced to 4 years for tax fraud. Now he faces a difficult choice: in which of his several Villas and Palazzos to serve his sentence!
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