July 29, 2010

Before there was Paul the Octopus, there was Henry the Hexapus

A sampling of the most delightfully random headlines I've collected over the past few years:

"Quadriplegic NJ man gets right to bear arms"

"Holocaust float banned by Rio judge"

"Dems celebrate at fairgrounds; GOP mourns at Applebee's"

"World's first hexapus found in lobster pot"

"Accused Man Says His Cat Downloaded The Child Porn"

"Emotionally fragile Chihuahua loose in Norman"

"Captain Kirk, Chester Moistmuffins among voters' write-in choices"

"Elmo performer really gets inside her character"

"States consider protection from puppy 'lemons'"

"Vegetable garden offers cheap thrills"

"Church prays for guilt and disease upon baby Jesus thief"

"Peruvians offer Obama children bald, toothless dog"

"Alaska Senate gives marmots their day"

"Rehberg takes input in Butte on Tester forest plan"

"Encounter with leprosy teaches valuable lessons"

"'Best Santa ever' is arrested in N.J. on child sex charges"

"Dead man's dog euthanized to go with him to grave"

"Squid makes science class 'awesome,' smelly"

"Actor joins hunt for whoever glued cat to road"

"One-Flippered Manatee Set Free"

"8-year-old mentioned in Obama's speech wishes president had said his name"

"Chicago couple with swine flu say 'I do'"

"Taller bridge sees rise in suicides"

"Just being in Vegas raises risk of suicide, study finds"

"Rape suspect 'best guy I ever dated'"

And, of course, the most twisted headline of all:

"Hello, America, My Name Is Rielle Hunter"