Who could blame him?

Headline from our Reykjavik division: Police Break Up Cat Party.

In the interest of being fair and balanced, two political stories equally favorable to the respectable Presidential candidates:

Man Gets Romney ‘R’ Tattooed On His Face For $15,000

Butter Bust of Obama Takes to Chicago Streets

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The most interesting thing to happen in Iowa in a century or more: 8 Pound, 9 Ounce Baby Born on 10/11/12 at 13:14

Headline from my old stomping ground in Florida:

Orlando mailman accused of selling cocaine on his route

Headline from the LA Times: “L.A. to consider multi-use library cards for illegal immigrants” – Because there are some books Americans just won’t read!

Not the headline, but the byline, from the UK Guardian: “Electric shock treatment is not a suitable remedy for a snakebite, as two neighbours found out to their cost” – In fairness, I was looking for an excuse to hook my neighbor up to a car battery . . .

Apparently not.  This headline from Georgia sends chills down my spine:

Athens-Clarke police investigating toothpick heist

I say round up everyone in town without something stuck between their teeth.

Man Ordered to Dance “Moonwalk” at Gunpoint, Police Say

An early frontrunner for the 2012 Headline of the Year Awards: 

(Dennis) Rodman To Coach Topless Women’s Basketball Team

A new contender: http://www.wtsp.com/news/watercooler/article/211810/58/Police-91-year-old-threw-urine-on-sidewalk (Obviously not from New York City, how could you tell?)  This one is from Tampa Bay, Florida.

News from our friends in Warren, Michigan, who find the strangest targets for their aiding and abetting tendancies:

Warren Cracks Down On Those Who Harbor Mosquitoes

From CBS New York: Un-BEE-lievable: NYC Fines Man $2,000 For Not Watering His Hive

If you think that is bad, the sub-headline reads thusly: Decision Later Changed To A Warning, But Resident, Lawmaker Still Stung