WEIRD CHEMISTRY In Lawrence County, Tennessee, law enforcement officials are confronting the fallout from a new drug known as “Wasp” (crystallized wasp repellant mixed with methamphetamine). To wit: On Dec. 18, as the Johnson family baked Christmas cookies in their Lawrenceburg kitchen, Danny Hollis, 35, walked into their home and asked for help. NewsChannel 5 in Nashville … [Read more...] about NOTW: Weird chemistry, criminally bad haircuts and melting highways
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NOTW: Tennis crimes, fake Tasmanian Devil attacks and overtime-enforcing drones
BUT HE STARTED IT! Tennis instructor Osmailer Torres, 30, of Miami, was arrested in July 2016 after hitting a five-year-old with the child’s pint-sized tennis racket and causing a bruise on the boy’s arm and a lump on his eyebrow, reports the Miami Herald. But now Torres believes he has a grand-slam defense: Florida’s Stand Your Ground self-defense law. Defense lawyer Eduardo … [Read more...] about NOTW: Tennis crimes, fake Tasmanian Devil attacks and overtime-enforcing drones
NOTW: Eyelid shaving, metal swallowing and cheesesteaks for the dead
PEOPLE DIFFERENT FROM US Chengdu, China, street barber Xiong Gaowu offers a most unusual service at his roadside location in Sichuan province. For $12, Xiong will shave the inside of his customers’ eyelids using a straight razor, according to Reuters. Xiong suggests being “gentle, very, very gentle” when performing eyelid shaving, or “blade wash eyes,” as the technique is … [Read more...] about NOTW: Eyelid shaving, metal swallowing and cheesesteaks for the dead
Farmacy Health Bar stirs up controversy by adding sustainable Maui Nui Venison to the menu
It was my landlord who first told me that Farmacy Health Bar was serving up Maui venison burgers. I told her that I thought it was pretty cool, and bold considering the restaurant is a huge favorite with vegans and vegetarians. She agreed, and confirmed that there’s currently a significant vegan activist backlash against it. To find out more–and try one of the burgers–I went … [Read more...] about Farmacy Health Bar stirs up controversy by adding sustainable Maui Nui Venison to the menu
NOTW: Ant Hell, judicial activism and odd ways to smuggle gold coins
CAN’T POSSIBLY BE TRUE Kids as young as six who live on a cliff top in China’s Atule’er village in Sichuan province will no longer have to use flexible vine-based ladders to climb down and up the 2,600-foot descent from their homes to school. Beijing News disclosed in October, in a report carried by CNN, that a sturdy steel ladder was being built to aid the 400 villagers after … [Read more...] about NOTW: Ant Hell, judicial activism and odd ways to smuggle gold coins