I'd give this test paper a "C" for "Creativity"
Plenty of kids have tried to explain to their parents that the "E" they received on their homework or test was an "E" for "Effort."
Yeah, yeah. I know. It didn't work for me, either.
But this student in England did get credit for effort, despite the fact that the answer he gave on an exam had nothing to do with the question.
It didn't have much to do with anything, really.
And how's this for short-sightedness on the student's part? The grader said he would have given an extra point had the phrase been punctuated properly.
What the *&%@?
Maybe J.Lo will be wearing that ugly bridesmaid dress
That Virginia bride who auctioned off a spot in her wedding got more than she bargained for.
The winning bidder turned out to be a representative of the Dr Pepper Snapple company. And he said they're not going to pay the $5,700 amount that won the auction on eBay. Instead, they'll pay $10,000 and possibly find a celebrity to be the bridesmaid.
I guess they won't need to do the dollar dance at the reception to raise money to cover costs.
Someone would pay to wear that ugly dress?
Weddings can be expensive. Or so I've heard since it's been more than two decades since I've gone through the experience.
But this woman combined some modern-day ingenuity to an event that's been around since the start of time.
Anything, I guess, to make the money end of the process a bit easier to say "I do" to.
Police say woman fended off store workers with pan, blender
From the police blotter:
A 26-year-old Birmingham woman will face assault and other charges after an incident at the Oakland Mall in which she allegedly threatened workers with a pan and a blender.
When questioned last week after leaving a Macy's fitting room with fewer items than she had carried in, she allegedly grabbed a pan, raised it and threatened a worker.
She later put down the pan and raised a blender into the air with similar threats.
The woman was charged with felonious assault, malicious destruction of property and retail fraud.
Only in New York do sports stars double as summer interns
It's been five years since NHL tough-guy Sean Avery played for the Red Wings, but every time his name is mentioned in our house, my daughter still gets wistful thinking about him.
And since he's left Detroit, you don't hear too much about him unless you follow hockey more than casually.
First he was in L.A. with the Kings, then in New York with the Rangers. That he played on the West Coast is likely the reason why we here in the Midwest didn't hear too much about him.
But now that he's in New York, the media capital, he's been out and about and in the news. First, dating stars such as Elisha Cuthbert and Rachel Hunter.
And he just finished up an internship at Vogue magazine. An internship! Interns at the Weird News Tattler are college kids who fill in admirably when someone's on vacation, not minor NHL stars.
(The one thing they have in common is that Sean didn't get coffee for the boss, which apparently is something college advisors are telling our interns not to do either. Whatever happened to sending interns on food runs?)
Things really are different in New York.
Read Sean's farewell essay in Men's Vogue here.
In severed feet investigation: Two steps forward, one step back
FLASH *** FLASH *** FLASH
Our Canadian bureau has just alerted us to this latest development in the case of the severed feet washing ashore in British Columbia: The sixth foot was a hoax!
The coroner's office said the foot, found Wednesday, was an animal's paw stuffed inside an Adidas sneaker.
Those nutty Canadians!
Anger issues? Next aisle, please
The Weird News Tattler has seen so much crime news in its storied history (about five months now) that it often doesn't faze the staff anymore.
But once in a while a story comes over the transom that gives us pause. Like this one.
Just imagine, you're hungry, thirsty and tired and all you want to do is get through the checkout line with your Monster energy drink and Fritos (hey, when you're tired the last thing you're thinking about is eating healthy). Then, you get beat up by some woman having a bad day. Shoulda tried to get resolve that tired issue first by staying on the couch.
Right, right, right, right, left, and now a right one again
This is just getting too strange.
A sixth foot, wearing and Adidas sneaker, has washed ashore near Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It's the second one to do so this week.
The only thinga NOT washing ashore, are answers.
Mayor re-elected, but he won't be able to serve out his term
In this political season, elections are in the news every day.
Voters are expected to make informed choices based on the issues and where the candidates stand on those issues.
Oftentimes, though, it comes down to a popularity contest, like this election in Romania.
Fifth severed foot found floating in Canada
Another foot has washed ashore in British Columbia, Canada. This makes five, all wearing sneakers.
Police haven't been able to tie the cases together.
But they're sure something is afoot.
If they don't run down any answers soon, someone is going to get the boot.
I'm sure they're working hard on the mystery, pouring their hearts and souls into it. No loafers are they.
The discoveries have tongues wagging all over Canada, from the common folk to the high-heeled society.
