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A Wisconsin ice angler drove a Jeep across thin ice. It ended as you'd expect (madison.com)

submitted 5 months ago by oleorun to c/weirdnews

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YesMadam [company] allegedly asks employees if they are stressed, and then fires them; leaked letter goes viral (economictimes.indiatimes.com)

submitted 5 months ago by oleorun to c/weirdnews

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Nothing eases job-related stress more than not having a job....

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Broward Co. to vacate convictions for people who bought crack made by the Sheriff's Office (cbs12.com)

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/22922203

For three years, the Broward County Sheriff’s Office produced its own crack cocaine, so it could sell it to people that deputies would then arrest for buying crack cocaine.

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Man found with half full pitcher of beer in his car charged with felony OWI (www.wkow.com)

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Woman blames Star Trek license plates for tens of thousands of dollars in accidental tickets (www.ksl.com)

submitted 5 months ago by oleorun to c/weirdnews

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Live Fast and Profit

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Teacher caught naked in classroom with sex toys and drugs, Port St. Lucie police say (cbs12.com)

submitted 5 months ago by oleorun to c/weirdnews

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Punched a deputy too for the win.

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Korea arrests CEO for adding DDoS feature to satellite receivers (www.bleepingcomputer.com)

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Man who found smooth Mars bar gets £2 compensation (www.bbc.com)

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Mayor Dies in Police Chase Days After Entire Force Resigns (www.thedailybeast.com)

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They missed out on all of the high-speed chase fun...

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Orcas start wearing dead salmon hats again after ditching the trend for 37 years (www.livescience.com)

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Orcas off the coast of Washington State are balancing dead fish on their heads like it's the 1980s, but researchers still aren't sure why they do it.

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Wisconsin bar shut down after chickens and cocaine found inside (www.wkow.com)

submitted 5 months ago by oleorun to c/weirdnews

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The chickens weren't doing the coke. I think.

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Elusive deer spotted wearing high-vis jacket in Canada: ‘Who is responsible?’ (www.theguardian.com)

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Library worker who is 6ft2 and 360 pounds sues over ‘trauma’ of having a small desk (www.independent.co.uk)

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NPR concerts next

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Man booby-traps 'no parking' sign with razors, cuts woman who tries to move it: Cops (lawandcrime.com)

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HOA Tows Cars With Expired Tags Out Of Private Driveways (jalopnik.com)

submitted 5 months ago by oleorun to c/weirdnews

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Even for an HOA this is shitty

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Astronauts Report Alarming Stench Coming From Russian Spacecraft Docked to ISS (gizmodo.com)

submitted 5 months ago by oleorun to c/weirdnews

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Bad borscht?

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N.J. worker loses job after objecting to surveillance camera pointed at her desk, lawsuit says (www.nj.com)

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Horse’s head and pregnant cow used in ‘barbaric’ mafia threat in Sicily (www.cnn.com)

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Someone refused an offer.

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Google Maps error names Waukesha parade memorial site for killer (www.channel3000.com)

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Bong State Park remains unchanged

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Wisconsin man tells Green Lake Co. officials how he faked his own death, sheriff says (www.wmtv15news.com)

submitted 6 months ago by oleorun to c/weirdnews

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I don't like stories that end in cliffhangers. Will he or won't he be home for Christmas???

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Cops Searching for Vigilante Who Installed NSFW Traffic Signs in Colorado (www.vice.com)

submitted 6 months ago by oleorun to c/weirdnews

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I wanna fistbump the 'offenders'

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Moronic Monday Flashbacks: Man who robbed bank wearing pillow case without eye holes arrested after fleeing 'very slowly' then stopping to pat a dog, court hears (2020) (www.the-independent.com)

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Deputy allegedly kills 7 dogs during animal welfare check while family went to get dinner (local12.com)

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'Please die', 'you are a stain on the universe,' AI chatbot tells girl seeking help for homework (www.wionews.com)

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Ouch.

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‘$50 Or You’re Not Boarding’: Frontier Agents Caught Demanding Bribe From Soldier For ‘Weed and Nails’ (viewfromthewing.com)

submitted 6 months ago by oleorun to c/weirdnews

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cross-posted from: https://real.lemmy.fan/post/8158291

The bribe economy is flourishing