– Even their cats are refined: It seems that George Osborne, Chancellor of the Exchequer of the British Parliament, lost his pet hamster at Downing Street. After searching the premises for about a fortnight (I’m running out of Britishisms here), his cat, Freya, located the little dude by “meowing at an electricity box.” Not ripping the thing open and chowing down on aged hamster, like an uncouth American cat might do.

– Dogs, meanwhile…: Six years ago, a woman lost her wedding ring. A few weeks ago, she found it again—in her dog’s barf:

“He was making goofy noises, and was acting like he was going to throw up,” Matykowski said. Matykowski’s husband, Don, got Tucker out on the yard, and Tucker threw up.

When Matykowski walked up to Tucker’s vomit with cleaning supplies in her hands, she spotted something sparkly.

There it was– her diamond ring that disappeared six years ago.

“I screamed. I kid you not,” Matykowski said.

Matykowski brushed the ring very gently with a soft toothbrush and toothpaste, and it looked exactly the same just like six year ago.

– Meanwhile, in Florida: Police in Florida—because where else?—arrested a man for animal cruelty and domestic battery after, during “an incident that started over an argument about women’s rights with his girlfriend,” he punched and choked her 9-month-old rabbit, Bun Bun. I, uh……yeah, I got nothin’. Continue reading →

– Just don’t upset the MCP, please: A woman in China bought an old building, which turned out to house a preserved 1980’s-era arcade spanning two floors.

And yes, that does resemble several important plot points from the Tron sequel. No word on whether she found any old PCs mysteriously still humming along after 20+ years, holding any of her long-lost relatives captive…..or any programs that somehow look like Olivia Wilde.

Regardless, it’s already a better story than the Tron sequel.

– Mallrats of the sea (or pond, I guess): An abandoned shopping mall in Thailand has filled with water and is now home to a large population of koi and catfish. Dibs on naming one of the koi Orange Julius.

– The question everyone no one probably someone was asking: In case you’ve ever wanted to have sex with your iPad (and assuming you have a penis), Fleshlight is here to help: Continue reading →

I got a bit behind on my regular blog series and everything else, so here’s an extra-long episode of This Week in WTF for you.

– This is how you prank: For their senior prank, students at a Santa Barbara, California high school hired a mariachi band to follow the principal around for about ninety minutes. Having grown up in San Antonio, where mariachis are an entertainment staple, I say bravo.

– Horniness is the stepmother of invention: Don’t try to keep this Sulawesi crested black macaque from her fella, because she will go all MacGyver on you.

Bella, a female Sulawesi crested black macaque was upset after her boyfriend Malino was moved to a separate enclosure in Jersey’s Durrell Wildlife Park in the UK.

However, she didn’t take the separation lying down. Instead, she and her fellow monkeys busted out of their enclosure several times to search for their lost mate, forcing the staff to build an electric fence to keep them in.

A lot of good the electric fence did considering that Bella managed to pull a total “MacGyver” move by disarming the it with a wet piece of grass. Continue reading →

– Read carefully…..: Graphic design is important, people! This is unfortunate (h/t Marc).

Wait, what?

Sorry, that’s all I’ve got. It’s been a busy week.