– – Talk about having a terrible, no good, really bad day! Wallace Weatherholt, a 63-year-old airboat captain in the Florida Everglades, was giving a tour of the area on June 12th to an Indiana family and hanging fish over the side of his boat when a nine-foot alligator sank its teeth into his wrist, severing his hand.
The mutilated captain drove the boat back to its dock with one hand, and was promptly taken to the hospital. His severed hand was found in the alligator’s stomach, but could not be reattached. Six weeks later, the airboat captain was charged with feeding an alligator, a second-degree misdemeanor. Arrested, Weatherholt faces a fine of up to $500 and a possible jail sentence. He posted $1,000 bail since his arrest, and will appear in court later in August.
The alligator was tracked down by officers of the Florida Wildlife Commission, and put to death shortly after the attack. Laws against feeding alligators are intended to protect both animals and humans, as alligators when fed lose their fear of humans…
– – In yet another shark attack, fifty-year-old Christopher Myers was attacked Monday by what was believed to have been a great white shark while he and his son were swimming about 400 yards offshore at Ballston Beach in Truro, Massachusetts. He suffered four puncture wounds on each lower leg, and had surgery to repair torn tendons. Treated at a Boston hospital, Myers will be returning home with a cast on one leg and bandages on the other.
– – Perhaps Alfred Hitchcock was right; the birds are up to something! A United Airlines Boeing 737 struck a bird as it descended into Denver International airport Tuesday morning, leaving a gaping hole in the nose of the plane. An emergency was declared, and Flight 1475 was able to land safely.
– – I’m sure that you’ll all be pleased as punch to learn that scientists in the U.S. have created a free-swimming artificial jellyfish! I, for one, know that when at the ocean, I can never have enough of them bumping against me in the tide or lying on the beach.
– – The Ozark Howler sounds like a really bad country music act, but refers to a cat-like cryptid reputed to reside in remote areas of Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas. Said to be the size of a black bear, it boasts a thick body, black hair, glowing eyes, and perhaps horns from its forehead! The Howler is reputed to stand three to four feet tall at the shoulder, and weighs in at about 400 pounds. The creature makes a deafening aggressive, threatening scream that is kind of a combination of a wolf’s howl and an elk’s cry…
— Most excellent readers and distinguished guests…
– – Duke, the Golden Retriever mascot of the Bush’s Beans Company, got into the advertising business in an indirect way. The actual family pet was originally brought into the commercials to help ease the jitters of Jay Bush when the commercial line was launched in 1995, and the idea of Duke threatening to spill the secret family recipe emerged as a tongue in cheek marketing ploy which has proven wildly successful. 
– – The furry movement is sweeping Mexico…well, perhaps not sweeping, and I don’t mean cleaning the streets, but at least gaining followers. While certainly not every fan is a fursuiter, one Mexican notes that “When I have the suit on I feel like I can do things I otherwise wouldn’t. I can be friendlier, more affectionate. I think people think its more acceptable like this than if I didn’t have the costume on.” 
– – We’ve posted before on how people have seen both religious and secular notables in mundane objects, including visions of Jesus, Mary, and Elvis on interior and exterior walls and even food substances, including burnt bacon and a cheese sandwich.- -Well, in one of the latest sightings, a gnarl in the bark of a tree in West New York has been found to resemble the Virgin Mary. 
– – Mr. Peanut has underwent a significant evolution over the years. In days of yore, he would basically be shown wearing a top hat, monocle, and spats. He might perhaps tip his top hat at you
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