The marriage was on the rocks the minute he proposed.
A woman whose boyfriend asked her to marry him on a hike in Potomac, Md., promptly fell off a 10-foot cliff and was knocked unconscious.
She was fine, but it had to be “a heck of proposal,” said Assistant Fire Chief Scott Graham.
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They need to come up with some new hobbies.
A father and son won the championship in different age divisions for spitting dead crickets at a bizarre contest in Marshfield, Wis.
Brian Johnsrud spat a thawed critter 22 feet, 8 inches; son Jared spat one 10 feet, 5 inches to win the 9-to-11 age division.
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Like father, like son-in-law — or else!
A British dentist told his daughter’s fiancé that the wedding would happen only if he got his teeth fixed.
“The thought of my daughter walking down the aisle to him with his teeth the way they were was not a good one,” Dr. Philip Lewis said.
Gordon Taylor agreed to get several fillings and cosmetic surgery.
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If a deaf dog barks in the forest, does he make a sound?
A stone-deaf puppy in Australia has been taught sign language to know when to sit, lay down, and heel.
“Dogs understand your body language, your hand gestures. They read all of that. They know,” said trainer Liz Grewal.
To get Pixie’s attention, she gently squirts some water on him.