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Scared, confused, hopeless. America's lost line of defense. Defense Visual Information Distribution Service/Public Domain

News

The Shoddy Guard: Secret Service Agent Robbed at Gunpoint

Out of Service: While in California, a member of President Biden’s Secret Service detail was robbed at gunpoint. The president needs to be protected, but who will protect the protectors?

The tired old excuse, "I don't have hands, I can't type" isn't going to cut it anymore. Ketut Subiyanto/Pexels/Creative Commons

World Records

Typeface: Local Man Sets Record for Typing with His Nose

The Wizard of Schnoz? One man set a new Guinness World Record by typing out the alphabet with his nose! Today’s workplace requires levels of productivity and efficiency that we could’ve never imagined three days ago. What new challenges lie in store for the modern worker?

There's a big difference between a rat smoothie and a smoothie that has some rats in it. Tambako The Jaguar/Flickr/Creative Commons

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Dough No! Rat-Filled Bread Blamed on Squeak Accident

Bread Alert! In Japan, rodent parts were found in several loaves of bread. As a precaution, more than 100,000 loaves of bread had to be recalled.

Home of the Extinct Charged Lemonade Miosotis Jade/Wikimedia/Creative Commons License

Food

In God We Crust: Panera’s Charged Lemonade is Bread on Arrival

This Drink is TOAST! Panera’s Charged Lemonade is being blamed for the death of two customers. After a wrongful death lawsuit, Panera Bread executives decided it was time to remove Charged Lemonade from the menu, but how did it get there in the first place?

Boring, passe, been-done, ordinary, bourgeoisie. YAWN! "Horse" by John Frederick Herring, Sr/Public Domain

Animals

The Market for Unique Horses is Exploding - But So Are the Horses!

Not Horsing Around! In North Carolina, a miniature horse named Sweetie has set a Guinness World Record by having a nearly six-foot-long tail! That’s REALLY, REALLY long!!! But is this incredible horse the result of high-quality breeding or – some other factor?

Dolphins think that they're hip, that they know all the angles. The truth is -- they haven't got a clue. Safaritravelplus/Wikimedia Commons/Creative Commons License

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Crime Wave: Murdered Dolphin Has Detectives Fishing for Clues

Watery Grave: A dolphin was found shot to death in Louisiana. Police are on the case, but something about this dolphin murder smells fishy.

It hurts to think about it, but this little girl is definitely dead. Oregon Department of Transportation/Creative Commons License

Paranormal

Breaking Glad: Meth Smoker Narrowly Avoids Being Fed to Bigfoot

Give Me Liberty, or Give me Meth! During a drug-induced psychosis, a local fisherman became convinced that his friend was going to kill him and feed his body to Bigfoot. The man killed his friend, and despite claiming self-defense, he was convicted of murder. The Bigfoot in question couldn’t be located for comment.

Be still my failing heart! The world of competitive time-wasting is upon us, seniors! Polona Mitar Osolnik/Pexels/Creative Commons License

World Records

Rigor Mortis? Motionless Grandmother Sets Planking Record

Because it doesn’t require specialized equipment or a dedicated exercise space, planking is quickly becoming one of the most popular exercises for active seniors. But this local grandmother set a record by planking for four-and-a-half hours! Talk about core strength!

Put your valuables in here. The Cozy Cook/Creative Commons License

Sports

Spill the Beans: Jason Kelce Loses His Super Bowl Ring Inside a Giant Pool of Chili

While participating in something called The Lombaby Games, retired NFL player Jason Kelce hid his Super Bowl ring in a wading pool filled with skyline chili. The ring was lost, teaching us an important lesson about putting valuable objects inside a hot tub filled with chili.

If money was no object; what would you eat? U.S. Department of Agriculture/Flickr

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Let Them Eat Steak: Stop Buying Groceries and Live Debt-Free

Sure, corporations charge outrageous food prices, but that’s because food is a luxury. Walking up the street with a cheeseburger and a glass of milk is the biggest FLEX modern society has. Nobody NEEDS to eat, that’s what makes buying food such a status symbol.

As Sun Tzu once tweeted, "All warfare is based on deception." Pexels/Supareg Sukasai

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Concealed Carry: Crafty Porch Pirate Secures the Bag

Major Bag Alert! This theft was a CINCH! The homeowner wasn’t too GLAD to see this bag make off with such a HEFTY package. Should this DUMPSTER of a person get tossed in the loony BIN, or spend some time in the CAN?

When you steal from the government, it's the taxpayer that suffers. Defense Visual Information Distribution Service/Public Domain

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Stop the Steal? Air Force One Picked Clean by Thieving Reporters

You’ll own nothing, and you will be UN-happy. After years of theft from Air Force One, the White House Correspondents’ Association issued a stern warning to reporters against theft. But will a glorified press release be enough to stop this aerial crime wave?

Sit! Roll over! KILL! Massachusetts State Police/Associated Press

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Assault and Batteries: Robot Police Dog Has a Warranty for Your Arrest

Rage Against the Machine Learning? A robotic police dog was gunned down in the line of duty - should the public be upset about the forced disassembly of a mechanized dog, or is it just manufactured outrage?

Azerbaijan Stockers/Freepix/Free License

Sports

Snack Attack! UN-Professional Fighter Bites Opponent, Tastes Defeat

It’s the meal-good story of the year! A recent UFC fight had to be stopped when one fighter decided to turn his opponent into a midnight snack! I’ve got a MUNCH he won’t be trying that again soon! Before I forget; CANNIBALISM!

Pandora's Croissant has been opened -- what have we done? Humphrey's Coffee/Facebook

Food

Crookie Mistake: The Hybrid Pastry that Ended Western Civilization

Crookies; they’re the totally snackable Tiktok-certified dessert that has social media drooling! Hot, crispy, and oh so gooey, they’re everything that [TRANSMISSION INTERRUPTED, YOU ARE NOW OFFLINE]

The world's biggest blueberry; bursting with juice and negative energy Guinness Book of World Records

World Records

Harmful if Swallowed: The World’s Largest Blueberry is a Toxic Narcissist

Berry Unbelievable: Most blueberries are approximately the size of an average blueberry (give or take) but this blueberry is far larger! After being recognized as the world’s largest, this blueberry’s personality completely changed — and not for the better.

As a result of your selfishness, this dog has lost his job. Royal Canadian Mounted Police/No Photographer Listed

Animals

Shown the Doggy Door: Fired Drug Dogs Face Abysmal Job Market

Pink Tongues and Pink Slips: With legalized marijuana, drug sniffing dogs are finding themselves out of work. What does the future hold for an unemployed dog with obsolete skills?

This is art. Worldrecordacademy.org

World Records

Fart Collectors: Museum Begs Guests to Bring Underwear

Tired of going commando? A St. Louis museum wants to break the world record of people wearing underwear on their heads. They’re asking guests to show up with underwear over their faces and hope to beat the previous world record of 270 people.

Moments before "The Event" Sandy Huffaker/Legoland

World Records

Fossil Record: Dinosaur Dance Party Makes History

Epoch-a-lypse Now? Ever seen a Tyrannosaurus Twerk? To celebrate the extremely exciting opening of LegoLand’s Dino Valley area, brick fans gathered to break the costumed dancing record. But the real story begins after the music stops…

If you're looking at this photo, you should be ashamed Lyle Krannichfeld and Brandi Romano

Animals

Grinding Nemo: Humpback Whales Caught Having Gay Sex

Scientists discover two humpback whales having gay sex. This deep sea hookup is making waves, and now the conversation has shifted onto land. They appear to be having a whale of a time, but should the photos have been taken at all?

Flaco examining a building to make sure it's not alive David Lei/AP

Animals

That’s Owl, Folks! Hated Building Murders Beloved Owl

Owl never get over this. Flaco the owl, a celebrated New York City icon, has died after crashing into an office building. Gone, but not forgotten, residents of the Big Apple mourn his untimely passing.

Bobi the Dog before being stripped of his awards Jorge Jeronimo/AP

World Records

Man’s Best Fraud? World’s “Oldest” Dog Sets Record FOR LYING

Bone-a-Fide Faker: The Guinness Book of World Records has stripped Bobi the dog of his title of World’s Oldest Dog after an investigation found that the dog’s true age was unverifiable. Can Guinness be trusted after this embarrassment, and to what lengths will they go to protect their reputation?

Human leg discovered on subway tracks MTAEnthusiast10/Wikimedia

News

Parts Unknown: Subway Riders Unfazed by Amputated Leg

Can I kick it? When an amputated leg was discovered on the New York City subway tracks, riders reacted with overwhelming indifference. The hacked up facts are all disconnected, and something that’s missing is afoot.

Frozen embryos, or living children? Gingras Thomsen and Wachs LLP Lawyers website/No photographer credit listed

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Ice Ice Baby? Court Rules Frozen Embryos are Children

Baby, it’s COLD outside! The Alabama Supreme Court dropped an extremely un-CHILL ruling when it declared that a FROZEN embryo is legally a child. The court’s decision is getting a FROSTY reception. Do I need to stop being a SNOWFLAKE or should the state put the ruling on ICE?

Mike Kaye the owner of the world's largest Transformers collection Guinness Book of World Records

World Records

Role Out: Man Owns 10,000 Transformers But Refuses to Change

Birth, decay, death. Life is a continual process of transformation. Can we live through this ephemeral experience like robots, coldly accepting the challenge of constant flux, or can we confront them head on like a vehicle, moving from beginning to end without regret?

Personal storage pioneer, Peter von Tangen Buskov Guinness Book of World Records/No Photographer listed

World Records

Trend Alert: Is Shoving 68 Matchsticks Up Your Nose Work-Appropriate?

An urgent memorandum came across the Viral News Desk and it was finally time to address the elephant in the room: the extremely on-trend practice of jamming dozens of matchsticks into your nostrils. If You Nose, You Nose.

The world's oldest wombat in an undated photo from February 2022 syrupmermaid/Twitter

World Records

No Botox Needed! The World’s Oldest Wombat is 34 and THRIVING!

Wain the Wombat is 34 years old, which is more than twice the average lifespan of 15. After being officially recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records, Wain’s life was forever changed.

Organizers carefully placing and measuring the world's longest continual line of pancakes KSCB/The Legend Kansas City Radio

World Records

Battered, Whipped, and Flattened: Inside the Violent World of Competitive Pancake Baking

Every year on International Pancake Day competitors race to set a new pancake-centric record. With simultaneous events occurring in Liberal, Kansas and Olney, England it’s truly an international pancake baking event.

"Don't jump!" Taghi Askari preparing to dive at the Doha 2024 World Aquatic Championships World Aquatics

Sports

Suicidal? 100-Year-Old Man Plunges to his Depth

100-year-old Taghi Askari dives at Doha 2024 World Aquatic Championships. This former competitive diver and centenarian had previously retired from diving in 1983, but joined the Doha competition to dive again at the age of 100.