Ewwwww!
Desirae Kelly of Farmington, Missouri, woke up at 5 a.m. on Oct. 24 to a strange feeling. “I actually felt something move in my ear,” Kelly said in a TikTok video. Fox News reported that Kelly was in such discomfort, she started to cry in the waiting room at urgent care. As a nurse started to flush her ear with water, Kelly “felt whatever that was crawl out of my ear … and I watched out of the corner of my eye something fall and land on my sweater,” Kelly said. “I watch this black spider with all eight legs crawl across the floor.” She said she screeched and threw up as the nurses trapped the spider in a container. “The nurses were so sweet and passed no judgment like I thought they would,” Kelly said. “I don’t think I could ever sleep without earplugs again.” [Fox News, 10/26/2023]
It’s Come to This
A 75-year-old woman in Pavia, Italy, had to get the courts involved to get her two sons, ages 42 and 40, out of her house, CNN reported on Oct. 27. Mom described her sons as “parasites” who had been living with her without contributing financially, even though both had jobs. Judge Simona Caterbi called the brothers “bamboccioni,” or big babies, and declared they have until Dec. 18 to vacate the woman’s home. “Once a certain age has been exceeded, the child can no longer expect the parents to continue the maintenance obligation within limits that are no longer reasonable,” Caterbi said. The brothers hadn’t decided whether they would appeal the decision. [CNN, 10/27/2023]
News You Can Use
Bet you didn’t know that every year, U.S. Department of Agriculture officials distribute oral rabies vaccines to raccoon populations in 14 states, driving around and targeting areas where the critters will find and eat the bait. But, as NPR reported, in rural communities, it’s more efficient to drop the little packets from low-flying planes. “The planes have a tube and a conveyor belt that just drops these vaccines to make sure they’re sort of evenly dispersed,” said journalist Emily Mullin. Jordona Kirby with the USDA said the trick was to make the vaccines palatable to a raccoon, so they come in a fish flavor and a sweet flavor. If other animals find and eat the packets, it won’t hurt them. [NPR, 11/1/2023]
What’s in a Name?
Too many words, according to officials in Spain. Fernando Fitz-James Stuart, the 17th duke of Huescar, recently baptized his second child with a name 25 words long, Sky News reported. The name pays tribute to the baby’s mother and father, other members of the family, and religious devotions. But register rules limit a child’s name to one compound name and two simple ones, and the duke and his wife will need to shorten the name for legal purposes. [Sky News, 10/26/2023]
Questionable Judgment
As college antics go, it stands up: On Oct. 25, someone wearing a giant penis costume was escorted out of the stands at a football game between Sam Houston State University and the University of Texas at El Paso, HuffPost reported. A school spokesperson said the prankster was given “the option to take the costume off or leave the stadium.” Sam Houston was winning the game until the phallic fan was removed; they lost 37-34. [HuffPost, 10/26/2023]
Crime Report
Officials in Melbourne, Australia, raided a home on Oct. 31, where they found a meth lab, boxes of gemstones, and so many Legos that they’ll need a truck to haul them away, The Guardian reported. Police found 1,130 boxes of the plastic blocks valued at more than $200,000 and arrested a 36-year-old man and a 32-year-old woman. “This is the first time our detectives have seized a Lego collection,” said Detective Inspector Anthony Vella. [Guardian, 11/1/2023]
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