I love to watch Dr Phil and I always get a kick out of it when he says, “How’s that working for you?”  People come there to get his advice and help and then make every excuse under the sun for why they are acting the way they are.  So when responds with that question- I just love it.

So when I read today about a woman who handcuffed herself to her husband because she wanted to reconcile and talk without him leaving, I thought of that question.  I don’t think it worked out very well for her.  She ended up biting him as well.  And also ended up getting arrested.

Her husband ought to invest in some good identity theft protection and be on his way- far away from her!

Recently a woman bought a used couch from a thrift store.  After she got it home she started hearing a funny sound.  One night as her boyfriend was sitting on the couch watching TV he felt something moving.  When he moved the couch he found a cat inside.  It had apparently crawled inside a small hole in the bottom.

The original owner heard the story from a friend who saw it on TV and claimed his cat.  He had donated his couch and his cat had disappeared at the same time.  So it was a happy ending.

So now do you think people will try to sneak into other countries using this method?  If they get caught doing it though they are going to need to contact some immigration lawyers.  They would be better off doing it the legal way.

I read a funny and entertaining news story today that I just had to share.

A Florida woman called 911 from McDonalds because she couldn’t get the 10 piece Chicken McNuggets that she wanted.  She had paid for her food and then was told that the McNuggets were gone so she had to pick something else.  She picked something else but the cost was less so she wanted the difference back.  But the cashier wouldn’t give her the difference back.  I don’t know if she didn’t know how or what.  The woman ended up calling 911 three different times.  she didn’t just ask for the general managers phone number or something.  Anyways- she has now been cited for misuse of 911.

A man in Massachusetts was convicted of assaulting Chuck-E-Cheese.  He and his family were at Chuck-E-Cheese for a birthday celebration for his 11 year old son.  The son told his father that Chuck-E-Cheese had pinned him against a video game.  So, the man- apparently having no self-control- assaulted the mouse.  He ripped off the mouse’s head piece and put his finger in his face and yelled at him. 

It was determined in court that Chuck-E-Cheese had actually just bumped the boy while trying to get through the crowd.  This was confirmed by a witness.  The man was ordered to pay a $500 fine.  He could have used that money for one of the many nice tv stands there are out there.  Instead, because he lost his temper- he had to use that money to pay a fine.

I was reading today about the woman with the longest fingernails.  In 2008 her fingernails were measured for the Guinness Book of World Records and they were 28 feet long.  The longest fingernail was 2 feet and 11 inches long.  That’s how tall my daughter is.  I can’t image!

Anways, I was reading today that she was seriously injured in a car accident when she was thrown from her SUV.  She is in the hospital in serious condition and apparently lost her fingernails.  I do hope she will be okay.

Reading about it made me think about how crippling it would be to have such long fingernails.  My husband and I were wondering if she might be relieved to have them gone.  I mean how would you do things like drive a car, write out wedding invitations, or use a computer.  It would just be impossible with such long fingernails in the way.  I do hope she will be fine anyways.

I just read an interesting story about some highway state workers who were cleaning up the roads in Indiana.  They found an old abandoned tire and it had around $100,000 in it.  Fortuanately they were honest and contacted the police about it.  A police dog found the scent of drugs on the money so it is assumed that the money was drug money.

I think it’s an interesting story.  I wonder how long the tire was there.  How could someone hide that much money in their tire and then lose their tire and just leave it?  Crazy.

A couple in Pennsylvania deposited a check into their account for $1,772.50 last summer.  The deposit showed up as $177,250.  They quit their jobs and moved to Florida where they were in the process of buying a new home when the mistake was discovered.

Now?  They are in jail with bail set at $100,000.  Their excuse?  They didn’t notice it.  Apparently the husband’s job often brought about large checks and they just figured it was one of those.  Really?  Why would they quit their jobs if this was a normal occurrence?  Can you believe their excuse?  Crazy!

I read online today about a couple who got married in Taco Bell.  And I’m sorry but I think that is pretty trashy.

They met online and talked back and forth for about 9 months before the woman moved from Australia to the US to be with the man.  He proposed on New Years Eve.  Then they decided that since they both liked Taco Bell that they would get married there.

What happened to a wedding being a sacred promise?  It’s just hard to take it seriously when they got married at Taco Bell.  But that’s just my opinion.

So you’re married to the love of your life.  You have three beautiful children together and you’re living a great life.  Then your spouse gets sick and needs a kidney.  Good news- you’re a match- you can give your spouse your kidney.  You do, of course.

Four years later you get divorced. 

What would you do?

Obviously you can’t have your kidney back.

The doctor this happened to in NY is suing his ex-wife for 1.5 million dollars to compensate him for his kidney.  The whole story is here.

And that- is your weird news story for today!

I have a new idea for my blog. Since some days I just don’t have any tips or tricks to share I have decided to start a weird news story post.

Today I found an interesting news story about a couple on their way to the hospital to have their baby. The woman was having contractions only a few minutes apart. They were stuck in bumper to bumper traffic so the man started driving on the break down lane. Two police officers let them go on- and third ticketed them. He did not seem to care that they were on the way to the hospital so that the woman could have her baby.

Clearly this police officer must not have any children.