What will you do this holiday? Multiple poll selections, like multiple activities over a long weekend, are possible — Independence Holiday Activities View image | gettyimages.com
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Friday Poll: Kangaroos as Service Animals?
by JOHN ADAMS • • 2 Comments
Kangaroos as service animals? In Beaver Dam, a woman was evicted from a McDonald’s restaurant after employees rejected her contention that the kangaroo accompanying her into the establishment was a service animal. Beaver Dam subsequently banned the use of kangaroos as service animals. What do you think: Should kangaroos be considered service animals?
Poll, Weird Tales
Friday Poll: Fried Chicken or Fried Rat?
by JOHN ADAMS • • 4 Comments
Fried Chicken or Fried Rat? A customer ordered chicken tenders from Kentucky Fried Chicken, but claims he was served a fried rat. He posted his photos to Facebook and Instagram, and the story went viral. A KFC spokesman even even used one of the customer’s photos on Instagram to contend that careful examination revealed the…
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Friday Poll: A Bee-Coat for a Guinness World Record?
by JOHN ADAMS • • 4 Comments
Animals, Poll
Friday Poll: Maryland Snake House
by JOHN ADAMS • • 4 Comments
Maryland Snake House Jeff and Jody Brooks contend that the home they bought in Maryland is infested with snakes, and so they’re suing a real estate agent for four times the sale price: Jeff, with his machete, leads two lawyers to the basement. “Let him go first,” says his wife, Jody Brooks, from the doorway.…
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Friday Poll: Cleveland or Golden State?
by JOHN ADAMS • • 5 Comments
Animals, Poll
Friday Poll: A Priority for Pandas?
by JOHN ADAMS • • 2 Comments
A Priority for Pandas? Giant pandas might go extinct, but so might many other creatures that are less attractive, but would be cheaper to save. The video below, from MinuteEarth, describes the choices humans might have to make between species. (MinuteEarth is a science and conservation site, and they’ve nothing against pandas, so to speak.…
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Friday Poll: How Close to a Great White?
by JOHN ADAMS • • 4 Comments
Shark Photograph In Australia, a great white shark came close to a photographer, but he was unworried, and got a great shot: A terrifying photo of a great white shark, mouth open and just inches from a photographer’s hands, isn’t what it seems to be. “Basically it’s a very curious great white shark,” Australian filmmaker…
Poll, Sports
Friday Poll: Patriots & Deflated Footballs
by JOHN ADAMS • • 3 Comments
Patriots & Deflated Footballs An NFL report suggests that Tom Brady likely knew of ‘inappropriate activities,’ Deflategate report says. The report is an examination whether the Patriots deflated footballs they used at the Super Bowl (outside of NFL limits) to gain a competitive advantage. (“The report, prepared by attorney Ted Wells, found that ‘it is…
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Friday Poll: Vile Glutton or Valiant Competitor?
by JOHN ADAMS • • 5 Comments
Molly Schuyler: Vile Glutton or Valiant Competitor? Molly Schuyler recently won a food-eating competition by eating three steak dinners in less than twenty minutes. The three dinners included “the steaks, plus three baked potatoes, three shrimp cocktails, three salads and three rolls.” Today’s poll: Is Ms. Schuyler a vile glutton for her conduct, or instead…
Poll, Sports
Friday Poll: Where Do the Brewers Finish in the NL Central?
by JOHN ADAMS • • 4 Comments
Animals, Poll, Weird Tales
Friday Poll: Ambulances for People or Pigeons?
by JOHN ADAMS • • 3 Comments
Ambulances for People or Pigeons? In England, a four people called for an ambulance for a sick pigeon. (It’s English slang to refer to women as birds, and so the dispatcher sent the ambulance, assuming the victim was a person, not an animal.) So, were the callers right to call the London Ambulance Service, or…
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Friday Poll: Godzilla as Tourism Ambassador?
by JOHN ADAMS • • 4 Comments
Godzilla as Japanese Tourism Ambassador View image | gettyimages.com One reads that the [f]ire-breathing, building-stomping Godzilla was welcomed to Tokyo on Thursday, but as a sign of prosperity rather than destruction. The violent radioactive monster was appointed special resident and tourism ambassador for Shinjuku ward, known for its bars and noodle restaurants. A Godzilla-size head…