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Part of my job as the daytime parent at home is going to school functions. Most annoying of these is parent/teacher conferences. Maybe I'm a little harsh on them, but I'll leave that for you to decide. In the News: Hurricane Irma hitting Florida brought out all sorts of crazies #BecauseFlorida. Plus, a few really dumb thieves, a jackass who wants to marry his computer, and a pizza guy who may be my new spirit animal on "The Pizza Podcast."

-WEIRD NEWS-

-Florida Residents Fight Against Hurricane Irma
Some people tried to redirect the storm using fans
Others just wanted to let out their frustrations by shooting into it.

-ASL Interpreter Translates Hurricane Emergency Press Conference Wrong

-Australian Man Steals Paintings From Gallery, Then Tries To Sell Them To Their Owner

-Two Men Try To Rob Bar Full of Cops

-JACKASS OF THE WEEK-

Man Sues Multiple States Over Gay Rights, So He Can Marry His Computer

-RECOMMENDED LISTENING-

Pizza Podcast
http://pizzapodcast.libsyn.com/

"This is a podcast based on all the crazy s**t that goes through my head
as I deliver pizza."


-Promos This Week-

Gareth's Random Ramblings
Podcasts We Listen To
The Countdown Movie and TV Review
Poop Culture Podcast

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Hope you had a happy Labor Day, or just a good weekend in general. Now that we have reached the pre-holiday season it's time to start thinking about holiday decorations, starting with Halloween. Somehow my wife managed to sneak her way into buying a bunch of new spooky things to decorate our house. The news brings a special screening of "IT" stupid eclipse news, and the worst PR response ever. Plus I get peer pressured into this week's featured podcast, "Gareth's Random Ramblings."

-WEIRD NEWS-

-Jack Daniel's Coffee Is Real
You can now buy coffee infused with the flavors of Jack Daniel's Whiskey. Of course it's non-alcoholic.

-Alamo Draft House to Host Clowns-Only Screening of IT
The Austin, Texas Alamo Draft House Theater is know for having themed screenings of films, including the women only showings of Wonder Woman. Now they are holding a clowns only showing of the upcoming horror remake of IT, including face painting and photo booths.

-Family Breaks 800 Year-Old Coffin By Putting Kid In It
An Essex family managed to knock over and break an 800 year-old sandstone coffin in a museum, by trying to place their child in it for a photo. They left the scene of the incident but were identified and caught by the security cameras. The curator of the exhibit says the repairs will be minor.

-14 Year-Old Saudi Arabian Boy Arrested For Doing The Macarena
In another case of western dancing being illegal in the middle east, a 14 year-old boy was arrested after being seen dancing the Macarena in the middle of the street.

-People Treated For Putting Sunscreen In Eyes During Eclipse
Because people are stupid, doctors have reported multiple cases of treating people for putting sunscreen in their eyes to protect them from looking at the solar eclipse.

-Boston-Area Library Asks You Not To Pay Fines With Chuck-E-Cheese Tokens
A Library in Boston recently received several game tokens from Chuck-E-Cheese pizza as payment for late fees.

-JACKASS OF THE WEEK-

-Joel Osteen Says Nobody Asked Him To Open His Church
TV Minister Joel Osteen said in interviews recently that he did not open up his Houston- area megachurch as a relief shelter because the city never asked him to.

-RECOMMENDED LISTENING-

Gareth's Random Ramblings
http://www.garethsrandomramblings.space/

"Gareth and Bex talk about what has happened in the last week, from big news stories, to the latest movies and everything in between. Honest. One episode they talked about how to stay hydrated in a desert, then went straight into how to have a baby... Yep."

-Promos This Week-

What's Happening With The NewMan
The Countdown Movie and TV Reviews
Who Spiked The Puns
Gareth's Random Ramblings

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For those new to the show, Reanna was born and raised in South Texas, in the exact area recently ravaged by Hurricane Harvey. That being said, seeing the destruction in areas that used to be our home has been quite difficult. Obviously we still have family and friends that live in the area and have had to endure all the pain brought on by the storm. 

-Ways to Help Harvey Victims-

Salvation Army
https://give.salvationarmyusa.org/site/Donation2?df_id=27651&mfc_pref=T&27651.donation=form1

Go Fund Me Hurricane Relief
https://www.gofundme.com/hurricaneharvey

Rockport Fulton Chamber of Commerce Relief
https://www.gofundme.com/Hurricane-Harvey-Fund-for-Rockport-Fulton

Global Giving Harvey Relief Fund
https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/hurricane-harvey-relief-fund/

Texas Diaper Bank
http://www.texasdiaperbank.org/

Coastal Bend Disaster Recovery Group
http://www.coastalbendcan.org/CBDRG

Houston Food Bank
http://www.houstonfoodbank.org/

Corpus Christi Food Bank
http://www.foodbankcc.com/

Galveston County Food Bank
http://www.galvestoncountyfoodbank.org/

More Links at Slate
http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2017/08/27/how_to_help_hurricane_harvey_victims.html

Relief Links at Huffington Post
http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_59a166dde4b0821444c37515

Email me at [email protected]

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This week I got both a good laugh and a painful lesson from listening to She Podcasts. Warning, don't teach your Mexican co-worker what  "See You Next Tuesday" means. Spoilers: it doesn't end well. I've also got eclipse news, dead bodies in strange places, a workplace affair gone horribly wrong, and by far the worst way to find out your spouse is cheating. All that, and I revisit a previous feature for it's spinoff podcast, Movie Maintenance Presents.

 -WEIRD NEWS- 

-Christian Radio Host Says Eclipse Is A Sign Of The Work Of Satan
Because the Bible describes the Sun and Moon as "Signs" this guy thinks that the Moon covering up the Sun is a sign that God is being covered up by the works of Satan, or something like that. 

-Idiot Scientist Tries to Destroy ‘Finding Nemo’ by Applying Science to a Cartoon
French scientists released research showing how male clown-fish, like Marlin in "Finding Nemo," will change from male to female if their mate dies. Also clown-fish apparently never leave their homes.

-Artist Plays Dead At Tourist Spots To Protest Selfies
Artist Stephanie Rose has decided to oppose selfie culture in a "special" way. She takes what she's dubbed "StefDies." She drops, face down, dead in random locations, some major tourist spots, and has a picture taken. She says that people need to stop being part of the camera and be start being part of the picture.

-NYC Subway Workers Want The Dead Bodies Out of the Break Room
If somebody dies in a NYC subway, the policy is to get the body removed quickly and get business back up and running ASAP. Apparently this also means that when they bag and tag a body, they dump it in the nearest, out of public view, area around. This often ends up being the subway workers' break rooms or random storage closets.

-Officer Fired And Arrested After Getting Pregnant From Inmate
A former corrections officer is 6 months pregnant and facing 10 years in prison on rape and corruption charges after having an affair with an inmate for over a year.

 -JACKASS OF THE WEEK- 

-Illinois Man Books Prostitute, Too Bad It Was His Wife
An Illinois man was left in shock when the prostitute he booked through his favorite web service turned out to be his wife. She was equally shocked to find out of his habit of hiring prostitutes.
 
-RECOMMENDED LISTENING-

Movie Maintenance Presents
http://www.sanspantsradio.com/movie-maintenance-presents

"From thrillers to comedies to biopics, the Movie Maintenance crew from Sanspants Radio, working with Bitten By Productions, bring you a series of original radio plays, written by some of Melbourne’s most exciting up and coming writers – or, y’know, those guys you occasionally listen to on that podcast. Some of these stories you’ll recognize from pitches on Movie Maintenance, others are total originals, all of them are probably worth your time. Featuring professional actors and immersive sound effects, Movie Maintenance Presents is guaranteed to offer you at least a middling good time once a month."

 -Promos This Week-

Podcasts We Listen To
Mike Jolitz Show
Poop Culture
So I Married A Movie Geek

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This week I've had some great interactions with other podcasters, surprisingly in my area. One little twitter follow from a podcaster in my town lead to a rabbit hole of podcast discovery from surprisingly big names in my area. The news this week is coming from all around the world, from Australia to Shanghai. The featured podcast this week is a little self serving since it's my other show, "Mom and Dad Cuss." Why recommend my own show? Because it's funny and my wife is on it too. 

 -WEIRD NEWS- 

Shanghai Man Uses Ambulance As Ride Share Vehicle
A logistics driver decided that he would use the ambulance he was delivering to make some extra cash as a ride-share vehicle along the way. Does this classify as an upgraded vehicle option?

Amsterdam Apartment Features Private Kitchen, But No Cooking Allowed
An ad for a 2 room apartment in Amsterdam says the unit features a fully equipped private kitchen except for a cooktop, because cooking is banned "by regulations" in the unit. On the plus side, not being able to cook means never having to wash dishes.

Saudi Singer Arrested for Dabbing
Apparently dabbing, that idiotic dance move, is banned in Saudi Arabia. The government claims that the move glorifies drug use. So using it in a public is enough to get you arrested. (Can we start that rule in America?) 

Chinese Restaurant Gives Bra Size Discounts
A shrimp restaurant in China came under fire for putting up signs offering discounts to ladies based on bust size. 5% for an A-cup, up to 65% for a G-cup. Yeah it's sexist, but if they did something like that for Chinese men, they would probably all get the 5% discount. *wink wink* 

 -JACKASS OF THE WEEK- 
Rich Guy Buys Special Cage To Protect His Rolls-Royce, Then Wrecks Into His Own Cage
An Australian man bought a Rolls-Royce, and had a custom cage built to protect it from damage. Unfortunately he lacked the driving skill to actually pull the car in to the cage and repeatedly hit the it, until the car had to be towed away for repairs. The moral of the story, people who own Rolls-Royces should pay somebody to drive them around.

 -RECOMMENDED LISTENING-
Mom and Dad Cuss (a Little)
http://momanddadcuss.blogspot.com
"Listen to Adam and ReAnna Higgins discuss their marriage, trying to stay sane raising 4 boys, and a home life that is a little off from "normal." We bicker and wisecrack and rant and rave and give an honest view of parenting without the sugar coating"

 -Promos This Week-

Gareth's Random Ramblings
Mike Jolitz Show
Master Debaters
Poop Culture Podcast

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After a month long break caused by our family vacation, a dead computer, and a newly mobile toddler beating down the studio door, I'm back, and my wife, ReAnna, decided to join me and talk about some of the stuff that we dealt with at the beginning of the summer. We also shared some crazy Texas news stories from our vacation, a very devoted doctor, and a whole mess of people doing stupid stuff. In "Recommended Listening" I've got the slightly deceptively named "Nerds With Words."

 -WEIRD NEWS- 

-Technician Gets Trapped Inside ATM While Repairing Lock
Corpus Christi police said a contractor, got stuck in an ATM room at a local Bank of America while attempting to change the lock on the machine.

-Texas Man Shoots Armadillo, Bullet Hits His Face
A Texas man was wounded after he fired a gun at an armadillo and the bullet ricocheted back to hit him in his face.

-Coffee Recalled For Containing Ingredient In Viagra
Bestherbs Coffee LLC is voluntarily recalling a number of its coffee after it was discovered one of its ingredients is “structurally similar to sildenafil, the active ingredient in Viagra,” according to an FDA recall notice.

-Pregnant Doctor Stops Own Labor To Deliver Patient's Baby
Dr. Amanda Hess was preparing to have labor induced for the birth of her second daughter at a Kentucky hospital when she heard one of her patients also in labor.

-Machete Wielding, One-Armed Clown Arrested For Terrorizing Town
An amputee was arrested after he duct taped a machete in place of his missing arm and ran around wearing a clown mask.

-Chinese Family Thinks Son Too Handsome To Be Theirs, And They're Right
After being told for 28 years that their son was too handsome to be theirs, a Chinese family took a DNA test and proved that he wasn't theirs at all.

 -JACKASS OF THE WEEK- 

-Tai Man Taunts Bear, Obviously Gets Mauled
While visiting a wildlife preserve, a man leaned against a wall and was allegedly teasing the bear by dangling a bowl of rice over its head, until the animal stood on its back legs and pulled him in. 

-3 Women Stranded On River For 6 Hours Because They Thought It Ran In A Circle
Three Michigan women became stranded overnight because they thought the river they were in ran in a circle.


 -RECOMMENDED LISTENING-

Nerds With Words
http://nerdswithwordspodcast.com/
"A comedy podcast! Hosted by comedians Adam Nutter and Greg Trout. We interview guests of all types i.e. Comedians, doctors, authors, scientists, historians, educators, podcast hosts, actors and more! We have organic conversation and see where the conversation takes us."

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 -Promos This Week-
#PodernFamily
The Boondoggle Podcast
Podcasts We Listen To
PreRecorded Live

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Between packing up for our regular family trek back to Texas and the 4th of July holiday, I'm a little behind this week. Somehow I managed to put an American spin on all the news stories. And boy did it take a spin to get some of them to fit that description. Using sausages to find dogs, PETA hating on bacon, fad diets, and dads playing baseball: that all sounds American, right?

-WEIRD NEWS-

Couple Cook Sausages To Lure Lost Dogs Home

PETA Asks Twitter Why People Eat Bacon

"Sleeping Beauty Diet" Shows New Way For Dumb People To Lose Weight

-JACKASS OF THE WEEK-

Dad Beats Up "Good Samaritan" For Finding His Daughter

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-Promos This Week-

Ice and the Face
More Gooder Than
PreRecorded Live

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Summer 2017 has started with a BANG! There's been record heat waves across the US and Europe. The heat in Phoenix actually left planes grounded at the airport. It looks like the heat may be frying some people's brain cells a bit as dumb crime seems to be ticking up. From shoplifters at Wal-Mart to hackers at the CIA, nobody is using their brains much right now. This week's feature goes to a another weird news show I've been turned on to, "The Crazy Town Podcast."

-B.S. FROM THE NEWS-

Record Heat Wave For Phoenix
This passed week has had at least 4 straight days with temperatures between 115 and 120 degrees. The weather maps actually nearly ran out of colors due to the high temperatures.

Several dozen flights had to be cancelled out of Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport because the daily highs were too hot for many planes to fly.

Heat Wave In Europe Has Men In Skirts
English Boys Wear Skirts To School To Protest Shorts Ban In Dress Code
Nearly 50 boys chose to wear skirts to school because the school dress code does not allow for boys to wear shorts. The prep school uniform does allow girls to wear skirts, and so the boys decided to wear the skirts to protest the injustice of the dress code. Apparently a male member of the school staff arrived wearing a skirt after being sent home for wearing shorts.

French Bus Drivers Wear Skirts In Heat Because Shorts Are Banned.
A group of male bus drivers in Nantes, France showed up to work in skirts because company policy does not allow them to wear shorts on hot days. Skirts, on the other hand, are allowed, and the dress code doesn't specifically state that only women can wear them.

Computer Glitch Warns Of An Earthquake Over 90 Years Too Late
While researchers with the U.S. Geological Survey were making adjustments to their computer records, a computer glitch interpreted the changes as a current threat and sent out a series of automated warnings for a magnitude 6.8 quake. The quake in question actually occurred in June of 1925. A string of automated systems with local news outlets resulted in articles and tweets being generated warning residents of the threat before the USGS could retract the warnings and explain.


-CRIME-

Shoplifter Gets Busted By Batman
A Fort Worth, TX man was caught shoplifting DVDs from a Wal-Mart by an off-duty police officer dressed as Batman. Among the DVDs was the Lego Batman Movie. After getting a ticket, he asked the "Batman" for a selfie.

NH Bill Let Pregnant Women Get Away With Murder
The New Hampshire legislature recently amended a law that would have given pregnant women a loophole to commit murder. The law allowed for charges to be brought against anybody causing the death of a fetus over 20 weeks after conception. The wording of a protection for mothers seeking abortions kept pregnant mothers from being charged with murder, but didn't explicitly state that it was of the fetus. This technically meant a pregnant woman could murder somebody and not be charged with anything. The amended law added in a line specifying the murder of the fetus.

CIA Contractors Hack Vending Machines For Free Snacks
A group of CIA contractors were fired after it was discovered that they had hacked the agency vending machines and gotten away with over $3000 in free snacks over a 6 month period.

Man Assumed Dead After Attempting To Have Sex With a Crocodile While On Meth Binge.
Australian authorities are looking for a 26 year old man after friends reported that he was dragged underwater by a crocodile. The friends claimed that he had been on a binge of "Ice" and was trying to have sex with the croc when it grabbed him.

-JACKASS OF THE WEEK-

White German Woman Now “Black” After Chemical Tanning
Model, Martina Big, who has become "famous" for her extreme breast implants, is now turning herself "black" by way of chemical tanning. She receives hormone injections which increase her body's production of melanin and give her a darker complexion. Although she doesn't claim to want to identify as being a black person, she does want to get natural black afro hair extensions and surgery to change her nose and lips to more black features.


-RECOMMENDED LISTENING-

The Crazy Town podcast
http://www.thecrazytown.com/

"Just a Random Guy and his Thoughts on his Journey to The Crazy Town. Topics include: Weird & Odd News, Rants, Rambling, Elaborate Opinions, Tangents, Unique Life Observations, Crazy Life Stories, Solutions to the Hard Problems, and a Little Bit of Insanity."


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-Promos This Week-

The Unwritable Rant
What's Happening With The NewMan
PreRecorded Live

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Hope you had a good Father's Day. This week's news brings on a few past stories including an ironic twist for a bank robber. I've also got some good news for gamers, a tattoo artist you definitely don't want to cross and a sad sweet story about a couple from India. The "Jackass of The Week" comes courtesy of a seriously depressing study about chocolate milk. And finally, this week's "Recommended Listening" features the dark and twisted world from "Welcome to Night Vale."


-WEIRD NEWS-

-Germany Planning To Crush 35 Tons of Fidget Spinners
German customs seized 35 tons of dangerous defective spinners in May and plan to crush them.

-Woman Sues Casino After $43 million Over Jackpot Error
A New York woman is suing a Queens casino, it's parent company, and the manufacturer of it's slot machines after she was denied a $43 million jackpot from a penny slot machine. The New York State Gaming Commission ruled the jackpot to be an error.

-Man Who Robbed Bank To Escape Wife, Sentenced To House Arrest
A 71 year old man who robbed a bank in 2016 claiming he wanted to get arrested to get away from his wife, has been sentenced to 6 months of house arrest. Lawyers and doctors ruled that the behavior was a result of undiagnosed depression and he should not serve jail time.

-Brazilian Tattoo Artist Arrested For Tattooing Thief's Forehead
A tattoo artist in Sao Paolo, Brazil caught a 17 year old trying to steal his bike. As punishment, he tattooed his forehead with, "sou ladrão e vacilão," which translates to, "I am a thief and a loser." The tattooer and a friend, who assisted in the incident, were arrested for torturing the boy.

-Study Finds Gamers Have Lower Rate of Premature Ejaculation
A recent Italian study on gaming and sexual health found that gamers appear less likely to experience premature ejaculation during sex. On the other hand, they also found that male gamers overall had a lower sex drive in general, so that may be the true reason for the low rate of PE.

-Man Bitten by Snake, Bites Wife So They Can Die Together
A man in Indian woke up to find he had been bitten by a poisonous snake. After telling his wife that he loved her and wanted them to die together, she allowed him to bite her on the wrist as well. He later died, but she was treated at a local hospital and survived.

-JACKASS OF THE WEEK-

WAY Too Many Adults Think Chocolate Milk Comes From Brown Cows
A survey by the National Dairy Council found that 7% of adults polled think that brown cows produce chocolate milk. Another 48% don't know where it comes from at all.

-RECOMMENDED LISTENING-

http://welcometonightvale.com

"WELCOME TO NIGHT VALE is a twice-monthly podcast in the style of community updates for the small desert town of Night Vale, featuring local weather, news, announcements from the Sheriff's Secret Police, mysterious lights in the night sky, dark hooded figures with unknowable powers, and cultural events.
Turn on your radio and hide"

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-Promos This Week-

#PodernFamily

Netflix 'N Swill

Epic Film Guys

PreRecorded Live

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This week I have another confession to make. I have purchased fidget spinners for the whole family, and don't totally hate them. The news brings a few people you may not want to upset and a whiny college student (with a twist.) This week's featured podcast stars a spunky redhead who is all the right kinds of crazy on "The Unwritable Rant."


-WEIRD NEWS-

Rhode Island Man Paves Driveway Using Unwashed Clam Shells
Clam shells are an inexpensive alternative to gravel for paving a driveway. Unfortunately one Rhode Island man used unwashed clam shells that still had rotting meat attatched. Naturally his neighbors aren't happy about the stench.

Angry Man Sets 100 Bedbugs Loose On City Hall
After getting rejected for municipal assistance with his apartment's bedbug problem, a man dumped a cup of nearly 100 bedbugs on the floors of city hall in frustration.

Man Supposedly Threatened To Shoot Restaurant Manager Over Onions In Food
A Pittsburgh area man was arrested after allegedly returning to a restaurant and threatening the owner with a gun and exposing himself. He was apparently upset about onions in his food.

-JACKASS OF THE WEEK-

Woman Sues Poetry Professor To Give Her An "A"
A woman at the University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point has sued her poetry professor because she feels her complaints about the professor's pro LGBT course selections resulted in her receiving an "F."


-RECOMMENDED LISTENING-

The Unwritable Rant
http://theunwritablerant.com


"Author, bourbon drinker, and occasional misanthrope Juliette Miranda hosts a weekly podcast to talk about all the stories she can't put in print."

-RIP Adam West-

Adam West, star of the 1960's Batman TV series has passed away at 88 due to leukemia. To many he is still viewed as the original and greatest Batman, not for his acting, but for the impact that his iteration of the character had on our childhoods. I, like many, grew up watching reruns of Batman every day as a kid. My brother and I would tie bedsheets around our necks and pretend to fight crime. We'd slide down "batpoles" at the playground. Every time we used our go cart we would start off with "Atomic batteries to power. Turbines to speed. Roger. Ready to move out." In the years since he has had a long and successful career. I don't know of many people who have made a voice acting career out almost exclusively out of playing themselves, but he did it. He may have played Catman on Fairly Odd Parents and spent years as Mayor West on Family Guy, but to those of us who donned bedsheets, he will always be the greatest man to ever wear the cowl, and the hero all of us wanted to be. RIP Adam West.


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-Promos This Week-

More Gooder Than
http://www.mgtpodcast.com/

Ice and The Face
http://www.iceandtheface.com/

What's Happening With The NewMan
http://whatshappeningwiththenewman.podbean.com/

PreRecorded Live
http://prereclive.wixsite.com/podcast

The Unwritable Rant
http://theunwritablerant.com

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