The Latest Weed Epidemic: Stoned Dogs!
Did your dog recently sniff out and steal your rainbow beanie? When you throw a ball, does he stare at it confusedly before curling up to take a nap? Can he bark along to all of "I Smoke Two Joints"? Then we're here to tell you: he might just be high!
In Arizona, where medical marijuana dispensaries opened in late 2012, and Colorado, which recently legalized recreational weed, vets are reporting increased instances of stoned dogs who have broken into owners' secret stashes. And while this sounds relatively harmless, if not outright hilarious (especially if you're high!), weed can actually cause upset stomachs and other side effects in canines ... while synthetic marijuana can even be deadly. In other words: no bud for Bud!
79-year-old Flutist Joins Elementary School Band
What's cuter than an elementary school band squawking out the oldies? An adorable old man playing flute in an elementary school band squawking out the oldies! At Kennedy Elementary School in Iowa, a grandpa of local students asked the band director if he could contribute his flute-playing prowess! Apparently, the old guy has been a positive influence on the young sprites, while proving to everyone, once again, that old people are pretty much way cuter than children.
Whoops! Man Throws Away $1.25 Million Worth of Lottery Tickets
Lesson of the day, folks: never throw away lottery tickets without double (then triple and quadruple) checking those numbers. A man in Pennsylvania learned this the excruciating way when he tossed five tickets that used his customary lucky numbers, only to learn that he had misread the tickets and they were all winners. Meaning he got rid of $1.25 million. Since the tickets are gone, the guy is out of luck, and the money remains with the lottery.
Altogether now: Noooooooooooooo! *shakes fist at sky
Horse Yoga!
Move over Bikram! There's a new bend-and-stretch trend in town and it's called horse yoga! Yogis are apparently using horses to perform different positions. The exercise—practiced for 50 years at a school in Argentina (who knew?!)—is based on the idea that peaceful horse taming can strengthen relations between man and beast. Call us crazy, but we think they're might better ways to strengthen our man/beast dialogue other than using horses as yoga mats. I mean, what's next: getting horses high?
Image of a dog who may or may not be stoned out of his mind: Motorbiene/pixabay
