WTF's News of the weird

[Glenn]

Not all that weird, but at least it's short for gee.

Florida teen finds rocks in Nintendo DS box
by Ben Silverman
April 27 2:53 P.M.

Jodi Wykle knew her son would be thrilled when she gave him a new Nintendo DS for his birthday.

Instead, he was rocked.

According to WTSP-TV, the confused teen opened up his gift only to find bunch of stones and a rolled up Chinese newspaper in place of the popular handheld.

Needless to say, mom was equally stunned.

"When he opened it, he was pulling the seal off, my sister-in-law carries a pocket knife and she opened it and that's when he pulled it out and it was Chinese newspaper and a bunch of rocks," she explained.

The troubling discovery prompted the Florida woman to contact the local Wal-Mart where she bought the curious box and complain, but reportedly workers there told her it wasn't their problem and that she should contact Nintendo instead. Of course, Nintendo told her roughly the same thing, leaving mother and son with a $138 box of rocks.

"They don't want to do nothing. They want me to keep the box of rocks. I'm not buying a box of rocks for $138," she said.

Amazingly enough, however, Wal-Mart soon caved after learning that the same box of rocks had been previously returned by another disgruntled customer. How exactly it made it back onto store shelves remains a mystery, but for her troubles, Wykle was given a full refund and a $20 gift card.

It's not the first time Wal-Mart has gotten into hot water for selling a questionable handheld. Earlier this month, a PSP system bought at a different Wal-Mart store in Florida was found to contain a memory stick filled with pornographic images.

[WTFchris]

Take the rocks and bust out all the windows in that Walmart.

BTW, why do we care about his sister in law's pocket knife? Does that really need to be included? we could have done without the entire bold part:

"When he opened it, he was pulling the seal off, my sister-in-law carries a pocket knife and she opened it and that's when he pulled it out and it was Chinese newspaper and a bunch of rocks," she explained.

[DennyMcLain]

Take the rocks and bust out all the windows in that Walmart.

BTW, why do we care about his sister in law's pocket knife? Does that really need to be included? we could have done without the entire bold part:

LOL, the SISTER-in-law caries a pocket knife. White trash biker chick?

Must've been Northern Floriduh.

[Fool]

"They don't want to do nothing. They want me to keep the box of rocks. I'm not buying a box of rocks for $138," she said.

How much would she pay for a box of rocks, then?

[Uncle Mxy]

It's a local miracle!

Wind-tossed chihuahua found safe; owners credit psychic
Candice Williams and Christine Ferretti / The Detroit News

Waterford Township -- Two days after Tinker Bell, a six-pound chihuahua, blew away in high winds at the Dixieland Flea Market, her owners found her safe and sound about three-quarters of a mile away. The Rochester couple credits a pet psychic for the discovery.

"We were shocked when we found her," said Dorothy Utley, 72, Tinker Bell's mother. "You don't know how happy we were. We love her so much."

More than 50 volunteers helped Utley and her husband, Lavern, search for their dog, who blew away in 70 mph per hour winds Saturday.

After speaking with a pet psychic from Holly, Utley said she and her husband headed to a wooded field on the opposite side of Dixie Highway. There, they found Tinker Bell. The black and brown long-haired dog was very dirty and hungry.

"That dog was so happy," Utley said. "She just went wild. She was so hungry and we had to bathe her."

Market Manager Joe Goldberg said the whole event was phenomenal.

"It seems like (the dog) is her whole life," he said of Utley.

http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll...=2009904270379

[Fool]

HIGH-LARIOUS.

[Tahoe]

Thats weird

[DennyMcLain]

Her HUSBANDS name is Lavern? 2 for 1 weirdness.

[Uncle Mxy]

DNA testing leads the Germans on a wild goose chase:

http://scienceblogs.com/authority/20...ronn_and_n.php

[UxKa]

DNA testing leads the Germans on a wild goose chase:

http://scienceblogs.com/authority/20...ronn_and_n.php

Thats, hilarious.