Sure, a dog's gotta doo what a dog's gotta doo...

...but right in the middle of the dog show?

"Gorilla" on the loose in rural Alabama

ABC is reporting that authorities are "on the hunt for at least one gorilla" that was spotted in the rural Alabama town of Newbern. Another witness reported seeing what may have been a bear, but none of the sightings have yet been confirmed by home or surveillance video.

The closest zoo is nearly 100 miles away in Birmingham. Officials there confirmed that the zoo's only gorilla is present and accounted for.

So...there's a bear-sized, ape-like creature running around rural Alabama? Come on, ABC! Can't you at least mention what everyone else is thinking?

Touché!

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Flying squirrels breaking into attics and stockpiling food

Penguins on a plane

From The Atlanta Journal-Constitution:

It's something you don't see too often flying at 30,000 feet.

Passengers on Delta Air Lines Flight 486 this week looked down and found a pair of penguins waddling down the aisle of their Atlanta-to-New York bound aircraft.

According to a Yahoo News blogger who was on the Wednesday night flight, the pilot provided a cryptic warning before Pete and Penny, both a foot and a half feet tall, began their waddle-about.

"Is anyone here allergic to penguins?" Sideshow blogger Dylan Stableford quoted the captain asking 300 puzzled passengers.

The penguins, who suddenly appeared from first class, were headed to the premier of the Discovery Channel's environmental documentary series "Frozen Planet", held at the Lincoln Center on Thursday.

Suspicious coconut forces evacuation near courthouse

Police in Frederick County, Maryland, take their job of protecting the public seriously. Nothing escapes their attention, and if there's a suspicious-looking fruit loitering around outside, you can bet they'll be all over it.

Such was the case shortly before 8 a.m. last Wednesday when a coconut was found near the Frederick County Courthouse. Naturally, the area was cleared and the bomb squad called in.

The entire ordeal lasted about 20 minutes, until, according to the report, "The fruit was determined not to be dangerous. The incident is under investigation."

How to cite a tweet in an academic paper

It's pretty simple, really:

Visit The Atlantic for more detailed instructions.

So you want to open a lemonade stand...

Journalist John Stossel looked into what it would take to open a legal lemonade stand in New York City. He found he had to:

-- Register as sole proprietor with the County Clerk's Office (must be done in person)

-- Apply to the IRS for an Employer Identification Number.

-- Complete 15-hr Food Protection Course!

-- After the course, register for an exam that takes 1 hour. You must score 70 percent to pass. (Sample question: "What toxins are associated with the puffer fish?") If you pass, allow three to five weeks for delivery of Food Protection Certificate.

-- Register for sales tax Certificate of Authority

-- Apply for a Temporary Food Service Establishment Permit. Must bring copies of the previous documents and completed forms to the Consumer Affairs Licensing Center.

Then, at least 21 days before opening your establishment, you must arrange for an inspection with the Health Department's Bureau of Food Safety and Community Sanitation. It takes about three weeks to get your appointment. If you pass, you can set up a business once you:

-- Buy a portable fire extinguisher from a company certified by the New York Fire Department and set up a contract for waste disposal.

We couldn't finish the process. Had we been able to schedule our health inspection and open my stand legally, it would have taken us 65 days.

If you're thinking running a lemonade stand might be a good summertime activity for your kids, you'd better start working on it now.

Clever elevator prank

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Flying robots playing the theme from James Bond

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