Outdoors

swimming

If They've Named It 'The Cage Of Death,' You Know It's Safe

There are many times in life when you're justified in saying 'I'm not getting in there.' The Raiders' Black Hole immediately comes to mind, as do the restrooms at Ralph Wilson Stadium. And I've also pretty much made it a rule never to allow myself to be submerged amongst enormous, hungry crocodiles; call me a pessimist. What a sad, sad waste of a hot Australian babe. More »

12:00 PM on Fri Nov 7 2008
By Rick Chandler
8,701 views, 51 comments

Most discussed Saved by Azian Zero: Afterwards, the chick ran a mile and then threw the crocodile in the trunk of the car. more »

outdoors

Fox Attack Victim Courageously Steps Forward With Harrowing Tale Of Survival

The identity of the Prescott, Ariz. fox attack victim has finally been revealed. Here is Michelle Felicetta, who agreed to step forward today so that her harrowing tale might serve as a warning to others who travel in fox-infested areas. We caution you that the details of her ordeal are not for the squeamish, and that the video below includes her description of how she "wrapped the fox in a sweater and threw it in the trunk." That sweater is probably totally ruined! Wow. More »

5:30 PM on Thu Nov 6 2008
By Rick Chandler
5,972 views, 25 comments

Most discussed RandBall: Vanessa Williams now has her memoir title. more »

outdoors

Another Typical Day At The Fox-Attached-To-Your-Arm 2K Run

Well, there goes my idea for a children's book. A Prescott, Arizona jogger ran a mile with a rabid fox clamped to her arm, then tossed the animal into her car trunk before driving to the hospital, authorities said. The woman, whose name was not released, is receiving rabies vaccinations. As is the fox. And suddenly, a stirring new Olympic event was born ... More »

12:30 PM on Thu Nov 6 2008
By Rick Chandler
5,878 views, 51 comments

Most discussed Candace Parker Secret Lover: By coincidence, I had a dream about this exact scenario last night. Except the fox was Megan, and it more »

of fish and men

Swim, You Brave, Magnificent Bastards! Swim!

OK, I can hear you complaining already. But the fact remains that I have lived most of my adult life by one simple rule: Anytime a game fish reenacts a scene from one of my favorite movies, it gets its own post. The movie is Shawshank Redemption, and this is one of those times. More »

1:05 PM on Wed Dec 12 2007
By rickchand
6,832 views, 69 comments

Latest by bearcats_are_people_too: @ASox: I don't know but they better not stop depositing the money or they risk being cast down with the more »

outdoors

Farewell To Pete, Our Good Ol' Chum

One day at the lake: "Hey, nice string of fish you've got there. What are you using for bait?" "I'm using Pete!" A Somerset, England fishing enthusiast has changed his will so that his remains will be used as bait at his favorite fishing spot. And Pete Hodge, 51, says that it could be soon: He has Motor Neurone Disease. Mmmm, those fish will be good eatin'! More »

4:40 PM on Thu Oct 4 2007
By rickchand
1,653 views, 20 comments

Latest by ithacabaron: Isn't this essentially how Mad Cow Disease started? Mad Dogs and Englishmen is one thing, but Mad Fish? more »

yogi nabs one pic-a-nic basket too many

And Suddenly That Giant Hog Story Looks So Unimpressive

We like bears. As Robert Klein once said, they are the most helpful of all the animals. "If you have to be stuck in an elevator, it might as well be with a bear. 'Can you reach up there, bear?' 'Well, I think I can try ...' " But when a bear is attacking your six-year-old son, there's only one thing you can do. Yes, pick up a log and knock it out with one throw. More »

12:45 PM on Thu Jun 21 2007
By rickchand
3,968 views, 109 comments

Latest by Jen P: @drewheyman: I'm late to this, but I'll go with the entire state of Utah, after one ate a kid a more »

not so little piggies

You Say 'Monster Pig,' I Say 'Fred'

I could be wrong about this, but I think hunters would be less likely to thoughtlessly pump bullets into animals if they knew they had names. For instance, that giant pig that the 11-year-old killed? Would it have been so easy to pull the trigger (9 times) if the enormous animal had been wearing a nametag that read, "Hello, My Name Is Fred"? More »

12:30 PM on Sat Jun 2 2007
By mjdeadspin
1,699 views, 40 comments

Latest by MeanMachine: Alas, yon pig was too sexy for his shirt. more »

aunt bee, fetch my magnifying glass

Hog Kid Gets Swiftboated ... We Suppose It Was Inevitable

The legend of Hogzilla II ... was it all a hoax? Did 11-year-old Jamison Stone really down a 1,000-pound feral pig in the Alabama woods, or was he home watching The Andy Griffith Show that day? As a couple of commenters pointed out yesterday, the size of said pig may have been via Photoshop. And in the finest tradition of blogs digging for the real story where the corporate media fears to tread, stinkyjournalism.org is making the same claim: That the giant pig photo we've all been marveling at over the past couple of days could end up being a fake. More »

1:30 PM on Thu May 31 2007
By rickchand
6,791 views, 106 comments

Latest by Crunchbird: It looks like the real truth here is even worse than Photoshopping - the pig was real (more or less) more »

moon over my hammy

Of Hogs And Men

Shooting a giant wild hog: Is it sport, or murder? We figured that it would only be a matter of hours before our young hog hunter, Jamison Stone, began receiving hate mail. We just didn't know the letters would be so entertaining. More »

2:00 PM on Wed May 30 2007
By rickchand
7,325 views, 178 comments

Latest by pimpmyPR: @cdrbarney: If we lose the Dukes of Hazzard, secession is off. more »

mark trail drinking game

Time Once Again To Play The Mark Trail Drinking Game

Somewhere out west — we think it may be Idaho — is a land where the native fish are frisky and plentiful; and occasionally leap from the stream to blurt out answers to mysteries. More »

2:30 PM on Mon Apr 16 2007
By rickchand
2,374 views, 53 comments

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