Weird News

She's not going to take any bull from anybody
Mercer, Pa. ------------------- A western Pennsylvania dairy farmer says a 2-year-old bull that went missing for a month was likely pushed over a fence by a friend's pregnant buffalo.
                                             Kevin Minor loaned out his 400-pound Watusi bull, "Lucky," hoping it would mate with a friend's buffalo near Mercer, about 60 miles north of Pittsburgh.
                                             Minor now believes the buffalo angrily rebuffed the bull and knocked him over the fence.  It turns out the buffalo was already pregnant and gave birth two days after Lucky arrived.
                                             The bull was reported missing on July 14 but was located in some nearby woods a month later.  Minor coaxed the bull back with a small group of cows that the farmer knew the bull liked.

Just add tequila and salt at landing
Ketchikan, Alaska ---------- A mysterious liquid leaking on a cargo jet sent emergency responders to the island that is home to the Ketchikan, Alaska, airport.
                                             Turns out, a bartender with a dish towel could have handled the problem.
                                             The leak Tuesday on the Alaska Airlines 737-700 was traced to a container of lime juice that broke open during a flight from Seattle.  Alaska Airlines spokesman Cole Cosgrove says workers first detected the sour-smelling liquid coming from a cargo container.
                                             Airport staff took a cautious approach and called for emergency responders to take a ferry to the airport on Gravina island.
                                             The leaking lime juice was diagnosed as the source at 7:30 p.m.

No wonder that fraternity house stinks
Oxford, Ohio ----------------- A skunk with a beer can stuck on its head had to be rescued near a fraternity house in southwestern Ohio.
                                            Oxford  police said a resident called them about the skunk's predicament on Sunday.  Police found the animal banging around trying to get the can off and running into shrubs.
                                            Sgt. Jon Varley says an animal control officer was able to free the skunk without getting sprayed.  The animal was then released.

9-1-1 is the loneliest number that you'll ever do
Harrison City, Pa. ---------- A Pennsylvania man has been charged with making three 9-1-1 calls to report bogus emergencies simply because he was lonely and wanted paramedics to show up.
                                            The Pittsburg Tribune-Review reports Gregory Shaffer, 52, was jailed after his arraignment Wednesday on charges of making false reports to authorities.
                                            Penn Township police say Shaffer called Westmoreland County's 9-1-1 center three times over about four hours on July 30 with various false complaints.  The first time, Shaffer claimed he had fallen down some stairs and injured his head and neck.  Paramedics say they found him intoxicated but otherwise well and calmly waiting inside his home.
                                            Online court records don't list an attorney for Shaffer.  He's in the county jail and faces a preliminary hearing Tuesday.