By Todd Hartley on August 27, 2010
One of the things I’ve always admired most about the dimwitted — a group that by no means precludes me, mind you — is the way one person’s stupidity frequently begets even more idiocy on the part of others. A perfect case in point is the brouhaha going on right now in England over the actions of one insignificant woman who did one very dumb thing.
The woman, Mary Bale, a 45-year-old bank worker from the town of Stoke, achieved infamy earlier this week when a video of her dropping a cat in a trash bin was posted on the Internet. Continue reading »
Posted in I'm With Stupid Tagged animals, cats, england, facebook, trash
By Todd Hartley on August 27, 2009
Click to watch: Satan’s Pet
Posted in Movies, Video Tagged blood, cats, dogs, horror, pets, rabbits
By Todd Hartley on January 23, 2009
The history of humans introducing non-native animal species to new lands is a long and glorious one. Some of the more notable successes include Africanized honey bees, which were introduced to the Americas in 1957 for the purpose of inspiring apocalyptic urban myths and low-budget horror films, and rabbits, which were set free in Australia in 1859 to inspire lazy Australians to get off their duffs and build a 2,021-mile rabbit-proof fence.
Typically, there is nothing to worry about when introducing new species. As Thomas Austin, the man who first released rabbits in Australia, said, “The introduction of a few rabbits could do little harm and might provide a touch of home, in addition to a spot of hunting.” Continue reading »
Posted in I'm With Stupid Tagged australia, birds, cats, island, macquarie, rabbits
