num_pages: 137
description: A must for fans of weird news stories, this timely collection of the year's oddest events is both informative and very, very funny. It includes information about oddball celebrities, dumb criminals, amazing animals, romantic hijinks, and ordinary people doing extraordinarily wacky things. Some of the top stories * The thieves who stole an entire house, brick by brick* The dog that was called as a witness in a murder trial* The town that wanted to build a landing strip for UFOs* The Bruce Willis impersonator with an Australian accent* The winning lottery number that came in a fortune cookie* The dessert shop that sold fish-flavored ice cream* The zoo where you can kiss bears on the mouth* The new 'sex resort' for women Written in a way that highlights the most entertaining parts of each story and leaves out the rest, The Year in Weird is perfect reading for news junkies, students of human nature, and anyone who just wants a good laugh. About the Ben Kallen is a journalist, humorist and magazine writer whose work has appeared in Entertainment Weekly, TV Guide, Movieline, Men's Fitness, Shape, Natural Health, Playboy, L.A. Style and the Los Angeles Times. He keeps a constant eye out for weirdness from his home base in Santa Monica, California.
language: English
title: The Year in Weird: A Comical Look at the Shocking, Strange And Just Plain Silly Events of 2005
titlecomplete: The Year in Weird: A Comical Look at the Shocking, Strange And Just Plain Silly Events of 2005
publisher: Createspace Independent Pub