Weekend News Dump 3-4-2023
Saturday mornings mean Wake & Cake Radio on 97.5 The Fanatic! “Every” week, hosts Andrew Salciunas and Pat Egan turn things over to their producer, Ray Dunne, to break down the weirdest and wildest news stories in The Weekend News Dump!
Here’s this week’s top stories:
Canadian woman gets subtweeted by police for calling 911 over Burger King line
- Manitoba Police are reminding people that calling 911 should be reserved for emergencies after a woman dialed the line to discuss her displeasure at the city’s new Burger King’s long line
- The media relations manager said that these squabbles aren’t an emergency and shouldn’t require a 911 call.
TikTok trend putting Disneyland riders in danger…
- TikTokers are telling people to improperly secure their seat belts on Disneyland’s Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: Breakout ride, previously known as the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror.
- By not putting your seat belt on correctly, you get more “air time” when the elevator car drops. Basically, you get to wriggle a little free of the seatbelt and go slightly airborne in a way that you normally would not.
- Obviously, there is a concern that riders may be injured by this practice.
Woman arrested for teaching squirrels to attack her ex-boyfriend
- Charlotte Police Department officers detained a 45 year old woman for trapping squirrels and training them to harm her ex boyfriend
- The ex-boyfriend, 51, is believed to have been assaulted by the squirrels a dozen times over the last month. The assaults have resulted in the loss of a pair of fingers and a testicle.
- The man became aware that his ex-girlfriend, a former circus animal trainer, was training the squirrels when he happened to notice her popping out of a bush during one of the attacks.
Japanese politician blames record low birth rate on citizens’ lack of ‘romantic ability’
- The number of births in Japan have declined to their lowest rate since records began being kept in 1899.
- Japan has the highest proportion of elderly citizens worldwide.
- A politician said recently at a town hall that the problem is not with the cost of having a child, it is the fact that citizens are lacking “romantic ability” in today’s world.
Florida man seeking to become a stand-up comedian after over two decades in football
- Rumors are swirling online that Tom Brady “has drawn up a game plan for a new career in stand-up comedy” to keep himself busy in his post-playing days.
- According to reports from Radar Online, Brady’s “ego inflated” when he performed well in “80 For Brady,” which “left him feeling like an all-pro comic.”
- TMZ reported that Brady is not pursuing a career in stand-up comedy.
Listen to the whole podcast: https://975thefanatic.com/episodes/weekend-news-dump-3-4-2023/
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