28 Sep 2009, 10:51am
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by chewbacca
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So a Van Full of Beehives is Driving Down the Road…

And it crashes.  and mayhem ensues.  honey-bee-00I read this news report by the Associated Press this morning, and thought that it represents the fine line between comedy and tragedy.  Mostly tragedy.

Excerpt,

“ANKARA, Turkey (AP) –

A van carrying beehives crashed into a truck on Monday, and huge swarms of bees broke free and stung the injured and rescue workers at the scene…”

Full story here.

Who Says Martinez Isn’t Fun?

Ok, so in case you aren’t sure where Martinez, California is (odds are that most San Franciscans have heard of it but can’t tell you exactly in which direction it lies), it is located about an hour north-east of San Francisco

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Anyhoo - here’s a nifty little account of a recent goings-on in that fair city to the east…doesn’t it sound awesome?  …er, at least exciting?  frog hunting? meth?  yikes!

"(05-28) 14:07 PDT MARTINEZ --
A Tracy man was convicted of voluntary manslaughter Wednesday for
fatally shooting his friend after a frog-hunting trip in Brentwood
during which both men were high on methamphetamine."

And what the heck is in the water in Tracy?  seems like a lot of wack-job news articles are coming out of that city…

read the fully story on SFGate