It was by no means the best guitar band in the world – but it was the biggest.
A total of 519 guitarists got together in Portland, Ore., to strum “This Land is Your Land,” setting a world record as the largest guitar group ever assembled.
Cars along a busy thoroughfare in Washington, D.C., came to a screeching halt recently – thanks to a mallard and her four ducklings who wanted to cross the street.
“There are ducks walking in traffic!” screamed pedestrian Pat Getter, who ran in front of oncoming cars to stop them from crushing the cute quackers.
Getter’s technique worked – and the birds jumped into a nearby fountain, safe and sound.
A Massachusetts town is fuming over a piece of performance art in which a woman stands in a storefront window trying to squeeze into tight clothing.
The name of the exhibit: “If You Lost Five Pounds, You’d Be Perfect.”
Elaine Belsito’s performance is supposed to show how society tries to make women look a certain way – but residents of Somerville say it’s vulgar.
“This is not the neighborhood for that,” snapped one local, 80-year-old Sophie Lagrega.
A Wisconsin man who was served a 7-inch french fry at his local diner is hoping to sell it on eBay for $1 million.
“It’s a whopper. It’s the king of the deep-fat fryer,” said Simon Holland, who purchased it at Culver’s Restaurant in Wisconsin Rapids.
But Tamas Houlihan, who represents the state’s potato growers, isn’t impressed.
“To be honest, I don’t think seven inches is all that long,” he said. “Yes, it’s big, but it may not be a record-breaker.”
Detroit cops are searching for a feminine-looking 27-year-old man who poses as 13-year-old girl.
The imposter, who calls himself “Lalani,” has convinced several families that he’s a down-on-her-luck girl and convinces them to let him move in.
He’s facing criminal charges for befriending a 14-year-old boy and having sexual contact with him, police say.