The folks over at The Huffington Post compiled a collection of the thirteen funniest local news stories that I highly recommend for anyone looking to waste ten minutes or so for some good laughs. Most of the clips are great, but I’ve taken the liberty of picking two of my favorites to share with you below:
My favorite quote from the above: “This is what the bear probably looked like…only real.” I can’t decide whether the guy who put this story together was serious or having lots of sarcastic fun. That’s the unintentional beauty of local news, I suppose.
Then there’s this kid, whose awkwardness was rewarded with a cottage industry of sorts springing up across the Internet.
Another site – buzzfeed.com – put together the top ten reasons why advertisers should boycott Glenn Beck (who is apparently losing sponsors left and right for his zany on-air antics). As you can imagine, their list is a pretty rich one. What a putz.