Smoking Saves Aussie Man from Death by Meat Cleaver

In his own words: "They say smoking kills you... it saved me."

An Australian man narrowly escaped being hacked to death by a meat cleaver in a Melbourne hotel. The intended victim stepped outside for an extremely well-timed cigarette break, and the not-so-clever cleaver-yielding assassin mistakenly went after someone else.

Related thought: Is the meat cleaver a weapon in Clue? If not, it should be.

The attack appears to be arranged by a woman and her two daughters. The woman, Wendy Pierce, is pictured below. I can only imagine what was going on THERE.

And what happened to our extremely unlucky, albeit health-conscious victim? He was left with a nasty gash across his face. Aesthetically unpleasing but, fortunately, life sparing.

Source: http://bit.ly/27VIk5

The birth of another freakin' blog

The face of news is changing, friends.

Whether it's changing for the best or not is a question of heated debate. Would you prefer to rely on a seemingly credible New York Times journalist for your daily dose of global information, or an anonymous tween or Mom-blogger from somewhere far off in the cybersphere?

My preference is both.

I'm an avid promoter of triangulating (hehe, big word) sources of news. Relying on one outlet - traditional or new, right wing or left wing, foreign or domestic - will never give you the full story. So here I am, throwing my hat in the ring (side note: I rarely wear hats) and asking you... WILL YOU USE ME FOR YOUR NEWS?

Stories here will rarely be traditional. I will only post articles that I find interesting, off the wall, crazy, kooky, weird, wild, or [enter a related adjective of your choosing here]. If I miss something, please send it my way.

I hope you enjoy.