We told you about a Michigan man who got a ticket for letting his car warm up because of the threat of a theft.  Why did a 20 year old man in Oregon try to steal a car that was warming up, but he didn’t know how to drive the car’s manual transmission For more […]

Why did a company in Sweden create some handmade potato chips with a high price tag?  Why is the company selling the specially formulated chips in boxes of 5 chips for $56 dollars a box.  You heard me 5 chips for 56 bucks For more information on the Funk Dats, click on each link below […]

Why was the husband of an manager for a Sonic restaurant named Ronald McDonald?  Why did he get shot during an argument at a Sonic in North Carolina?  His wounds are not thought to be life threatening.  You might have been safer at a McDonald’s… Ronald For more information on the Funk Dats, click on […]

Why was a woman in….  Florida…. diagnosed with Lupus, Arthritis and Thyroid problems…. It was later found that the real issue was her 1998 breast implants that were in silicone shells that were covered in mold…. That doctor recommends that women get implants replaced every 8 to 15 years   For more information on the […]

Why did a man from Iowa try to avoid a drunk driving charge by eating toilet paper before he took the breathalyzer test….   he was wearing a Halloween costume too…   a trench coat and a piece of cloth that looked like an appendage For more information on the Funk Dats, click on each […]

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Anti-abortion groups have erected scores of billboards around metro Atlanta with an alarming message: “Black children are an endangered species.” The groups responsible insist that they are not exaggerating, despite contrary federal data.