Casual Fridays 9/5/14

Puppy love

It’s a common goal to marry someone whom your mother will approve of. For Mangli Munda’s mother, she just hopes her new son-in-law doesn’t shed. Yes, Munda, an 18-year-old who lives in a small village in India, has recently married a stray dog. Why, you ask? Not for love unfortunately, but to ward off a curse — one villagers feared would cause the death of any man who married her. So, a tad more practical, yet the wedding ceremony was no less beautiful. In her vows, the bride said to her groom, “Who’s a good boy? Who’s a good boy?”

Objection: “I hate socks”

In Hartford City, Ind., a judge has issued an order to a local attorney to start wearing socks to court or else he will face sanctions including possible fines. Apparently, the attorney in question, Todd Glickfield, has made it a habit to show up to court without socks — Judge Dean Young insists that this is against court dress code. Glickfield, of course, objected, saying, “I hate socks,” which the judge overruled, stating that his outfit was officially “out of order.”

The Krusty Kab

A driver in Russia has captured an uncommon incident of road rage on his dashboard camera involving some well-known characters — cartoon characters, actually. The scene depicts an angry motorist getting out of his car and banging on the door of a mini-bus behind him, only to have a plethora of costumed people emerge from the vehicle, including Mickey Mouse and SpongeBob Squarepants. The cartoon characters beat the angry motorist down to the ground and then promptly drove off, leaving the man behind in the middle of the road. During the tussle, the victim was purported to have been screaming, “My leg!”

Wakey, wakey, smell the bakey

A woman from Vernal, Utah, has been accused of trying to burn down her ex-boyfriend’s house. The fittingly named Cameo Crispi, 32, apparently tried to commit arson by leaving a pound of bacon on the stove. When arriving on the scene, detective Horatio Caine said, “She must like her exes like she likes her bacon,” before pausing to put on his sunglasses. “Extra crispy.” 

Nittany Squirrel

Mary Krupa, a junior at Penn State University, has been dubbed the “squirrel whisperer” by her peers. It’s exactly as it sounds — Krupa has befriended many squirrels on campus, including one named “Sneezy,” who she dresses up in little outfits and posts pictures of online. In fact, Sneezy’s Facebook page has more likes than Penn State’s own mascot, the Nittany Lion. “[This] isn’t something a normal person does, but people seem to really love originality and creativity,” Krupa said. Personally, we think it’s nuts.