Gloria Chubb was just trying to eat her favorite meal of meatloaf, mashed potatoes and green beans, but when her son started scooping the food on the plate, they noticed a little mystery chunk. Turns out it was a toad that got caught up during the green bean harvest and canned. The green bean company sent Chubb a $50 check and an apology. And that’s enough? [Gawker]
An anticipated vacation to Puerto Rico was cut short when Michael Doyle and his friend, Chaz Petteway, were kicked off their JetBlue flight. That’s because Doyle, who has Tourette Syndrome, was unintentionally saying the word ‘bombs.’ And after the Boston Marathon Attacks, authorities didn’t want to take a chance. Read the rest of his story, here. [Gawker]
Is Elizabeth Colbert Busch (yes, comedian Stephen Colbert’s sister) fighting dirty? During her debate with South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford (R), the Democratic candidate decided to pull out his extramarital affair as ammo. “When we talk about fiscal spending and we talk about protecting the taxpayers, it doesn’t mean you take that money we saved and leave the country for a personal purpose,” she said. Lesson here, don’t mess with a woman with that type of information at her disposal. [HuffPost]
Where my money! After a settlement was reached in the case of the woman who was shot by the LAPD during the Christopher Dorner manhunt, the man who was carjacked by the cop killer is also looking for his share. Richard Heltebrake is suing the city of L.A. for the $1 million reward they offered to the public, and then pulled back like jerks. [TMZ]
