Weird Michigan: Hog-Wild, Political Pig, Bacon Shooting

The year isn’t even half over, but here are a dozen stories that might make you drop your head in your palm.

Pig Goes Hog Wild, Ends Up in Pokey

Do pigs smile? Check out the picture with this story, and your answer may be “yes.” But as British author and critic G.K. Chesterton (1874-1936) noted on the question of whether pigs have wings, “we have no particular proof that pigs ever discuss it.”

Why Mayoral Run by Michigan Pig Isn’t Just for Giggles

And speaking of pigs, it’s no joke – well, it kind of is – that Giggles the Pig is running for mayor in a beleaguered Michigan town.

30 Booted From Hotel in Waffle Kerfuffle

No, it wasn’t a long-running dispute over the merits of traditional maple or fruity blueberry syrup that caused this sticky mess. At least there wasn’t any gunplay ...

Woman Shot Up Fast-Food Restaurant Over Missing Bacon

… as there was in this case, further proof that Americans take their bacon very, very seriously.

Forever Homes Needed for 10,000 Rats

Rats! Someone left a cage of vermin at the doorstep of a woman who rescues non-traditional pets and, if you paid attention in biology class or to your local exterminator, you know what happened next.

Man Who Tried to Smuggle Turtles in Underpants Wants Deal

Turtles! What the heck? Necessity, we presume, is the mother of alleged criminal innovation.

Pet That Scares Most People Curls Around Toddler: Watch

Snakes! “Please don’t judge me,” said a Michigan man who thinks Burmese pythons get a bad rap.

Officers Didn’t Have a Tiger By the Tail After All

Animal control officers in western Michigan were ready to take on a tiger on the prowl, but what they found didn’t exactly scare the stuffing out of them.

Michigan Teen’s Super-Long Tongue May Set World Record

Bet you can’t touch your eyeball with your tongue.

Judge Orders Anger Management for Woman Who Bit Off Boyfriend’s Ear

Ya think?

Back-to-Back Aces Beat ‘Astronomical’ Golf Odds

So, this almost never happens.

Policewoman Adjusting Bra Holster Shoots Herself

Hopefully, this doesn’t happen much, either. Be careful out there.

Not Weird Enough? More Weird Michigan News from 2014:

Dead Man Billed $500 for Removal of His Own Corpse

From Bible College to Bank Stickup Man: A Love Story

Woman Accidentally Shoots Herself to Make a Point

Woman Catches Fish With Reputed Taste for Testicles