My cousin had a giant - yes, Giant like 15 feet high giant - flamingo that he would proudly display on his front lawn every spring. And during spring, summer or fall he would awake to find it stolen. Giant flamingoes are hard to hide and most of the time the thief was a subdivision neighbor who did it as a prank. This was before home security cameras. Eventually someone took it never to be found again.
I swear Neatorama is obsessed with finding articles of the strange and unusual, knowing full well that I am a sucker for these stories. Yes, it's obvious that I am that important to Neatorama, but I haven't let it go to my head. BTW, I want my 1:09 minutes back for that chicken video.
I had a female Cockerpoo that had a much loved, stuffed and restuffed and stitched many times over Benji dog toy. Very much loved. Almost maniacally loved. Embarassedly loved...
I babysat 2 kids that had been adopted so they were spoiled and did as they liked. One night the boy - 10 - decides he doesn't want to go to bed and he disappears. It's dark out and I have searched the house, all 3 levels, and he's nowhere to be found. I go outside and I find him by the gas meter lighting matches. Last time I ever watched those kids.I also babysat for a 6 month old boy whose mother insisted that he eat only mashed carrots and baby formula. This went on for months until he turned bright -almost glow in the dark- orange and his dad took him away and filed for divorce.