Weird News Wednesday

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N.Y. authorities say woodchucks have been stealing flags from cemetery

Around 75 flags were reported missing from Civil War graves in the days leading up to and following Independence Day.

Hallenbeck said he was glad the culprit wasn’t a human resident. He said some flags are now coated with a substance that attracts woodchucks.

Woodchuck Mating Spray! $10 + S&H. Spray it on your neighbors flags for revenge! Woodchuck love is in the air.

Bee tee dubs, woodchucks are the same thing as groundhogs. I have an old post explaining the difference between gophers and groundhogs. Also, according to Wikipedia, gophers are also known as “whistle-pigs” and “land-beavers.”

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And here’s one for you fellow Greenpointers/Williamsburgers:

‘Caddyshack’ moment at Brooklyn’s McCarren Park pool: Lifeguards clear swimmers out of the water when a brown object is seen bobbing on the surface

I refuse to go to in the new, free McCarren Park pool. It reeks of children and desperation.