Wednesday WTF

The Alaska Town So Small (Almost) Everyone Lives Under the Same Roof

By Bethany Erickson / December 5, 2018 /

Alaska folk, I’ve always imagined, are pretty hardy folk made of some pretty stern stuff, although I admit that my knowledge of Alaska’s residents is mostly gleaned from Sarah Palin, Northern Exposure, and whatever I remember from U.S. History classes. So when I heard about a town in Alaska whose residents mostly all live in…

That 70s, Though: The One Where a Mirror Caused a Panel to WTF

By Bethany Erickson / November 21, 2018 /

So sometimes I worry that I won’t find something to write about for the Wednesday WTF — and then, almost like some really messed up benevolent being out there is invested in this weekly column, someone sends me some house that is a classic example of everything wrong about decorating in the 70s. Like this…

Stone Cold Bunkin’ in My Worcester County Bunkah

By Bethany Erickson / November 14, 2018 /

It’s not just readers that like to send me weird listings now. I have friends that like to send me weird listings, and this week’s Wednesday WTF in Worcester County, Massachusetts comes courtesy one of my friends, a Realtor and contractor near Boston, Massachusetts. Sidebar: If you ever need a house remodeled or built in…

Best of WTF: Marg Just Wants to Find a Renter

By Bethany Erickson / November 7, 2018 /

Editor’s Note: Bethany is also our political reporter, and as you can probably guess, she was up very late last night. In fact, we’re not sure if she is still awake covering the election, or if she passed out at the keyboard. But because she is busy, we’re re-running one of her favorite Wednesday WTF…

When You’re Wrong, You’re Super Wrong and We’re Here To Tell You How Wrong

By Bethany Erickson / October 31, 2018 /

So, dear readers, remember that time when I had to tell that writer from the Atlantic decided to talk about the dining options in Dallas suburbs, while only actually spending most of her time in Wichita Falls and the airport that she was super wrong? That hot sports opinion is about to look remarkably measured…