Wednesday WTF

Couple Seeks to Clear the Air With Realtor — Via Lawsuit

By Bethany Erickson / August 1, 2018 /

Nobody starts housing hunting thinking, “You know, I think I want a house that smells like a giant litter box,” but that’s what one Florida couple says they got with their home purchase — all thanks to the Realtor that listed it. Newlyweds Daniel McKay and Katherine Pulker closed on their home in Valrico, Florida,…

This House in Scotland Is Definitely Not the Bomb

By Bethany Erickson / July 25, 2018 /

This may be a bit on the nose, given the current headlines, but if you have some cash laying around, we found you this house in Scotland that is definitely not the bomb. That’s because it’s the thing that detects the bomb. Or was.

The One About the B&B with the Mass Grave and Ghosts

By Bethany Erickson / July 18, 2018 /

When you think of a bed and breakfast, you probably think about sleeping gingerly on someone else’s delicate antiques and praying you’re not the one who pulls the chain plumb off that old-fashioned toilet, or you know, irritating a few ghosts. Oh, maybe that’s just me? Still, I know there are people that go to…

You Can Rent Just About Anything These Days, Except Eye Bleach

By Bethany Erickson / July 11, 2018 /

So you know how you can rent Lime Bikes and their new cousin the scooter? And you can rent a car? And you can rent a whole house? It seems that you can rent just about anything, but this wouldn’t be the Wednesday WTF if we didn’t tell you that isn’t hyperbole, you really can…

We Don’t Do Snakes, But Here We Are Again

By Bethany Erickson / July 4, 2018 /

Listen, I have made no secret about how I feel about snakes. In short, the tamest ones freak me out and the scariest ones can actually kill me. And you kind of have to get way too close for comfort (read, within a 100-foot radius) to find out which kind (bitey die or bitey no…