Comic Relief & Weird News, Apr. 6th

Vanilla Ice? Pantomime Show? Welcome to the strangest sentence ever:
Vanilla Ice to play Captain Hook in a British Pantomime Show


I've heard of the Italian Mafia sending dead fish as a threat, and the Russian Mafia sending body parts as a threat . . . but who sends a pig's foot? The Redneck Bubba Mafia?
"Don't mess with us. We'll give you gout!"
Cops investigating pig's foot sent to Rep. Peter King's office


Wow . . . just . . . wow. What an excellent way to "reinvent" a prison system notorious for civil rights violations. Sigh.
On the lighter side, my first thought when I saw the picture was, "They can't be prisoners; where's their ink?" My second thought was, "I want to see who won the Miss Siberian Prisoner contest."
Murderer Wins Brazil's 'Miss Jail' Contest as Prison Pageants Gain Popularity


Okay, so I've found the one thing that might tempt me to a life of crime: an unguarded truck full of Krispy Kremes.
Florida man steals truck loaded with Krispy Kreme doughnuts


A few more science-related April Fool's pranks, plus some science news that just sounds like a joke.
Science made for April foolery
(I'm a little disappointed . . . I really wanted some of those killer sea monkeys)


Strange, fake reality shows (as if some of the "real" reality shows aren't strange enough . . . or fake enough . . . whichever).
Fake TLC Promo Spotlights ‘Dwarf Hoarders,’ ‘Uterus Cannon’


From @funnyoneliners and @bazecraze:

If I want something done right, the LAST thing I would do is do it myself.
(So true)


From @ChuckNorriz
When Chuck Norris gets pulled over he lets the cop off with a warning.

Think your job stinks?
Worst jobs in the world infographic


And last but not least (adult language, so don't be reading these out loud at work):
6 Mistranslations that changed the world