EPISODE · Mar 21, 2026 · 11 MIN
Weird News Mailbag: Vegas Flamingo Heist & Minnesota Correction Officer Fraud
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Slink into the satin-lined mailbag with us for Episode #224 of This is True Really News! This week, things get feather-ruffling, legally questionable, and a little bit gassy.First, we debut our newest (and perhaps most necessary) satirical sponsor: The Pickleball Peace Treaty Mediator. If your local kitchen line has become a suburban battleground, 1-800-PPBM is here to help you conciliate before you call your lawyer.In this episode:The Flamingo Heist: A shirtless, drunken Canadian on vacation in Las Vegas takes "loving wildlife" way too far. From chasing birds for selfies to "humiliating" a flamingo in his hotel room, Mitchell Grant Fairbarn is finding out that what happens in Vegas... leads to animal abuse charges.Paperwork Judo: How does a Liberian national on a terminated student visa enlist in the National Guard, go AWOL, and then get hired as a Minnesota Corrections Officer? We explore the baffling case of Morris Brown.Mailbag Gains: We revisit the infamous "American Airlines Fart Incident." Is Janet afraid of flying, or is she just afraid of gaseous humans in a pressurized tube? (We’re betting on the latter.)Subscribe for your weekly dose of the weirdest true stories on the planet!#Pickleball #Vegas #WeirdNews #ThisIsTrueReallyNews #TrueStory #Flamingo #Mailbag
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