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Florida Man Claims Dead Alligator on Car Roof Is 'Emotional Support Animal, Just Tired'

POLK COUNTY, FL — A Florida man pulled over on I-4 with a dead alligator strapped to the roof of his 2003 Honda Civic told responding officers that the animal was his emotional support pet and was “just taking a really long nap.”

Anthony Buhl, 34, and his companion March Chadwick, 29, were stopped after multiple motorists called 911 to report what appeared to be a six-foot reptile lashed to a sedan with bungee cords and a length of garden hose.

By Neil Robert

City Council Replaces Zoning Board With ChatGPT, Approves 11 Wendy's in One Block

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA — The Cedar Rapids City Council voted 4-3 on Monday to replace its seven-member Zoning Board of Appeals with a ChatGPT-based system that, in its first four hours of operation, approved 147 permit applications — including 11 separate Wendy’s restaurants on the same city block.

The system, purchased from a vendor called GovMind AI for $8,500 per month, was pitched to the council as a way to “eliminate bureaucratic delays and bring zoning into the 21st century.” It was given full authority to approve or deny land use applications with no human review.