Every now and then articles appear in the newspaper that are out of the ordinary. I like these little stories. They break us out of our traditional ways of thinking. Strange things do happen in the world. Stories like these can also be used as inspiration for a novel and they can change the way we think and see.

Nottingham England

Bob Smythe’s white terrier jumped into a bucket of green vegetable dye last week then vanished.

Smythe said police refused to believe him when he reported the missing green dog until the terrier turned up at the police station covered with the dye.