Earth Oddity 330: To Shrek or not to Shrek

News Links for the Week:

• Vegan firefighter’s first blaze involves 40,000 pounds of ribeye steaks: https://tribune.net.ph/2025/08/21/vegan-firefighters-first-blaze-involves-40000-pounds-of-ribeye-steaks
• The new dating term 'Shrekking' sounds innocent. It's not what you think: https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2025/08/21/shrekking-dating-term-relationships-explained/85753076007/
• Japanese city proposes two-hour daily limit for smartphone use: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/22/japan/society/japan-city-proposes-two-hour-daily-smartphone-limit/
• Drunk woman who sexually assaulted man at upscale restaurant as he celebrated getting a cancer all-clear with his wife is spared jail: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15038615/Drunk-woman-sexually-assaulted-diner-riverside-restaurant.html
• Greatest of All Time police chase? Goat caught in Ky. town: https://www.wkyt.com/2025/08/22/greatest-all-time-police-chase-goat-caught-ky-town/
• Trans woman who concealed gender before performing sex act on man is found guilty of sexual assault: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15024745/Trans-woman-concealed-male-genitalia-performing-sex-act-man-guilty-sexual-assault.html

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