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Norma Whatadeal

News of the Weird

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Norma Whatadeal has been covering the weird beat for 23 years and remains, against all evidence, occasionally surprised. She believes the world is stranger than any fiction anyone could invent, and that this is fundamentally good news.

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Homeowner Learns HOA Has No Authority Over His Emotions, Proceeds Accordingly
6/18/2026

A Florida man's battle with his homeowners association over lawn height took an unexpected turn when he discovered a loophole nobody anticipated.

The Homeowners Association vs. The Flamingos: A Study in Escalation
6/9/2026

A Florida retiree's lawn decoration sparked a years-long war with his HOA. The flamingos won.

Homeowners Discover HOA Bylaws Allow Enforcement of Rules That Don't Exist Yet
6/8/2026

A Florida subdivision's governing documents contained a clause permitting the association to fine residents for violations of future amendments. The residents are still waiting to see what they did wrong.

The Week Homeowners Fought Back—And Lost Spectacularly
6/4/2026

An HOA president discovers her nemesis has been photographing her violations for months. A man decides to settle a property line dispute the only way that makes sense. Florida continues being Florida.

Homeowners Discover What "No Pets" Really Means in the Fine Print
6/3/2026

An HOA enforcement letter arrived. The homeowner had complied perfectly. The problem was what they'd complied *with*.

Homeowners' Associations: Where Democracy Goes to Die (And Takes Your Mailbox With It)
5/31/2026

A retiree got fined for his lawn ornament. The ornament was a flamingo. The flamingo was also his late wife's ashes.

Homeowners, Squirrels, and the Tyranny of Cedar Siding
5/25/2026

An HOA discovered that enforcing architectural guidelines is easier than enforcing the laws of nature. A Florida man learned this the hard way.

Lawn Violations, Literal Fortresses, and One Man's War With Geometry
5/24/2026

An HOA president discovered a neighbor had built a defensive structure in his yard. The homeowner's response was not to take it down.

Homeowners, Alligators, and the Bureaucracy of Chaos
5/21/2026

This week, a Florida resident discovered that some neighborhood disputes require scales and a measuring tape. Also: a woman hired a lawyer to fight her own homeowners association. It went exactly as you'd think.

The Week's Weirdest: Underground Chickens, Airborne Dentures, and One Determined Raccoon
5/18/2026

A homeowners association discovers an illegal basement poultry operation, a man loses his teeth mid-skydive, and wildlife officials respond to their strangest call in years.

Strange Days Indeed: All Hat, No Cattle
5/7/2026

A nudist colony gets its zoning reviewed in Florida, an alligator is accused of theft, and a family sues their HOA over decorative stones. Just another week in the weird.