Weird Iowa: 7-Year-Old's Joyride, Woman's Not-So-Joyful Ride, Portable Pink Toilets and NBA's 'Cat in the Hat' Harrison Barnes

When you're 7, driving is one of those things you really envy about adults.

Of course, it really isn't that cool, and now one 7-year-old in eastern Iowa knows that first-hand. The during which he crashed into trees and a parked car. He is fine, and the Linn County attorney say the list of charges will likely be dropped, Marion Patch reports.

Sticking with the driving theme, an Ames woman had a joyride of another sort. Well, it wasn't joyful at all. The accelerator on her 2001 Kia Sorento SUV got stuck, causing her to . As with the last story, she was fine - thankfully. Be sure to watch the video from an ABC interview.

Here is one more from Ames. Notice the picture with this article? Former Ames standout and in the NBA draft for story time a the local library.

Over in Iowa City, oh Iowa City, a man is in hot water after police say he either stole or found a woman's smartphone, proceeded to and then texted her later to request sexual favors.

Who doesn't love pets? In Cedar Falls, officials decided pets aren't so bad after all, and in a residence.

This is weird only because cameras capture everything we do these days. Yet police have video of a man apparently that serves Urbandale and West Des Moines.

Finally, West Des Moines has two gems that make Iowa a place of the weird.

First, a foreman returned to his job site to discover the parking lot had been painted pink, and that's not all. The seat in the , too. 

Lastly, here's one to a chew on for a while.

A 68-year-old Vietnam vet was fired from is job as a customer service rep with Wells Fargo because - wait for it - the company discovered he had put a - wait for it ... again - in Carlisle way back in 1963.

We're are not making this stuff up, folks; it's too weird.

Weird Rewind:

Weird Iowa: Constipated Cow, Totally Indecent Exposure and Losing is the New Winning