A new portrait of the Queen has not received the royal reception its artist was hoping for.

Quite the opposite, in fact.

The first painting of the Queen ever commissioned by the British Royal Mail, to commemorate 60 years since her coronation, was greeted with harsh words from critics who called it "dreadful, embarrassing, monstrous," according to the Telegraph.

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Estelle Lovatt, the critic who uttered those harsh words, also said the artwork resembled her neighbour more than it looked like the Queen. She most likely wasn't giving her neighbour a compliment.

The Telegraph also reports criticism from the editor of a satirical art magazine, The Jackdaw, who says the portrait looks like "a bloke wearing a wig and earrings," according to the Telegraph.

He added the painting had "a hint of Churchill about it."

Mocking royal paintings isn't unfamiliar territory for the Jackdaw, of course, which also criticized a

A man in Banff, Alberta found an unusual defense mechanism against a cougar that attacked him late last week: his skateboard.

The Canadian Press reports that a man was strolling along, listening to music when a cougar leaped onto his back and knocked him over. If your bet was on the cougar in this fight between board and cat, it's time to pay up.

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A conservation manager told the news wire the man turned around and smacked the cougar with his skateboard, leading the animal to give up the attack.

It's very unusual for a cougar to attack humans, the conservation manager said. This is the second time area residents have reported seeing a cougar in recent days but the last attack was on a deer in the park, according to CBC. The Banff area is on alert for sightings of this cougar or any others that might be stalking the streets.

Banff residents, now might be the time pull that skateboard out of the garage and practice

Brazil might soon become the land of horrendous spear gun accidents and miraculous survivals.

For the second time in the past month, a Brazilian survived the pierce of a fishing spear, this time directly through her mouth, according to the Associated Press.

Elisangela Borborema Rosa's husband had been cleaning his spear gun on May 6 when the weapon fired, seemingly by accident, the story says.

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The doctor who performed her emergency surgery told media the harpoon shot through the 28-year-old's mouth and spine, coming within a centimeter of killing her.

Comments on the story question why the spear gun was loaded during cleaning.

Police told the news wire that once Borborema Rosa fully recovers they will investigate the events that led to her injury. However, police said they don't suspect an attempted murder.

They should, however, suspect that family members of fisher-people in Brazil will start using duck and cover

We know dogs are incredibly loyal. One lay at the foot of Navy SEAL Jon Tumilson's coffin during his funeral and a German Shepherd attended mass every day for months at the church where his owner's funeral was held.

Now we are seeing a video showing a service dog named Wiley "crying" at the grave of his handler's grandmother.

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While dogs can get emotional for a number of reasons including the loss of a loved one, it's hard to imagine a dog crying. The video has received more than 130,000 views and YouTube after it was uploaded by user sarahvarley13 and reaction varies.

"This is why I love dogs more than humans, dogs are loyal and will never back-stab you," writes one commenter on YouTube.

"So sad...I hugged my dog something like 50 times after I watched this video," write another. Many of the more than 200 comments extol the dog's loyalty. But not everyone sees it that way.

"Looks like an allergic

A squid in China nearly became an explosive meal when a fishmonger found a live bomb inside its belly, according to the Telegraph.

When a fishmonger named Mr. Huang in Guangdong province, China, cut open the squid for a customer, he discovered a three-pound, eight-inch bomb inside the dead animal.

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The rusty bomb looked like it might have been dropped by a fighter jet, according to the report, but it's unclear when it had been manufactured.

Unlike recent stories about militarized dolphins, which appear to have been fake, according to Fox News, no one is suggesting this is another case of sea life weaponry.

Instead, the fishmonger told a local Chinese newspaper the squid might have gobbled up the bomb, mistaking it for food.

He said the creature had a big belly. No doubt the squid also had a stomach ache.

Mr. Huang said he called the police, who exploded the bomb in a controlled environment.

The case is reminiscent of