So, July 4th is for acknowledging Independence Day and all things American, including the weird.

As you (hopefully) are home relaxing, we thought we'd share the wacky, the wonderful and the just plain weird stories from around Iowa that Patch has brought you over the past months.

Go ahead and click on the links below. We know you want to. And remember that while your incessant emailing friends may not be incessantly emailing today, the incessant Facebooking friends among them are likely still incessantly Facebooking. So, go ahead and share. Incessantly.

Raucous 'Dancer' at Pride Parade, a Busload of Nuns, Doggie Doo, and Bar-Hopping Baby

Jesse James Surfaces, Party Bus Ride Goes Awry, Bouncer's Strange Discovery and Alleged Robber's Bad Day

Godzilla Attacks, 'Ma Barker,' Too Many Drunks, and the State Goes to the Dogs

'Aliens' Attack, Zombies Live and Who Got Beat Up by Steven Colbert

Littering With Fish, Garage Sale Assault and Iowa Mistaken for Omaha

Oops! Do-Over on Council Vote, Little League Obscenities, and Bush League 'Parenting'

Quirky Videos, Weird Crime, Dirty Dancing, Stolen Flags and Officials-At-Odds

Giant Gorillas on the UNI Dome (Yikes!), 'Big' Dance, Interlude Dance and Teacher Dance (Yikes Again!)

Stuffed Anteaters, Ferrets for John Mellencamp, Nuisance Geese and Ghost of Michele Bachmann

Dad Invades Soccer Game; Dad Calls Cops on Son; King Explains Comparing Immigrants to Dogs

Going Bonkers in Walmart, Grassley Gets 'Stupid,' Virtuous Video, and Can a Dog Be Too Cute for Adoption?

Mother's Day Brawl; Stranger Danger; Reward Offered for Vandals; WWII and WWI Artifacts Stolen from Museum