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Showing posts with label weird. Show all posts
Oh My Good Lady Gaga!
Holy. Guacamole. Seems i created a bit of a shitstorm and i didnt even realise. ( As an aside, this post will contain swearing so if you're adverse to that kind of thing, avert your eyes now ).
See, almost 12 months ago i wrote a post entitled " 7 Reasons Why I Hate Lady Gaga ". August 11th of 2009 i wrote this post and, today, i had reason to check back on it ( prompoted by a question posed by Kylie at A Study In Contradictions ) and...... there are 146 comments on that post. 146 FREAKING COMMENTS. I know some people found the post by Googling " i hate lady gaga " but i'm thinking someone must have linked to my post somewhere because the most recent comment was only made on July 15th of this year so - what the hell? So I decided i was going to sit and read these comments and boy oh boy did my little post cause a ruckus.
See, almost 12 months ago i wrote a post entitled " 7 Reasons Why I Hate Lady Gaga ". August 11th of 2009 i wrote this post and, today, i had reason to check back on it ( prompoted by a question posed by Kylie at A Study In Contradictions ) and...... there are 146 comments on that post. 146 FREAKING COMMENTS. I know some people found the post by Googling " i hate lady gaga " but i'm thinking someone must have linked to my post somewhere because the most recent comment was only made on July 15th of this year so - what the hell? So I decided i was going to sit and read these comments and boy oh boy did my little post cause a ruckus.
I imagine this is the look the Lady would shoot me from atop her throne after my last Gaga post...
The majority of the 146 comments are from rabid Gaga fans, baying for my blood. ( ok, not quite, but after reading some of those comments i'm suprised i didnt score any death threats ). I got called, in no particular order: a fat whore, a jealous bitch,a stupid retard, a cunt and, amusingly, a tranny ass. None of which has actually hurt me because i understand that these people are only trying to defend a woman that they fanatically love. However, i would like to give a very special shoutout to Anonymous, who was brave enough to post this in reply to my original post:
Get toxic shock syndrome and die you stupid cunt. You're ridiculous, you feign intelligence, and apparently you have something against teacups -- hopefully your uncle molested you during one of your tea parties as a kid. You're a moron.
Thank you Anonymous, well said. If i only i were intelligent as you quite obviously are, perhaps i would understand the utter brilliance of Ms Gaga. and would never have had the gall to express my quite offensive opinion in the first place. I would also like to thank those commenters who agreed with me, and understood that freedom of speech allows me to say i dislike someone ( especially when one of the primary reasons is because she carried around a teacup. Which she's stopped doing. Thank Gawd. )
So, i'm hoping that this post draws out another 140-odd comments. If you are a Lady Gaga fan please note that everything in this post and the original was intended as tongue-in-cheek. I dont " hate " Lady Gaga - sure, she annoys me for the aforementioned reasons, but truth be told " Telephone " is quite the catchy song. Oh, and before any of you tell me to get a life, or stop hiding behind my computer screen, i implore you to stop and think that you are taking the time to bite back at me ( thus taking up moments of your life, same as i have ) and you will be doing it from behind your own computer screen. That being said, try and remember not to take everything so seriously - some of us don't, and my regular readers certainly understood the " humour " behind my original post ( for further evidence of said humour, please scroll down the page and check out my campaign against jeggings... ).
Viva la Gaga!
New Montauk Monster sighting?
Locals in a small Canadian town have been stumped by the appearance of a bizarre creature, which was dragged from a lake.
The animal, which has a long hairy body with bald skin on its head, feet and face, has prompted wild internet speculation that it is a more evolved version of the famous 'Montauk monster'.
The creature was discovered by two nurses in the town of Kitchenuhmaykoosib in Ontario, Canada, while out on a walk with their dog.
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The animal, which has a long hairy body with bald skin on its head, feet and face, has prompted wild internet speculation that it is a more evolved version of the famous 'Montauk monster'.
The creature was discovered by two nurses in the town of Kitchenuhmaykoosib in Ontario, Canada, while out on a walk with their dog.
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Sheep? No, it's a furry pig!
It look like a sheep at first glance, but if you look carefully it's actually a pig.
This rare breed is one of three curly coated Mangalitza pigs which have been delivered from Austria to a zoo in the United Kingdom, according to the Daily Mail.
Originating from Austria and Hungary, the Mangalitza is similar to the native Lincolnshire curly coat breed which died out in Britain 40 years ago. Three years ago a small number of the breed were brought back to create a herd in Britain, the report said.
"At first sight, people think they are sheep," Denise Cox, education co-ordinator, at Tropical Wings, said.
"It is not until they turn around and you see their faces and snouts you realize they are in fact pigs," he added.
"The woolly coat makes them very hardy and helps them to survive in the harsh winters in their native Austria and Hungary."
They are worth around US$1,500, five times the value of an ordinary pig and are fond of fruit and the odd tipple.
Most expensive letter from Titanic
A letter, dated April 10, 1912, from a first class passenger onboard the Titanic (written by passenger George Graham of Harriston of Canada, a sales manager for the Eaton's department store company, to a business colleague in Berlin, Germany) was sold at auction by Spink Smythe in New York City for $16,100-setting the world record for the most expensive letter from Titanic.
George Graham wrote: "I am sorry that I neglected to send you a wire on the first of April but I forgot all about it until Tuesday, you see.
I arrived in London Late Sunday and I was very busy all day Monday and I forgot all about it however, I hope that you will accept my good wishes now even if they are a bit late.
I hope to see you next year and that you and your good wife will enjoy good health."
Second page folds closed to form a postal cover with White Star's logo on verso of cover and a 2-1/2 penny stamp on the address leaf. Uneven toning to first page and address page from prior display.
Four plastic tape remnants on verso of first page and five on recto of second page, all at edges and none affecting readability.
Otherwise VG. Mr. Graham joined the Titanic at Southampton with first-class ticket 112053 and was berthed in cabin B-52.
On her maiden voyage the Titanic struck a North Atlantic iceberg and sank within hours early on the morning of April 14, 1912.
The letter in the auction was placed in the mail from Southhampton, England just prior to the ship's departure on April 10 for its never-completed trans-Atlantic crossing to New York City. (enlarge photo)
Graham did not survive the sinking.
"Hours before the ship struck an iceberg, Graham wired his wife back in Canada saying he was well and indicating he would be in New York City on Wednesday.
She received the wire on Tuesday morning, when news of the disaster was on everyone's lips, and mistakenly took it to mean her husband survived," explained Litzenberger.
"Days later she was informed his body had been recovered from the North Atlantic."
Letters written aboard the Titanic are among the most scarce and desirable articles connected with the tragedy.
Source:World Record Academy
Prostitutes sign confuses motorists
Road sign near Treviso, Italy, warning motorists to watch out for prostitutes
The sign states 'Attenzione Prostitute' - seemingly warning people of prostitutes in the area.
Motorists and pedestrians have complained that the sign is 'confusing', saying they don't know if it means to watch out for crossing hookers or if it means prostitutes operate in the area.
One local Dino Vezino, 34, said: "I was driving in to work and saw this sign and had to slow down to get a proper look.
"I couldn't believe it - the woman has a mini-skirt and high heels on and very big breasts.
"I just couldn't work out what it was for?
"Does it mean I have to look out for prostitutes crossing or that they are available around here?"
6 Strange Asian Beverages
Sodas and other beverages made for the Japanese market can often seem strange to us in the Western world. But what may seem like an odd flavor to us is often very popular in Japan.
From curry-laced soda to “cheese drink”, here are some strange Japanese beverages you may not have heard of.
1. Curry and Wasabi Ramune
Ramune is a popular Japanese soda that is usually fruit flavored, and is recognized by its unique bottle shape and glass bead stopper. However, Ramune also makes two strongly flavored sodas: Curry and Wasabi.
The label on the curry flavored Ramune explains that it is actually a combination of curry and lemonade flavors.
2. Pepsi White/Yogurt Pepsi
This limited edition version of Pepsi blended the sweet taste of cola with the creaminess and tartness of yogurt.
3. Fanta Furufuru Shaker
This beverage starts off in a semi-gelled state, but when you shake it, the Fanta becomes carbonated. Seems like shaking a carbonated beverage never ends well, though…
4. NEEDS Cheese Drink
Because Japan is an island nation, it has been historically hard to support a large dairy industry because of the limited amount of available land. Therefore, many Japanese people have never developed much of a taste for milk products. Today, however, some companies are hoping to introduce more dairy into the Japanese marketplace. One such attempt is NEEDS cheese drink, which reportedly tastes a bit like yogurt.
5. Coolpis Kimchi
Fermented cabbage? Hot peppers? Sounds like a refreshing drink to me!
6. Breast Enlarging Drink
Okkikunare brand drinks contain a soy additive that the company claims can increase breast size. “Okkikunare” literally means “make them bigger!”
Pictured above are the mango and peach flavors.
From curry-laced soda to “cheese drink”, here are some strange Japanese beverages you may not have heard of.
1. Curry and Wasabi Ramune
Ramune is a popular Japanese soda that is usually fruit flavored, and is recognized by its unique bottle shape and glass bead stopper. However, Ramune also makes two strongly flavored sodas: Curry and Wasabi.
The label on the curry flavored Ramune explains that it is actually a combination of curry and lemonade flavors.
2. Pepsi White/Yogurt Pepsi
This limited edition version of Pepsi blended the sweet taste of cola with the creaminess and tartness of yogurt.
3. Fanta Furufuru Shaker
This beverage starts off in a semi-gelled state, but when you shake it, the Fanta becomes carbonated. Seems like shaking a carbonated beverage never ends well, though…
4. NEEDS Cheese Drink
Because Japan is an island nation, it has been historically hard to support a large dairy industry because of the limited amount of available land. Therefore, many Japanese people have never developed much of a taste for milk products. Today, however, some companies are hoping to introduce more dairy into the Japanese marketplace. One such attempt is NEEDS cheese drink, which reportedly tastes a bit like yogurt.
5. Coolpis Kimchi
Fermented cabbage? Hot peppers? Sounds like a refreshing drink to me!
6. Breast Enlarging Drink
Okkikunare brand drinks contain a soy additive that the company claims can increase breast size. “Okkikunare” literally means “make them bigger!”
Pictured above are the mango and peach flavors.
Library book returned 45 years late
LONDON - Staff at the Dinnington library are used to people bringing books back late but the package they received last month was in a class of its own.
It contained a paperback first edition copy of "Quatermass and the Pit" by Nigel Kneale which had been borrowed on September 24, 1965.
"I thought at first it was just a normal return, until I saw the color of the pages: they were very brown around the edges," said Alison Lawrie, the Principal Library Assistant.
"It's true that some people like to take their time with a good book, but 45 years is an incredible amount of time!"
Staff believe the book was borrowed from the old Dinnington Library, in Sheffield, South Yorkshire which opened in 1936 and is close to the current building which opened in 2000.
However, the identity of the borrower remains a mystery because records do not go back that far -- and there would have been no danger of a huge accumulated fine because all fines are capped at 6 pounds .
It contained a paperback first edition copy of "Quatermass and the Pit" by Nigel Kneale which had been borrowed on September 24, 1965.
"I thought at first it was just a normal return, until I saw the color of the pages: they were very brown around the edges," said Alison Lawrie, the Principal Library Assistant.
"It's true that some people like to take their time with a good book, but 45 years is an incredible amount of time!"
Staff believe the book was borrowed from the old Dinnington Library, in Sheffield, South Yorkshire which opened in 1936 and is close to the current building which opened in 2000.
However, the identity of the borrower remains a mystery because records do not go back that far -- and there would have been no danger of a huge accumulated fine because all fines are capped at 6 pounds .
World's largest man breasts
GUO Feng, 53, has the world’s largest pair of man boobs, or moobs.
And where does the man with the world’s biggest man boobs work?
Yup, at a dairy farm. Me Feng has gone to Jinan Chest Hospital to have his breasts seen to.
Says one doctor: “The man is in every way male except for his enormous breasts.”
Need A New Life? Then Get Ready to Die!
Life is a roller coaster with endless ups, downs, twists, and turns. Most of us manage without too much difficulty—whether by perseverance alone, or with the aid of prescription antidepressants—but not everyone can handle the stress; some people just feel like giving up.
It’s for them, and only them, that Jung Loon created the Coffin Academy.
A 39-year-old South Korean man bent on saving lives, as well as making money. He’s developed a seminar wherein, for $25 per person, men and women are forced to come to terms with their own mortality. They’re essentially given “a glimpse into the abyss.” (LA Times)
Inspiration for the Coffin Academy came from South Korea’s morbid suicide rate, which, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, is the highest among all its 30 member nations. (BBC News)
Jung first has his pupils prepare farewell letters for their family, a tearful process in which they are forced to “weigh their regrets and ponder eternity.”
The kicker comes afterward when, in a candle-lighted chapel, the students attend their own funeral and even lie in a coffin for 10 full minutes—with the lid shut!
“It’s a way to let go of certain things,” Jung told LA Times. Oh, he’s a former insurance company lecturer, by the way. He added, “Afterward, you feel refreshed. You’re ready to start your life all over again, this time with a clean slate.”
His overall goal is to teach depressed men and women to better appreciate the greatness of life by forcing them to deal with death. Being trapped in a coffin and surrounded by total darkness is apparently supposed to make these poor saps realize that suicide just isn’t worth it.
Whether the idea is original or not, we cannot say, but what we do know is that this concept of simulating death is being practiced all across South Korea. The Examiner pointed out, for instance, that the Kyobo insurance company (insurance again!?) requires that all its employees attend a fake funeral, such as that being offered by Jung.
Interesting concept. Would you be up for it? If so, then in the welcoming words of Mr. Jung Loon, “Let’s get close to death!”
It’s for them, and only them, that Jung Loon created the Coffin Academy.
A 39-year-old South Korean man bent on saving lives, as well as making money. He’s developed a seminar wherein, for $25 per person, men and women are forced to come to terms with their own mortality. They’re essentially given “a glimpse into the abyss.” (LA Times)
Inspiration for the Coffin Academy came from South Korea’s morbid suicide rate, which, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, is the highest among all its 30 member nations. (BBC News)
Jung first has his pupils prepare farewell letters for their family, a tearful process in which they are forced to “weigh their regrets and ponder eternity.”
The kicker comes afterward when, in a candle-lighted chapel, the students attend their own funeral and even lie in a coffin for 10 full minutes—with the lid shut!
“It’s a way to let go of certain things,” Jung told LA Times. Oh, he’s a former insurance company lecturer, by the way. He added, “Afterward, you feel refreshed. You’re ready to start your life all over again, this time with a clean slate.”
His overall goal is to teach depressed men and women to better appreciate the greatness of life by forcing them to deal with death. Being trapped in a coffin and surrounded by total darkness is apparently supposed to make these poor saps realize that suicide just isn’t worth it.
Whether the idea is original or not, we cannot say, but what we do know is that this concept of simulating death is being practiced all across South Korea. The Examiner pointed out, for instance, that the Kyobo insurance company (insurance again!?) requires that all its employees attend a fake funeral, such as that being offered by Jung.
Interesting concept. Would you be up for it? If so, then in the welcoming words of Mr. Jung Loon, “Let’s get close to death!”
Man Eats Young Boy’s Brains to Cure His Epilepsy
29-year old Wang Chaoxu, who hails from the southwest Chinese village of Qixian, seems to have a nasty habit of killing children and eating their brains, believing them to be the cure for his epilepsy. 11-year old Li Xuetang disappeared one night, prompting his mother to become worried, and going so far as imploring the head of the village to make a radio broadcast on the off chance her song might see it.
Sadly, the young boy was found on January 23rd several hours later with his head opened and part of his brain removed. In a scene reminiscent of a horror film, a local villager by the named of Zhang Huansheng saw a man kneeling over the boy and holding him by the neck.
When Zhang approached the man, he passed the boy off as his son, saying “My child has passed out and I’m trying to wake him up. Baby, wake up, wake up.”
In addition to the young boy, a 3-year old girl was found in a public toilet with a knife wound to her head, and police are currently investigating whether the two deaths are connected.
Sidenote: He ate the brains with earthworms and ants. What a weirdo.
Sadly, the young boy was found on January 23rd several hours later with his head opened and part of his brain removed. In a scene reminiscent of a horror film, a local villager by the named of Zhang Huansheng saw a man kneeling over the boy and holding him by the neck.
When Zhang approached the man, he passed the boy off as his son, saying “My child has passed out and I’m trying to wake him up. Baby, wake up, wake up.”
In addition to the young boy, a 3-year old girl was found in a public toilet with a knife wound to her head, and police are currently investigating whether the two deaths are connected.
Sidenote: He ate the brains with earthworms and ants. What a weirdo.
A Sad State of Underwears
No, i'm not talking about me - although lately all i get to wear is nursing bras and cute stretch cotton knickers ( shut up! They're comfy.... ). Nope, i'm talking about what i assume is the universal sad state of mens underwear.
What is up with men keeping their underwear until its literally falling apart? I've folded quite a few baskets of washing lately and i've come across at least 3 pairs of Mr Gil undies that are in dire need of throwing out. You know the ones : i like to call them the " Hole-y Undies ". Not because they're similar to the particular y-fronts that Jesus favoured back in the day, but because they're full of holes. And not jus the holes for your legs to go into, no - i'm talking about extra holes in the crotch, or in the behind, or the side seam coming apart. I dont know how you boys can wear them, what with the risk of inappropriate bits and peices falling out; and if your junk coming "untrunked" is not the issue, then why arent you just going commando?
And i know its not just Mr Gil. When i was a teenager and made to fold the households washing as my share of the chores, my dad and my brother did the same thing - insisted on wearing underwear that was just barely holding together until the point that some kindly woman in their lives ( wife, mother, sister, whoever it may be ) decided to throw them away. I mean the typical woman gets a even the whiff of a seam coming apart and her knickers are straight in the garbage. But a dude? He insists that the holes mean the undies are only just being " worn in " and thats the way they are most comfortable.
Or at least the men that i've washed for do. Please tell me its not jusy them....
What is up with men keeping their underwear until its literally falling apart? I've folded quite a few baskets of washing lately and i've come across at least 3 pairs of Mr Gil undies that are in dire need of throwing out. You know the ones : i like to call them the " Hole-y Undies ". Not because they're similar to the particular y-fronts that Jesus favoured back in the day, but because they're full of holes. And not jus the holes for your legs to go into, no - i'm talking about extra holes in the crotch, or in the behind, or the side seam coming apart. I dont know how you boys can wear them, what with the risk of inappropriate bits and peices falling out; and if your junk coming "untrunked" is not the issue, then why arent you just going commando?
And i know its not just Mr Gil. When i was a teenager and made to fold the households washing as my share of the chores, my dad and my brother did the same thing - insisted on wearing underwear that was just barely holding together until the point that some kindly woman in their lives ( wife, mother, sister, whoever it may be ) decided to throw them away. I mean the typical woman gets a even the whiff of a seam coming apart and her knickers are straight in the garbage. But a dude? He insists that the holes mean the undies are only just being " worn in " and thats the way they are most comfortable.
Or at least the men that i've washed for do. Please tell me its not jusy them....
I cry tears of blood
Calvino Inman, 15, is taunted at school for being "possessed" as bloody tears seep from his eyes for up to an hour.
Doctors have so far been unable to diagnose the condition.
One theory is that Calvino has Haemolacria — literally meaning "bloody tears".
James Bond's enemy Le Chiffre in 2006 film Casino Royale suffered from the rare condition.
Calvino, of Rockwood, Tennessee, said: "I feel it coming up, like a tear, sometimes it will burn."
Mum Tammy said: "I just truly want somebody to say they can help us."
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Doctors have so far been unable to diagnose the condition.
One theory is that Calvino has Haemolacria — literally meaning "bloody tears".
James Bond's enemy Le Chiffre in 2006 film Casino Royale suffered from the rare condition.
Calvino, of Rockwood, Tennessee, said: "I feel it coming up, like a tear, sometimes it will burn."
Mum Tammy said: "I just truly want somebody to say they can help us."
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Harry Potter Invisible Cloak May Become A Reality
physicist has said he hopes to make major advances in the field of invisibility in the next two years.
Professor Ulf Leonhardt at St Andrews University is working on a blueprint for a cloaking device that could also be used to shield coast lines.
The researcher, who cites the Invisible Woman and Harry Potter as inspiration, has been working on the concept of invisibility since 2006.
The project will focus on a connection between light and curved space.
Read on...
Professor Ulf Leonhardt at St Andrews University is working on a blueprint for a cloaking device that could also be used to shield coast lines.
The researcher, who cites the Invisible Woman and Harry Potter as inspiration, has been working on the concept of invisibility since 2006.
The project will focus on a connection between light and curved space.
Read on...
Woman Delivers ‘Stone Baby’ After 60 Year Pregnancy
This true story of a 92-year-old woman who delivered a child (albeit not a live baby) she had been carrying for over half a century! (Long pregnancies are one thing, but THAT is ridiculous!)
Huang Yijun, aged 92, is from southern China and she recently made news after delivering a baby known as a lithopedion, aka ‘Stone Baby’.
Huang Yijun told the press she didn’t have the money to have her fetus removed after doctors told her it had died inside her in 1948.
So she simply did nothing at all about it.
Lithopedion is a very rare medical phenomenon, which occurs when a pregnancy fails and the fetus actually calcifies while still in the mother’s body.
Medically speaking, what often happens is the implanted fetus gets to an advanced stage before it dies. Too large to be absorbed by the body, the remains of the child or its surrounding amniotic sac slowly calcify, turning to stone as a way to protect the woman’s body from infection from the decomposing tissue.
If no complications occur, believe it or not, the mother can basically just go on with her life.
According to the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, only 290 cases of lithopedions have ever been documented by medical literature.
Huang Yijun, aged 92, is from southern China and she recently made news after delivering a baby known as a lithopedion, aka ‘Stone Baby’.
Huang Yijun told the press she didn’t have the money to have her fetus removed after doctors told her it had died inside her in 1948.
So she simply did nothing at all about it.
Lithopedion is a very rare medical phenomenon, which occurs when a pregnancy fails and the fetus actually calcifies while still in the mother’s body.
Medically speaking, what often happens is the implanted fetus gets to an advanced stage before it dies. Too large to be absorbed by the body, the remains of the child or its surrounding amniotic sac slowly calcify, turning to stone as a way to protect the woman’s body from infection from the decomposing tissue.
If no complications occur, believe it or not, the mother can basically just go on with her life.
According to the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, only 290 cases of lithopedions have ever been documented by medical literature.
Woman’s Paper Skin a Walking Notepad
For this Chinese woman who suffers from a condition called artificial urticaria, her skin has served as a notebook for all the years of her life.
This strange medical anomaly has no ill effects, but most agree that it is very weird.
Huang Xiangji is a 50-year-old woman from Chengdu who uses her skin like writing paper.
Huang claims that when she writes a word on her skin by using her fingernail, the letters protrude from her skin a moment later.
“I used my body as a notebook for years,” says Huang.
Even as a child, she was able to do this and she would often create shopping lists on her arm before going out to the stores. (That’s one list you can’t misplace!)
This strange medical anomaly has no ill effects, but most agree that it is very weird.
Huang Xiangji is a 50-year-old woman from Chengdu who uses her skin like writing paper.
Huang claims that when she writes a word on her skin by using her fingernail, the letters protrude from her skin a moment later.
“I used my body as a notebook for years,” says Huang.
Even as a child, she was able to do this and she would often create shopping lists on her arm before going out to the stores. (That’s one list you can’t misplace!)
Cute chihuahua with a heart on his coat
This is the adorable chihuahua puppy who, like his older brother, was born with a perfect heart-shaped patch on his side.
The cute little pooch has been suitably named Lovekun by its owner in northern Japan.
At three days old, the long-haired chihuahua has been catching up on his sleep between bouts of suckling on his mother with the other three pups in the litter.
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