German Naked Sled Race a “Logistical Nightmare”
I know they go to extremes to maximize aerodynamics, but don’t the goosebumps create drag? Read more @ The Local »
news of the unusual, weird and just plain stupid
7′3″ Great Dane is the World’s Tallest Dog
March 7, 2010
I’m telling you, if they can breed seeing eye dogs this size, the blind can just ride everywhere. Read More & See Pics @ Daily Mail »
Vanity License Plate Sells for US$4.6 Million
March 7, 2010
At Adu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. No joke: My mom had a license plate that ended prominently with 666. I would have paid her that much to keep it, but was short that month. Read More @ All Headline News »
Texans Lived With Dinosaurs
March 6, 2010
A third of them believe humans coexisted and roamed the land with dinosaurs. BWAHAHAHA! Wait until you hear their views on evolution. The scary part: These guys can vote. Read More @ Texas Tribune »
Vintage Nintendo Sold for $13,105
March 6, 2010
The good news is I still have my old Nintendo NES game system, accessories, games, manuals and all. The bad news? Heck if I know where I put it. Read More @ Plugged In »
Finland’s Androgynous Bank Robber
February 10, 2010
A bank in Finland was robbed at crossbow-point by a woman… or was it a man? They actually can’t tell. They say s/he looked like a woman but spoke like a man. But never mind that — what I really want to know is how the heck did s/he make it into the bank and [...]
The Sinatra “My Way” Karaoke Curse
February 10, 2010
Singing Frank Sinatra’s “My Way” can get you killed… at Philippine karaoke bars. Enough fights, more than a few fatal, have erupted around the song that many karaoke patrons think it’s cursed. Cursed. You’d think that honor would belong to Captain and Tenille’s “Muskrat Love,” go figure. Read More @ NY Times »
Mayor Mutes Speakers at Council Meetings
February 10, 2010
Carson, Ca., mayor Jim Dear has been accused of pressing the mute button on public speakers at City Council meetings before they’ve used up their allotted 3 minutes if Dear doesn’t like what he’s hearing. Yeah, it’s something we’d all like to do, but no fair that only he gets to do it. Read More @ [...]
Going Hiking in Wyoming? Don’t Get Pooped
February 9, 2010
On hiking and cross country skiing trails around Jackson, Wyo., the smelly doggy stuff is piling up. 173 piles of dog poop were recently counted, for example, at just one trailhead. Counting dog poop piles… now there’s a job to die for, huh? Read More @ AP/Google »
Chinese Woman Wants Jessica Alba Plastic Surgery Makeover
February 9, 2010
A 21-year-old Chinese woman in Shanghai wants to look like Jessica Alba, and is pushing to get plastic surgery to do it. Why? To get back her ex-boyfriend who’s obsessed with the actress. Good thing for her he isn’t obsessed with Steve Buscemi. Read More @ Vancouver Sun »
March 7, 2010