Category Archives: Weird Stuff

Fact Or Figment?

Posted on January 19, 2008 by Gaius

I have no idea what to make of this front page article from the Washington Post. It is rather long, fairly bizarre and ultimately asks more questions than it answers. I'll simply direct people over to read about what may be … Continue reading →

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Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia

Posted on January 10, 2008 by Gaius

One who displays “a persistent, abnormal, and unwarranted fear of long words” suffers from hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia. It used to be that you heard about claustrophobia (close places) or agoraphobia (open places) and more recently Coulrophobia (clowns), but now you can sort through a handy … Continue reading →

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Bizarre News Juxtaposition

Posted on January 10, 2008 by Gaius

References to the Book of Revelations and to the "Mark of the Beast" are fairly common, of course. But it is kind of unusual to have them pop up in three wildly different news contexts in a single day. Yet … Continue reading →

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Gitchie, Gitchie, Ya Ya Here

Posted on January 9, 2008 by Gaius

So a guy walks into a brothel and asks his wife what she's doing there. Really. WARSAW (Reuters) – A Polish man got the shock of his life when he visited a brothel and spotted his wife among the establishment's … Continue reading →

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Giving The Politicians The Finger

Posted on January 7, 2008 by Gaius

Generally speaking, giving the finger to politicians is a highly symbolic act. However, sometimes it is quite literal. Just ask French Justice Minister Rachida Dati. She received a package containing a severed finger – and would kind of like to know … Continue reading →

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Securing The UFO Vote

Posted on January 2, 2008 by Gaius

The Wall Street Journal recounts the story of Dennis Kucinich and his close encounter with a UFO. Kucinich himself absolutely refused to have anything to do with the story, but two people who say they were with him at the … Continue reading →

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Spud Arson

Posted on December 28, 2007 by Gaius

How embarrassed is the Boise, Idaho fire department today after word got out about their most excellent Christmas Eve adventure? After all, it isn't every day that firemen get to fight a fire in their own firehouse – especially because … Continue reading →

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I’ll Be Hosed For Christmas

Posted on December 23, 2007 by Gaius

Somehow, this just seems to go with the earlier post about British office parties.   (Bad Bob will love this one.) Tweet

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Darn It

Posted on December 21, 2007 by Gaius

I got an email from my friend Bruce Webster over at And Still I Persist pointing out this anomaly (via Heckler Spray) that shows up on Google Earth:   Darn technology. Now Santa will have to move his workshop. I'll bet … Continue reading →

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Well, Jingle My Bells

Posted on December 20, 2007 by Gaius

The town in Maine that currently holds the world's record for largest snowman, a 113 feet, 7 inch behemoth named "Angus, King of the Mountain" was constructed in 1999 in Bethel, Maine. This year, they are going to top their … Continue reading →

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Please, Don’t Squeeze The ….. Bride?

Posted on December 19, 2007 by Gaius

A bride-to-be is about to tie the knot wearing a wedding dress made out of Charmin toilet paper. The wedding will be held – naturally – in a restroom. NEW YORK – Here comes the bride, all dressed in white … Continue reading →

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Profit Motive

Posted on December 16, 2007 by Gaius

A German Canadian (It seems they corrected the story) father has found, quite by accident, an interesting way to make a rather handsome profit. He can thank his pot-smoking son and the son's "delinquent friends" for the money he made. … Continue reading →

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Why Not Collect The Whole Set!

Posted on December 7, 2007 by Gaius

In what is probably one of the more unusual fundraisers I have ever heard of, The International Rhino Foundation is conducting an online auction of eBay to sell an all-natural end product. Yep, they're auctioning rhino poop. The pieces come from four … Continue reading →

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Not Yet(i)

Posted on December 3, 2007 by Gaius

An American film crew is making the rounds claiming they have found mysterious footprints that may be from a yeti. They are proudly displaying a cast of one of the odd footprints. But they may not have found the proof … Continue reading →

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Department Of Irony

Posted on December 2, 2007 by Gaius

I pointed out the amusing cancellation of skiing in Colorado due to snow. This is even more amusing. USA Today points out that one of the very first events to be canceled due to the cold weather was – wait … Continue reading →

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