Category Archives: Bizarre/Oddities

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http://www.weltexpress.info/pics/LOIS_XIV_Foto_Bernard_Pras_2007_02.jpg I thought this was a Virgin Mary on a tortilla experience at first; Seeing Louis XIV in a bunch of consumer products would certainly be my unholy equivalent of that “miraculous” phenomenon. He’s supposed to be there, though I’m not quite sure why. (My guess as to artist statement: Absolute hydrogenated oil clogs arteries […]

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Rat king – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rat_king Wow. Here’s your disturbing image of the day. Or possibly year – it’s definitely a contender.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fu9ibUWIq8A Just saw this on TV, and – like the squirrel – nearly died. (Albeit for different reasons.)

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BBC NEWS | Europe | Pope attacks blurring of gender

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/europe/7796663.stm Link stolen from BumApples: The Catholic Church opposes gay marriage. It teaches that while homosexuality is not sinful, homosexual acts are. So they don’t hate gays, they hate gay sex. Nice cop-out. Feels a bit like the US stance on Cuba: Americans can visit, just as long as they don’t spend any money. Good […]

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Health Information – Walgreens

http://www.walgreens.com/library/contents.html?docid=003339&doctype=1 If the wife has a tendency to sleepwalk to the post box (nocturnal missives?), this test may involve unacceptable levels of risk.

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Giant spider eating a bird caught on camera – Telegraph

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/earth/2008/10/22/easpider122.xml Ugh, ugh, ugh. THANKS*, Sam. *Dripping with irony. Also venom and digestive juices.

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Bicycle lift in Norway

http://blog.jimmyr.com/Bicycle_lift_in_Norway_05_2008.php I thought I remembered seeing this nifty bicycle lift when I was in Norway, but it appears to be in Trondheim, which I didn’t visit. I did, however, visit Bergen, and made the mistake of cheaping out on the bus to the hostel in favour of WALKING UP THE FJORD. (It should be noted […]

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CBC News – Art & Design – Inflatable dog turd sculpture escapes Swiss museum, wreaks havoc

http://www.cbc.ca/arts/artdesign/story/2008/08/12/poo-sculpture-escape.html Headline du jour: Inflatable dog turd sculpture escapes Swiss museum, wreaks havoc Everyone, breathe a sigh of relief that it didn’t hit any wind turbines. The headline punsters will have enough of a field day without that unfortunate image.

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080628/ap_on_re_us/midwest_flooding_260;_ylt=At9yf8CjjhhXzF2ndyME2loE1vAI Crash on the levee, muskrat, water’s gonna overflow…

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Dark Roasted Blend: Geoducks Are Strange

http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2008/06/geoducks-are-strange.html Behold, the Geoduck! Or, as I prefer to call it, the Inferiority Mollusk. (Pictures after the click are technically SFW, but potentially only after a very detailed explanation, and a follow-up visit to Wikipedia as proof that you’re not lying.)

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