Gravedigger Uses Bones For Ashtray

24 06 2007

Police say gravedigger stole bones from casket, used them for ashtrays:

“Police say a gravedigger stole body parts — including a skull and a thigh bone — from a broken casket at a church cemetery and took them home to make an ashtray.”



Firefighters Inhale Deeply

22 06 2007

Sure. Those respirators are really leaky aren’t they? Presumably they spent the rest of the day munching doughnuts and giggling.

Warehouse fire claims ton of marijuana:

“Firefighters who spent half an hour fighting a blaze in which 2,000 pounds of marijuana went up in smoke breathed so much of it that they would have failed a drug test, a fire chief said.”



Ghostly Vending Machine

21 06 2007

Jawbone Radio: Brilliant Ghostly Marketing:

“Everyday vending machines were rigged with a motion sensor and a recording of a little girl telling passersby to buy Ghost Pops. When they do, the machine mists up and the word “Thanks” appears.”



Lake disappears suddenly in Chile

21 06 2007

BBC NEWS | World | Americas | Lake disappears suddenly in Chile:

“Scientists in Chile are investigating the sudden disappearance of a glacial lake in the south of the country.”



Patents On Artificial Life?

20 06 2007

On Brink of Artificial Life:

“Craig Venter says success is near, within weeks or months of creating the world’s first free-living artificial organism in his laboratory.”

I for one welcome our new micro-organic masters.



How to See a Ghost

20 06 2007

All the web cams you can handle.

How To Hear and See a Ghost:

“Hearing what might be a ghost’s voice isn’t good enough for you? You actually want to see one? The Internet just might make that possible.”



Weird Clouds

20 06 2007

Photo: Strange clouds over Sea of Okhotsk:

“This photograph, taken June 18 from a Japan Coast Guard aircraft off the northeastern coast of Hokkaido, shows a bird’s-eye view of cloud streets over the Sea of Okhotsk.”



Top Ten Weird and Bizarre Japanese Soft Drinks

19 06 2007

Coolpis anyone?

The Top Ten Weird and Bizarre Japanese Soft Drinks:

“Our rundown of the Top Ten Bizarre Japanese Soft Drinks gives a pretty good indication why most of the 1000 or so new soft drinks and beverages launched in Japan every year fail miserably.”



Statues Prompt Suicide Calls

19 06 2007

Rooftop statues prompt suicide fear calls:

“Statues scattered across central London rooftops as part of artist Antony Gormley’s latest exhibition are proving a serious headache for police”



Worlds oldest man is 111

18 06 2007

My mistake. I thought it said “ill”.

At 111, world’s oldest man still going in Japan:

“TOKYO - At 111, the world’s oldest man keeps a daily diary, drinks milk and stays away from alcohol and smoking.”