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The News of the World tends to use capitalisation to punch home the message. Maybe it thinks that readers need the visual prompt. Whatever.

Steve Fossett may have faked his own death because no wreckage and no body have been found?

Nonsense.  HE was abducted by ALIENS.

Did Steve Fossett fake his death? | News | News of the World

Tags: stevefossett, news, mystery

Here’s the problem: Drinking and swearing are British institutions. They cannot be removed. You may as well stop serving alcohol.

Couple’s non-swearing pub idea backfires | Metro.co.uk

“When a devout Christian couple took over a pub and promptly banned swearing, takings plummeted.”

Tags: weird

Looks like there are some things on the rise that are tough to swallow.

Gas Prices Hurting Brothel Business:

“Nevada’s legal brothels are having to offer gas cards and other promotions to lure customers”

This is actual news.

Of course, we all want to know why the psychics didn’t see this one coming…

Ben Goldacre: End is nigh for zombie slayers | Comment is free | The Guardian:

“Next month the Fraudulent Mediums Act will be repealed, and replaced with general consumer legislation, which is to regulate various popular psychic services… The burden of proof is shifted to the psychic, and they are up in arms, with their union visiting the government yesterday to lobby against the new regulations.”

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What do you do if a 16 foot, 110 pound python tries to eat your dog?

Let him eat it.

Snake eats family dog as kids watch - CNN.com:

“The boy and girl, aged 5 and 7, watched as the scrub python devoured their silky terrier-Chihuahua crossbreed Monday at their home near Kuranda in Queensland state.”

Yeah, I’ve not done a Curio podcast for a while. I’ve not been idle though.

Check out the Still Audio podcast here.  If you like downtempo, ambient, or minimal electronica then you might like it. Otherwise, avoid it at all costs.

Very little talking, mostly music.

Meteor Streaks Through Pacific Northwest - Education News Story - WISN Milwaukee:

“An apparent meteor that streaked across the skies over the Pacific Northwest sparked a flood of calls to authorities, Seattle station KIRO-TV reported on Tuesday.”

Well, you know what they say. A fool and his Monet are soon parted.

Sorry. Couldn’t resist.

Van Gogh, Monet art goes in $163M heist | SUPERNATURAL NEWS:

“Swiss police were scrambling Monday in search of three masked men who stole four Impressionist paintings worth about $163 million (180 million Swiss francs) Sunday in a heist police characterized as “spectacular.”

Here’s a thing. I just noticed this front page on topix.net. Check out the main headline, and the Bush story on the top left. Coincidence? Or an anti-Bush conspiracy to manipulate the media?

The original link (if it’s still there) is here.

And this years winner is….

Darwin Awards: 2007 Darwin Awards:

“Named in honor of Charles Darwin, the father of evolution, the Darwin Awards commemorate those who improve our gene pool by removing themselves from it.”