Spanish Shopkeeper Discovers Homer Simpson On Euro Coin

26 08 2008


Spanish Shopkeeper Discovers Homer Simpson On Euro Coin | Strange News | Sky News

“Sweetshop owner Jose Martinez found the nickel piece while cashing up the day’s takings in Spain.The head of Spanish King Juan Carlos has been morphed into the unmistakable profile of the world’s favourite cartoon slob.”


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Whale Flatulence, Aerial View

28 07 2008

Now there’s something you don’t hear every day. I think we should all try and get the phrase “faecal plume” out during our next business meeting, don’t you?

Neatorama » Blog Archive » Whale Flatulence, Aerial View

“The picture is of an Antarctic minke whale taken from the bow of a ship,” said AAD principal research scientist Dr Nick Gales. “The white bits in the photo are pieces of ice-floe, the stream of pinky colour behind the whale is a faecal plume - a.k.a. “poo” - the large circle in the water is indeed the physical eruption of the whale’s flatulence.”


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Technocalyps: Humanity not the end of evolution?

24 07 2008

Download via bittorrent here.

“A three-part documentary by Frank Theys

Are we prepared for dealing with the prospect that humanity is not the end of evolution? Technocalyps is an intriguing three-part documentary on the notion of transhumanism by Belgian visual artist and filmmaker Frank Theys.”

Via the G-spot podcast.

[Update:  I've had a chance to watch the first part. Very interesting. The bit where a cat is being shown moving images from a film, and these images are being read back directly from the cats brain - and the human faces the cat is processing actually look a little cat-like. Speculative, but compelling.]



Man cuts off own head with chainsaw

15 07 2008

Man cuts off own head with chainsaw after flat is earmarked to be bulldozed by developers

“David Phyall’s severed head was found beside the power tool inside his housing association flat shortly after receiving his eviction notice.”

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God Makes Man Hit Head In Church

11 07 2008

You wanted a divine experience. Sorry… I thought you said diving.

Man Sues Church Over ‘God Injury’ - Health News Story - WCVB Boston

“KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A man said he was so consumed by the spirit of God that he fell and hit his head while at a Knoxville church.”


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Zombie Garden Sculpture

9 07 2008

Beats a gnome any day.

The Zombie of Montclaire Moors Sculpture:

“His macabre expression is captured in such great detail in quality designer resin and finished so realistically that you’ll swear you can hear him breathing…”



Couple’s non-swearing pub idea backfires

4 07 2008

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.”


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Solved: Mystery of the house that bled

3 07 2008

Truth is stranger than fiction.

forgetomori » The house with squirted blood: case solved!

“We covered the bizarre case from the beginning, and even managed to get inside photos of the scene from “the house that dripped blood”. Ladies and gentlemen, the case has been solved by the police, and the resolution is astonishing.”


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Giant Catfish Chokes on Soccer Ball

3 07 2008

Giant Catfish Chokes and Dies on Soccer Ball:

“A giant catfish met it’s maker when it tried to eat a soccer ball in Germany. Police patrolling the Main River say it’s the weirdest case they’ve seen in 30 years.”



Undead Zombie Pigeon

30 06 2008

A bird of prey (some kind of Falcon?) attacks another bird (some kind of Pigeon?). The results make uncomfortable viewing.

Scroll down. You’ll see what I mean.

[Via chillnite.com]

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