Sick, stranded whale to be put out of misery with explosives
Thu, 2/09/10 – 1:10 | One Comment

A whale that is stranded and sick is set to leave this world a bang… of explosives that is.
The Western Australia Department of Environment and Conservation have decided that the unusual step is necessary because …

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A tech-addicted weird news junkie who lives in Japan.

Zsa Zsa Gabor’s husband “wants to have her plastinated”
Thursday, 2 Sep, 2010 – 16:37 | One Comment
Zsa Zsa Gabor’s husband “wants to have her plastinated”

Frederic von Anhalt, the count husband of the gravely ill 93-year-old actress Zsa Zsa Gabor has said that he hopes to have her plastinated after she dies.
He told the Bild:
My wife has always dreamt that …

Sick, stranded whale to be put out of misery with explosives
Thursday, 2 Sep, 2010 – 1:10 | One Comment
Sick, stranded whale to be put out of misery with explosives

A whale that is stranded and sick is set to leave this world a bang… of explosives that is.
The Western Australia Department of Environment and Conservation have decided that the unusual step is necessary because …

Guy tests faith in science by sticking hand in liquid nitrogen
Thursday, 2 Sep, 2010 – 0:37 | No Comment
Guy tests faith in science by sticking hand in liquid nitrogen

Okay, this is not the first time that a guy stuck his hand into liquid nitrogen in front of a camera, but the use of high quality cameras and a clear container for the experiment …

Changi Airport adds giant corkscrew slide
Wednesday, 1 Sep, 2010 – 17:29 | No Comment
Changi Airport adds giant corkscrew slide

Singapore’s Changi Airport just got a whole lot more fun (and expensive) with an exciting new addition. The Slide@T3, which is located in Terminal 3 is a 12-meter-high corkscrew-like contraption that rockets passengers down its …

Booze makes Frankenstein a monster
Tuesday, 31 Aug, 2010 – 21:26 | No Comment
Booze makes Frankenstein a monster

A 39-year-old Toby Keith fan with no business in his mullet was left looking a little the worse for wear after a run in with Ohio police on August 27th.
Ohio police said that when they …

Italian mushroom pickers drop like flies
Tuesday, 31 Aug, 2010 – 21:17 | No Comment
Italian mushroom pickers drop like flies

At least 18 people have died while mushroom picking in Italy this year – not one of them from accidental poisoning.
In their quest for delicious fungi, the hapless ‘shroomers all fell victim to dangerous terrain. …

Gun-toting hiker blasted through buttock in Blewett Pass
Tuesday, 31 Aug, 2010 – 20:50 | One Comment
Gun-toting hiker blasted through buttock in Blewett Pass

A 52-year-old man was preparing for a hike in Blewett Pass when he decided to move his 40-caliber Smith & Wesson from its safe, but uncomfortable holster to his unsafe but comfortable back pocket – …

Who needs an burglar alarm when they can write notes like this?
Tuesday, 31 Aug, 2010 – 20:36 | No Comment
Who needs an burglar alarm when they can write notes like this?

I’m guessing that burglars would think twice before targeting the house of a man going by the name of “Bub” who has a house full of pit bulls, a buddy called “Skeeter” and who is …

Judge presents romantic interest with copy of “The One Hour Orgasm”, picture of self, and pair of purple latex gloves
Saturday, 28 Aug, 2010 – 21:02 | No Comment
Judge presents romantic interest with copy of “The One Hour Orgasm”, picture of self, and pair of purple latex gloves

“An intense romantic fling” with a public defender in the spring of 2009 has landed Albuquerque District Judge Bob Schwartz in a sticky situation.
The 60-year-old judge stands accused of:
Failing to uphold the integrity and independence …

Man sliced off own junk at airport… to avoid extradition
Saturday, 28 Aug, 2010 – 18:27 | No Comment
Man sliced off own junk at airport… to avoid extradition

A Kazakh man is in a serious condition in a Madrid hospital after slicing off his own penis at a Madrid’s Barajas airport to avoid extradition.
The 52-year-old man, who has not been named, had completed …

The place Japan’s death row prisoners come to die
Saturday, 28 Aug, 2010 – 8:46 | No Comment
The place Japan’s death row prisoners come to die

At a glance the room looks like it would not be out of place in a Japanese company building. A small room, where one might entertain guests, or where the sales team might meet to …

World’s largest BBQ might come in handy next time you need to cook two whole cows [God-grilla]
Saturday, 28 Aug, 2010 – 6:03 | No Comment
World’s largest BBQ might come in handy next time you need to cook two whole cows [God-grilla]

Jack Henriques, the 31-year-old owner of the Bespoke BBQ Company has built something quite extraordinary – the world’s largest fixed BBQ grill. Firing up this bad boy with 14 bags of coal allows the lucky …

Terror suspect was failed Idol
Friday, 27 Aug, 2010 – 21:10 | 4 Comments
Terror suspect was failed Idol

Dr. Khurram Syed Sher was among four people taken into custody over an alleged terror plot in London, Ontario on Thursday. The 28-year-old Canadian stands out, not just because he is a doctor, but because …

Italian hospital ordered to pay for chopping off wrong testicle
Friday, 27 Aug, 2010 – 19:39 | One Comment
Italian hospital ordered to pay for chopping off wrong testicle

Something went wrong when a man went into a hospital in northern Italy for a routine unilateral orchiectomy (removal of one testicle) six years ago.
A surgeon accidentally removed the 27-year-old  patient’s healthy right testicle, realized …

Motorcyclist scores free BBQ, $800 fine
Wednesday, 25 Aug, 2010 – 0:22 | No Comment
Motorcyclist scores free BBQ, $800 fine

When Michael Wiles spotted an old barbecue grill thrown out with the trash on the side of the road he should have just ridden by – after all, he was riding a motorcycle and they …

4Chan expose trashcan kitten lady
Tuesday, 24 Aug, 2010 – 19:32 | 2 Comments
4Chan expose trashcan kitten lady

Anonymous bullies they may sometimes be, but every once in a while the anonymous legion at 4chan does something to redeem themselves.
A few days ago CCTV footage emerged showing a middle-aged woman stroking an affectionate …