Strange But True Category
Weird, offbeat and bizarre news from around the world. Funny, strange & odd news stories that make you wince, laugh and fear for humanity.
The Large Hadron Collider Has Killed Everyone
THE LARGE Hadron Collider has killed everyone. If you are reading this you are dead. If you are not reading this you are dead.
DAILY TELEGRAPH:
Gill Hornby: “Before the world ends, I just wanted to say: I told you so”
In my own branch of Astrophysics, CKtC – or, to give it its full name, Curiosity Killed the Cat – we jolly well wish they wouldn’t.
Stalking celebrities for science: Alexander Fsachem needs celebs to make sense of the universe on the BBC…
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Posted: 10th, September 2008 | In: Broadsheets, Strange But True, Tabloids | Comments (42)
Anorak Pets: When Fish Attack And Night Of The Chihuahua
ANORAK PETS: a look at pets and naimals in the news…
Seth Russell, 15, was cruising Lake Chicot in Arkansas on a large inner tube towed by a boat when a Silver Asian carp leaped from the water and hit him in the face. Seth was knocked unconscious.
The fish, believed to be a Silver Asian Carp, fled the scene…
When Chihuahua Enthusiasts Attack
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Posted: 8th, September 2008 | In: Strange But True | Comments (5)
Police Log: Wheelchair Condom Bandit And Dog Eats Evidence
POLICE LOG: Crime in the news…
Roll on energised condom thief
Dallas police today are searching for a man who robbed a 7-Eleven convenience store in his wheelchair, stealing 10 boxes of condoms and an energy drink before rolling himself out the door, authorities said.
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Posted: 7th, September 2008 | In: Strange But True | Comments (3)
The Case Of The Rattling Golf Dog
MY dog rattles when he walks. How does he smell? “He finds golf balls like truffles,” says the owner.
A dog had to have 13 golf balls removed from its stomach after eating them on walks around a Fife course.
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Posted: 5th, September 2008 | In: Strange But True | Comment (1)
Westlife’s Number One Fan
SAYS Vicky Jones of her husband Colin: “He can’t abide Westlife but he doesn’t say a lot.” Maybe he doesn’t know who to talk to when he’s approaching from the rear.
On a brighter note, at least Brian McPadding had the decency to leave the and and spare Colin more pain. Unless, he’s hiding somewhere else…
Posted: 5th, September 2008 | In: Celebrities, Photojournalism, Strange But True | Comments (9)
Artist Feeds Death Row Inmate To Goldfish
THE Artists: Anorak’s look at art in the news…
GENE Hathorn has been on death row since 1985. He will soon taste freedom, as a goldfish will taste him.
When Hathorn is fried, artist Marco Evaristti, “the bad boy of the Danish art scene”, will use his body as an art installation. Says Evaristti in The Art newspaper:
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Posted: 5th, September 2008 | In: Strange But True | Comments (8)
Catch Of The Day: Artist Impales Herself On Shalk Hooks
THE Artists: Anorak’s look at art in the news…
ALICE Newstead is an artist. She is upset that sharks are being caught by finning – sharks are impaled on hooks and their fins are sliced off for shark’s fin soup.
To the Lush soap and small shop on London’s Regent’s Street, where Miss Newstead is employed. The 26-year-old Newstead is impaled.
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Posted: 5th, September 2008 | In: Photojournalism, Strange But True | Comments (16)
Anorak Pets: A Bichon Frisé Misses The Lift
ANORAK Pets: News on pets in the news…
All Dogs Go The Mezzanine Level:
The owner, who was inside the lift, could only listen in horror as her six-month old pet Lola was strangled on the other side of the doors at a Brighton shopping centre.
This is just awful – wipes away tear…
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Posted: 4th, September 2008 | In: Broadsheets, Strange But True | Comments (6)
The Artists: Jesus Gets An Erection And Tattoo For Now
THE Artists: Anorak’s look at art in the news…
Jesus Is Pleased To see You
An art gallery in Britain which exhibited a statue of Jesus Christ with an erection was taken to court by a devout Christian on Tuesday who said she was offended by the work and argued that the gallery would “not have dared” to portray Mohammed, let alone in that way.
A man has sold an elaborate tattoo of the Virgin Mary – which is still on his back – to an art collector who plans to ‘exhibit’ him three times a year.
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Posted: 3rd, September 2008 | In: Strange But True | Comments (9)
Cricketer Carpets Chichester Over It’s Bin Policy
THE news in the Tabloid Telegraph is grim and it is dirty:
Council refuses to clean up spilt bin without staff qualified to wear wellies
Egads! Know that:
A council allegedly refused to clean up a dustbin that fell into a four inch stream because no-one “qualified” to wear wellington boots was available. An official from Chichester District Council also allegedly said that ropes and harnesses would be needed to prevent workers from being washed away.
Yeah, Chichester.
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Posted: 3rd, September 2008 | In: Broadsheets, Photojournalism, Politicians, Strange But True | Comments (6)
Gaddafi Is Africa’s King Of Kings
MORE than 200 African kings and traditional rulers has bestowed the title “king of kings” on Libya’s leader Muammar Gaddafi.
The rulers, wearing gold crowns, sequined capes and colourful robes met in the Libyan town of Benghazi in what was billed as a first of its kind.
Col Gaddafi urged the royals to join his campaign for African unity.
Africa’s political leaders are lukewarm about his vision of merging their powers to create a single government.
“We want an African military to defend Africa, we want a single African currency, we want one African passport to travel within Africa,” Col Gaddafi told the assembled dignitaries, who come from countries such as Mozambique, South Africa, Ivory Coast and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Prince Andrew was not there…
Posted: 2nd, September 2008 | In: Politicians, Strange But True | Comment (1)
Portsmouth Historic Dockyard Poster Boy Jolly Rogered
THIS a poster for Portsmouth’s historic dockyard. Hello, sailor. Man overboard… etc…
It’s a life on the ocean waves for you, me laddy…
Posted: 1st, September 2008 | In: Photojournalism, Strange But True | Comments (10)
Baby Kiron Born With Two Heads
SAYS gynaecologist Mohamad Abdul Bari of baby Kiron, born in Bangladesh with two heads:
“He has one stomach and he is eating normally with his two mouths. He has one genital organ and a full set of limbs. He was born from one embryo but there was a developmental anomaly.”
Can you spot what it might have been..?
Posted: 28th, August 2008 | In: Photojournalism, Strange But True | Comments (10)
The One About The Rottweiler, The South African Boy And The Pit Bull
A TWO-year old, a pit bull dog and a Rottweiler are walking through Oakdean, south of Johannesburg.
No, it’s not a new challenge on I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here! And if the boy had been drinking cherry cola and sweets all day, he would be a fearsome predator.
(ITV – if you’re reading this, call me, I’ve got some terrific ideas for the show.)
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Posted: 27th, August 2008 | In: Strange But True | Comments (6)
Murdering Free Speech In New Zealand: Judge Bans Internet Reporting
IN New Zealand, a judge has taken banned news websites from naming two men charged with murder while allowing newspapers, radio stations and TV networks to reveal who they are.
Judge David Harvey said online media could not use the names, or publish images of the accused, to prevent the public searching for the information when the case comes to trial.
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Posted: 25th, August 2008 | In: Strange But True | Comments (4)
When Stuffed Alligators Attack With A Paedo’s Lure
IN The tabloid Telegraph, readers learn of when Stuffed Alligators Attack!
Roads were sealed off as they staked out the creature, which appeared to be lying in garden bushes with the remains of a bird in its jaws.
Now read on:
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Posted: 25th, August 2008 | In: Broadsheets, Strange But True | Comment
When Fish Attack: A Manta Ray Walks Down A Street In San Franciso
WHEN Fish Attack: A Manta Ray Walks Down A Street In San Franciso. Explain:
Posted: 23rd, August 2008 | In: Photojournalism, Strange But True | Comments (11)
Pigs Fly Over Big Foot In LA
ANORAK’S Man in LA looks at Big Foot and spots Flying Pigs:
We last heard from Portuguese exile and performance artist Joaquin Blanco after his nuclear blast of the Santa Monica California’s artsy GLOW festival, and his hasty assembly of a rival BLOW fest (“an equally lame but even more over-hyped extravanganza of so-called ‘art’…” details of this actual festival soon to be announced).
Now the Los Angeles-based genius is going on about the recent media hoopla over an obviously phony capture of a “Bigfoot“:
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Posted: 22nd, August 2008 | In: Strange But True | Comments (3)
Nepal Says God Must Go To School
MORE news from Napal, where the hunt for a virgin girl-child has been abandoned.
No, dear reader, Napal is not twinned with Basildon. The search for the “living goddess” has been scrapped after it was branded outdated by the supreme court. The Beaks have ruled that the “deity” must go to school.
More on that here.
Says the supreme court:
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Posted: 22nd, August 2008 | In: Strange But True | Comments (4)
Nils Olav Is Knighted
NORWAY’S King Harald the Fifth has knighted a penguin named Nils Olav, the honorary member and mascot of the King’s Guard since 1972…
Posted: 22nd, August 2008 | In: Photojournalism, Strange But True | Comment (1)
Italy Invades Britain At Snail’s Pace
THE Italians are upon us:
They have survived two world wars, a sex scandal and the feet of thousands of visitors to the Berkshire country house of Cliveden, to conduct what must be the slowest invasion of Britain by an alien species.
For the past 110 years, a colony of snails has managed to crawl unnoticed from an imported stone balustrade brought from Italy in the 1890s, to claim a piece of British territory up to the terrace of the house just 27m (88ft) away.
A National Trust volunteer spotted the snails while cleaning some statues in the garden. It was the first time that anyone had realised that the Mediterranean mollusc had managed to establish a bridgehead into Britain – at the dizzy pace of about 25cm a year.
Insert joke about reverse gears on Italian snails here…
Posted: 21st, August 2008 | In: Broadsheets, Strange But True | Comment (1)
Indians Alerted To The Safe Sex Ringtone
AH, the humble ringtone, the notes that says so much about the phone’s owner.
In India, a new mobile phone ring sings “Condom, condom!” in a cappella fashion up to 50 times.
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Posted: 21st, August 2008 | In: Strange But True | Comment (1)
The Mickey Mouse Potato
IT’S a Mickey Mouse potato, that’s what it is:
When Rick Brown dug up his latest bushel of potatoes, he found one that looks a lot like Mickey Mouse.
The spud appears to have a face with ears and a nose, which is very similar to the popular Disney character.
Posted: 21st, August 2008 | In: Photojournalism, Strange But True | Comments (11)
Sydney Girls School Allows Cheating In Exams
THE Presbyterian Ladies’ College, Croydon, Sydney, is a girls’ school.
Students there are allowed to “phone a friend” and use the internet and i-Pods during exams.
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Posted: 20th, August 2008 | In: Strange But True | Comments (6)
Wanted For Ransom: Two-Headed Turtle and Four-Eared Cat
HOW do you hunt a two-headed turtle?
Such a creature has been “snatched” from its tank at an animal shelter in New York. So says the Sun. But might not the beast have made a bid for freedom, and succeeded?
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Posted: 20th, August 2008 | In: Strange But True | Comments (3)
