Deathstroke's Weird News Stories

[Deathstroke]

I'll use this thread to post links to all those wacky news stories that get a minimum of response here.

First up is what happens when a particular fetish goes too far. (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=583&ncid=583&e=1&u=/nm/20040603/od_nm/crime_britain_fetish_dc)

Next is the true story of what happens when nudist bikers and church youth bikers take to the road at the same time. (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=583&ncid=583&e=3&u=/nm/20040603/od_nm/odd_dutch_bike_dc)

[Lone Ranger]

Is it just me, or do a disproportionate number of the stories come out of the Netherlands?

[Slam_Bradley]

Is it just me, or do a disproportionate number of the stories come out of the Netherlands?

Strange things are afoot in Holland.

[Sanagi]

Next is the true story of what happens when nudist bikers and church youth bikers take to the road at the same time. (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=583&ncid=583&e=3&u=/nm/20040603/od_nm/odd_dutch_bike_dc)

I'm guessing lots of open-mindedness and acceptance.

*looks*

Darn.

[Deathstroke]

Is it just me, or do a disproportionate number of the stories come out of the Netherlands?

I usually notice that the large majority seems to come from Germany.

[Buzz Dixon]

Here's one of my recenty favorites:

MYSTERY HAND FALLS FROM SKY

June 1, 2004 -- A boat party in an exclusive area of Long Island Sunday night was interrupted - when a severed human hand mysteriously dropped out of the sky onto the deck of a boat, police said yesterday.
The bizarre incident occurred in the water just off the Lawrence Village Marina, where a group of boats had gathered to have a party.

One owner was in the cabin when "he heard a noise, goes out to check and finds the hand on the rear deck of the boat," said Nassau Detective Sgt. John Azzata. "At this point, we don't have a clue where it came from. It's a mystery."


Kieran Crowley

[Deathstroke]

Here's one of my recenty favorites:

Buzz, I heard that story on the radio yesterday. I thought it was both hilarious and a bit creepy.

I thought the biblical rainstorm was frogs not hands. :p

[Deathstroke]

You just had to figure that they would make all those James Bond fantasies come true at some point, didn't you?

Check this out! (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=583&ncid=583&e=3&u=/nm/20040604/od_nm/crime_spain_penguns_dc)

[Buzz Dixon]

Old news. These weapons date back to at least WWII. The OSS issued 'em to agents; doubtlessly other agenies and countries had similar devices.

[Deathstroke]

Old news. These weapons date back to at least WWII. The OSS issued 'em to agents; doubtlessly other agenies and countries had similar devices.


I stand suitably chastised.

[Cougarmadcat]

Old news or not it still makes for interesting reading. Also, mucho ideas for stories and such.

Thanks for all the great links and information. It makes me feel more "normal" somehow :D

[Deathstroke]

How many times do you have to be told!

Don't Pee on the Walls! (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=583&ncid=583&e=2&u=/nm/20040617/od_nm/urination_dc)

[Deathstroke]

How'd you like to be a member of this family. (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=583&ncid=583&e=1&u=/nm/20040629/od_nm/crime_britain_father_dc)

[Forefinger]

Thanks Deathstroke. Funny stuff. Haw haw haw, those wacky Europeans...

[JeffreyWKramer]

How'd you like to be a member of this family. (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=583&ncid=583&e=1&u=/nm/20040629/od_nm/crime_britain_father_dc)


That's marginally worse than even my family... yow!

[Deathstroke]

That's marginally worse than even my family... yow!

Only marginally?

That must be quite a story you got there JWK!

[Deathstroke]

Here's an interesting way to teach pedestrians when to cross the street. (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=583&ncid=583&e=1&u=/nm/20040720/od_nm/odd_czech_pedestrian_dc)

Charges dropped in Texas sex toy case. (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=583&ncid=583&e=2&u=/nm/20040720/od_nm/life_sex_dc)

[Deathstroke]

Talk about a bad day at work. (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=583&ncid=583&e=2&u=/nm/20040721/od_nm/crime_safrica_reporter_dc)

Free Boob Jobs on your tax dollars! (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=583&ncid=583&e=2&u=/nm/20040722/od_nm/odd_perks_dc)

[Sanagi]

Free Boob Jobs on your tax dollars! (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=583&ncid=583&e=2&u=/nm/20040722/od_nm/odd_perks_dc)

I'm not sure what's scarier, the whole concept of the military handing out cosmetic surgery, or the justification that the plastic surgeons need practice...

[founder81]

No, whats scary is the Justification I heard for this.

To raise the womens self esteem. Shouldn't the military have a better way to deal with this?

[Deathstroke]

No, whats scary is the Justification I heard for this.

To raise the womens self esteem. Shouldn't the military have a better way to deal with this?

You'd think giving them a gun and teaching them how to beat the holy living crap out of someone would give them self esteem. But nope it's gotta be bigger tits!

[Deathstroke]

Noir Dark sent me this story link, but now I can't get it to work.

Noir, can you post it. Something must be wrong with the link I copied down.

Anyway, the story is about a 14 year old girl who gave birth to a stillborn baby. The hospital stuck it in a bottle and sent it home with her.

EWWW!!!

It happened in England.

Ahh, I figured out what I did wrong: here's the story link. (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/3914215.stm)

[founder81]

:eek:

"Oh, your baby's dead, so here, we picked him/her for you. THought you might like a suvenior."

just what was going through their minds??

[Deathstroke]

Okay, I've got nothing for one liners here. You can probably write your own after reading this story. (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=583&ncid=583&e=1&u=/nm/20040726/od_nm/odd_italy_chubby_dc)

[founder81]

Okay, I've got nothing for one liners here. You can probably write your own after reading this story. (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=583&ncid=583&e=1&u=/nm/20040726/od_nm/odd_italy_chubby_dc)

True inspiration for "McDonald's made me fat" crowd

[jessecuster]

Funny where you are getting most of these links, they are all being fed from here: http://www.reuters.com/newsChannel.jhtml;jsessionid=1BC1WDNIMADZACRBAEOCF EY?type=oddlyEnoughNews

Oh and I work for them too, so go directly to the source !

[Deathstroke]

Yes that's where I'm getting the story links, but it's not like it's a hidden thing.

You can see it just by clicking on the individual story links.

And there's a lot of stuff that isn't interesting so I just post the individual stories rather than the main link.

[Deathstroke]

Never mind the link is gone now.

Anyway, this family stabbed a relative to death for touching their daughter's butt while dancing. Then they burned the body ate some of the body parts, and served some of him to partygoers.

Remind me not to go to the Philippines.

[Deathstroke]

British Cops suspended for doing porn on duty. (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=583&ncid=583&e=1&u=/nm/20040816/od_nm/britain_police_porn_dc)

Hopefully the bees taught these kids a lesson. (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=583&ncid=583&e=2&u=/nm/20040816/od_nm/odd_bees_dc)

Air France sued by limbless woman. (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=583&ncid=583&e=3&u=/nm/20040816/od_nm/life_bias_dc)

[founder81]

Air France sued by limbless woman. (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=583&ncid=583&e=3&u=/nm/20040816/od_nm/life_bias_dc)

And the French wander why they have PR problems.

[Sean Walsh]

Hopefully the bees taught these kids a lesson. (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=583&ncid=583&e=2&u=/nm/20040816/od_nm/odd_bees_dc)

I just love the headline: Kids Plus Rocks Equals 120,000 Angry Bees

(Though I'd have capitalized ANGRY BEES for more effect) :p

[Deathstroke]

And the French wander why they have PR problems.

The PR problems coexist alongside the BO problems.

There was a joke on the radio this morning that said Lance Armstrong was going to be stripped of his Tour de France title because of substances found in his hotel room. It took so long for the French to identify them because it was soap, toothpaste and deodorant.

[Deathstroke]

Women eats her way to Lobster Championship! (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&e=9&u=/ap/20040821/ap_on_re_us/lobster_championship)

[Deathstroke]

Here's an interesting attempt for requesting bail. (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=583&ncid=583&e=3&u=/nm/20040824/od_nm/sex_dc)

The dumbest family on the planet is these folks. (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=583&ncid=583&e=1&u=/nm/20040824/od_nm/teen_dc)

[Sanagi]

Women eats her way to Lobster Championship! (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&e=9&u=/ap/20040821/ap_on_re_us/lobster_championship)

Able to eat ten pounds of lobster in twelve minutes. I like that in a woman.

[Deathstroke]

Able to eat ten pounds of lobster in twelve minutes. I like that in a woman.

I'd say. Of course now she has no excuse if her hubby wants a little somethin' somethin'. He knows she can do it.

[Deathstroke]

This story is scary to me because I just know this is how I might end up, dying alone and no one noticing.

Man becomes Mummy! (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=583&ncid=583&e=5&u=/nm/20040830/od_nm/mummy_dc)

[Deathstroke]

The German Love Doll story of the week. (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=583&ncid=583&e=1&u=/nm/20040901/od_nm/odd_germany_doll_dc)

Stupid Store Clerk story of the week. (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=583&ncid=583&e=2&u=/nm/20040901/od_nm/odd_bill_dc)

[founder81]

Stupid Store Clerk story of the week. (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=583&ncid=583&e=2&u=/nm/20040901/od_nm/odd_bill_dc)

I have to move to Philly area. I have all this monopoly money....

I'd be rich! I tell you rich!

[LtMarvel]

...even Miss Universe can have a horrible, terrible, no good, very bad day (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/040903/photos_od_afp/040903084013_wd4f42o6_photo0&e=2&ncid=1563). (warning: link is not for children).

[founder81]

...even Miss Universe can have a horrible, terrible, no good, very bad day (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/040903/photos_od_afp/040903084013_wd4f42o6_photo0&e=2&ncid=1563). (warning: link is not for children).

If that happened more often, I'd watch fashion shows.

[Mr. Biggstuff]

Stupid Store Clerk story of the week. (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=583&ncid=583&e=2&u=/nm/20040901/od_nm/odd_bill_dc)


We did it found the DUMBEST person in America.

[Boldido]

...even Miss Universe can have a horrible, terrible, no good, very bad day (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/040903/photos_od_afp/040903084013_wd4f42o6_photo0&e=2&ncid=1563). (warning: link is not for children).

I would have thought Miss Universe would have a better ass.

[jessecuster]

This is the worst: http://www.abqtrib.com/archives/news04/090204_news_dogbite.shtml

And just for the record he apparently took off his clothes before he was bitten. EWWWWWW

[shin_gouki]

There is nothing close to a reasonable explanation for that guy.

[Deathstroke]

...even Miss Universe can have a horrible, terrible, no good, very bad day (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/040903/photos_od_afp/040903084013_wd4f42o6_photo0&e=2&ncid=1563). (warning: link is not for children).


I saw that earlier when I was on Yahoo. Very funny indeed.

[Deathstroke]

We did it found the DUMBEST person in America.


That's one of the goals of this thread....

[Deathstroke]

Does this guy think she's gonna give him nookie after this? (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=583&ncid=583&e=1&u=/nm/20040917/od_nm/odd_sex_dc)

[Solaris]

Does this guy think she's gonna give him nookie after this? (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=583&ncid=583&e=1&u=/nm/20040917/od_nm/odd_sex_dc)

Somebody introduce this idiot to Rosie Palm and her five sisters... sheesh. What a dummy.

[Spike-X]

I would have thought Miss Universe would have a better ass.
She does. I've seen the video (over and over and over...hey, it was on the news!). Those photos don't do her any justice.

[Deathstroke]

Okay, I think technology is going a bit too far when this is possible. (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=583&ncid=583&e=1&u=/nm/20040922/od_nm/odd_germany_smell_dc)

Pregnancy in China has gotten expensive. (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=583&ncid=583&e=3&u=/nm/20040920/od_nm/china_child_dc)

Dude, what was this guy planning for? (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=583&ncid=583&e=5&u=/nm/20040920/od_nm/crime_guns_dc)

[Deathstroke]

Pillow Fight World Record Challenge fails. (http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20040928/od_afp/safrica_pillow_offbeat_040928171419)

[Sean Walsh]

This guy really needed to burn his wife's pants (http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040929/ap_on_fe_st/hot_pants_arson_1) and didn't care what the consequences were, I guess.

[Deathstroke]

This guy really needed to burn his wife's pants (http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040929/ap_on_fe_st/hot_pants_arson_1) and didn't care what the consequences were, I guess.


What a freaking maroon that guy is!

Great post Sean Walsh!

[founder81]

When I seen:

A man who set his wife's pants on fire because he believed she was having an affair

how come i knew it would end with:

accidentally torched his mobile home

[tricksterpup]

From the police column of The Union (Grass Valley, Calif.), June 25, 2004: "A (caller) reported that he heard someone screaming and went outside to find a woman lying in the street. When he asked her if she was all right, the man reported, she started yelling at him, ran inside a residence and appeared to be smashing things inside. Police contacted the woman, who said she was just having an argument with herself." [The Union, 6-25-04]

I thought this was real nice.. i wonder if she won the argument?

[founder81]

What's wrong with that. I do it all the time.

[Solaris]

This guy really needed to burn his wife's pants (http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040929/ap_on_fe_st/hot_pants_arson_1) and didn't care what the consequences were, I guess.

Sorry, I can't help laughing hysterically over *that* one.

However, I don't think the arson charge should stick---unless he was intentionally using the flaming pants to burn down his own home.

Moral Of The Story: When burning offending clothing with obvious signs of an affair by your spouse... GO OUTSIDE, AND USE A METAL TRASH CAN.

That is all.

[Solaris]

When I seen:



how come i knew it would end with:


Key words: mobile home.

Boy, this one plays to the stereotypes, huh?

[K'Nort]

Someone sent me this with the subject line "Only in Alaska," but maybe Maine or Canada too.

http://www.news-miner.com/Stories/0,1413,113~7244~2474424,00.html

[Deathstroke]

Someone sent me this with the subject line "Only in Alaska," but maybe Maine or Canada too.

http://www.news-miner.com/Stories/0,1413,113~7244~2474424,00.html

Cute story!

[Deathstroke]

Hey don't get on the bad side of these girls. (http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20041118/ap_on_re_us/poisoned_cake_4)

It's okay to dress up as a potential killer, but not to cross dress. At least in Texas. (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=583&ncid=583&e=2&u=/nm/20041118/od_nm/twirp_dc)

[Ronald Bryan]

Sometimes, you have to hate people. Yes, this will turn everyone gay, as it has been doing so for years!

[Deathstroke]

Sometimes, you have to hate people. Yes, this will turn everyone gay, as it has been doing so for years!

It's people who should be aborted who live long lives and make sure they try to fill other's lives with as much BS as possible.

[vicsage78]

hey, is deathstroke there, what's up

long time no see

[vicsage78]

i made a mistake and posted this on the wrong thread, leave me alone

[Deathstroke]

hey, is deathstroke there, what's up

long time no see

Vic sage?

VIC FREAKING SAGE?

Of the Chat Room Triumvirate featuring 13th, Deathstroke, and Vic Sage?

If so, holy crap man, where the hell have you been?

[Deathstroke]

Okay, not that I was planning to become a thief in Thailand, but I'm definitely not going to do it now. (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=583&ncid=583&e=6&u=/nm/20041122/od_nm/crime_thailand_dc)

[Deathstroke]

Auction for oldest known piece of adult material. (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=583&ncid=583&e=2&u=/nm/20041126/od_nm/arts_pornography_dc)

[founder81]

Auction for oldest known piece of adult material. (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=583&ncid=583&e=2&u=/nm/20041126/od_nm/arts_pornography_dc)

I have the feeling that the latest pop ups will start saying:

"Read the oldest porn story in the world, join for only 2.95 trial."

[Deathstroke]

I have the feeling that the latest pop ups will start saying:

"Read the oldest porn story in the world, join for only 2.95 trial."

Wouldn't surprise me in the least!

[Deathstroke]

How's this for an interesting career change? (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=583&ncid=583&e=5&u=/nm/20041210/od_nm/crime_christmas_cocaine_dc)

[Deathstroke]

Okay, what the hell is up with this guy! (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=583&ncid=583&e=10&u=/nm/20041216/od_nm/life_mexico_cannibal_dc)

[sehthan]

Okay, what the hell is up with this guy! (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=583&ncid=583&e=10&u=/nm/20041216/od_nm/life_mexico_cannibal_dc)I'm gonna go with, "He's nuts."

[Deathstroke]

I'm gonna go with, "He's nuts."

Ahhh the simplest answer yada yada yada. :D

[sehthan]

Ahhh the simplest answer yada yada yada. :D
That is a pretty disturbing story. You have to wonder about the train of thought that has stops at: getting high with a stranger, then having sex with him, them killing him, then eating the body for the next three days. That's one crazy train.

[Deathstroke]

That is a pretty disturbing story. You have to wonder about the train of thought that has stops at: getting high with a stranger, then having sex with him, them killing him, then eating the body for the next three days. That's one crazy train.

Yeah, definitely not going to be the poster boy for positive mental health.

[Deathstroke]

What a sick damn world some people live in!

Don't eat while reading this link. (http://news.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/12/24/ucannib.xml)

[founder81]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=571&ncid=751&e=1&u=/nm/20050222/hl_nm/health_egypt_baby_dc

or

Baby Improving After Extra Head Removed

Tue Feb 22, 9:50 AM ET Health - Reuters



CAIRO (Reuters) - An Egyptian baby who underwent a 13-hour operation to remove an extra head will soon be able to breathe on her own, a doctor treating her said Tuesday.





Ten-month-old Manar Maged was suffering from one of the rarest birth defects -- craniopagus parasiticus -- a problem related to that of conjoined twins linked at the skull.


The head that was removed from Manar in the operation which ended early Saturday had developed no body, and was capable of smiling and blinking, but not independent life.


Doctors have already said that Manar could move all her limbs and showed no signs of paralysis after the operation in a children's hospital in Benha, near Cairo.


"At the moment only about 15 percent of her breathing is through the ventilator and in about 48 hours we will switch the ventilator off," Abla el-Alfy, a consultant in pediatric intensive care, told Reuters.


Alfy, part of the team of 13 Egyptian doctors who carried out the operation, said it was too early to say whether Manar could have suffered brain damage.


"In four days or less we will do a ... scan of her brain to see what the situation is," Alfy said.


Craniopagus parasiticus occurs when an embryo begins to split into identical twins but fails to complete the process. One of the conjoined twins fails to develop fully in the womb.


Professor Lewis Spitz, a leading expert on conjoined twins at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London said the vital question for Manar was whether brain tissue and blood vessels were shared between the two heads.


He said it was critical that the blood flow away from the surviving twin was not interfered with during separation.


Spitz did not know how many cases of craniopagus parasiticus have occurred or the number of attempted separations. He said the fact Manar survived is a big achievement in itself.


"It must be quite rare. In about 2 percent of conjoined twins the heads are fused," he said, adding that an incomplete conjoined twin joined at the head is even rarer.


He said the incidence of live born conjoined twins is about one in 200,000.


(Additional reporting by Patricia Reaney in London)

I don't know to go "cool" or "Euwww"

[Deathstroke]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=571&ncid=751&e=1&u=/nm/20050222/hl_nm/health_egypt_baby_dc

or



I don't know to go "cool" or "Euwww"

I think you are okay to have both reactions.

[Deathstroke]

Famous Breast Implant now on Ebay! (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=583&ncid=583&e=1&u=/nm/20050302/od_nm/odd_breast_dc)

Marriage Stinks! (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=583&ncid=583&e=2&u=/nm/20050302/od_nm/odd_iran_smelly_dc)

[Deathstroke]

Darn those babies sure are expensive!

I laughed pretty heartily at this story! (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050606/od_nm/india_temple_dc)

[sehthan]

Darn those babies sure are expensive!

I laughed pretty heartily at this story! (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050606/od_nm/india_temple_dc)


That's awesome that other people chipped in to pay the fine, though.

[K'Nort]

Can I add one?


The Associated Press
Tuesday, June 28, 2005; 11:21 PM

SPOKANE, Wash. -- When Rachel Dunham took out a restraining order against her boyfriend, she didn't expect to be marrying him a short time later. So instead of honeymooning in Mexico, Rodney Tomsha sits in the Spokane County Jail, accused of violating the order by getting within two blocks of Dunham.

He tried to persuade a Spokane judge last week to lift the restraining order, but the judge refused.

The couple were married last Thursday in nearby Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, Spokane police Detective Stephanie Barkley said.

Police received a tip about a Saturday wedding reception at a Spokane mansion, waited until the reception was over and then arrested Tomsha, 49, police spokesman Dick Cottam said.

Dunham, 25, had obtained the order after two reports of domestic violence were investigated by Barkley last year. In addition, Dunham was arrested on June 17 for investigation of domestic violence against Tomsha, police said.

Another court hearing seeking removal of the protection order was scheduled for Wednesday.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/28/AR2005062801843.html

[Michael P]

Can I add one?



http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/28/AR2005062801843.html
Bill Hicks would plotz...

[Deathstroke]

Nice to see this thread get some other action. I haven't really been posting too many of the weird stories lately as you can tell.

[Deathstroke]

How'd you like to have to tell a fellow convict this for the reason why you are in jail?

The Double D Heist (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050713/od_nm/brazil_breasts_dc)

[K'Nort]

SOMEDAY HE'LL BE A REAL LIVE BOY!

Pat and Joe Posey, a Maryland couple, have "raised" a Cabbage Patch doll as their son, Kevin, for 19 years and, according to a report in The Sun newspaper, they prefer him to their real child, an adult daughter named Vicky. The Poseys take Kevin with them everywhere, they talk to him and he responds (through a voice Joe puts on for him). Kevin has his own 1,000 square-foot playroom in the couple's home, a full wardrobe and a savings fund for when he goes to college. Joe says Kevin's favorite hobby is fishing, and father and son go on frequent trips to a pond near their home.

[K'Nort]

Willie Windsor, 54, of Phoenix has for several years lived as a full-time baby in a home full of oversized baby furniture. He wears diapers and bonnets, sucks on a pacifier, eats Gerber's baby food and carries a rag doll with him everywhere. And according to a profile in the Phoenix New Times in June, the diaper is not just a prop. Windsor refuses to use the restroom, and even chained his bathroom door shut to avoid the temptation.

[Michael P]

SOMEDAY HE'LL BE A REAL LIVE BOY!

Pat and Joe Posey, a Maryland couple, have "raised" a Cabbage Patch doll as their son, Kevin, for 19 years and, according to a report in The Sun newspaper, they prefer him to their real child, an adult daughter named Vicky.
Oh, her therapist must be one rich SOB.

[founder81]

SOMEDAY HE'LL BE A REAL LIVE BOY!

Pat and Joe Posey, a Maryland couple, have "raised" a Cabbage Patch doll as their son, Kevin, for 19 years and, according to a report in The Sun newspaper, they prefer him to their real child, an adult daughter named Vicky. The Poseys take Kevin with them everywhere, they talk to him and he responds (through a voice Joe puts on for him). Kevin has his own 1,000 square-foot playroom in the couple's home, a full wardrobe and a savings fund for when he goes to college. Joe says Kevin's favorite hobby is fishing, and father and son go on frequent trips to a pond near their home.

I feel sorry for the real kid.

"Mom I need clothes."
Mom tending to "kevin"
"MOM I need clothes, these have holes in them"
"You hear that Kevy, your so nice and queit compared to your sister. Who's mommy's good boy. Who's Mommy's good boy. That's right you."
Mom Hugs Kevy. Daughter goes to school with holey clothes.

[K'Nort]

Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd. (Nissui) has come up with a new flavour of fish-meat sausage designed specifically to attract children: strawberry milk, according to Mainichi Daily News.

Full story (http://www.just-food.com/news_detail.asp?art=61559)

[Grimm24]

By the hammer of Thor thats weird

[Deathstroke]

That's a weird ass story.

[founder81]

Well, that just made this lunch forgetting day that much easier.

[K'Nort]

Real press release:

Energy drinks get all the hype these days, but a healthier alternative with an enormous potential is hitting the shelves in the sizzling nutraceutical beverage market. The growth in nutraceutical beverages has been truly amazing, with formulation from Steven Seagal, who can now can add "Energy Drink formulator" to a list of talents that already includes veteran actor, singer/songwriter, guitarist, Aikido black belt and master herbalogist.

Maintaining an unrelenting schedule that would tire younger entrepreneurs, the 54-year-old Seagal has just completed two movies, "Into the Sun" and "Submerged." His album, "Songs from the Crystal Cave," released earlier this year, has already hit the pop charts in Europe. Lightning Bolt Energy Drink(TM) is the result of Seagal's travels in Asia in search of the botanicals believed to keep many locals disease-free for life. Seagal says he discovered the benefits of Asian Cordyceps (one of the most rare and treasured botanicals used in Chinese and Tibetan medicine for thousands of years) while researching immune builders in Asia. It promotes energy, vitality and longevity. Other unique ingredients of the drink include the Tibetan Goji Berry, a powerful anti-oxidant and a juice concentrate with a patented process that contains naturally occurring policosanols. Policosanols have been shown in clinical studies to lower cholesterol.

Lightning Bolt is the first energy drink made from 100% natural juice. It is all natural with no sugar added and also contains vitamins B3, B6, B12 and B5. "I have traveled the world creating this drink; there is none better that I know," says Seagal, who frequented Tibet and Japan in the 1960s and 1970s while learning Buddhism, martial arts and herbalogy. "I have included in this drink everything I could to strengthen the body."

The album bit is a bonus. Those wacky Euros and their musical 'taste.'

[Deathstroke]

Okay, that's just wacky!

[K'Nort]

This is a neat idea. Except for the bit about one individual representing a group, of course.

The journalist bit cracked me up.

Link to story (http://www.usatoday.com/news/offbeat/2005-08-17-lending_x.htm)

Swedish library launches 'borrow a person'

STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AFP) — If you're one of those people who thinks all lesbians are sexually frustrated or all animal rights activists aggressive, then a Swedish library project that allows you to "borrow" a real live human being rather than a book may provide some useful insight.

The Living Library project will enable people to come face-to-face with their prejudices in the hopes of altering their preconceived notions, Ulla Brohed of the Malmoe Library in southern Sweden told AFP.

"You sometimes hear people's prejudices and you realize that they are just uninformed," she said.

This weekend, nine people, including a homosexual, an imam, a journalist, a Muslim woman and a gypsy, will be available at the Malmoe Library for members of the public to "borrow" for a 45 minute conversation in the library's outdoor cafe.

"Maybe not all journalists are know-it-all and sensationalist, just unafraid and curious. Maybe not all animal rights activists are angry and intolerant, but intelligent and committed," she said.

The nine "items" on loan were not hard to find, Brohed said, but admitted that they would be paid "a small sum" for their efforts.

If the project is a success, the Malmoe Library may run it again later this year.

[Deathstroke]

This is a neat idea. Except for the bit about one individual representing a group, of course.

The journalist bit cracked me up.

Link to story (http://www.usatoday.com/news/offbeat/2005-08-17-lending_x.htm)

Can I borrow one of those Swedish blonde sex goddesses I keep seeing all the time?

[K'Nort]

Can I borrow one of those Swedish blonde sex goddesses I keep seeing all the time?

It did say you can't take them out of the building. Still worth it?

[Deathstroke]

It did say you can't take them out of the building. Still worth it?

For a chance to knock boots ahem...I mean converse...with a the blonde Swedish sex goddesses? Whoo Hoo!

Off to learn Swedish.

LOL!

[K'Nort]

Secret of Nimh II -- The Revenge (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050915/ap_on_sc/missing_mice)

[Deathstroke]

Here's one TV producer that is SO SCREWED!

Story Link (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050924/tv_nm/television_scam_dc)

[K'Nort]

Here's one TV producer that is SO SCREWED!

Story Link (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050924/tv_nm/television_scam_dc)

How exactly was he expecting to get away with that? Maybe he was going to leave the country and took too long.

[Deathstroke]

How exactly was he expecting to get away with that? Maybe he was going to leave the country and took too long.

I guess stupidity knows no bounds.

[hulahulk]

Here's one TV producer that is SO SCREWED!

Story Link (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050924/tv_nm/television_scam_dc)

The guy produced a film named "Hardbodies 2". "Screwed" is a very apt description! I wonder if he has a cameo....

[K'Nort]

I don't think this would particularly bother me. It's a heck of an anecdote.

In India, a kiss comes with a cost

By The Associated Press

NEW DELHI — India may be the land of the Kama Sutra, the ancient treatise on sex, but public displays of affection remain strictly taboo in the country's hinterlands, as an Israeli couple found out.

They were fined 500 Indian rupees ($11) each for embracing and kissing after getting married in a traditional Hindu ceremony in the northwestern Indian town Pushkar, the Asian Age newspaper reported yesterday.

The Israeli Embassy in New Delhi confirmed the incident and identified the couple as Alon Orpaz and Tehila Salev, who decided to get married while visiting India.

The Asian Age said priests at Pushkar's Brahma temple were so outraged when the couple smooched as hymns were still being chanted that they filed a police complaint.

A court in Pushkar then charged them with indecency and ordered them to pay the fine or face 10 days in prison, the newspaper reported. The couple decided to pay, it said.

"We will not tolerate any cultural pollution of this sort," the newspaper quoted a priest, Ladoo Ram Sharma, as saying.

[K'Nort]

This doesn't really qualify as weird but it doesn't qualify for its own thread either.

Wal-Mart has announced a deal with singer/actress Jessica Simpson for a line of beauty and body care products that will be called “Sweet Kisses” and available in three flavors - Vanilla Cupcake, Creme Brulee and Strawberry Sorbet.

Wouldn't a line of men's products by that name do better? (With different scents, of course.)

[Deathstroke]

Now this is just going to far.....

Story Link (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051015/bs_nm/manufacturing_mattel_dc)

[Deathstroke]

Okay, now this one is just too weird.

Woman with two Vaginas! (http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20051030/od_afp/britainhealthoffbeat)

[sehthan]

Okay, now this one is just too weird.

Yowza! Nice that everyone's apparently doing well, though.