(This is a very cool story..just chill out baby…ah man, that’s fukn cold…out of the oven and into the cooler…okay…I’ll stop now…cd) BOSTON – Infants whose brains are starved of oxygen at birth stand a better chance of surviving without damage if their body temperatures are chilled by 6 degrees Fahrenheit for three days, a…
Category: Oddities
other odd stuff
Anil Dash
(I saw this on Anil Dash this morning and thought it was funny enough to pass on to you….whoever you are…cd) Anil Dash Now, I’m as skeptical as the next person in regard to Google’s “Dont Be Evil” mantra, which makes me snicker just because , well, it seems like an awfully low bar to…
Freakish Jehovahs Witness Pictures
(My aunt was a JW and used to take us to meetings in order to try to save our godless little souls. It never worked, honestly, the people were usually pretty nice but the religion was far too weird for me. The following pages reflect that….enjoy…cd) Pictures
maryjane
(This comes to you via Bob at the Oahu Dive Center cd) It starts out with a typical kids church song, but be patient. Wait a little over a minute, and see what happens. While you’re waiting, you can click around on the family, but I would wait. Lot of other freaky goings on in…
Cops nab sex offender clad in rope, feces
( I have to wonder if this guy was thinking to himself…”Hey, this is a good idea! Yeah, I’ll do that!” cd) Cops nab sex offender clad in rope, feces Cops Nab Sex Offender Clad in Rope, Feces A registered sex offender who fashioned a loin cloth from a rope and piece of lawn furniture…
BBC NEWS | UK | Hair-raising surprise for baboon
A new baby at a Devon zoo has been attracting a lot of attention – for all the wrong reasons. The bald truth is that Reggie the hamadryas baboon has had his hair licked off with some excessive tender loving care by his mother. Reggie was born at Paignton Zoo three weeks ago, weighing 18oz…
Mistake Leads to 29-Cent Gas Price – Yahoo! News
(I like that there is absolutely no mention of personal ethics in this…this story is painted in tones of ‘what good luck!’ and yet the gas station owner has just lost hundreds of dollars on what isn’t really nearly so profitable a business as you might expect…it’s usually not shell or chevron that own/operate these…
Stinking Bishop lives in fear of the Wallace & Gromit effect
I am a big fan of Wallace and Gromit….this story is almost too surreal to believe, but it is true. I am trying to find some Stinking Bishop for a certain cheese lover I know…it seems almost impossible to find…cd Guardian Unlimited Film | News | Stinking Bishop lives in fear of the Wallace &…
Am I Right – Misheard Lyrics and Song Parodies
This is your Aloha Friday, waste some time at work, learn some funny-odd-disturbing shit website….My little gift to you to celebrate the work week being done….cd Am I Right – Misheard Lyrics and Song Parodies
Diamonds made from Dead People
This picture released by LifeGem, shows one of their creations: a diamond made from the ashes of cremated remains. LifeGem uses super-hot ovens to transform ashes to graphite and then presses the stone into blue and yellow diamonds that retail for anywhere from 2,700 to 20,000 USD(AFP/LifeGem-HO)