Weird Universe Archive
May 2009
May 12, 2009
This Ain’t Star Trek XXX, but it looks like it
With all great films come the pornographic remake and Star Trek is no different. I came across the trailer on youtube, which is safe for work, but has a couple suggestive scenes. Now without further ado:
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a Not So Bright Lawyer Gets the Boot..Denver Style
Bangor Maine police applied the immobilization device called the Denver Boot after at least three parking tickets went unpaid. While not exactly a world-class scofflaw, Michael Harman did what few have tried before. He attempted to drive with the boot still attached to the wheel of his truck.Bangor Daily News
Posted By: hickory_johnson - Tue May 12, 2009 -
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Some Food Related Weirdness
Chocolate, you can eat it, drink it, even inhale it, and now you can run a car on it as boffins from the University of Warwick in the UK have designed a "Formula 3" racing car that runs on chocolate oil. As an added bonus, the car's body was made from potatoes (BBC News).Meanwhile, in Bethlehem PA, Hipolito Junior Vasquez is the main suspect in a string of burglaries where the perpetrator elected to also vandalise his victims' apartments by smearing the walls with paint and chocolate pudding. Police first suspected Vasquez was their man when he was apprehended
And if that wasn't enough, a current UK advertising campaign for "Mikado" biscuits has raised some eyebrows and quite a few hackles after it depicted a secretary inadvertently taking 'upskirt' photocopies of herself while trying to reach a box of the apparently irresistible snacks, just as her boss walks in on her. The British agency responsible for advertising standards said it had received 141 complaints, but admitted that it was powerless to act as the item adhered to all the guidelines concerning high-fat foods, and was not shown at a time when it might be viewed by minors (The Sun - includes video).
According to Bon Appetit magazine, there are a number of "superfoods" that have been shamefully overlooked by most dieticians, and the top disregarded superfood is... bacon. Their argument is that 45% of bacon's fat is of the monounsaturated type that is supposed to actually lower cholesterol, and moreover half of that is the same type, oleic acid, found in ultra-healthy olive oil. Hence, it is claimed, bacon might really be half as healthy as olives and 100 times as delicious (Bon Appetit).
And bacon is not just good for your heart, your head could benefit as well. According to Dr. Elin Roberts of the "Centre for Life" in Newcastle, England, bacon is just the thing to cure a hangover. Bacon, with the obligatory side of eggs, provides just the cholesterol, amino acids and amines needed to cure the headache, stiffness and nausea brought about by a night of overindulgence, Roberts suggests. Let's hope he hasn't been a bit rasher (News Blaze).
With bacon now well established as the wonderfood of tomorrow, it is perhaps very prescient of three American entrepreneurs to launch the next must have product, "Wake n'Bacon". Simply place a frozen strip of bacon in the Wake n' Bacon the night before, and 10 minutes before the desired waking time, two halogen lights come on to slow cook the bacon to perfection, hence waking you with the delicious smell of bacon. Pure, pure genius (LikeCool.com).
In a late-breaking bacon bonus (cheers Matt), the healthy and healing wonder-meat might also be a future source of planet saving bio-diesel. Husband and wife team Dan and Tracy Kaderabek have formed Bio-Blend Fuels, a company that takes the fat that drips off pre-cooked bacon as it is microwaved and converts it into a carbon-neutral, smoke free fuel. As an added bonus, the exhaust smells like cooking bacon, thereby making the world a happier place (HTR News).
Posted By: Dumbfounded - Tue May 12, 2009 -
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Category: Design and Designers, Food, Health, Stupid Criminals, Advertising
Heaven Help A Sailor
Posted By: Paul - Tue May 12, 2009 -
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Category: Movies, Music, Oceans and Maritime Pursuits, Sexuality, 1940s, South Pacific, Tattoos
Sunflower Carnival
What is weirder? The fact that our ancestors dedicated a festival to the humble sunflower, or the fact that we don't?In any case, here are some shots from the 1899 Sunflower Carnival Parade, Colorado Springs, Colorado, courtesy of the Library of Congress.
As always, click to enlarge.
Posted By: Paul - Tue May 12, 2009 -
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Category: Agriculture, Parades and Festivals, Political Correctness, Regionalism, Nineteenth Century
Mill Ends Park
In the middle of Portland, Oregon there is a small oasis of weirdness called Mill Ends Park. According to Wikipedia, Mill Ends Park:is a small park that was created on St. Patrick's Day, 1948, to be a colony for leprechauns and a location for snail races. It is the smallest park in the world, according to the Guinness Book of Records, which first granted it this recognition in 1971. The park is a circle 2 ft (0.61 m) across, with a total area of 452 sq in (0.292 m2), in a traffic median which in 1948 was intended to be the site for a light pole.
I've never been to Portland, but if I ever make it up there, I'll make a point to visit this park.
Posted By: Alex - Tue May 12, 2009 -
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Category: Nature, Urban Life
Your Daily Loser & Jury Duty for May 12th
Your Daily Loser - During an argument back in October of 2006, Chytoria Graham picked up her infant son and swung him like a baseball bat, hitting her boyfriend, and fracturing the baby's skull (the boy survived). She was sentenced to 10 years in prison. So why is she back in the news? Because Chytoria is appealing her sentence and claims the public defenders who represented her at trial were ineffective. She's also just been released on bail.Jury Duty - Some people just don't see the line between acceptable and not acceptable. Todd Marcum, of Salem, Oregon, is one of those people. Marcum was arrested for putting an electronic, shocking dog collar on his children. And not because they were misbehaving, but because he thought it was funny. The Story. // The Mugshot.
Posted By: Nethie - Tue May 12, 2009 -
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Category: Babies, Crime, Domestic, Family, Your Daily Jury Duty, Your Daily Loser, Goofs and Screw-ups
What NOT To Say At Work
There are some very specific things you shouldn't say to your co-workers. Offensive things. Questions and comments that could lead to a lawsuit, or getting fired. But how do you know exactly what those things are? Aside from using your common sense, the Delaware Department of Transportation was kind enough to make this brochure. They also issued an apology when, surprise!, people found the brochure to be offensive.
Posted By: Nethie - Tue May 12, 2009 -
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Category: Communications, Government, Jobs and Occupations, Signage, Work and Vocational Training
May 11, 2009
Victor Borge as the Piano Tuner
I've seen a lot of Victor Borge, and was please to stumble on this older piece!!
Posted By: gdanea - Mon May 11, 2009 -
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Professor Music’s Weird Links
Hi everybody! This is my first direct posting to WeirdUniverse.At some point, she just stopped caring.
One of the great things about the Internet(s) is, if you suffer/are afflicted by something obscure, there is a Forum for you to share with others. Grinding your teeth? Welcome!
A collection of the most expensive and most worthless items in the world. (And a great URL, too!)
Another Study that hasn't found a cure for cancer: "Can People Distinguish Pâté from Dog Food?" and it concluded that, well, 5 out of 6 people can't.
I don't know the name of this Fetish; if you do, please inform the rest of us! (Possibly safe for work, but they will look askance forever after).
Laterz,
Prof. Music
Posted By: Professor Music - Mon May 11, 2009 -
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