Weird Universe Archive
January 2016
January 16, 2016
Armored Velvet
This stuff sounds like having a shag carpet sprayed onto your walls. Might have been a cool effect for a bachelor pad.Unfortunately I can't find any pictures of what it looked like, so I can't tell how awesome/disgusting the stuff really was. I bet the fibers would get easily torn off, and then how would you patch it?
It seems to have disappeared from the market sometime around 1970.
The Deseret News - Oct 18, 1967
Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph - Aug 10, 1968
Posted By: Alex - Sat Jan 16, 2016 -
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Category: Interior Decorating, 1960s
Kenny The Tiger
Of course Kenny the tiger did not have Downs syndrome, his deformities were due to inbreeding. He was an interesting looking cat though. Unfortunately, Kenny's lifespan was significantly shortened as well, he only lived for 10 years. So to the breeders, in the words of Kyle and Stan on South Park, "They killed Kenny!" "You bastards!"
Posted By: Alex - Sat Jan 16, 2016 -
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Category: Animals, Freaks, Oddities, Quirks of Nature, Health, Nature
King Louis Narcisse
A type of extravagant preaching that seems less prevalent today.
His Wikipedia page here.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Jan 16, 2016 -
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Category: Eccentrics, Ethnic Groupings, Religion, 1960s
January 15, 2016
Jungle Yachts in the Belgian Congo
Holy cats! Look at those gorgeous weird trailers!
Posted By: Paul - Fri Jan 15, 2016 -
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Category: Design and Designers, Ethnic Groupings, Motor Vehicles, Foreign Customs, 1940s, Africa
Longshot Bet
In 1997 Steve Caldicott of Birmingham placed a bet with William Hill Bookmakers that his son Jack, who was 3½ months old, would score a goal for England in the World Cup final in 2018. If he scores, Steve will win $1.67 million.Jack is now 19. Any sign that he's a budding soccer star? He's still got two years to go. But, of course, England will also have to make it to the World Cup final.
Southern Illinoisan - Jan 16, 1997
Posted By: Alex - Fri Jan 15, 2016 -
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Category: 1990s, Gambling, Casinos, Lotteries and Other Games of Chance
January 14, 2016
Horse on a bean bag?
The title of this work is "Moje Sabz." It was created by Iranian-born artist Soheila Sokhanvari, and is currently on display at the Champagne Life exhibition in London, which is a showcase of art by women.
So what exactly is going on in the piece? Is it a horse on a bean bag? A horse with an airbag? The Saatchi Gallery explains that it's actually about "the ‘Green Movement’ uprising of 2009 [in Iran], in which violent protesters’ demonstrations lead to the annulment of a fraudulent election result."
Well, now that's pointed out, it's obvious really.
[For the record, I would LOVE to have this piece on display in my living room, though a) I couldn't afford it, and b) my wife would divorce me if I did.]
Posted By: Alex - Thu Jan 14, 2016 -
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Category: Art
Yvonne Meier
I regret that I cannot find any relevant videos of Ms. Meier in performance. But perhaps these stills and text will suffice to convey her uniqueness. Spare no expense to rush to NYC to catch this act!
Another view of determination emerged on Monday, courtesy of the bold downtown choreographer Yvonne Meier. In “Durch Nacht und Nebel” (“By Night and Fog”), she keeps her audacious reputation intact, as well as her predilection for props. Here, they include a hefty mound of rubble, plastic eggs with baby dolls inside — she shoves them in her mouth — and Band-Aids. They cover much of Ms. Meier’s voluptuous, nearly naked body; as she shakes, they quiver, transforming her skin into scales.
Fearlessly morphing from one creature to the next — one transformation involved an orange bodysuit affixed with the plastic babies, and in another, she was coated in black paint — she exposed her aging body with aplomb.
Source of text.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Jan 14, 2016 -
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Category: Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art, Avant Garde, Dance
Send A Tasteful Gift
Great new gift to send to special friends, Dick in a Box. Its a phallus shaped candy, and there are choices so you can pick your dick to send. NSFW at link and in comments section.
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Posted By: Alex - Thu Jan 14, 2016 -
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Category: Jokes, Pranks, Genitals
Turkey Flight
I am sure you have heard of emotional support animals. They soothe people with mental issues and are afforded the same exemptions to enter places as service animals such as seeing eye dogs. Most often emotional support animals are dogs and cats, but not always. When someone has an unusual support animal like, say, a turkey, that animal is also allowed to accompany the person. Everywhere, even on an airplane. A turkey on an airplane, I wonder if the TSA patted down that passenger.
Posted By: Alex - Thu Jan 14, 2016 -
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Category: Animals
January 13, 2016
Universal Colorblindness Test
New stuff from artist Jonathon Keats. He's developed what he calls a "Universal Colorblindness Test," which combines the standard colorblindness test with the new fad for adult coloring books.He describes it as the first colorblindness test that will "adapt to each viewer’s eyesight as the viewer colors them in." He adds, "My test is the first to internalize chromatic subjectivity, ensuring equally positive test results for everybody.”
Available at Walls360.
Posted By: Alex - Wed Jan 13, 2016 -
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Category: Art, Eyes and Vision
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