Weird Universe Archive
January 2016
January 9, 2016
Bread Face Blog
How to turn your offbeat fetish into Internet fame: an anonymous blogger is gaining a huge following by posting videos in which she smashes her face into bread products. She's even been profiled by the NY Times.
Posted By: Alex - Sat Jan 09, 2016 -
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Category: Food
Thai Parkour Commercial
Posted By: Paul - Sat Jan 09, 2016 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Daredevils, Stuntpeople and Thrillseekers, Asia
January 8, 2016
Concert for fetuses
The first ever concert for fetuses was held a few weeks ago. Soraya Arnelas sang Christmas songs to a group of expectant mothers who were wearing the Babypod speaker, which is a speaker worn inside their hoo-ha, tampon-like.There have been devices in the past which were designed to play sounds for fetuses, such as the Fetal Educator Strap, but Babypod claims to be the first to play the sounds inside the body itself, rather than through the abdomen, and they think this is a big breakthrough.
More: The Drum, Her Family.
Posted By: Alex - Fri Jan 08, 2016 -
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Category: Babies, Music
A Day in the Life of a Kitchen
"Little space capsules of ice cream and cookies!"
Posted By: Paul - Fri Jan 08, 2016 -
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Category: Domestic, Appliances, Family, Wives, Food, Stereotypes and Cliches, 1960s
January 7, 2016
Free Hot Lunch
Did someone say free food?
The Milwaukee Journal — Jun 17, 1990
You can purchase some Free Hot Lunch for only $9.49 at Amazon:
Posted By: Alex - Thu Jan 07, 2016 -
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Category: Food, Music, 1990s
Desk Riders
I sure would like to know more about this system/device/technology, but I can't google up anything else. Maybe WU-vies can help!
Original article here.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Jan 07, 2016 -
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Category: Business, Technology, 1930s
January 6, 2016
Kosher Cannabis
Vireo Health, a company in New York that supplies medical marijuana, is now having their product certified Kosher. Apparently this would not normally be necessary except that some of the cannabis will be used in baked goods. So, because some of it will be eaten it must be certified Kosher for those who keep Kosher. Pot, its becoming more mainstream everyday.
Posted By: Alex - Wed Jan 06, 2016 -
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Category: Drugs, Food, Religion
Careers for Girls
In 1990, Parker Brothers released a new board game called "Careers for Girls" in which players could choose from six jobs: supermom, rock star, school teacher, fashion designer, animal doctor, and college graduate.
By contrast, the career options in the non-gendered version of Careers included things such as Ecology, Teaching, Sports, Computer Science, Space, Show Biz, Big Business, and Politics. (The game was invented in 1955, and the various career options changed over the years.)
Of course, the company got slammed for being sexist and soon discontinued the "for girls" version of the game, claiming a "lack of mass appeal."
The Big Game Hunter blog offers more background on the history of the Careers game and its original inventor, James Cooke Brown (science fiction author and creator of the artificial language, Loglan).
The Southeast Missourian — Nov 26, 1990
Posted By: Alex - Wed Jan 06, 2016 -
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Category: Games, 1990s
Kiddy Boxing
Posted By: Paul - Wed Jan 06, 2016 -
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Category: Martial Arts, Children
January 5, 2016
Tricycle operator deemed reckless
It'd be interesting to know what the ruling was in this case, but I haven't been able to find any follow-up articles. The answer is probably hidden somewhere in a court archive.The story reminds me of that more recent case of the aunt who claimed that her 8-year-old nephew's "exuberant hug" broke her wrist, so she sued him for $127,000 in damages. (Yeah, I know, she had to sue for insurance reasons. Perhaps this 1961 case had a similar motive.)
The Daily Capital News (Jefferson City, Missouri) — Jan 27, 1961
Tricycle Operator Said Too Reckless
STEPHENVILLE, Tex. (AP) — Eddie Jones, 3, was described as "a reckless and incompetent tricycle operator" in a $50,000 damage suit in district court Tuesday.
The petition, filed by Homer Wolfe against Eddie's father, Ed Jones, alleges that Wolfe's wife, Bertha, was employed as a maid in Jones' home when she was struck by a tricycle last Aug. 26. The petition alleges she suffered extensive injuries and mental anguish.
"Little Eddie, who was on his tricycle, gathered a full head of steam and without a warning yell of any nature propelled his tricycle with great force into the body of Bertha Wolfe while her back was turned," the petition charged.
The plaintiff contends that the senior Jones knew that his son "was a reckless and incompetent operator of the tricycle."
STEPHENVILLE, Tex. (AP) — Eddie Jones, 3, was described as "a reckless and incompetent tricycle operator" in a $50,000 damage suit in district court Tuesday.
The petition, filed by Homer Wolfe against Eddie's father, Ed Jones, alleges that Wolfe's wife, Bertha, was employed as a maid in Jones' home when she was struck by a tricycle last Aug. 26. The petition alleges she suffered extensive injuries and mental anguish.
"Little Eddie, who was on his tricycle, gathered a full head of steam and without a warning yell of any nature propelled his tricycle with great force into the body of Bertha Wolfe while her back was turned," the petition charged.
The plaintiff contends that the senior Jones knew that his son "was a reckless and incompetent operator of the tricycle."
Posted By: Alex - Tue Jan 05, 2016 -
Comments (3)
Category: Lawsuits, 1960s
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