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First Ever WU-vention!
Okay, it's not yet as big and popular as Burning Man, but the first gathering of WU-vies has occured. KW, Jules and Madd Maxx chose to meet recently. And here's photographic proof.Syrup shortages were reported in the region throughout the following week.
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Posted By: Paul - Wed Apr 15, 2009 -
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Category: Conventions, Daredevils, Stuntpeople and Thrillseekers, Food, Human Marvels, Obsessions, Photography and Photographers, Restaurants, Signage, Subcultures, Public Indecency, Sex Symbols, Reader Recommendation, Bohemians, Beatniks, Hippies and Slackers
Junk Food Junkie
Posted By: Paul - Wed Apr 15, 2009 -
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Category: Food, Nutrition, Humor, Music
Breatharian FAQ
Posted By: Paul - Fri Apr 10, 2009 -
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Category: Eccentrics, Food, Frauds, Cons and Scams, Religion, Self-help Schemes
The Sourtoe Cocktail Club
The rules for joining the Sourtoe Cocktail Club are simple. Go to the Downtown Hotel in Dawson City, Yukon. While there consume any drink that has floating in it a severed human toe that has been dehydrated and preserved in salt. The bar conveniently keeps a supply of such toes. While consuming the drink, your lips must touch the toe. And that's it. You're a member of the club.The rules used to be a bit more strict. Namely, that the toe had to be floating in a beer glass full of champagne. But over the years they've relaxed that requirement.
If you're really brave, you can order a Five Toe Sourtoe Cocktail.
The tradition dates from 1973 when a dried up toe was discovered that, legend had it, belonged to a 1920s rum-smuggler named Louie Liken. What better use for the toe, the hotel figured, than to put it in a drink. Over the years the original toe was lost, but apparently it hasn't been hard to find replacements.
Posted By: Alex - Fri Apr 03, 2009 -
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Category: Body, Food, Inebriation and Intoxicants
Temple Explodes the Chicken Cube
One menu listing "temple explodes the chicken cube" I would dismiss as random Engrish. But two menus? Maybe this is a popular dish.
Posted By: Alex - Thu Apr 02, 2009 -
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Category: Food, Asia
Death by Molasses
Posted By: Paul - Wed Apr 01, 2009 -
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Category: Death, Destruction, Food, 1910s, North America
Follies of the Mad Men #58
Message: your delicious new Skoda will fall apart in the first rainstorm.Skoda Car Commercial - The Cake - A funny movie is a click away
Posted By: Paul - Tue Mar 17, 2009 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Food, Cars
Obama Fingers
Sprehe Foods has decided to call its new line of frozen chicken strips "Obama Fingers." The name doesn't sound appetizing to me, but then these will be sold in Germany, the land of Armin Meiwes, so I figure Sprehe must know its market. And they come with a curry dip! [Spiegel]
Posted By: Alex - Thu Mar 12, 2009 -
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Category: Cannibalism, Food, Politics
Tribute to the Doner Kebab
Posted By: Paul - Mon Mar 09, 2009 -
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Category: Food, Music, Foreign Customs, Cartoons, Middle East
Happy Cheese Parings Day
Let's take a moment to remember Thor Bjørklund, the Norwegian inventor of the cheese slicer. From Wikipedia:And on this day, in 1925, he received a patent for the cheese slicer. According to blather.net, "27 February ever since has been celebrated as osteskorperdagen, 'cheese-parings day', the biggest holiday in the Norwegian calendar, when everyone gorges themselves on thin slices of cheese in the cold, icy streets."
Sounds to me like a good way to spend the day.
Posted By: Alex - Fri Feb 27, 2009 -
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Category: Food, Holidays, Inventions, Patents
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