Stupidity
Ouch A Squirrel!
Forgot the beer on Christmas? That's a beating with a ceramic squirrel. The cops didn't buy the 'he just fell' excuse either.
Posted By: Alex - Fri Dec 27, 2013 -
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Category: Stupidity
It Pays to Be Ignorant
We could use such a satirical show today.
Full history here.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Sep 24, 2013 -
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Category: Contests, Races and Other Competitions, Radio, Stupidity, Television, 1940s, 1950s
Professional Staring
Braco's silent gaze is said to effect "incredible healings and other spontaneous changes" in people.
And if you're ever in San Diego, I'd be happy to stare at you for a couple of hours, for an appropriate sum. My silent gaze has been known to provoke acute feelings of discomfort in people.
Posted By: Alex - Fri May 24, 2013 -
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Category: New Age, Stupidity
Sh*tty Jobs Can Be Yours!
Apparently not a Monty Python skit.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Aug 28, 2012 -
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Category: Bombast, Bloviation and Pretentiousness, Business, Hygiene, Excrement, Propaganda, Thought Control and Brainwashing, Slavery, Bondage and Indenture, Sleaze and Sleazeballs, Stupidity
Dimensions
Dimensions by Bernard Longpré, National Film Board of Canada
Ostensibly a primer in spatial awareness for kids, this drug-addled escapade is really an elaborate allegory for sexual tension. The geeky male's inability to physically connect with, mate with, or ultimately please the attractive female. Watch, and see if you don't agree.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Aug 27, 2012 -
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Category: Confusion, Misunderstanding, and Incomprehension, Drugs, Geeks, Nerds and Pointdexters, Sexuality, Stupidity, Surrealism, 1960s
Dumb History
Just got my copy of this title, and it looks like a winner for all WU-vies. I'll report more soon.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Mar 18, 2012 -
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Category: History, Stupidity, Weird Studies and Guides, Books
The Standing Broom of Prattville
The Prattville Standing Broom is an old story from 2009, but I think it deserves a place on WU.Especially since it's inspired an entire subgenre of broom-standing-on-their-own videos on youtube. Here's just one, picked at random:
Posted By: Alex - Sun Mar 18, 2012 -
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Category: Stupidity, Interior Decorating
Electrified Lunch Box
Wonder why this never caught on...?
Original article here. (Scroll up one page.)
Posted By: Paul - Mon Nov 21, 2011 -
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Category: Food, Inventions, Stupidity, 1940s
Jack Kirby Omnibus
If you enjoy old school comics, especially by the master, Jack Kirby, you'll want to purchase the volume depicted at right. It's full of Silver Age weirdness in the unselfconscious manner of the day.Here's my favorite example, from the story titled "I Was Big-Game on Neptune."
An Earthman is kidnapped and finds himself in prison with five other beings, all uniquely bizarre. Pretty hard to mistake one for another, right?
Not according to our hero, who has to label them for ease of identification, with hard-to-distinguish-at-a-distance nametags!
I love the expression on the beaky face of the orange guy. He's thinking, "This guy is dumber than a bag of Saturnian hammers!"
Posted By: Paul - Sat Sep 24, 2011 -
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Category: Aliens, Stupidity, Comics, 1950s
Kiev Bridge Climb
Do not try this at home.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Sep 17, 2011 -
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Category: Buildings and Other Structures, Daredevils, Stuntpeople and Thrillseekers, Stupidity, Russia
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