Amazon.com Widgets
Weird Universe Banner by Rick Altergott
 
Category: Holidays

PSA

image
The proprietors of WEIRD UNIVERSE sincerely regret not being able to inform you of this event in time to celebrate.

Please mark your calendar for next year.
Posted By: Paul | Date: Sun Jul 25, 2010 | Permalink | Comments (29)
Category: PSA's, Food, Holidays, 1940's

World Naked Gardening Day



Goldang it! Missed it again this year.

Stay tuned to this site, so as to celebrate in 2011.

Posted By: Paul | Date: Sat May 29, 2010 | Permalink | Comments (11)
Category: Holidays, Nature, Nudism

Devil’s Dance of Prizzi

The devil's dance of Prizzi from todavideo on Vimeo.



More information here.
Posted By: Paul | Date: Thu May 06, 2010 | Permalink | Comments (6)
Category: Holidays, Religion, Superstition, Foreign Customs, Europe

A Ban on Valentine’s Day?

When I was in the first, second and third grade, Valentine's Day was a big deal. We brought old shoe boxes to school and decorated them with red construction paper and pink and white hearts. Then we went around the room and stuffed cheaply made, store bought Valentines featuring silly cartoon characters into all the boxes. We had to bring enough for every child in the class so that no one would feel left out. Then we'd have a party, with cupcakes and punch, and got to read all our Valentines. That was over twenty years ago and I remember those days with fondness. But apparently those days are over for future generations, at least in Somerset, England. Peter Turner, the headmaster at Ashcombe Primary School (students aged four to eleven), has banned Valentine's exchanges on campus and any cards found in school will be taken away. Why? As Mr. Turner explains, "We believe that such ideas should wait until children are mature enough emotionally and socially to understand the commitment involved in having or being a boyfriend or girlfriend." Of course opinions from the parents differ, from approval, to outrage. You can read more about the ban here.
Posted By: Nethie | Date: Thu Feb 11, 2010 | Permalink | Comments (17)
Category: Education, Holidays

Coney Island



Please note the pinheads on display.
Posted By: Paul | Date: Tue Jan 26, 2010 | Permalink | Comments (2)
Category: Holidays, Human Marvels, Oceans and Maritime Pursuits, Pop Culture, Public Humiliation, Recreation, 1940's

Happy 2010 to One and All

Posted By: Paul | Date: Thu Dec 31, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (3)
Category: Holidays, 1960's

New Year’s Eve Anticipation!

Posted By: Paul | Date: Sat Dec 26, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (13)
Category: Holidays, Inebriation and Intoxicants, Public Indecency, Babies and Toddlers, Alcohol, Sex

Follies of the Mad Men #80



Nothing says Xmas like....?
Posted By: Paul | Date: Wed Dec 23, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (10)
Category: Holidays, Sexuality, Toys, Technology, Advertising

The Season for Drunken Elves

Posted By: Paul | Date: Mon Dec 21, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (3)
Category: Costumes and Masks, Holidays, Motor Vehicles, Alcohol

Smokes for Xmas



And yet another perfect Xmas present: cancer sticks!
Posted By: Paul | Date: Sun Dec 20, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (4)
Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Holidays, Tobacco and Smoking, 1950's
Page 1 of 5 pages  1 2 3 >  Last »
About Weird Universe
Weird Universe explores every aspect of a human and natural cosmos that is not only "stranger than we imagine, but stranger than we can imagine."

Suggest a link.

Search


Advanced Search
Who We Are
Alex Boese
Alex is best known as the curator of the Museum of Hoaxes, but he has also explored the world of weird science in his most recent book, Elephants on Acid: And Other Bizarre Experiments.

Paul Di Filippo
Paul has been paid to put weird ideas into fictional form for over thirty years, in his career as a noted science fiction writer. He has recently begun blogging on many curious topics with three fellow writers at The Inferior 4+1.

Chuck Shepherd
Chuck is the purveyor of News of the Weird, the syndicated column which for decades has set the gold-standard for reporting on oddities and the bizarre.

Our banner was drawn by the legendary underground cartoonist Rick Altergott.

Categories

1900's - 1910's - 1920's - 1930's - 1940's - 1950's - 1960's - 1970's - 1980's - 1990's - Accidents - Actors - Addictions - Advertising - Africa - Agriculture - Alcohol - Alex - Aliens - Ambiguity, Uncertainty and Deliberate Obscurity - Animals - Anniversary - Anthropology - Anthropomorphism - Appliances - Archaeology - Architecture - Armageddon and Apocalypses - Art - Asia - Australia - Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests - Babies - Babies and Toddlers - Backyard BBQ - Bathrooms - Baths, Showers and Other Cleansing Methods - Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues - Bestiality - Bicycles and Other Human-powered Vehicles - Billboards - Birth Control - Blood - Boats - Body - Body Fluids - Body Modifications - Body Painting - Bodybuilding - Bohemians, Beatniks, Hippies and Slackers - Books - Boredom - Brain - Brain Damage - Breasts - Buildings and Other Structures - Bums, Hobos, Tramps, Beggars, Panhandlers and Other Streetpeople - Business - Butt - Can't Possibly Be True - Candy - Cannibalism - Cars - Cartoons - Cats - Celebrities - Central America - Centuries - Ceremonies - Charity - Children - Chindogu - Chuck - Clowns - Collectors - Comedians - Comics - Comments - Communications - Computers - Conspiracy Theories and Theorists - Contest - Contests, Races and Other Competitions - Conventions - Cops - Corrections - Cosmetics - Costumes and Masks - Couples - Crafts - Crime - Cryptozoology - Curses - Customs - Dance - Daredevils, Stuntpeople and Thrillseekers - Death - Decades - Design and Designers - Destruction - Dinosaurs and Other Extinct Creatures - Diplomacy and Foreign Relations - Disabilities - Disasters - Disease - Divorce - Documentaries - Dogs - Domestic - Dreams and Nightmares - Drugs - Eating - Eccentrics - Education - Eighteenth Century - Elderly - Entertainment - Ethics and Morals - Ethnic Groupings - Europe - Excrement - Exercise and Fitness - Experiments - Explosives - Facial Hair - Fads - Fairs, Amusement Parks, and Resorts - Family - Fantasy - Farming - Fashion - Feet - Feminism - Fetish - Fetishes - Fictional Monsters - Fish - Flatulence - Flight - Food - Foreign Customs - Forteana - Frauds, Cons and Scams - Freaks, Oddities, Quirks of Nature - Furniture - Furries - Futurism - Gambling, Casinos, Lotteries and Other Games of Chance - Games - Geeks, Nerds and Pointdexters - Gender - Gender-bending - Genitals - Geography and Maps - Gods - Gonads - Goofs and Screw-ups - Government - Graffiti - Graphics - Guess the Scientist - Guns - Hair Styling - Health - Hermits - Historical Figure - History - Hoaxes and Imposters and Imitators - Hobbies and DIY - Holidays - Hollywood - Hookers - Horror - Hospitals - Hotels - Human Marvels - Humor - Husbands - Hygiene - India - Inebriation and Intoxicants - Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art - Infantilism - Injuries - Insects - Insurance - Interior Decorating - Internet - Inventions - Jabberwocky, Scat Singing, Nonsense Verse and Glossolalia - Jobs and Occupations - Jokes - Judges - Juvenile Delinquency - Kitsch and Collectibles - Landmarks - Landscaping - Languages - Law - Lawsuits - LGBT - Libraries - Lies, Dishonesty and Cheating - Literature - Magazines - Magic and Illusions and Sleight of Hand - Marriage - Martial Arts - Mass Transit - Medicine - Men - Mental Health and Insanity - Middle East - Midwest Divisions Friday Feast - Military - Mistranslations - Money - Monuments - More Things To Worry About - Motor Vehicles - Motorcycles - Movies - Museums - Music - Myths and Fairytales - Name That List - Native Americans - Natural Resources - Natural Wonders - Nature - New Age - New Zealand - Newspapers - NGOs - Nineteenth Century - North America - Nudism - Nutrition - Obesity - Obituaries - Obscenity - Obsessions - Oceans and Maritime Pursuits - Odd Names - Officials - Opera - Outsider Art - Overpriced Merchandise - Parades and Festivals - Paradoxes, Enigmas and Other Conundrums - Paranormal - Parents - Parody - Patriotism - Paul - Performance Art - Perfume and Cologne and Other Scents - Pets - Philosophy - Photography and Photographers - Pimps and Whores - Pirates - Poetry - Political Correctness - Politics - Pop Art - Pop Culture - Pornography - Postal Services - Posters - Pranks - Pregnancy - Prisons - Products - PSA's - Psychedelic - Psychology - Public Humiliation - Public Indecency - Puppets and Automatons - Quizzes - Racism - Rants, Warnings, Jeremiads, Prophecies and Cassandra-like Figures - Reader Recommendation - Real Estate - Recreation - Recurring - Regionalism - Regulations - Religion - Restaurants - Retail Establishments - Riots, Protests and Civil Disobedience - Robots - Roleplayers and Re-enactors - Royalty - Rube Goldberg Devices - Russia - S&M - Scary Criminals - Scatology - Scholarship - School - Science - Science Fiction - Screams, Grunts and Other Exclamations - Screwups - Seasonal - Self-help Schemes - Seventeenth Century - Sex - Sex Lives Worse Than Yours - Sex Symbols - Sexuality - Shoes - Shopping - ShowBiz - Sightseeing - Signage - Skin and Skin Conditions - Slang - Sleep and Dreams - Smoking and Tobacco - South America - South Pacific - Space Travel - Sports - Stamps - Statues, Monuments and Memorials - Stereotypes and Cliches - Stomach - Stop-motion Animation - Strange Candidates - Stupid Criminals - Stupidity - Subcultures - Subways - Superheroes - Superstition - Surgery - Surrealism - Swimming, Snorkeling, and Diving - Synchronicity - Synchronicity and Coincidence - Tattoos - Technology - Teenagers - Television - Terrorism and Terrorists - Theater and Stage - Time-travel - Tobacco and Smoking - Tools - Torture - Toys - Tradesmen, Manual Laborers, and Skilled Workers - Trains - Transportation - Travel - Trucks - TV News - Underwear - Unsolved Mysteries - Urban Life - Utilities - Vaudeville - Vegetables - Vegetarians and Vegans - Video - Videogames - Violence - War - Weapons - Weather - Weddings - Weird Names - Weird Studies and Guides - Weird Theory - Weird Universe - Wild West and US Frontier - Wives - Women - Work and Vocational Training - World - World Records - Writers - Yesterday's Tomorrows - Your Daily Jury Duty - Your Daily Loser

Monthly Archives

Syndicate

All original content in posts is Copyright © 2008 by the author of the post, either Alex Boese ("Alex"), Paul Di Filippo ("Paul"), or Chuck Shepherd ("Chuck"). All rights reserved. The banner illustration at the top of this page is Copyright © 2008 by Rick Altergott.