The Devil Bat

Here's your Halloween treat! Just a little over an hour of Bela Lugosi and his gigundo flying rodent of death! Enjoy!

Posted By: Paul - Sat Oct 30, 2010 - Comments (3)
Category: Animals, Death, Horror, Humor, Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art, Movies, 1940s

Poison Squad

Poison Squad from Morpho Animation Studio on Vimeo.

From what I can deduce, this bizarre cartoon exists only as a trailer reel so far. But I'd certainly watch a full episode!

Posted By: Paul - Fri Oct 29, 2010 - Comments (6)
Category: Animals, Cartoons, Central America

Dolphin Invasion!

Remember the episode of The Simpsons where dolphins learned to walk on their tails and invaded the land? It's coming true, as you can see from the second picture in this post. Read the horrifying details here.

Posted By: Paul - Mon Oct 25, 2010 - Comments (9)
Category: Animals, Death, Horror, War

Dog Loves Koala

I bought this postcard yesterday. The back informs us that the dog is named "Husky" and hails from the Lone Pine Sanctuary in Queensland, Australia. Or did live there these many decades gone by.

His pal, the koala, is unnamed.

Posted By: Paul - Wed Oct 13, 2010 - Comments (3)
Category: Animals, Dogs, Australia

Weird Costumes

With Halloween just around the corner, you might want to visit this site featuring odd costumes for inspiration. Although I do not believe they feature this Japanese outfit to the right, which I found elsewhere.

Posted By: Paul - Tue Oct 12, 2010 - Comments (7)
Category: Animals, Costumes and Masks, Holidays, Genitals

les fêtes étranges

Awhile back I posted a link on here to an article about strange places to visit. More recently I wrote about unusual contests. Now I can combine the two! Men's magazine askmen.com has created a list of what they think are the top ten weird festivals held around the globe each year. For example, there's the Cow Painting Festival held in Luxembourg each summer. And you probably shouldn't miss the Moose Dropping Festival in Talkeetna, Alaska in July. Plus there's the So Joo Festival in Porto, Portugal in June - bring a hammer! You can see the entire list here.

Posted By: Nethie - Sun Oct 10, 2010 - Comments (2)
Category: Animals, Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Contests, Races and Other Competitions, Customs, Fairs, Amusement Parks, and Resorts, Magazines, Parades and Festivals

Proper Opossum Pedicure

Found by Selma Moss-Ward.

Posted By: Paul - Tue Sep 14, 2010 - Comments (10)
Category: Animals, Hygiene, Reader Recommendation

A Murder Of… Budgies?

The dark heart of a popular British pass-time was thrust into public view this week when allegations of sabotage, rustling and murder shook the world of... competitive budgerigar breeding.

On the eve of the prestigious Cornwall Budgerigar Show, the aviary of Andrew Pooley, one of South England's top budgie breeders, was broken into and 21 of his best birds were stolen. Worse still, several birds were badly injured and one, reigning "best of breed" title holder Penmead Pride, had been killed. Stamped on by the callous intruders.

Because their distinctive markings would be instantly recognised among the close-knit budgie fancying community, the score of stolen budgies are unlikely to ever make another show appearance. And that might suit the culprit just fine, if his intention was to eliminate the competition by fair means or (can't resist, sorry) fowl. Pooley had left the shed unlocked briefly when he ran an errand to the nearby town of Camelford from his home in Delabole in Cornwall, and only noticed something was wrong at 9.45 that evening, when he came to make a final check on his prized birds and was - in an suitably Harrissian moment - startled by the silence of the budgies. Police are still investigating whether this is the work of a competitor but Mr. Pooley is in no doubt.

"The person or people who did this must have known exactly which ones to take because they only targeted my show team," he told reporters (Daily Mail).

Posted By: Dumbfounded - Thu Sep 09, 2010 - Comments (17)
Category: Animals, Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Boredom, Contests, Races and Other Competitions, Crime, Hobbies and DIY, Obsessions

What A Way To Go

In December of 2007, Craig Taylor took shelter under an awning during a storm. The awning collapsed and killed the unfortunate Mr. Taylor. Tragic, sure. But weird? Well death by awning probably isn't common, but what makes this instance unique is what made the awning collapse in the first place... pigeon poo. Australian authorities have opened an inquest to determine what exactly caused Mr. Taylor to be crushed and are focusing on the amount of pigeon's droppings that had built up on the awning. And you thought pigeons only liked statues!

Posted By: Nethie - Sat Sep 04, 2010 - Comments (4)
Category: Accidents, Animals, Death, Excrement, More Things To Worry About, Australia

Dillo Holder

Yes, I know, you were all saddened recently when you couldn't afford that expensive beer that came in taxidermied animal bottles. Well, we here at WU never like to see our readers sad, so we offer you this charming item. Beer not included.

Order yours here.

Posted By: Paul - Thu Aug 26, 2010 - Comments (7)
Category: Animals, Domestic, Appliances, Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art, Alcohol