Weird Universe Archive

June 2010

June 20, 2010

Cat Documentary

Here's another avenue to fame -- hook a camera to your cat and set it to take pictures every two minutes.

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It gets better.The cat just had an exhibit in Seattle and was filmed by Animal Planet. He's also had an exhibit at the Chicago Nature Museum.

Special note: he has recently upgraded to video -- shooting for 2 minutes of every four.

Here's the web link:

http://www.photographercat.com/

Posted By: gdanea - Sun Jun 20, 2010 - Comments (1)
Category: Animals

June 19, 2010

Corn Dogs

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Summer is almost here, the ultimate corn dog season. (But is there ever a wrong time for corn dogs?)

Stock up now on batter mix and a special deep fryer, from this vendor.

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Posted By: Paul - Sat Jun 19, 2010 - Comments (3)
Category: Addictions, Animals, Food, Kitsch and Collectibles, Regionalism

June 18, 2010

More Engrish

Please note that my recent little trip to the islands wasn't in vain.

Having trouble with that annoying town just down the road? Well, here's a little shop that could be the answer to your prayers.
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More in extended >>

Posted By: Expat47 - Fri Jun 18, 2010 - Comments (4)
Category:

Cat Fight!


Radio station KDWB In Stillwater, Minnesota sponsored a 'Booty Cruise' with alcohol and strippers. The night was going fine and suddenly a fight broke out amongst the guests. Well, guys get like tha...wait...what... oh, it was a cruise for women. The strippers were men, and they weren't the ones fighting.

Posted By: Alex - Fri Jun 18, 2010 - Comments (4)
Category:

Don’t Be A Sucker!

Posted By: Paul - Fri Jun 18, 2010 - Comments (2)
Category: Frauds, Cons and Scams, Patriotism, PSA’s, 1940s

Professor Music’s Weird Links

Why is the English-speaking world expected to recognize Belgium as a unit of measurement?

Pin-up X-rays: completely safe for work

Voted "Most Likely to Kill" in their High School Yearbook

For patty:

Watch paint dry

Watch grass grow





Posted By: Professor Music - Fri Jun 18, 2010 - Comments (6)
Category:

OOPS!

Joe Cooper just wanted to participate in a fundraiser for the local hospital. Instead he ended up a patient there. The Trees Pub in Birstall, England was holding the fundraiser where Joe and 10 of his friends were waxing themselves to raise money. Joe, apparently being the brave sort, was not satisfied with just waxing his chest hair for the Hospital fund. He agreed to get his nether regions waxed in what is referred to as a Brazilian. Well, the over eager waxer was a bit to rough and Poor Joe lost some skin. Enough skin to send him to the hospital. Enough skin that the doctor said if any more would have come off so would Joe's testicle. Wow that's gotta sting!

Posted By: Alex - Fri Jun 18, 2010 - Comments (4)
Category:

June 17, 2010

Sunshine Makers Cartoon by Borden

I love this cartoon!! Not only does Borden endorse injesting glowing liquid sunshine (radium?), but it encourages fighting a war with the evil sunshine haters -- even making them swallow the glowing liquid so they, too, glow!!




Watch the war start about 4:30.
Don't miss the "We're Happy When We're Sad" song, and the "Hail His Majesty the Sun" song at the beginning.
This was made in 1935, just a few years before the Seven Dwarves, and yet it reminds me of the Smurfs for some reason. Why are there no women?

Posted By: gdanea - Thu Jun 17, 2010 - Comments (4)
Category: Art

June 16, 2010

Cause And Effect?

Defense lawyers in a Texas capital murder case that is in the penalty phase want to use footage of a 20 year old episode of 'Cops' to try and keep their client off of death row. Nicolas-Michael Edwin Jean, 22, killed a 37 year old Pearland,Texas woman last year. When Jean was 2 years old he was caught on film during a Houston Police response to a domestic dispute between his grandparents. There was a gun involved as well as physical violence, and his attorneys hope to get him life in prison as opposed to the needle because of his terrible upbringing. Think of how many children are, unfortunately, caught on tape during every single episode of 'Cops'. Now try to remember them, and stay clear, because apparently they may get a free pass from our justice system. It just keeps getting better!

Posted By: Alex - Wed Jun 16, 2010 - Comments (3)
Category:

Jugged Rooster

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[From Life magazine for December 14 1942.]

I'm not sure what the impetus was for this brainstorm, but the letter writer has confessed to sticking a tiny chick into a jar through a small hole, then letting the chick grow to adult size totally within the confinement.

Proper punishment suggestions welcome!

Posted By: Paul - Wed Jun 16, 2010 - Comments (6)
Category: Animals, Horror, Prisons, Outsider Art, 1940s

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