Weird Universe Archive
November 2011
November 21, 2011
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
News of the Weird / Pro Edition (November 21, 2011)
News of the Weird/Pro EditionYou're Still Not Cynical Enough
Prime Cuts of Underreported News from Last Week, Hand-Picked and Lightly Seasoned by Chuck Shepherd
November 21, 2011
(datelines November 12-November 19) (links correct as of November 21)
The Spider as Cad, Derrière Dreams, and More Things to Worry About
★ ★ ★ ★!
All hail the male nursery web spider (inspiration for all slut-rascal men everywhere!). According to a journal article by researchers in Denmark and Uruguay, the spiders have a good idea what their chances are of scoring, and the ungifted use two deceptions: Since only gift-givers of live protein (bugs) get to hit it, the losers (1) wrap worthless "gifts" to the female in silk and nail her while she's unwrapping them, and/or (2) engage in a tug-of-war with her over the gift and surprise her by hopping on. [ed. Note to gentlemen living in your parents' basement and who can't get a date: These are spiders who are smarter than you.] LiveScience.com via Yahoo News
It was a bad week for the butt-enhancement industry. Kimberly Smedley assured the authorities after her arrest in Washington, D.C., that she had been using only "medical" silicone when she injected her customers at $1,000 a pop, but she seemed to have a lot of receipts from Home Depot and Lowe's, and her medical dispensing facility consisted of a water jug. But even more dangerous was Ms. (formerly Mr.) Oneal Ron Morris, 30, of Miami Gardens, Fla., who didn't even bother with industrial silicone. He used actual cement and "Fix a Flat" and then super-glued the entrance wound. (Seriously. There are Can't-Possibly-Be-True photos at the link.) The Smoking Gun /// Miami Herald via South Florida Sun-Sentinel
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Posted By: Chuck - Mon Nov 21, 2011 -
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Petable Owl
Adorable, and it looks just like those Furby dolls that were so popular a few years ago too. Compare in extended.
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Posted By: Alex - Mon Nov 21, 2011 -
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November 20, 2011
If beauty is skin deep, Ugly goes to the bone
I just wanted to show how cool this development from Google Labs really is, and use some of my "ugly" jokes. It's too bad Google Labs is shutting down.Another -- He puts the "ugh" in ugly.
A family joke -- When we say something is "Two kinds of Pretty", we are using shorthand for this phrase -- "That's two kinds of pretty; pretty ugly and pretty apt to stay that way."
Here's the link to the pc world posting:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/236183/best_of_google_labs_a_retrospective.html#tk.mod_rel
Apparently, most computers don't have the capacity to use this software, so this video gives us an insight into what it can do.
Don't forget to add your favorite comment. I'll take the first two:
She's got a great set of lungs.
I can't believe she had the guts to pose for this.
Posted By: gdanea - Sun Nov 20, 2011 -
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Category: Body
Something Weird Videos
This site seems like a vast natural resource for WU-vies.
You can get a sampler disc of their wares--100 film snippets--for only $4.95.
Have fun!
Posted By: Paul - Sun Nov 20, 2011 -
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Category: Movies, Weird Studies and Guides, Weird Theory
November 19, 2011
Life Line
A sobering parable. And weird.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Nov 19, 2011 -
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Category: Technology, Surrealism, Cartoons
Too Far
Sexual abuse of children by adults is very serious and should never be tolerated. That said, the designation has been ridiculously abused causing many people, including some children to be labeled sex offenders for acts that do not qualify nor deserve that designation. Over zealous prosecutors and child protective service workers have ruined many lives. The latest example of this comes to us from Wisconsin, where a 6 year old boy is being charged with sexual assault for playing doctor with a 5 year old girl. There is some dispute as to the extent of the touching, but never the less this kind of abuse of the system and of a small child who certainly does not understand what he did wrong is so unreasonable as to be criminal on the part of the officials involved. Aren't we obliged to protect all the children?
Posted By: Alex - Sat Nov 19, 2011 -
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November 18, 2011
Boris Artsybasheff
We did a post on this artist over two years ago, but I recently ran across these great illustrations, and he's never out of style.
So, if you have never seen the weird art of Boris Artsybasheff before, here's a sample.
Original article here.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Nov 18, 2011 -
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Category: Body, Surrealism, 1950s
Optical Illusions
We have had optical illusion posts before, but these are some rather cool different ones. Slide show at the link.
Posted By: Alex - Fri Nov 18, 2011 -
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November 17, 2011
Strange As It Seems
News of the Weird has several ancestors. One is Strange As It Seems.
Strange as it Seems featured bizarre stories based on cartoons created by John Hix who was a staff artist at the Washington Herald. The comic strip Strange as it Seems was syndicated in American newspapers between 1928 and 1944. Strange as it Seems was comparable to Ripley's Believe It Or Not. Sponsored by Exlax in the 1930s and Palmolive Shave Cream when the show reappeared in 1947-1948.
The brand has recently been revivied, and features a YouTube Channel. Check it out!
Posted By: Paul - Thu Nov 17, 2011 -
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Category: Newspapers, Radio, Weird Studies and Guides, Comics, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s
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