Weird Universe Archive

January 2016

January 16, 2016

Armored Velvet

This stuff sounds like having a shag carpet sprayed onto your walls. Might have been a cool effect for a bachelor pad.

Unfortunately I can't find any pictures of what it looked like, so I can't tell how awesome/disgusting the stuff really was. I bet the fibers would get easily torn off, and then how would you patch it?

It seems to have disappeared from the market sometime around 1970.

The Deseret News - Oct 18, 1967



Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph - Aug 10, 1968

Posted By: Alex - Sat Jan 16, 2016 - Comments (8)
Category: Interior Decorating, 1960s

Kenny The Tiger


Of course Kenny the tiger did not have Downs syndrome, his deformities were due to inbreeding. He was an interesting looking cat though. Unfortunately, Kenny's lifespan was significantly shortened as well, he only lived for 10 years. So to the breeders, in the words of Kyle and Stan on South Park, "They killed Kenny!" "You bastards!"

Posted By: Alex - Sat Jan 16, 2016 - Comments (2)
Category: Animals, Freaks, Oddities, Quirks of Nature, Health, Nature

King Louis Narcisse







A type of extravagant preaching that seems less prevalent today.

His Wikipedia page here.

Posted By: Paul - Sat Jan 16, 2016 - Comments (2)
Category: Eccentrics, Ethnic Groupings, Religion, 1960s

January 15, 2016

Jungle Yachts in the Belgian Congo



Holy cats! Look at those gorgeous weird trailers!

Posted By: Paul - Fri Jan 15, 2016 - Comments (6)
Category: Design and Designers, Ethnic Groupings, Motor Vehicles, Foreign Customs, 1940s, Africa

Longshot Bet

In 1997 Steve Caldicott of Birmingham placed a bet with William Hill Bookmakers that his son Jack, who was 3½ months old, would score a goal for England in the World Cup final in 2018. If he scores, Steve will win $1.67 million.

Jack is now 19. Any sign that he's a budding soccer star? He's still got two years to go. But, of course, England will also have to make it to the World Cup final.

Southern Illinoisan - Jan 16, 1997

Posted By: Alex - Fri Jan 15, 2016 - Comments (6)
Category: 1990s, Gambling, Casinos, Lotteries and Other Games of Chance

January 14, 2016

Horse on a bean bag?



The title of this work is "Moje Sabz." It was created by Iranian-born artist Soheila Sokhanvari, and is currently on display at the Champagne Life exhibition in London, which is a showcase of art by women.

So what exactly is going on in the piece? Is it a horse on a bean bag? A horse with an airbag? The Saatchi Gallery explains that it's actually about "the ‘Green Movement’ uprising of 2009 [in Iran], in which violent protesters’ demonstrations lead to the annulment of a fraudulent election result."

Well, now that's pointed out, it's obvious really.

[For the record, I would LOVE to have this piece on display in my living room, though a) I couldn't afford it, and b) my wife would divorce me if I did.]

Posted By: Alex - Thu Jan 14, 2016 - Comments (9)
Category: Art

Yvonne Meier

I regret that I cannot find any relevant videos of Ms. Meier in performance. But perhaps these stills and text will suffice to convey her uniqueness. Spare no expense to rush to NYC to catch this act!

image

image

Another view of determination emerged on Monday, courtesy of the bold downtown choreographer Yvonne Meier. In “Durch Nacht und Nebel” (“By Night and Fog”), she keeps her audacious reputation intact, as well as her predilection for props. Here, they include a hefty mound of rubble, plastic eggs with baby dolls inside — she shoves them in her mouth — and Band-Aids. They cover much of Ms. Meier’s voluptuous, nearly naked body; as she shakes, they quiver, transforming her skin into scales.

Fearlessly morphing from one creature to the next — one transformation involved an orange bodysuit affixed with the plastic babies, and in another, she was coated in black paint — she exposed her aging body with aplomb.


Source of text.

Posted By: Paul - Thu Jan 14, 2016 - Comments (5)
Category: Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art, Avant Garde, Dance

Send A Tasteful Gift

image
Great new gift to send to special friends, Dick in a Box. Its a phallus shaped candy, and there are choices so you can pick your dick to send. NSFW at link and in comments section.

More in extended >>

Posted By: Alex - Thu Jan 14, 2016 - Comments (12)
Category: Jokes, Pranks, Genitals

Turkey Flight

image
I am sure you have heard of emotional support animals. They soothe people with mental issues and are afforded the same exemptions to enter places as service animals such as seeing eye dogs. Most often emotional support animals are dogs and cats, but not always. When someone has an unusual support animal like, say, a turkey, that animal is also allowed to accompany the person. Everywhere, even on an airplane. A turkey on an airplane, I wonder if the TSA patted down that passenger.

Posted By: Alex - Thu Jan 14, 2016 - Comments (8)
Category: Animals

January 13, 2016

Universal Colorblindness Test

New stuff from artist Jonathon Keats. He's developed what he calls a "Universal Colorblindness Test," which combines the standard colorblindness test with the new fad for adult coloring books.

He describes it as the first colorblindness test that will "adapt to each viewer’s eyesight as the viewer colors them in." He adds, "My test is the first to internalize chromatic subjectivity, ensuring equally positive test results for everybody.”

Available at Walls360.



Posted By: Alex - Wed Jan 13, 2016 - Comments (4)
Category: Art, Eyes and Vision

Page 5 of 9 pages ‹ First  < 3 4 5 6 7 >  Last ›




Get WU Posts by Email

Enter your email address:

Delivered by FeedBurner


weird universe thumbnail
Who We Are
Alex Boese
Alex is the creator and curator of the Museum of Hoaxes. He's also the author of various weird, non-fiction books such as Elephants on Acid.

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.

Contact Us
Monthly Archives
October 2024 •  September 2024 •  August 2024 •  July 2024 •  June 2024 •  May 2024 •  April 2024 •  March 2024 •  February 2024 •  January 2024

December 2023 •  November 2023 •  October 2023 •  September 2023 •  August 2023 •  July 2023 •  June 2023 •  May 2023 •  April 2023 •  March 2023 •  February 2023 •  January 2023

December 2022 •  November 2022 •  October 2022 •  September 2022 •  August 2022 •  July 2022 •  June 2022 •  May 2022 •  April 2022 •  March 2022 •  February 2022 •  January 2022

December 2021 •  November 2021 •  October 2021 •  September 2021 •  August 2021 •  July 2021 •  June 2021 •  May 2021 •  April 2021 •  March 2021 •  February 2021 •  January 2021

December 2020 •  November 2020 •  October 2020 •  September 2020 •  August 2020 •  July 2020 •  June 2020 •  May 2020 •  April 2020 •  March 2020 •  February 2020 •  January 2020

December 2019 •  November 2019 •  October 2019 •  September 2019 •  August 2019 •  July 2019 •  June 2019 •  May 2019 •  April 2019 •  March 2019 •  February 2019 •  January 2019

December 2018 •  November 2018 •  October 2018 •  September 2018 •  August 2018 •  July 2018 •  June 2018 •  May 2018 •  April 2018 •  March 2018 •  February 2018 •  January 2018

December 2017 •  November 2017 •  October 2017 •  September 2017 •  August 2017 •  July 2017 •  June 2017 •  May 2017 •  April 2017 •  March 2017 •  February 2017 •  January 2017

December 2016 •  November 2016 •  October 2016 •  September 2016 •  August 2016 •  July 2016 •  June 2016 •  May 2016 •  April 2016 •  March 2016 •  February 2016 •  January 2016

December 2015 •  November 2015 •  October 2015 •  September 2015 •  August 2015 •  July 2015 •  June 2015 •  May 2015 •  April 2015 •  March 2015 •  February 2015 •  January 2015

December 2014 •  November 2014 •  October 2014 •  September 2014 •  August 2014 •  July 2014 •  June 2014 •  May 2014 •  April 2014 •  March 2014 •  February 2014 •  January 2014

December 2013 •  November 2013 •  October 2013 •  September 2013 •  August 2013 •  July 2013 •  June 2013 •  May 2013 •  April 2013 •  March 2013 •  February 2013 •  January 2013

December 2012 •  November 2012 •  October 2012 •  September 2012 •  August 2012 •  July 2012 •  June 2012 •  May 2012 •  April 2012 •  March 2012 •  February 2012 •  January 2012

December 2011 •  November 2011 •  October 2011 •  September 2011 •  August 2011 •  July 2011 •  June 2011 •  May 2011 •  April 2011 •  March 2011 •  February 2011 •  January 2011

December 2010 •  November 2010 •  October 2010 •  September 2010 •  August 2010 •  July 2010 •  June 2010 •  May 2010 •  April 2010 •  March 2010 •  February 2010 •  January 2010

December 2009 •  November 2009 •  October 2009 •  September 2009 •  August 2009 •  July 2009 •  June 2009 •  May 2009 •  April 2009 •  March 2009 •  February 2009 •  January 2009

December 2008 •  November 2008 •  October 2008 •  September 2008 •  August 2008 •  July 2008 •