News of the Weird

[Papewaio]

World's tallest man meets world's smallest man

MONGOLIA, home to the world's tallest man, may well also be home to the world's shortest.

Bao Xishun, a 2.36m herdsman from Inner Mongolia, was yesterday introduced to He Pingping, who only measures 73cm.

Pingping, 19, was only the size of an adult's palm at birth, according to his father He Yun, and is seeking the official record as the world's smallest person.

That is a huge variation... kind of proves my point that there are larger variations within a group of humans then between...

[Andres]

Woman runs away with severed penis.

Due to the remoteness of the village, the victim, 23-year-old Markus Hunbani, only reached the regional hospital in Kupang on Thursday, four days after the incident.

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Kupang, Indonesia - A woman in a remote Indonesian island village cut off her boyfriend's penis in an apparent jealous rage, Indonesian police said Friday.

"The incident was based on jealousy because the victim was allegedly cheating," said Commissioner Marthen Radja, regional police spokesperson for Timor island.

The woman, Erlin Mafefa, 22, had been arrested and was being held near the village, he said, adding it was still not clear what she had done with the severed penis.

"What we know of what happened was they were playing around then suddenly the woman got angry and cut the victim's penis off and ran away with it," he said.

Due to the remoteness of the village, the victim, 23-year-old Markus Hunbani, only reached the regional hospital in Kupang on Thursday, four days after the incident.

[Cowhead418]

I know this story is a bit old, but...

Hate those awkward conversations during your sit-down sessions? Well, Amsterdam has taken bathroom talking to a whole new level

I don't know about you guys, but I'm pretty pee-ved about this.

(I've also read a story about a German inventor doing this, but I can't seem to find it)

[Adrian II]

I know this story is a bit old, but...

Hate those awkward conversations during your sit-down sessions? Well, Amsterdam has taken bathroom talking to a whole new level

I don't know about you guys, but I'm pretty pee-ved about this.

(I've also read a story about a German inventor doing this, but I can't seem to find it)

Just the pr Holland needs. A bog with a attitude...

[Pannonian]

Mighty apes

Still awaiting confirmation, so do Orgahs think they're telling the truth, do are they lion?

[Lord Winter]

Man Destroys telephone polls with APC

[Husar]

"You might consider sitting down next time," the toilet told a male Reuters reporter politely in a female robot voice. The next user was told that "The last visitor did not take heed of basic rules of hygiene."

Those dirty Reuters reporters.

[Andres]

Those dirty Reuters reporters.

[Fragony]

It's my fundamental right to have sex!!!

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/D...ow/2202360.cms

[sapi]

Man Destroys telephone polls with APC

Saw that one yesterday

[insert pun here]

[Louis VI the Fat]

Attentive German bus driver thwarts terrorist plot to endanger German public transport with Weapons of Mass Distraction:

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Woman told she is too sexy for bus

A GERMAN bus driver threatened to throw a 20-year-old sales clerk off his bus in the southern town of Lindau because he said she was too sexy.

"Suddenly he stopped the bus," the woman named Debora C told Bild newspaper.

"He opened the door and shouted at me 'Your cleavage is distracting me every time I look into my mirror and I can't concentrate on the traffic. If you don't sit somewhere else, I'm going to have to throw you off the bus."'

The woman, pictured in Bild wearing her snug-fitting summer outfit with the plunging neckline, said she moved to another seat but was humiliated by the bus driver.

A spokesman for the bus company defended the driver.

"The bus driver is allowed to do that and he did the right thing," the spokesman said.

"A bus driver cannot be distracted because it's a danger to the safety of all the passengers."

[Gregoshi]

My hat's off to the bus driver. I bet he wishes he was a bust driver though.

[Pannonian]

The woman, pictured in Bild wearing her snug-fitting summer outfit with the plunging neckline, said she moved to another seat but was humiliated by the bus driver.

Is Bild available online?

Looks

Wow. Bild Zeitung makes The Sun look like the Financial Times.

[Ronin]

the bus driver´s argument makes no sense....


there is no such thing as "too sexy"

P.S.- I second the motion demanding a picture....we must have photographic evidence to correctly evaluate...errr...this case

[Evil_Maniac From Mars]

the bus driver´s argument makes no sense....


there is no such thing as "too sexy"

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I'm too sexy for my love too sexy for my love
Love's going to leave me

I'm too sexy for my shirt too sexy for my shirt
So sexy it hurts
And I'm too sexy for Milan too sexy for Milan
New York and Japan
And I'm too sexy for your party
Too sexy for your party
No way I'm disco dancing

I'm a model you know what I mean
And I do my little turn on the catwalk
Yeah on the catwalk on the catwalk yeah
I do my little turn on the catwalk

I'm too sexy for my car too sexy for my car
Too sexy by far
And I'm too sexy for my hat
Too sexy for my hat what do you think about that

I'm a model you know what I mean
And I do my little turn on the catwalk
Yeah on the catwalk on the catwalk yeah
I shake my little touche on the catwalk

I'm too sexy for my too sexy for my too sexy for my

'Cos I'm a model you know what I mean
And I do my little turn on the catwalk
Yeah on the catwalk on the catwalk yeah
I shake my little touche on the catwalk

I'm too sexy for my cat too sexy for my cat
Poor pussy poor pussy cat
I'm too sexy for my love too sexy for my love
Love's going to leave me

And I'm too sexy for this song

[InsaneApache]

Donkey owners in the Kenyan town of Limuru are up in arms over an order from the municipal authorities that their animals must wear nappies.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/6902309.stm



It'd need a bloody great big safety pin to hold 'em up.

[Lemur]

Hear hear, point of order! Someone must post a picture of this German girl who is "too sexy." Unless we see for ourselves, we can never make a proper judgement.

In other news, Wal-Mart will begin selling religious action figures, including Jesus, Moses and Samson. And it's about darn time, if you ask me. Too long have the lemur children been allowed to while away their afternoons with ungodly action figures. Time to bring the noise holy spirit style.

Wal-Mart To Sell Jesus, Religious Action Figures

420 Stores Will Carry Line Of Faith-Based Toys

POSTED: 6:44 am EDT July 16, 2007

For the first time, the world's largest retailer, Wal-Mart will sell a line of religious toys, according to a WKMG-TV report.

More than 420 Wal-Mart stores nationwide will begin carrying the faith-based toys that include Jesus and Samson action figures.

Only about one-sixth of stores will carry the toys.

A Wal-Mart representative told USA Today that stores that sell a lot of Bibles will carry the new line.

The toys are produced by One2believe.

The company targets parents who would rather their children play with the faith-based toys rather toys rather than other super hero action figures, the report said.

The items will likely go on sale early next month.

Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.

[ShadesPanther]

Why does that picture seem strangely homoerotic..

[InsaneApache]

I'll bet there isn't one of Mohammed.

[Ronin]

does the steel cage come with the toy or is it sold separately?

and also...does it come with kung-foo grip?


I hope they have a Mohammed figure....imagine the fun you can have....

Jesus vs. Mohammed in a one time steel cage match for all our souls!!!

World Wide Fundamentalist Wrestling....


LET`S GET READY TO HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUMMMMMMMMMMMBLLLLLLLLLLEEEEEEEEEEE!

[ShadesPanther]

Jesus vs. Mohammed in a one time steel cage match for all our souls!!!

Mohammed would win easy.

[Ronin]

Mohammed would win easy.

We will have to see about that....

*wrestling promo mode on*

it´s Jesus´s Flying Crucifix Pin against Mohammed´s Triple Jump Arabian Facebuster

The King of Kings against The Prophet!!!

only one man can emerge victorious!!!

It´s the grudge match of the millennium.....steel cage...no rules......no outside interference

Two man enter...one man leaves...there can only be one highlander!!!

don´t miss it...this sunday on Pay Per View!!!!

*wrestling promo mode off*

[Gregoshi]

World Wide Fundamentalist Wrestling....


LET`S GET READY TO HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUMMMMMMMMMMMBLLLLLLLLLLEEEEEEEEEEE!

...it´s Jesus´s Flying Crucifix Pin against Mohammed´s Triple Jump Arabian Facebuster

I'm not even gonna try to contest the Master of wrestling promotion...the winna and still Champeen - Rooooonin!

Classics!

[Louis VI the Fat]

Here's that décolleté!

Unlike that Australian source, the Francophone press, in its desire to present their discerning intellectual audience with the relevant facts at all times, shows a picture that presents this case from a factual and objective point of view.
Be warned though that, at least according to the bus driver, the following image is Not Safe For Work:

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tbh, the article is not clear whether this is the actual décolleté, but it makes a fair point for the driver anyway.

[InsaneApache]

I can't see the problem.

[Strike For The South]

Go Frexas

[Strike For The South]

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/07/17/pri....ap/index.html

Strange Us troops land in a prison. Scandolus

[drone]

Warning - link has picture of chalk-based nudity!
Pagans have a cow over Homer

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PAGANS have pledged to perform “rain magic” to wash away cartoon character Homer Simpson who was painted next to their famous fertility symbol - the Cerne Abbas giant.

The 17th century chalk outline of the naked, sexually aroused, club-wielding giant is believed by many to be a symbol of ancient spirituality.

Many couples also believe the 180ft giant, which is carved in the hillside above Cerne Abbas, Dorset, is an aid to fertility.

A giant 180ft Homer Simpson brandishing a doughnut was painted next to the well-endowed figure today in a publicity stunt to promote The Simpsons Movie released later this month.

[drone]

Sorry for the double post, but this one was amusing, in a pathetic, "we're so screwed" kind of way. And it's .Org friendly!

Gah! Poll: 'None of the above' leads GOP field

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- And the leading Republican presidential candidate is ... none of the above.

The latest Associated Press-Ipsos poll found that nearly a quarter of Republicans are unwilling to back top-tier hopefuls Rudy Giuliani, Fred Thompson, John McCain or Mitt Romney, and no one candidate has emerged as the clear front-runner among Christian evangelicals. Such dissatisfaction underscores the volatility of the 2008 GOP nomination fight.
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More Republicans have become apathetic about their options over the past month.

A hefty 23 percent can't or won't say which candidate they would back, a jump from the 14 percent who took a pass in June.

Giuliani's popularity continued to decline steadily as he faced a spate of headline headaches, came under increased scrutiny and saw the potential entry of Thompson in the mix; his support is at 21 percent compared with 27 percent in June and 35 percent in March.

The former New York mayor is running virtually even with Thompson, who has become a threat without even officially entering the race. The actor and former Tennessee senator has stayed steady at 19 percent. McCain, the Arizona senator who is revamping his nearly broke campaign, clocked in a bit lower at 15 percent, while Romney, the former Massachusetts governor, remained at 11 percent.

None of the top candidates has a clear lead among Christian evangelicals, a critical part of the GOP base that has had considerable sway in past Republican primaries. Giuliani, a thrice-married backer of abortion rights and gay rights, had 20 percent support -- roughly even with Thompson and McCain who have one divorce each in their pasts. Romney, a Mormon who has been married for three decades, was in the single digits.

Among the legions of undecided Republicans is Barbara Skogman, 72, a retired legal assistant from Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She isn't at all excited about any of the prospects.

"I'm looking for a strong honest person. Do you know of any?" she joked. She had an easy time detailing why she was queasy about each of the most serious contenders. "Isn't that sad?" Then she reached a conclusion: "I just don't know."

[English assassin]

Not strictly weird, this, but I was amused.

As cycling fans will know, this years Tour de france began in England, and the first stage took the riders through God's own county, Kent. As it happens I was there on holiday that week. How did Kent celebrate this event? Well, the entente was indeed cordiale, with villages along the route displaying tricoleurs and union flags, smiling crowds, French food, and so on.

So, how did Kent's largest conurbation mark the event?

To commemorate the Tour de France visiting Medway on Sunday 8th July, Fort Amherst will be hosting a Napoleonic Battle, British Redcoats against the French all weekend

Yes, that's the way to make the French feel welcome, dress up as Redcoats and shoot the **** out of them.

Don't mention the (Napoleonic) war...