News of the Weird

[Geoffrey S]

That picture is called 'UnknownCrusty'. It isn't. That is a Megalograptus ohioensis.

It looks fake. Rather, it looks real, but I have this nagging hunch that it is fake since our crusty friend has been extinct for 450 million years.

Don't ask me why I know this sort of stuff.

So, why do you know that sort of stuff...?

[Fragony]

Who cares as long as these things stay extinct.

Speaking of extinct, would be the best thing for some.

http://www.elpais.com/articulo/socie...lpepisoc_2/Tes

(spanish soz)

Anyways, a speeder roadkilled a 17 year old guy, and is now trying to make the family of the kid pay the reperations of his Audi A8, 20.000 euro of which 6.000 are because he had to rent a replacement. He is the real victim after all, he may have been driving too fast but the kid was wearing reflectors.

Something slow and painful for this hombre please?

[Vladimir]

Excuse me while I take a shower.

[CountArach]

Finally - Terrorism I can support

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Police arrested and charged a teenager Tuesday night at Nashville International Airport.

...

Investigators said he planned to hijack the plane and order the pilots to divert the course from Nashville to Lafayette, La. The teenager wanted to crash the airliner into a Hannah Montana concert.

It is made even better by the last paragraph:

The suspect got the date wrong for the concert. It takes place Friday night instead of earlier this week.

[Lemur]

Swedish Gangster Uses Dwarfs to Steal

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Jan. 26 -- Dwarfs have come to the aid of thieving Swedish gangsters by hiding in luggage compartments on travel buses.

The bite sized criminals have been found hiding in luggage storage spaces ransacking through personal items, which belong to unsuspecting bus riders, Sky News in Britain reported Thursday.

"It is very possible that a small person is being placed in a bag in order to search through the other bags. We are taking extra security measures and are thinking of installing video surveillance cameras," a Swebus spokeswoman said.

Officials said small kids have been put to the same use in similar theft scams and they have urged bus riders in Sweden not to keep valuable items in their stored luggage.

[Gregoshi]

Small-time criminals - is nothing beneath them? Bet they get a short sentence.

[Marshal Murat]

They'll probably be packaged away in the system, and they'll end up even more depressed.

[Gregoshi]

That would make them stow-aways.

[Marshal Murat]

Well, clearly, they should be assigned a buddy, so they can be 'carry-ons'

[Gregoshi]

Well, Marshal, certainly none of our puns on this topic need to be put in the overhead compartment.

[Marshal Murat]

Just remember to lock your seat in the full, upright position, and we should be fine.

[Vladimir]

New twist on an old story:

Undies

[Caius]

Old enough, but this should go to images of the Weird:



Geeks against war.

[Lemur]

This is pretty freaky.

A father was sentenced to 4 years in jail after using a stun gun on his 18 month old toddler several times over a three week period. He wanted to make his son 'tough' for his career in cage fighting.The mother initially thought the toddler had a rash on his face.

Video.

[Lemur]

A sure sign that the apocalypse is nigh: Cheeseburger in a can.

[Banquo's Ghost]

Snakes on a plane.

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Germans launch flights for nudists

Careful with that coffee, Klaus
By Lester Haines

A German company will later this year launch flights for nudists, aimed specifically at former East Germans who pine for the good old days under Communism when just about the only thing that wasn't illegal was getting your kit off.

The service will run from 5 July from Erfurt in southeast Germany to the Baltic Sea island of Usedom, with 50 unclothed passengers stumping €499 a pop to fly as nature intended.

Enrico Hess, founder of OssiUrlaub.de, told AFP: "In the former East Germany, naturist holidays were a much-loved way of spending the best weeks of the year. We want to make that freedom possible above the clouds too."

He added: "All the passengers will fly naked, but they are only allowed to undress once they are in the plane. But then they will be able to enjoy the hour-long flight in the way God intended."

In case you're wondering, the aircraft's crew will keep their clothes on. ®

Bootnote
Yes, we know what you're thinking: if the US's Department of Homeland Security gets wind of this the next time you take an internal flight between New York and San Francisco, you'll be leaving your apparel at the security desk. We challenge even the most ingenious member of al-Qaeda to conceal a box-cutter and binary liquid explosives when he's got nothing more than an in-flight safety leaflet to cover his modesty.

[Vladimir]

Saudi beauty contest.

[Gregoshi]

Germans launch flights for nudists

Thank you for flying Derriere Lines...

[drone]

Thank you for flying Derriere Lines...

"Where our seats are steam-cleaned after every flight!"

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I would hope...

[Gregoshi]

"Where our seats are steam-cleaned after every flight!"

Yes, one would hope.

"All the passengers will fly naked, but they are only allowed to undress once they are in the plane.

Gives a whole new meaning to the term "take off", don't it?

[KukriKhan]

A sure sign that the apocalypse is nigh: Cheeseburger in a can.

At 3.95 Euro's a can (@$8.00) it better be a triple quarter-pounder mit Kase.

[Lemur]

89 frozen ferrets found in Virginia home.

[seireikhaan]

Saudi beauty contest.

Hmm, now where's Caravel and Mithrandir when you need them...

[Gregoshi]

89 frozen ferrets found in Virginia home.

How cold was the house?

-89 ferretheit

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That was awful even by my standards...

[Gregoshi]

Hmm, now where's Caravel and Mithrandir when you need them...

I was thinkin' the same thing kamikhaan. Bet they were at the funeral.

[Vladimir]

89 frozen ferrets found in Virginia home.

The Lemur must avenge this injustice!

[Andres]

The Zombies are definitely coming...

Polish man unable to return from the dead!

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'Dead Man' Struggles In Vain To Prove He's Still Living...


Piotr Kucy is a man who's dead tired of trying to prove he's alive and well and living in the city of Polkowice (top left) in southwest Poland. His problems started when a body washed up on the shore of a local lake last August.

For reasons he can't explain, authorities identified the deceased as Kucy. But when he showed up a few days after his own funeral, family and friends soon realized everyone had gotten the wrong man. They seemed overjoyed to find out he was still among the living, but government officials weren't quite so happy.

Hopelessly mired in red tape, authorities have steadfastly and stubbornly refused to change the name on the death certificate or restore the resident to life. And that means since the summer, Kucy has been unable to get a job (dead men apparently aren't considered good employment risks and have no documentation) and can't collect any benefits or social insurance.

There is one positive from his battle with the bureaucrats, however. For the past six months, he hasn't had to pay a cent in taxes.

"We are nearly through January, and my documents still say I'm dead," he told a local newspaper. "It's a bit of a joke."

But not to local registry office officials, who had a comment of their own. "This citizen does not exist," one insists.

Kucy continues to be a man in limbo and until he gets it resolved, he's finding that being dead is killing him.

[Vladimir]

Crime spree! Dead men tell no tales and can't be charged with a crime.

[Evil_Maniac From Mars]

At 3.95 Euro's a can (@$8.00) it better be a triple quarter-pounder mit Kase.

Actually, it's about $5.85 a can.

[Fragony]

Guy with principles http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5...f3JKM2Ez79rGvA