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Saturday, April 01, 2006
The Doctor Sings
The Doctor has now started ringing me up and singing me songs.
WARNING: The Doctor has a potty mouth.
WARNING: The Doctor has a potty mouth.
USB Memory Stick
Do you have trouble remembering stuff? Would you sometimes like to share your memories with others? Well now you can with the IWOOT Memory Stick. Using razor edge technology that's so advanced it's really quite ahead of itself, the Memory Stick enables you to download and upload memory fragments via a temporal lobe sensor and store them on the USB Memory Stick.
You can then load the memories onto your computer - essentially backing up your brain for when you forget stuff in your old age! The PC (not Mac compatible yet regrettably) software allows you to store up to an amazing ten years of memories, sort them alphabetically, and even e-mail them to friends and family.
You can then load the memories onto your computer - essentially backing up your brain for when you forget stuff in your old age! The PC (not Mac compatible yet regrettably) software allows you to store up to an amazing ten years of memories, sort them alphabetically, and even e-mail them to friends and family.
Metered Dose Caffeine Inhaler
Buzzaire is, quite simply, a caffeine inhaler. One squeeze, one inhale, and you've just rushed 150mg of caffeine into your blood stream.
The chilli so hot you need gloves
The world’s hottest chilli pepper does not come from a tropical hot spot where the locals are impervious to its fiery heat but a smallholding in deepest Dorset.
Some chillis are fierce enough to make your eyes water. Anyone foolhardy enough to eat a whole Dorset Naga would almost certainly require hospital treatment.
Some chillis are fierce enough to make your eyes water. Anyone foolhardy enough to eat a whole Dorset Naga would almost certainly require hospital treatment.
Nuclear plant owners lose keys
German nuclear power station officials have admitted losing the keys to top security areas within their own plant.
The company has announced that the locks are being changed.
The company has announced that the locks are being changed.
Man seeks delay in tax trial for exorcism
An anti-abortion activist told a court he needs a delay in his tax trial due to family illness, claiming his wife and stepdaughter are possessed.
Human horse fetches beer
'Patches' lives in Florida with owners, brothers Robert and Herbert Thompson.
The brothers have specially built a seat in their convertible so Patches can ride in the back on their travels.
You can see the video here.
The brothers have specially built a seat in their convertible so Patches can ride in the back on their travels.
You can see the video here.
Kennel owner won't sell puppy to lesbian
The Swedish kennel owner, who was not identified, had initially been willing to sell the woman a puppy but changed her mind when she found out the woman was living with a lesbian partner.
'Unborn' to be allowed to vote
UK Prime Minister-in-waiting, Mr Gordon Brown said "In a modern age it is ridiculous that the very, very young should be denied their chance to vote".
More 'Hermit' Sheep Found in New Zealand
Two unshorn rams rivalling Shrek the merino for fleece size have been found on a Clutha River island at Bendigo Reach, near where New Zealand's most famous sheep lives.
Tarras farmer Michael Hayman believes the half-bred merino-english leicester sheep, nick-named Tweedledum and Tweedledee, are about eight years old and have never been shorn.
Because of the size of their fleeces, Mr Hayman believes Tweedledum and Tweedledee were probably content to live as hermits until the recent arrival of 600 ewes.
Tarras farmer Michael Hayman believes the half-bred merino-english leicester sheep, nick-named Tweedledum and Tweedledee, are about eight years old and have never been shorn.
Because of the size of their fleeces, Mr Hayman believes Tweedledum and Tweedledee were probably content to live as hermits until the recent arrival of 600 ewes.
Bizarre baby born in Nepal
The birth of a bizarre-looking baby in Charikot, the headquarters of Dolakha district, drew a huge number of onlookers to witness the astonishing sight.
The neck-less baby with its head almost totally sunk into the upper part of the body and with extraordinarily large eyeballs literally popping out of the eye-sockets, was born to Nir Bahadur Karki and Suntali Karki at the Gaurishnkar Hospital in Charikot.
The bizarre baby, however, died after half an hour of its birth.
With an even more sad photo.
The neck-less baby with its head almost totally sunk into the upper part of the body and with extraordinarily large eyeballs literally popping out of the eye-sockets, was born to Nir Bahadur Karki and Suntali Karki at the Gaurishnkar Hospital in Charikot.
The bizarre baby, however, died after half an hour of its birth.
With an even more sad photo.
Friday, March 31, 2006
A Cello Rondo
37 different sections of cello sequenced together and performed by Ethan Winer.
Also features a big cat with a halo.
Also features a big cat with a halo.
Bog Toilet Monster
WARNING: The Bog Toilet Monster should not be used on the elderly or those of a weak disposition.
That said, I'd rather find a bog monster in the toilet, than one of these.
That said, I'd rather find a bog monster in the toilet, than one of these.
Man Crashes Car After Pet Snake Attacks Him
A man crashed his car after a pet snake he had wrapped around his neck began attacking him.
Chips are down for sleepwalk chef
A former chef who cooks chips and omelettes in his sleep has spoken of his desperation to find a cure before he sets his house on fire.
Rab Wood, from Glenrothes in Fife, is worried that he could burn his house down during his sleepwalking sessions.
Rab Wood, from Glenrothes in Fife, is worried that he could burn his house down during his sleepwalking sessions.
Woman called police over hubby's porn habit
She told the police: "Nothing will move him, not even if I offer him the real thing and he has the TV on so loud I'm sure the neighbours can hear it."
World soap bubble record popped
The record for the most people inside a soap bubble has been burst following an event at a Surrey theme park.
A seven-metre wand was built to create a bubble which encapsulated 19 people, breaking the previous record of 18 people made last year.
A seven-metre wand was built to create a bubble which encapsulated 19 people, breaking the previous record of 18 people made last year.
Bus driver facing action over double-decker sex while parked in the grounds of a school
Two lads got an eyeful after spotting the double-decker gently rocking on their way to lessons at 9am.
They saw the 56-year-old driver on top of a woman passenger in the back seats while parked in a bus turning area on his break.
Soon a crowd of pupils gathered to watch and cheer the randy couple — before rushing to tell their chums at Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School in Ashbourne, Derbyshire.
They saw the 56-year-old driver on top of a woman passenger in the back seats while parked in a bus turning area on his break.
Soon a crowd of pupils gathered to watch and cheer the randy couple — before rushing to tell their chums at Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School in Ashbourne, Derbyshire.
Pupils import torture tools to highlight UK arms loopholes
Schoolchildren have exploited loopholes in Britain's arms controls by importing torture equipment including thumb and wall cuff restraint devices and a Chinese "sting stick" - a metal bar covered with spikes.
All that teenagers from Lord Williams's school in Thame, Oxfordshire, needed was a letterhead, a mobile phone, an email address, and a little money. They also set up a separate company in Ireland to avoid British controls on the sale of small arms.
All that teenagers from Lord Williams's school in Thame, Oxfordshire, needed was a letterhead, a mobile phone, an email address, and a little money. They also set up a separate company in Ireland to avoid British controls on the sale of small arms.
Germans 'brightest' Europeans
Germans are the most intelligent people in Europe , well ahead of the Brits (in eighth place) and the French (15th).
Thursday, March 30, 2006
Yahoo Personals
This video is composed entirely of photographs of real members of Yahoo Personals.
I'm thinking of joining.
I'm thinking of joining.
The Kersal Massive
Who said white boys can't rap?
Though I think Little effing Kev has potential.
With lots of swearing. NSFW.
Though I think Little effing Kev has potential.
With lots of swearing. NSFW.
Create your Personal Diamond grown from human or pet hair
Your Personal Diamond is produced out of carbon with added extracts of human or animal hair and the fact that the structure of human or animal hair is absolutely unique for each individual makes it possible for us to grow such a diamond exclusively related to the person whose hair is used for its production.
Singing in the pain
Castrati were the singing superstars of the 18th Century. But, as a new exhibition illustrates, theirs is a tale with some modern parallels.
They look rather innocent in the museum display case - like a pair of old-fashioned shears. But these "castratori" were the implements used to castrate boys - who were making an irreversible sacrifice for their singing careers.
In 17th and 18th Century Italy, about 4,000 boys were castrated each year, from the age of eight upwards, with the aim of making a fortune as opera singers and soloists with choirs in churches and royal palaces.
With audio of the only known recording of a castrato singer.
*Crosses legs*
They look rather innocent in the museum display case - like a pair of old-fashioned shears. But these "castratori" were the implements used to castrate boys - who were making an irreversible sacrifice for their singing careers.
In 17th and 18th Century Italy, about 4,000 boys were castrated each year, from the age of eight upwards, with the aim of making a fortune as opera singers and soloists with choirs in churches and royal palaces.
With audio of the only known recording of a castrato singer.
*Crosses legs*
Resident develops new breed of dog-like cat - the puppykat
It's not a dog; it's a cat that acts like a dog. Confused? Don't be. It's a "puppykat," a new breed of cat developed by Lake Elsinore resident Dawn Houston.
Houston says she stumbled across the puppykat seven years ago, when two wild cats she had rescued mated. Their offspring were very puppylike, she said, so she gave them the new moniker and began breeding more of them.
The puppykat has become popular with people who like their pets to have certain traits more commonly found in dogs. Like their canine counterparts, puppykats are more social, curious and playful, she said. They'll even come when you call.
Their physical traits, mainly their folded ears and shorter tails, are also doglike.
Houston says she stumbled across the puppykat seven years ago, when two wild cats she had rescued mated. Their offspring were very puppylike, she said, so she gave them the new moniker and began breeding more of them.
The puppykat has become popular with people who like their pets to have certain traits more commonly found in dogs. Like their canine counterparts, puppykats are more social, curious and playful, she said. They'll even come when you call.
Their physical traits, mainly their folded ears and shorter tails, are also doglike.
Emotion sensor 'detects boredom'
Scientists are developing an "emotion sensor" to show if someone is finding your conversation interesting or not.
It is being developed to help people with autism, who tend to be less skilled at interacting with others.
It is being developed to help people with autism, who tend to be less skilled at interacting with others.
Will consumers have a beef with test-tube meat?
Scientists can grow frog and mouse meat in the lab, and are now working on pork, beef and chicken. Their goal is to develop an industrial version of the process in five years.
Home chefs could make meat in a countertop device the size of a coffee maker. Before bed, throw starter cells and a package of growth medium into the meat maker and wake up to harvest fresh sausage for breakfast.
I've said it before and I'll say it again. I'd rather eat worms.
Home chefs could make meat in a countertop device the size of a coffee maker. Before bed, throw starter cells and a package of growth medium into the meat maker and wake up to harvest fresh sausage for breakfast.
I've said it before and I'll say it again. I'd rather eat worms.
Man Paints Car In Protest Over Code Enforcement
Mike Cordi said it all started when officers cited him for having a boat and cars in his yard and then warned him about parking on the grass.
So, in protest, Cordi painted his car with messages for code enforcement. There's even a toy battle scene on the trunk of the car to represent his fight with code enforcement.
That'll learn 'em.
So, in protest, Cordi painted his car with messages for code enforcement. There's even a toy battle scene on the trunk of the car to represent his fight with code enforcement.
That'll learn 'em.
Dutchman builds replica of Noah’s ark
Some people think he's crazy. His wife's not exactly thrilled either. But like the biblical Noah, Dutchman Johan Huibers is steadfast in his mission: he's building an enormous working replica of Noah's Ark as a testament to his faith in the literal truth of the Bible.
And Mrs. Huibers?
"She doesn't really like it," he says. "She always says 'Why don't you go dig wells in Ethiopia?"
And Mrs. Huibers?
"She doesn't really like it," he says. "She always says 'Why don't you go dig wells in Ethiopia?"
One car yields three drunk drivers for Dutch police
The series started when a 40-year-old man was stopped in a routine traffic control Wednesday morning. He failed a breathalyser test and while police fined him, one of his passengers got behind the wheel and drove off.
The second driver was also stopped by police and failed the breathalyser test. He was given a fine and released.
Just two hours later police saw the same vehicle going past, this time with a third driver. After traffic officers stopped the car the third driver tried to get away on foot but was caught.
He, too, failed the breathalyser test. Because this third man's drivers license had already been taken from him for earlier infractions, the car was finally seized, putting an end to the series of drunk drivers.
The second driver was also stopped by police and failed the breathalyser test. He was given a fine and released.
Just two hours later police saw the same vehicle going past, this time with a third driver. After traffic officers stopped the car the third driver tried to get away on foot but was caught.
He, too, failed the breathalyser test. Because this third man's drivers license had already been taken from him for earlier infractions, the car was finally seized, putting an end to the series of drunk drivers.
Rock, what rock? Drunk driver misses Uluru
A drink-driver has stopped police in central Australia to ask for directions to Uluru (Ayers Rock), just 100 metres from the world's greatest monolith.
Police say the man's headlights were shining on the rock itself.
Police say the man's headlights were shining on the rock itself.
Pig's head hurled through window
Vandals smashed the window of a family home in Essex and threw a pig's head into their living room.
"It must have been premeditated. You don't just find pigs' heads lying around in the street."
"It must have been premeditated. You don't just find pigs' heads lying around in the street."
Surgeons Remove Two Foetuses From Infant
Surgeons operated on a 2-month-old Pakistani girl Tuesday to remove two foetuses that had grown inside her while she was still in her mother's womb.
"Basically, it's a case of triplets, but two of the siblings grew in the other."
Thanks Deraser.
"Basically, it's a case of triplets, but two of the siblings grew in the other."
Thanks Deraser.
Husband On Strike To Get Bedroom Back
A frustrated husband is trying to prove his point to his wife by going on strike.
James Wilson of Redford, Mich., has been spending his days on the roof of his home because he says he wants his wife, Valentina, to keep their 3-month-old daughter and 2-year-old son out of the bedroom at night.
Wilson said the children in the bedroom are causing an intimacy issue.
James Wilson of Redford, Mich., has been spending his days on the roof of his home because he says he wants his wife, Valentina, to keep their 3-month-old daughter and 2-year-old son out of the bedroom at night.
Wilson said the children in the bedroom are causing an intimacy issue.
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
Bureau of Workplace Interruptions
We harness interruptive technology to expose the secret possibilities of the workday.
As a time-stealing agency, the Bureau of Workplace Interruptions works directly with employees to invisibly insert intimate exchange into the flow of the workday. Our promise is to create interruptions that challenge the needs of our users and the social and economic conditions of the modern workplace.
As a time-stealing agency, the Bureau of Workplace Interruptions works directly with employees to invisibly insert intimate exchange into the flow of the workday. Our promise is to create interruptions that challenge the needs of our users and the social and economic conditions of the modern workplace.
Intelligence Test, Part 3
I posted Part 1 ages ago, didn't bother posting Part 2, because I can't do it and now here is Part 3, which is supposed to be harder than ever.
For parts 1 and 2, change the number at the end of the URL.
For parts 1 and 2, change the number at the end of the URL.
'Shania Twain' defence works in drunk driver's favour
One of the most notorious drunk drivers in the Ottawa area has been found not criminally responsible on his latest impaired driving charges because of a mental disorder that makes him believe female celebrities are controlling his actions.
The 33-year-old man told psychiatrists that he knew the legal repercussions of his actions, but believed singer Shania Twain was helping him drive.
The 33-year-old man told psychiatrists that he knew the legal repercussions of his actions, but believed singer Shania Twain was helping him drive.
Car crash impact put heart back on the beat
A professor whose car collided with a tree after he suffered a cardiac arrest was brought back to life when the impact of the steering wheel against his chest restarted his heart.
Tom Cruise is a nutter
Tom Cruise’s pregnant fiancée Katie Holmes will be reminded to keep her vow of silence during birth — by signs plastered around their home.
The couple — following the Scientology tradition of a silent birth — had the posters delivered to their Beverly Hills mansion.
One reads: “Be silent and make all physical movements slow and understandable.”
The couple — following the Scientology tradition of a silent birth — had the posters delivered to their Beverly Hills mansion.
One reads: “Be silent and make all physical movements slow and understandable.”
Crazy Cat Ambushes the Avon Lady
Residents of the neighbourhood of Sunset Circle say they have been terrorized by a crazy cat named Lewis. Lewis for his part has been uniquely cited personally issued a restraining order by the town's animal control officer.
"He looks like Felix the Cat and has six toes on each foot, each with a long claw".
"He looks like Felix the Cat and has six toes on each foot, each with a long claw".
World's first beer health spa opens in Czech Republic
A family brewery in the Czech Republic has opened the world’s first beer health centre in its cellar. The Chodovar Family brewery in Chodova Plana offers beer baths, beer massages and beer cosmetics.
The cellar has seven huge Victorian style baths where visitors can swim in beer while enjoying a pint poured at a bathside bar.
In other beer related news, a Belgian organisation is encouraging schoolchildren to drink light ale instead of sweet fizzy drinks.
The cellar has seven huge Victorian style baths where visitors can swim in beer while enjoying a pint poured at a bathside bar.
In other beer related news, a Belgian organisation is encouraging schoolchildren to drink light ale instead of sweet fizzy drinks.
Mohammed Fayed wants to be mummified and made into a giant clock
The 77-year-old Harrods owner has drawn up plans to have his embalmed body made into the hour hand of the massive timepiece on the roof of his Knightsbridge store.
It's not April 1st yet, is it?
It's not April 1st yet, is it?
Two-head girl dies of infection
An Egyptian girl who survived an operation to remove a second head has died from a brain infection.
Her second head could smile and blink, but could not survive independently.
Sad. With sad photo.
Her second head could smile and blink, but could not survive independently.
Sad. With sad photo.
ASBO separates 12-year-old twins
Two 12-year-old twin brothers have been handed an anti social behaviour order banning them from being together outside the family home.
The order, which lasts until 24 March 2008, bans the boys from being together during school hours but does not apply if they are at home or during school holidays.
The order, which lasts until 24 March 2008, bans the boys from being together during school hours but does not apply if they are at home or during school holidays.