It's true. I did.And I loved every moment of it.
Hitler Beheaded Posted: 1 day ago by pocksucket
Within hours of the Hitler waxwork figure going on display in Berlin an unnamed 41 year old tore its head off.
Comments: 16 Score: [-] 587 [+].
Drop Dead Gorgeous Posted: 5 days ago by pocksucket
Researchers injected fat into the faces of 14 dead people to investigate techniques for rejuvenating appearance.
At least that was their excuse.
Any other reason for making corpses more attractive that springs to mind is plain creepy.
Comments: 9 Score: [-] 446 [+].
Happy Birthday, Darwinian Evolution Posted: 5 days ago by pocksucket
July 1st 1858 was the first occasion that Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection was introduced to the scientific community.
Presented by Alfred Russel Wallace to the Linnean Society, what would later go on to be described as the single best idea anyone has ever had* barely caused a ripple first time out.
*Daniel Dennett
Comments: 1 Score: [-] 463 [+].
The End of Childhood Posted: 6 days ago by pocksucket
That this would be a toy saddens me.
Do we expect a Gitmo playset with child sized orange overalls by Christmas.
Comments: 17 Score: [-] 715 [+].
Massive Bosons Blew My Unit Posted: 6 days ago by pocksucket
More about CERN and the LHC.
Lapsed scientist and satirist Chris Morris visited CERN and wrote this about it.
The audio portion at the bottom of the article is worth a listen too.
Comments: 1 Score: [-] 163 [+].
Covered In Bees Posted: 6 days ago by pocksucket
Between eight and twelve million bees escaped from crates when a trailer overturned in Sacremento. The bees swarmed over an area of Highway 99. Several bee wranglers were required to round them all up.
Comments: 12 Score: [-] 347 [+].
Auto-correct - With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility Posted: 6 days ago by pocksucket
In a bid to show themselves as sensitive, the American Family Association made sure that the word gay would never appear in any of their literature by setting up an auto-correct macro to change any instance to homosexual.
You know it's a plan just begging to go wrong.
Comments: 6 Score: [-] 499 [+].
Pull Your Pants Up Posted: 6 days ago by pocksucket
Pull 'Em Up High.
Infuriatingly catch fashion advice in the form of a song with a little shoot 'em up game towards the end from High Street Ken.
To avoid confusion and potential embarrassment from the offset know that in this case these are good, honest, British Pants, and not Transatlantic Trousers. Also know that ALT+F4 will close the window.
Comments: 2 Score: [-] 215 [+].
It Started With A Kiss - The Heinz Petition Posted: 1 week ago by pocksucket
After 200 people complained about an advert that included two men kissing, Heinz withdrew it from broadcast.
Now more than 8,000 people (at the time of posting) have requested its return.
Will they or won't they?
Comments: 4 Score: [-] 500 [+].
Unidentified Object Identified Posted: 1 week ago by pocksucket
Following on from the story of an unidentified object in the skies above Cardiff, some of you may be surprised to learn that the explanation is something of terrestrial origin
Comments: 7 Score: [-] 503 [+].
Chronotopic Anamorphosis Posted: 1 week ago by pocksucket
What?
I don't know either.
Something about experimental software extracting horizontal lines from video clips and recombining then in an anachronistic way to create four dimensional distortions.
Or, to put it another way, click Play to watch the man bend in freaky ways.
Comments: 6 Score: [-] 414 [+].
Phone masts suggested as cause of Bridgend suicides Posted: 2 weeks ago by pocksucket
22 teenagers have killed themselves in the South Wales town of Bridgend in the last 18 months, and whilst the popular press have been quick to blame social networking sites, an actual scientist has suggested the cause might be mobile phone masts having spotted a pattern of proximity higher than the national average.
Update to this and this.
Comments: 0 Score: [-] 127 [+].
Been missing out on knee-jerk reaction to GTA IV lately? Posted: 2 weeks ago by pocksucket
Not to worry, British "News" paper The Sun has tried to off all half-cocked for your entertainment.
This is an article about The Sun article, but it does contain a link.
In brief, attempting to access an in game simulation web site that has been shut down for obscenity leads to a 5 star criminal rating resulting in pretty much unavoidable death at the hands of law enforcement agents.
Hoping that most of his readers will give up before they get to the end of the article, "journalist" Jonathan Weinberg tries to give the impression that this will somehow turn players into paedophiles.
You can tell his heart isn't really in it though.
Comments: 2 Score: [-] 144 [+].
Elderly Erotica Posted: 2 weeks ago by pocksucket
There are many wonderful ways to fill your golden years when you retire.
Shigeo Tokuda became a porn star. Now 74, in the last 14 years he has made 350 films, including Maniac Training Of Lolitas and Forbidden Elderly Care.
He is just one of a growing band of aged amorists, and if you ask me, it beats getting a job as a greeter at a hardware store.
Comments: 4 Score: [-] 358 [+].
The Crown Dependency of Forvik Posted: 2 weeks ago by pocksucket
Forvik is one of the Shetland Islands. It is about 2.5 acres, so very small. It is owned by Stuart Hill. Mr Hill asserts that Shetland is not and never has been a part of The United Kingdom, never having left Norwegian ownership.
Shetland originally passed under the care of The Crown in the 1400s when it was pawned by King Christian to pay for a dowry. This status has never formally changed and so Mr Hill has presented a Declaration of Dependence to The Queen in an attempt to realign the true status of the islands.
Comments: 0 Score: [-] 168 [+].
Enjoy the Taste of Tippecanoe, but maybe not the smell Posted: 2 weeks ago by pocksucket
Visitors to the Taste of Tippecanoe Festival this year may be assailed by the twin fragrances of vanilla and poop as the director of the nearby sewage works plans to cover up odours generated by maintenance to his treatment equipment with a giant Glade Plug In
Comments: 1 Score: [-] 157 [+].
Could I have a taste of the Monk's cheese? Posted: 2 weeks ago by pocksucket
An Austrian school has been making cheese in their cellar. As it matures they have been playing CDs of Monks chanting at it.
They're convinced it makes a difference.
Comments: 1 Score: [-] 175 [+].
Abu Hamza, Coming to America Posted: 2 weeks ago by pocksucket
Cleric Abu Hamza has lost his battle against extradition to the USA to face up to 11 charges related to terrorist activities.
Comments: 1 Score: [-] 171 [+].
City of Shadows Posted: 2 weeks ago by pocksucket
City of Shadows is a collection of photos of St Petersburg using time lapse techniques giving a sense of the faceless anonymity of the masses of the city as they go about their daily business.
The other galleries are worth a look too.
Comments: 3 Score: [-] 295 [+].
Martian Skies Posted: 2 weeks ago by pocksucket
As the Phoenix Lander rampages around the Martian surface, photos from other missions are bound to surface.
Here are some.
Includes a link to The Martian Weather Report
Comments: 9 Score: [-] 391 [+].
Dog shot by police after taser fails Posted: 2 weeks ago by pocksucket
A Staffordshire Bull Terrier was shot by police in Croydon, South London, after police attempted to subdue it with a taser designed for use on humans.
This incident was provoked when the dog bit two police officers.
Their wounds did not require medical treatment.
Comments: 5 Score: [-] 318 [+].
Police unable to identify object observed in mid air, flying Posted: 2 weeks ago by pocksucket
On June 8th a Police helicopter crew observed an "unusual" aircraft in the skies near Cardiff that has yet to be accurately identified.
Authorities are at pains to stress the mundaneness of the event.
Comments: 3 Score: [-] 220 [+].
42 Years Unmourned, Unnoticed. Posted: 3 weeks ago by pocksucket
Hedviga Golik made herself a cup of tea and sat down to watch TV. Shortly after sitting down she died. This was in 1966. Her body has only just been found.
Comments: 8 Score: [-] 291 [+].
Are we the real aliens? Posted: 3 weeks ago by pocksucket
Writers Raymond Bradbury and HP Lovecraft have both suggested in stories that humans began life on another planet and, unwitting or otherwise, became invaders of Earth.
Evidence garnered from a meteorite in Australia suggests this may be a possibility.
Comments: 23 Score: [-] 458 [+].
Paradolia Corner Posted: 3 weeks ago by pocksucket
Image of Jesus.
Only try to remember the truth. There is no spoon.
Comments: 8 Score: [-] 190 [+].