Archive for the ‘strange happenings’ category

The Nose Knows!

July 30, 2009

michael-jacksons-nose-missing-when-he-died— There is a matter of considerable importance of which you must be made aware:  Michael Jackson’s nose is MISSING!!!

Or so reports The Rolling Stone. You’re probably aware that decades of plastic surgery had destroyed Michael Jackson’s nose; he had to wear a prosthesis instead, with claims of a false nose supported by a former housekeeper to Jackson.  A witness who supposedly saw Michael’s body as it lay on the autopsy table in the morgue reportedly noted that said prosthetic nose was missing from the singer’s surgically mangled face, leaving behind a small, dark hole surrounded by bits of cartilage…Ewww!– As if removal of part of his brain hadn’t been enough…

The Michael Jackson saga keeps on getting more bizarre just as his doctor is the target of a manslaughter probe into the singer’s death.  The question remains of the nose’s whereabouts. — Someone out there knows of the nose! I would suggest that we round up the usual suspects. — Let’s visit underworld bars and begin hurting people!  One of them must know something…

Chain Saw vs. Mountain Lion!

July 27, 2009

images— In an incident reported July 17th, a Colorado man used an 18″ chainsaw to successfully fight off a mountain lion that attacked him during a camping trip with his wife and two toddlers in northwest Wyoming!  The adult male lion was described as being emaciated and showing other signs of starvation when he pounced on the man, an ex-Marine…Semper Fi, Dude!

The camper met the lion head-on with his chainsaw running, inflicting a six- to eight-inch gash on the lion’s shoulder and suffering only a small puncture  wound on his forearm.  Knowing when it was outmatched, the lion ceased the attack.

The mountain lion was later killed by wildlife officials after it attacked a dog brought in to track it.  Rabies tests were negative on the mountain lion, although other diseases have not been ruled out and starvation seems likely to have contributed to his unusual behavior…

(…chainsaws:  good  for cutting wood and predators down to size!   And remember…when chainsaws are outlawed, only outlaws will have chainsaws!  <fires up a big Stihl chainsaw…BRAPPP!>  Bring it on, baby, yeah!)



Humboldt Squid Beaching!

July 14, 2009

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— They were having a terrible, no-good, very bad day in La Jolla, California.  First there was a 4.0 magnitude earthquake centered 19 miles out in the ocean, then dozens of 3-to 4-foot long Humboldt squid weighing up to 40 lbs. washed ashore and flopped around, dazed and disoriented and probably appalled at California’s real estate prices…

…then to add to the eww factor, seagulls swooped in and started feeding on the squid! — How’s that rate on the grossness scale?  This caused well-intentioned beachgoers to try and save the squid (gotta be a T-shirt slogan there!) by tossing them back in the sea, and we’re talking big, wet, slippery, heavy squid here!  The squid were so loopy by this point that even when thrown back, they tended to wash ashore again.  There’s no helping some cephalopods…they just don’t listen.

So a fun time was had by all, excepting, of course, the squid.  Water  temperature inversions rather than the earthquake could have been the cause of the beachings…calamari, anyone?


“Warehouse 13” Is Coming…

June 24, 2009

WarehouseWarehouse 13 debuts on the Sci Fi channel July 7th, the story of an underground government storage facility hid away in the Badlands of South Dakota that houses every conceivable kind of strange and harmful device both modern and ancient.  Featured are two secret service agents with totally different styles of investigation…

…if this is starting to sound oddly familiar, it probably should be if you’ve ever seen an episode of The X-Files, watched an Indiana Jones movie, or are familiar with the Friday the 13th: The Series show.  One commentator I read described the series by saying, “Think X-Files only not as well written.”

Still, geeks like me will probably tune in; we live for this kinda stuff!  (–Oh God, I need a life!) That being said, I’ve heard the cautionary statement, though, not to let the pilot episode dissuade you from watching successive installments…

…but pounding my head on the table, I can only cry of how much I miss Fox Mulder!

The Barrel Monster!

June 17, 2009

090616-barrel-monster-hmed-.widec– -Hehe! –Maybe MonsterQuest should cover the Barrel Monster!

It’s an arresting sight…or at least it got its creator arrested!  Standing ten feet tall, the Barrel Monster was the creation of Raleigh, NC history major Joseph Carnevale, who chopped up three stolen orange and white traffic barrels from a construction site to create this 10′ sculpture of a roadside monster thumbing a ride.

The police, natch, seized the monster and will probably charge its creator.–Is it art, vandalism, or both?–You decide, but I think it’s cool, as do a lot of other folks who’ve rallied to the artist’s defense!

Next, the street artist and college student may be attempting a barrel sculpture of a T-rex!  And by the way, his 1997 VW Jetta is covered with hot-glued beer bottle caps!–Bravo!!!

Bee Swarm Attack!

May 24, 2009

bee swarm– – A swarm of bees recently trapped workers inside a game store in Union Square in New York City for hours!  A good samaritan outside the store without protective gear managed to lure many of the bees inside a box, and a specially-dressed expert arrived later to capture the rest of the swarm, with the bees  successfully re-located unharmed.

…at least there are worse places to be trapped than a game store!

Feeling Bully In An Irish Grocery Store!

April 27, 2009

bull–In a role reversal, the product went shopping when a bull escaped from a pen in a livestock market and ran through a grocery store in Ireland, shocking customers. The farmer who owned the bull followed him into the store, and in a moment of poetic justice was briefly chased by the bull!

The bull made his way through the store before turning around and leaving from the front exit.  Fortunately, no customer came into the bull’s path or store shoppers could have been the ones turned into hamburger.  –Let it be a lesson to sapiens pathetica!

Snakes On A Plane!

April 17, 2009

pythons–Life imitated art (well, bad movies, anyhow) in Melbourne, Australia when four six-inch baby pythons escaped from a container aboard a passenger plane, leading to a search that forced the cancellation of two flights.

There were twelve snakes in the original package, and a reptile expert searched for the missing four, but did not find them! It was unknown of the snakes were still on the plane, or escaped after the plane landed.  The airline (Qantas) fumigated the plane, and returned it to service.  Maybe this is why the koala in Qantas ads once said, “I hate Qantas!”

One can imagine that some folks in Melbourne checked out their toilets and looked under the beds thereafter…for many share the sentiments of Indiana Jones when he said, “I…hate…snakes!”