The Wurst Challenge: Charity or Gluttony? In Ypsilanti, Michigan, a children’s art center was the beneficiary of the Wurst Challenge, in which contestants tried to eat twenty-foot-long sausages to raise money for the FLY Children’s Art Center. Participants raised more than they had hoped, for a total of about $6,000 dollars. What do you think:…
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Cats, Weird Tales
Friday Catblogging: When Franz Dreamed of Cat Firebombers
by JOHN ADAMS •
In the 1500s, Germany military tactician Franz Helm of Cologne pondered whether cats (or doves) with fire strapped to their backs might usefully wreak havoc on enemy cities. Here’s a translation of part of Helm’s plan: Create a small sack like a fire-arrow … if you would like to get at a town or castle,…
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What Waits Behind These Secret Doors?
by JOHN ADAMS •
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Friday Poll: The Rabbit in the Statue’s Ear
by JOHN ADAMS •
In South Africa, there’s a new, large statue of Nelson Mandela with an unexpected quirk: inside the statue’s ear the sculptors added a small rabbit. Here’s a photo that shows a tiny addition to the late leader’s right ear: The artists consider the rabbit their ‘trademark.’ So, should it stay or should it go? I’ll…
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Friday Poll: Marriage Proposal During Arrest – Minor Setback or Sign of Real Trouble?
by JOHN ADAMS •
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Friday Poll: Would You Want to Know if Someone Once Died in Your Home?
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Cats, Weird Tales
Friday Catbloging: Drug-Smuggling Cat
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Free Markets, Politics, Weird Tales
Do Rally Monkeys Really Spark Market Rallies?
by JOHN ADAMS •
Over at the Financial Times, there’s a post that has a video of a rally monkey, and the possibilty of a market rally if there’s a House-Obama compromise on the debt-ceiling (and perhaps on the shutdown, too.) Well, a political pact might spark a rally, but what role does the monkey, himself, play? Most likely none,…
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Friday Poll: Bigfoot Found at Last?
by JOHN ADAMS •
Animals, University, Weird Tales
The Fox @ UW-W
by JOHN ADAMS •
There have been sightings of a fox on campus. Why he’s here, one cannot say, and in any event the best course is to leave a wild animal alone. For the curious, though, I’ve embedded a video documentary describing that very fox’s life with complete accuracy and absolutely sensitivity to the highest standards of nature…
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Friday Poll: Dog or… Chupacabra?!?
by JOHN ADAMS •
So, has Dr. Phyllis Canion found a chupacabra, that mysterious and legendary blood-sucking animal that haunts farms and dreams? Alternatively, is her find nothing but a screwy-looking dog? ….I never dreamt in a million years that I would see the most bizarre animal of all, on my own ranch in Cuero, Texas: an animal that…
Animals, Weird Tales
Motorcyclist Hits Bear at 87 MPH in Canada
by JOHN ADAMS •
The footage shows the view from the biker’s helmet as he is thrown from the vehicle. According to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) the incident occurred on Highway 7 on June 30, 2013. After ensuring the biker received medical attention the RCMP officer recovered the helmet and camera. To their surprise police watching the…
