Weird News III - Beyond the Bizarre

[Takhisis]

I thought there was no coal delivery anymore since Maggie's days.

 

[Broken_Erika]

Does this qualify for a darwin award even though he survived?

English bulldog bites off Scottish man’s peanut butter smeared genitals
A SCOTTISH man has had his peanut-butter smeared genitalia bitten off by an English bulldog. Paramedics were unable to recover them for reattachment.

AN ENGLISH bulldog has been euthanased after biting off his Scottish owner’s testicles, which had been coated in peanut butter.

The 22-year-old man, who has not been named, was found fully clothed and lying in a pool of blood in his Haddington, East Lothian, apartment. He was rushed to hospital where he was put in an induced coma for several days.

He returned to consciousness and co-operated with police.

Authorities say nobody else had been in the apartment at the time of the attack.

The dog, named ‘Biggie’ after gangster rapper Biggie Smalls, was found covered in his owner’s blood.

“Inquiries are continuing to establish how a 22-year-old man sustained significant injury to his groin area,” a Scottish police spokesperson said.

“However, as part of this investigation the owner of the dog, which is believed to have been involved, has voluntarily signed documentation consenting to the destruction of the animal.”

https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/r...s/news-story/8b63718ca68265bffdecbf27b71593b8

 

[Silurian]

@Broken_Erika

Well he has removed himself from the gene pool.

 

[r16]

well , one of my always cool posts mentions him obliquely , so he has contributed to the survival of the human race .

 

[Traitorfish]

Scottish man has had his peanut-butter smeared genitalia bitten off by an English bulldog.

Yet again my people are oppressed by the iron hand of Westminster.

 

[Yeekim]

Iron jaws of John Bull in action.

 

[Takhisis]

Yesterday a man from Argentina's northwestern provinces set out to prove that it was really hot (~60 ºC) and posted a video of himself placing an unwarmed frying pan on road tarmac under the noon sun and then fried a steak on it using the heat from the sun and asphalt alone.

 

[Broken_Erika]

Australian cane toads hitch a lift on python's back after storm
Some called it the Outback Uber - 10 cane toads have been caught riding a python.

Paul Mock, of Kununurra in the far north of Western Australia, filmed the bizarre sight after a heavy thunderstorm on Sunday night.

The animals were trying to escape an overflowing dam on the Mocks' property when the toads came up with the novel form of transport.

Mr Mock sent the images to his brother Andrew, who then posted them online.

Speaking to the BBC, Mr Mock explains he had ventured out after a bad thunderstorm that dropped close to 7cm (2.7in) of rain on Kununurra in the space of an hour.

"I went out and the lake had overflowed," he says, and realised the toads, who nested around its edge, were fleeing the rising waters.

"Thousands of toads were all trying to find somewhere to go," he says. "And then I saw Monty our local python with a bunch of hitchhikers on his back."

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-46720029

https://twitter.com/MrMeMock/status/1079448894981828608/photo/1

 

[Takhisis]

It sounds like something which only Nicholas Gurewitz would imagine and draw as an artist.

 

[Broken_Erika]

Kentucky police mourn doughnut truck fire

Police in Kentucky have posted a tweet mourning the loss of a doughnut truck, which was destroyed after catching fire.

The driver of the Krispy Kreme Doughnuts vehicle noticed smoke billowing from the back as he drove through Lexington.

While no one was hurt in the fire, all the doughnuts in the back were reportedly destroyed.

It proved too much to bear for the local police.

Lexington Police Department posted images online of heartbroken officers at the scene of the fire in the south-east of the city, near the corner of Man O' War Boulevard and Pink Pigeon Parkway.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46728111
https://twitter.com/lexkypolice/status/1079842747782230016/photo/1

 

[Samson]

Smartphone users warned to be careful of the Antichrist

People's dependence on smartphones and modern technology could bring about the coming of the Antichrist, the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church has warned.
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"Every time you use your gadget, whether you like it or not, whether you turn on your location or not, somebody can find out exactly where you are, exactly what your interests are and exactly what you are scared of," Patriarch Kirill told Rossiya 1.

"If not today, then tomorrow methods and technology could appear that will not just provide access to all information but will also allow the use of this information.

"Do you imagine what power will be concentrated in the hands of those who gain knowledge about what is going on in the world?

"Such control from one place forebodes the coming of the Antichrist."​

I mean, there is an element of truth in what he says, but possibly a bit dramatic. From the beeb.

 

[Takhisis]

If he then urges people to stop voting for Putin then at least he'll be moderately consistent.

 

[Zkribbler]

So UPS posted a tweet that read:
‘If your child addresses a letter to the North Pole, you can leave it with us. We do shredding.’

It's part of the War on Christmas. Hey, free venison for everyone,

 

[Kaitzilla]

Woman’s medical condition prevents her from hearing men—and Twitter’s jealous

Imagine a world where all the men around you are put on mute. No more mansplaining, cat-calling, or unsolicited advice to smile and nod at politely. For some women, it’d be a dream come true. For one woman in China, the Daily Mail reports, it was her startling reality after she awoke one morning and found she couldn’t hear her boyfriend.

https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/twitter-woman-cant-hear-men/

I still want the drug that makes everything feel brand new for 24 hours.

 

[Broken_Erika]

Africa by Toto to play on eternal loop 'down in Africa'

The world's oldest desert is to be blessed with one of the most listened-to songs - Africa by Toto.

Namibian artist Max Siedentopf has set up a sound installation in the coastal Namib Desert to play on loop, in tribute to the soft rock classic.

The 1982 track is quadruple platinum, and was the most streamed song in 2017, with over 440m views on YouTube.

Mr Siedentopf tells the BBC it is set to play forever, with solar batteries "to keep Toto going for all eternity".
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He has chosen an undisclosed spot in the 55-million-year-old Namib desert to set up six speakers attached to an MP3 player with the single track on it.

Mr Siedentopf says he hopes the song will play for another 55 million years.

"Most parts of the installation were chosen to be as durable as possible, but I'm sure the harsh environment of the desert will devour the installation eventually."

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-46861137

 

[Takhisis]

That sounds like aural contamination.

 

[Morty]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-46891412

A rare natural phenomenon taking shape in the US state of Maine is mesmerising people around the world.

A giant slow-turning ice disk, measuring approximately 91m (298ft) wide, has formed in the Presumpscot River in the city of Westbrook.

 

[Arakhor]

An alpaca walks into a French optician's...

 

[Samson]

The weird bit is that it got as far as being the default option on Microsoft Edge before The Daily Hate took any notice about being called out for "generally fail[ing] to maintain basic standards of accuracy and accountability".
Grundiad:

Don’t trust Daily Mail website, Microsoft browser warns users
Microsoft’s internet browser is warning users not to trust the Daily Mail’s journalism as part of a feature designed to fight fake news.
Visitors to Mail Online who use Microsoft Edge can now see a statement asserting that “this website generally fails to maintain basic standards of accuracy and accountability” and “has been forced to pay damages in numerous high-profile cases”.
The message, which is produced by a third-party startup called NewsGuard, tells readers to proceed carefully given that “the site regularly publishes content that has damaged reputations, caused widespread alarm, or constituted harassment or invasion of privacy”.
It gives Mail Online, one of the world’s biggest news websites, one out of five on credibility – the same level as the Kremlin-backed RT news service.​

Image From Beeb:

 

[Broken_Erika]

What did you expect? It's called The Daily Fail for a reason!