(It seems to me that this is some kind of sign of things to come….cd) Korean First to Successfully Clone a Dog – Yahoo! News Scientists for the first time have cloned a dog. But don’t count on a better world populated by identical and resourceful Lassies just yet. That’s because the dog duplicated by…
Category: Oddities
other odd stuff
Bird flu could spread to European Russia – ministry – Yahoo! News
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A bird flu strain that is dangerous to humans could spread from Siberia to the heavily populated European part of Russia, where the main poultry farms are located, the Emergencies Ministry said on Wednesday. “In autumn, some wild birds migrate from the northern part of Siberia to the Caspian and Black Sea…
Boing Boing: Teapot temples of Malaysia demolished
Teapot temples of Malaysia demolished The odd temples of a teapot-worshipping religious sect in Malaysia have been destroyed by authorities. The group’s leader, Ayah Pin, is on the lam; his wives have been arrested, and his devotees are distraught. The crime: The [local] Islamic affairs department had put them on the wanted list for being…
Toilet-seat art sits well with some
When it comes to bathroom décor, Seeley Springman’s art brings a flush to some cheeks. Her custom toilet seats make people either laugh or gasp with embarrassment. The Clyde Hill woman just wants to lighten the sometimes-taboo subject of visits to the restroom. After all, she says, everyone goes. She starts with celebrity photographs, such…
Encyclopedia: X-Day
Encyclopedia: X-Day
Sex in the Bible
(There was a guy in the Marines with me who used to poke fun at Christians with the passage about Shem getting Noah drunk and knowing him…he would end it with “Noah got popped in the keester!” lol. ….cd Sex in the Bible: A Short List Genesis 1. Behold now, I have two daughters which…
Austria Museum Lets Naked People in Free –
Austria Museum Lets Naked People in Free – Link VIENNA, Austria – Vienna’s prestigious Leopold Museum is usually a pretty buttoned-down place, but on Friday, some of the nudes in its marble galleries were for real. Scores of naked or scantily clad people wandered the museum, lured by an offer of free entry to “The…
Modern Day Tommy…Plays A Mean Video Game
Link at Yahoo News LINCOLN, Neb. – Brice Mellen is a whiz at video games such as “Mortal Kombat.” In that regard, the 17-year-old isn’t much different from so many others his age. Except for one thing: He’s blind. And as he easily dispatched foes who took him on recently at a Lincoln gaming center,…
Japanese Humanoid robot Repliee Q1 Unveiled
Personally, I think they need to put her in a schoolgirl outfit…cd Tampa Bay’s 10 News Tokyo, Japan — A Japanese scientist recently unveiled his newest creation, and she’s “alive.” “Repliee Q1” was introduced to the world in Tokyo, Japan. The female android is the creation of Professor Hiroshi Ishiguru of Osaka University. He says…
Kim Jong Ils Superhuman Bodygaurds on Video
link Kim Jong-il Bodyguards Show Superhuman Strength A video purportedly showing the training of Kim Jong-il’s bodyguards interspersed with footage from an interview with Lee Yong-guk, a former bodyguard for the North Korean leader, is making waves in cyberspace. The clip can be accessed on an overseas website. Jaw-dropping scenes show bodyguards snapping scantlings or…