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Category Archives: Bizarre
The Mothers of Appropriation
I honestly have no idea: Get ready for the second coming of the Frank Zappa Choir : The Mothers of Appropriation, coming at you at this year’s NSCAD Wearable Art Show!
Posted in Bizarre, Frank Zappa, Zappa Misc
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Yellow Snow
Stranger than fiction: Snow ranging in colour from light yellow to orange and carrying a distinctive “musty” odour was observed yesterday in five districts of Omsk province, which lies in western Siberia and borders Kazakhstan. Ain’t no Huskie wee-wee either, … Continue reading
Posted in Bizarre, In The News, Science
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Captain Midnight
A creepy incident occurred at Chicago’s WGN-TV on 22/11/’87: The pictures on the station monitors in the studio suddenly began to jitter and twitch. Across Chicago, countless other televisions did the same, as Dan’s clips of the Bears game were … Continue reading
Posted in Bizarre, Pop Cult
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Hotpants!
Proof that Dr Sharleena has psychic powers: it is the year 1937 and cows wear pants. (Thanks Bernard!)
Posted in Bizarre
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Teenar
Meanwhile, in the WTF Department: Yes: it’s the Teenar, a department store mannequin converted into a working electric guitar.
Posted in Bizarre, Music
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The Case Of The Zombie Chickens
Oh what a world we live in: When Jim Stauffer of Petaluma saw a chicken crawling out of a mound of compost like the living dead, he knew something had changed at the egg farm next door. “We called them … Continue reading
Posted in Bizarre, In The News, Science
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Bicycle Nutcracker Suite
Since Jingle Bells is a little overdone this time of year, I thought Tchaikovsky’s “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy†would be a great alternative. At first I didn’t think it could be done, but as I recorded sounds from … Continue reading
Posted in Bizarre, Music, Zappa Misc
7 Comments
The Big One
Okay, you asked for it: here comes the Big One. (The same on Google Maps)
Kramer vs Kramer
Whatever happened to Kramer from Seinfeld? Well… His apology on the Late Show — painful.
Posted in Bizarre, In The News
8 Comments
The Boys From Paraguay
Is the Bush administration preparing an escape to Paraguay? Say what Barry? The Cuban news service reports that George W. Bush has purchased 98,840 acres in Paraguay, near the Bolivian/Brazilian border. Wonkette (via): Now, Prensa Latina is a Cuban-government operation … Continue reading
Posted in Bizarre, In The News, Politics
13 Comments
Ban Fahrenheit 451!
Texas dad wants Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury’s novel whose plot deals with book banning, to be banned — during Banned Books Week. What’s the temperature at which rational thinking experiences a meltdown?
Posted in Bizarre, Books, In The News
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Rightwing Nutcases Part 95402157
“Brad Miller even spent your tax dollars to pay teenage girls to watch pornographic movies with probes connected to their genitalia.†How’s that for a congressional campaign ad? Oh, and let’s not forget the Mariachi’s. Way to go, Vern!
At First It Was A Hobby
Meet Alfred, the Belgian Penguin Man. Throw in the Poodle Woman from a couple of entries ago, and we have ourselves some nice Conceptual Continuity brewing!
We’ll Always Have Paris
Flabbergasted I am. Via The Idiot Bastard.
Posted in Bizarre, Frank Zappa, Pop Cult
8 Comments