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var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/pets_animals/Snake_Survives_A_Week_In_Air_Conditioner_Fan'; 80-year-old goat breeder Noel Padgham took her car into the shop after living for a week with a noise she described as "clunketer, clunketer, clunketer." When air-conditioning mechanic Kit Carson (no we're not kidding) opened up the dash to take a look, he probably didn't expect to find a three foot, four inch carpet python curled up in the ventilation systems fan. The snake had been whirling around inside the fan and the tip of its tail had been dangling out, hitting against the housing and making the noise. Carson took the snake to the vet where the tip had to be amputated, but aside from being a couple inches shorter the snake is fine and expected to make a full recovery. Carson is expected to visit the local clothier for a fresh pair of pants. [ NT News via Neatorama ]
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Louie Edgi, a cancer patient currently residing in the horribly frigid area of Norman Wells, Canada , has won the Cash and Cars Lottery, which supports the Alberta Cancer Foundation and the Canadian Cancer Society. The prize? A Koenigsegg CCX . The catch? Norman Wells is a remote town up in God's Country with only one 12-kilometer dirt road. And it gets worse. No highways lead to Norman Wells, meaning the car would need to be flown in or driven up a winter ice road. Edgi opted for the cash while belting out possibly the most un-Jalopnik statement in the history of the world by saying, "The car is a Swedish make; it'll do 400 kilometres an hour. I don't see anybody would need that..." [ CBCNews ]
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Louie Edgi, a cancer patient currently residing in the horribly frigid area of Norman Wells, Canada , has won the Cash and Cars Lottery, which supports the Alberta Cancer Foundation and the Canadian Cancer Society. The prize? A Koenigsegg CCX . The catch? Norman Wells is a remote town up in God's Country with only one 12-kilometer dirt road. And it gets worse. No highways lead to Norman Wells, meaning the car would need to be flown in or driven up a winter ice road. Edgi opted for the cash while belting out possibly the most un-Jalopnik statement in the history of the world by saying, "The car is a Swedish make; it'll do 400 kilometres an hour. I don't see anybody would need that..." [ CBCNews ]
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Louie Edgi, a cancer patient currently residing in the horribly frigid area of Norman Wells, Canada , has won the Cash and Cars Lottery, which supports the Alberta Cancer Foundation and the Canadian Cancer Society. The prize? A Koenigsegg CCX . The catch? Norman Wells is a remote town up in God's Country with only one 12-kilometer dirt road. And it gets worse. No highways lead to Norman Wells, meaning the car would need to be flown in or driven up a winter ice road. Edgi opted for the cash while belting out possibly the most un-Jalopnik statement in the history of the world by saying, "The car is a Swedish make; it'll do 400 kilometres an hour. I don't see anybody would need that..." [ CBCNews ]
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Louie Edgi, a cancer patient currently residing in the horribly frigid area of Norman Wells, Canada , has won the Cash and Cars Lottery, which supports the Alberta Cancer Foundation and the Canadian Cancer Society. The prize? A Koenigsegg CCX . The catch? Norman Wells is a remote town up in God's Country with only one 12-kilometer dirt road. And it gets worse. No highways lead to Norman Wells, meaning the car would need to be flown in or driven up a winter ice road. Edgi opted for the cash while belting out possibly the most un-Jalopnik statement in the history of the world by saying, "The car is a Swedish make; it'll do 400 kilometres an hour. I don't see anybody would need that..." [ CBCNews ]
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For some reason, Jessica Simpson's less attractive and less talented sister Ashlee is famous, and being famous apparently automatically brings mental disability. Ashlee and husband Pete Wentz have ushered in their first son and named it, wait for it, Bronx Mowgli Wentz. Initials, BMW. Yes, Mowgli, like the kid from Jungle Book . Why not just name the kid "Beat me up and take my lunch money" or "Child of vapid nobodies." We weep for society. [ People ]
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var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/people/Ashlee_Simpson_Gives_Son_Incredibly_Dumb_Name'; For some reason, Jessica Simpson's less attractive and less talented sister Ashlee is famous, and being famous apparently automatically brings mental disability. Ashlee and husband Pete Wentz have ushered in their first son and named it, wait for it, Bronx Mowgli Wentz. Initials, BMW. Yes, Mowgli, like the kid from Jungle Book . Why not just name the kid "Beat me up and take my lunch money" or "Child of vapid nobodies." We weep for society. [ People ]
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var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/people/Ashlee_Simpson_Gives_Son_Incredibly_Dumb_Name'; For some reason, Jessica Simpson's less attractive and less talented sister Ashlee is famous, and being famous apparently automatically brings mental disability. Ashlee and husband Pete Wentz have ushered in their first son and named it, wait for it, Bronx Mowgli Wentz. Initials, BMW. Yes, Mowgli, like the kid from Jungle Book . Why not just name the kid "Beat me up and take my lunch money" or "Child of vapid nobodies." We weep for society. [ People ]
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newVideoPlayer("/Bentley-Crash.flv", 494, 371,""); When touk-wearing musician Bryan Maher of Port Jefferson, New York left his van idling outside a local area coffee shop to go in for a quick chat he didn't expect his van to follow him in for a latte. His dog Bentley had other ideas. Maher left the dog in the running van (it was cold out) and during a ten minute conversation (no doubt about jamming) the hopefully-named Bentley managed to shift the van into gear and promptly pilot the old Chevy through a plate glass window. Nobody was injured and damage to the business, van, and dog were minimal. However, we suspect the dog was punished with only a half a doobie that night. [ Newsday ]
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Bash a stray dog on the Italian highway at 70 MPH and you'd think the least you could do is pull over and take a look at the damage, but Marco Menozzi didn't even bother with that. Fifteen miles later he discovered the dog had survived, wedged into the smile of his Peugeot 207 with a broken leg and some bruising, but alive nonetheless. After a trip to the vet, the dog is on the mend and authorities are looking for a home for the pooch. Although we would have enjoyed this story more if it had been a Pug stuck in a Pug, we still suggest the eventual owners call him "Fortunato." Click here for a better look at the pup in the Pug. [ Ananova ]
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Words fail us. Why don't you have a go at trying to caption this miserably trashed truck. [ allvoices ]
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...although maybe they just need a sidecar for 'em to sit in . Location: Kruger National Park, South Africa [ Flickr via Digg ]
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Here's an expensive fender bender. It seems a train carrying oil rear-ended a train carrying 106 Porsches in the sleepy town of Dillenburg, Germany. The result — 18 cars totaled with damages estimated around at least €1 million, or about $1.28 million in US Federal Reserve issued fiat money. If your name was on one of these Porsches, we're sorry, but insurance will cover it and the image of a Porsche chilling on the tracks like the Delorean in Back to the Future II cracks us up. galleryPost('porschespill', 6, 'Nein! You Schpilled Mein Porsche!'); [ Topspeed ]
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Honda has pulled the wraps off a set of interesting experimental robotic legs it says can help support body weight, mainly for people carrying heavy loads or stuck in a crouching position. The legs act more like a mobile chair than some sort of exo-skeletal killer-cyborg-enhancement system, but it takes baby steps. We especially like the shots of Honda Motors workers using the robot legs on the assembly line. Reminds us of some creepy scene out of Ghost in the Shell . Full details in the press release below. Honda Unveils Experimental Walking Assist Device With Bodyweight Support System 11/07/2008 - JAPAN - Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today unveiled its second experimental walking assist device that helps support bodyweight to reduce the load on an individual's legs while walking, going up and down stairs, and in a semi-crouching position. The device is designed for people who are capable of walking and maneuvering on their own, but who can benefit from additional leg and body support while...
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A 14-year-old idiot ran away from a boot camp-style school for teens outside of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and hid in a trash bin to avoid detection. The only flaw in the plan was exposed when a garbage truck picked up the bin and dumped its contents into the back — including the teen. Of course, the garbage truck did what garbage trucks do and compacted the load, repeatedly, while going about its route until offloading at the recycling center, where the teen was found unconscious but alive. Police indicate the idiot's injuries are not life-threatening and he will make a full recovery, but not from his nearly fatal stupidity. [ CBSNews ]
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