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Man Comes 'Back To Life' At Burial

News.com.au: Man Comes 'Back To Life' At Burial

An 80-year-old Indian man, whose relatives thought he was dead, came "back to life" after being doused with cold water as part of the funeral preparations, a report said.

Velusamy, who uses just one name, "woke up" when he was bathed with cold water, as is traditional for Hindus before a body is burned on a pyre, the United News of India (UNI) news agency quoted family members as saying.

"It's very cold," muttered Velusamy as he got up from the ground at his home in the village of Molapalayam in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, minutes before being taken to the funeral pyre, the report said.

The initial surprise gave way to joyous scenes as Velusamy's relatives rejoiced at having "got back grandpa back from the other world", the report said.

Velusamy was thought to have died of old age after his sister-in-law tried to wake him up for supper.

She found him lying "like wood" and got no response to her frantic calls or after sprinkling water on his face and chest, UNI said.

Another Six-Legged Cow

Here's another six-legged cow. I wonder how many are born like this?

Saddam Scrubbed Toilets In Baghdad Office

Weekly World News: Saddam Scrubbed Toilets In Baghdad Office

You can always count on the Weekly World News for an exclusive story.

In a desperate bid to keep one step ahead of his American pursuers, the once-mighty Saddam Hussein taok a job scrubbing toilets in the Baghdad offices of the U.S. civil administrators of Iraq, sources claim.

Nobody recognized the pathetic-looking janitor until a sharp-eyed intelligence officer scrutinizing his ID photo positively identified him as Saddam -- but by then he'd vanished.

"He looked like some harmless low-level worker," recalls a U.S. Marine guard who serves in the building. "Sometimes when you ordered him to do something, like be sure to get under the toilet rim, he'd mutter under his breath 'damned Americans' or 'I should be in my palace.'

The bizarre episode is being kept under wraps by red-faced U.S. officials, who fear news that Saddam spent weeks hiding under their very noses could renew charges of lax security.

But an Iraqi national responsible for hiring maintenance staff for the headquarters confirms that the man -- who gave his name as Omar -- worked in the heavily guarded U.S. offices from July 5 to August 20.

One Very Messy Apartment

And I thought I was a little untidy. How did this guy live in conditions like that without catching something? [via Hotlinks]

Faith The 2-Legged Dog

At the Stringfellow house, Faith walks. In fact, Faith -- the dog -- walks and runs just about everywhere, despite being born with only two working legs. She walks upright, like a human being.

Faith can maintain perfect balance and sits on her haunches. She has a smaller, useless front limb that has atrophied and is scheduled to be amputated.

There's not much Faith can't do. She likes moving pillows to the couch before pouncing on it and loves attention, often whining until someone pets her. Faith is housebroken and stands by the door with a whimper when she needs to be let outside. She uses the bathroom standing up, and rests on her legs to eat.

[via News Star]

Boy Finds Two-Headed Snake

WAVE3: 10-Year-Old Finds 2-Headed Snake

When a 10-year-old Centertown boy found a snake in the yard, he picked it up with a stick and both of the snake's heads bit the stick.

Rodney York's discovery of a two-headed baby black king snake last Friday set off a flurry of activity by the Daviess County youngster.

He took the snake to Bowling Green snake hobbyist Scott Petty after he couldn't get it to eat. Rodney left the snake with Petty to see what he could do about the snake's poor appetite. Petty says both heads took a drink of water yesterday.

Murray State herpetologist Ed Zimmerer estimated the occurrence rate of a two-headed snake at one in ten-thousand. Zimmerer said they don't usually live very long because it might not know which head is supposed to eat.

Petty says that half the time, the three-month-old serpent doesn't know which way it's going. Rodney says he's named the snake "Mary-Kate and Ashley," because those were the first names of twins that came to mind.

Unfortunately I was unable to find a picture of the snake on any news sites.

Update: Thanks to Chris Hearn for sending me a pic of the snake. It's a bit small but you can make out the two heads.

The First Worldwide Annual Gurning Contest

Sadly the site is not accepting any more entries this year so you can't enter but there are lots of pictures of gurners on the site. For a definition of gurning click here. [via zFilter]

Be Bald And Be Free Day

"For those who are bald and who either do wear or do not wear a wig or toupee, this is the day to go 'shiny' and be proud."

Mafia Puts First Man On Mars

The good ol' Weekly World News has an exclusive story that should bring a smile to your face.

The Mafia has muscled its way into new territory -- it's landed a manned spacecraft on Mars and begun colonization.

That's the startling assertion of a leading crime writer, who says that the four biggest Mafia families in the U.S., in a rare act of cooperation, pooled their vast resources and funded a top-secret space program that successfully reached the Red Planet on August 27.

"Very shrewdly, the heads of the various families, looking ahead to the future, have realized they'd best get a leg up on the rest of us if they want to continue to control organized crime as mankind begins its inevitable migration to other worlds," says true-crime author Albert Goodwell, who says he learned of the audacious project from his sources at the FBI.

"There's nothing the Mafia likes more than virgin territory," Goodwell says. "By the time NASA gets to Mars, the Cosa Nostra will already have its gambling and prostitution operations in place in the first colony.

"It will be almost impossible for authorities to dislodge them. In fact, to secure landing permits and to have cargo unloaded, legitimate government and corporate vessels will almost certainly have to make payoffs to the mob."

Pebwages

Pebwages is a directory of some of the strangest products and services that are available on the net. [via WeirdAssShit.com]

Man To Live With 1,000 Centipedes

ABC News Online: Thai man to live with 1,000 centipedes in record attempt

A professional Thai centipede-performer has put his love of the critters to the test, moving into a glass room with 1,000 of them for a planned 28-day stay in a world record attempt.

Boontawee Siengwong, 26, coolly took up residence in a 12-square metre room kitted out with a bed, toilet, television, refrigerator and fan at a shopping mall in this southern seaside resort.

Boontawee told the assembled crowd he was spurred into action after his girlfriend Kanchana Ketkaew sailed into the record books in September last year after a 32-day stay with thousands of deadly scorpions.

"He said he wanted to do it to win a world record and because his girlfriend is a world record holder and he doesn't want to be left behind," said Vichai Lertlitrichai, public affairs manager for Ripley's Believe It or Not!, which is coordinating the attempt.

During the record attempt Boontawee will be permitted to leave the room for 15 minutes every eight hours, while medical officials from a local hospital will remain on stand-by.

A 'professional centipede performer'? What exactly does a professional centipede performer do?

Portuguese Store Offers To Clothe Naked Shoppers For Free

Yahoo!: Portuguese store offers to clothe naked shoppers for free

A youth-oriented clothing store located in the heart of the Portuguese capital plans to give away clothes on Wednesday to any customer who is willing to go shopping at the shop naked.

"Those who come naked, will leave clothed," one of the managers of Yorn Store, Vera Guedes, told AFP.

Participants at the clothing giveaway will be allowed to undress inside the shop and will then be given a towel to cover themselves while they wait in the busy downtown street outside the store for the event to begin.

Once the signal is given, the shoppers will have to drop the towel before they are allowed to storm into the store nude and select one complete outfit -- minus shoes -- from the racks of the shop and leave without paying anything.

The shop, which has a huge stock of famous foreign brands as well as clothes made by local designers, hopes to attract attention to its new fall collection with the event.

International Moment of Frustration Scream Day

Today is International Moment of Frustration Scream Day and it's designed to release any pent-up tension that we have. At 1200GMT everyone should go outside and scream for thirty seconds. At the end of the thirty seconds you should feel much better but unfortunately all of your neighbours will now think that you are crazy!

Furry Limb Could Be Yeti's

Sky News: Furry Limb Could Be Yeti's

Russian scientists say they may have found the remains of an animal that could be behind the yeti legend. The furry limb, complete with furry padded paw, was found on a Siberian mountainside and is believed to be several thousand years old. The climber who found it popped it in his bag and took it home for scientists to examine.

After examination the possibility that the limb could have belonged to a beast known as the Abominable Snowman has not been ruled out. The area, in the remote Altay region, is well-known for Yeti sightings. Locals say the limb does belongs to the Yeti - pointing to the fact it has furry soles and probably walked on snow.

But other local scientists are not so sure.

The foot is about 24cms - the same length of an average human foot.

"It looks very human," said Yuriy Malofeyev, vice-president of the Russian association of veterinary anatomists.

"There are many similarities."

The Fred Society

The Fred Society: Making The World A Better Place For All Freds!

Strange site dedicated to the name Fred. It contains a Fred museum, Fred news, a list of famous Freds and a section called Fred-A-Phobia. A site that's pointless to everyone except those who are called Fred. [via Madville]

Rare 6-Legged Cow Donated To Monks

Monks in Cambodia have been knocked for six by an unusual present - a cow with two extra legs. The farmer who donated the bovine rarity feared her extra set of pins would bring him, bad luck.

Two-month-old Cham Leck, which means "Strange" in the Khmer language, is being cared for by monks at the pagoda near the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh.

As well as her standard four legs, Cham has two extras hanging from her neck. Some locals in the heavily superstitious country have been treating the calf with some caution.

One said: "She looks so calm and peaceful that after a while you forget she has six legs.

"Then you raise your head and see these two extra hooves on the end of these spindly legs coming out of her neck."

[via Sky News]

Weekly World News Crazy Stories

The Weekly World News never fails to bring a smile to my face and this week's issue is no exception.

500 lb. Supermodel: I'm Looking For Love

One of the world's biggest beauties is looking for the next great love of her life, but be warned: She may weigh in at a jaw-dropping 500 pounds, but she's not going to settle for just anyone. And you may have to get in line!

"Have I had relationships with men? Oh my God, yes," says Teighlor, the professional name of a California girl who's been one of the world's most in-demand supersize models. "And I was just told by a guy I had a business relationship with that he's had a crush on me for nine years."

Hairpiece From Hell! Terrifying Toupee Gives Wearer The Vision Of The Damned!

BALD Paul Credar got much more than he bargained for when he bought himself a flea-market toupee. He sees terrifying visions of Hell and its tormented souls every time he wears it!

"This is a most frightening case," says Dr. Richard Palmot, a paranormal expert who has written extensively on possessed apparel of all kinds, including the infamous "Haunted Hat of Holland" that knocked over a candle, touching off an apartment fire that killed 36 people, in 1979.

"Left on a table, the toupee appears to be no different than any other. But when you put it on your head, strange things begin to unfold. Doors open into a world that humans were never meant to see.

"There are flame-drenched landscapes. There are the cries of the damned.

"There's simply no way to explain something like this scientifically. But in my gut, I'm convinced that the hair that was used to make the toupee grew from the head of a man or a woman who is now suffering in Hell.

It sounds like the Weekly World News was inspired by this episode of the Simpsons where Homer has Snake's hair transplanted on to his head causing him to turn evil.

Another story featured in this week's issue is titled, "THE TITANIC IS MISSING!" Unfortunately it's not available online yet.

The Toaster Museum

Having posted about some strange museums earlier in the week here's yet another. The Toaster Museum chronicles the history of the toaster from it's invention to the present day. [via Madville]

Man Discovers He Has Only One Kidney - At 70

BBC: 'Scan revealed my kidney disaster'

When vicar John Waddington-Feather collapsed on holiday in Adelaide his family were worried that he was suffering from deep vein thrombosis. The Australian hospital checked him out and said he was merely dehydrated. But their extensive checks revealed that the 70-year-old had been born with just one kidney.

As if finding out you had only one kidney wasn't bad enough...

His remaining kidney had a huge cancerous tumour on it and doctors said it would need to be removed.

Last June surgeons removed his remaining kidney and he started the gruelling dialysis he must continue until he gets a kidney transplant.

Now the Rev Waddington-Feather must wait for a year to ensure his body is clear of cancer before they can consider a transplant.

If there's one consolation it's that he found out late in life, had he found out earlier his life may have been very different.

Oil Found Under White House Lawn!

Weekly World News: Oil Found Under White House Lawn

Americans will soon be paying a lot less at the gas pump, thanks to the discovery of a huge oil deposit -- under the lawn of the White House!

According to high-level administration sources, geologists estimate that 32.5 billion barrels of crude are buried beneath the presidential residence -- enough to meet America's energy needs for the next five years.

"This is exciting news for all Americans," declares a White House insider, speaking on the condition of anonymity.

Incredibly, the initial discovery was made by groundskeepers installing a new sprinkler system on the lawn.

Does anyone actually believe these stories that appear in the Weekly World News?

Bigfoot Proof?

BBC: Police expert claims Bigfoot 'proof'

A forensic expert in the US believes he has some of the strongest evidence yet that the Bigfoot, or sasquatch, creature exists. The creatures are real enough to those who say they have spotted them - but most scientists remain sceptical about their existence.

Investigator Jimmy Chilcutt of the Conroe Police Department in Texas, who specialises in finger and footprints, has said he believes he is certain around six footprints found - claimed to have been made by Bigfoot - are genuine.

He added that one 42 cm (18-inch) print found in Washington in 1987 has convinced him.

I thought that the bigfoot 'myth' had been quashed when this guy admitted to using giant wooden feet to make 'bigfoot' footprints.

The REAL Reason Why Aliens Visit Earth

Space aliens are not visiting Earth to plot the conquest of our planet or use their wisdom to guide mankind. They're here for our toothpaste!

That's the controversial theory of a British dentist, Dr. Alan Prestwood, the leading expert in a new field he's dubbed "exo-odontology."

"We are thousands of years behind the extraterrestrials in space travel, but we're way ahead of them in dental hygiene," declares Dr. Prestwood.

I should mention that this article comes from the Weekly World News so there's absolutely no truth in it.

The Museum Of Coathangers

The Musuem of Coathangers provides a 'fascinating' insight into the history of the coathanger. [via April Winchell]

The Squished Penny Museum

"Squished (or elongated/smashed/pressed/rolled) pennies are cents that have been rolled in a special machine to create a souvenir. The penny is put through a pair of hardened steel dies, one or both of which is engraved with a design. The penny is squished between these dies, or rollers, with 22 tons of pressure, causing the design to be impressed upon the coin."

The Squished Penny Museum is a penny squishers heaven. Based in the living room of a house in Washington, DC, USA, and contains hundreds of different squished pennies. The site gives you a taster of what can be found at the museum. [via Linkfilter]

The World Black Pudding Throwing Championships

Following yesterday's post about The First Open Computer Destruction Championship, here's another weird contest.

The Royal Oak pub in the village of Ramsbottom, near Bury, Greater Manchester, hosted the World Black Pudding Throwing Championship.

Pub regular Nick Connor, of Ramsbottom, won the competition after knocking down a maximum of six Yorkshire puds with his three throws.

Organiser Phil Taylor said: "We have had a really good crowd here and teams from Turkey, Australia, New Zealand and Mongolia - sadly they're rubbish compared with the British! We still lead the world in black pudding throwing!"

Black pudding is generally described as a regional delicacy consisting of cooked pigs' blood, fat and rusk, encased in a length of intestine. It first arrived in the UK centuries ago with some European monks who first visited Yorkshire before making the trip over the Pennines to Lancashire where the food was given the name black pudding.

[via Ananova]

First Open Computer Destruction Championship

BBC: Computer crashing, Ukraine-style

Over 300 self-confessed computer addicts have participated in a competition in the central Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhya to destroy their own hardware in a spectacular fashion.

The event, dubbed the "First Open Computer Destruction Championship", was organised by a local FM radio station with the professed aim of raising young people's awareness of the dangers of spending too much time in front of a computer.

The competition comprised three main events - throwing a keyboard, kicking a computer mouse, and the most popular, the "creative destruction" of computer monitors.

Ironically, the winners in each event received new computer hardware.

Who thinks of these strange contests? It reminds of the Mobile Phone Throwing Championships that takes place in Finland.

Weird Fetish

Some people have the strangest fetishes. Also here. Very strange! [via Attu Sees All]

The Bearded Lady

I'm sure only people who will be attending this year's World Beard Championships will be interested in this. [via zFilter]

- WARNING: the site has a small number of pornographic adverts in the links section.

[Thanks to Zwelgje from Jaggle for pointing out this link as well]

Girl Chews Off Fingers

The Straits Times: Girl, 5, chews her fingers until there are none

A five-year-old girl chewed off all her 10 fingers in three years after a fever that is believed to have damaged her nerves so she could not sense pain.

The girl, named Yuanyuan, began chewing on her fingers at the age of two, the Huashang Daily reported. Her grandparents, with whom she lives in a village in north-west China's Shaanxi province as her parents work in a distant town, tried to stop her finger-chewing habit but she would return to it when they were not watching.

'She went from her index to ring fingers until finally all her fingers were gone,' said her grandfather.

A nurse was quoted as saying: 'Most children would kick their finger-chewing habit with parental help. Such a case was unheard of before.'

Some villagers believe Yuanyuan was trying to relieve an itch on her fingers while others said her pain nerves might have been damaged after she suffered a month-long fever when she was two. A doctor who examined her suspected that the fever brought on cerebral palsy. As a result, both her brain and nerve endings were damaged, blocking the sensation of pain when she bit her fingers.

The grandparents say that they tried to stop the child but she continued behind their backs but come on! How could they let it go on long enough for her to chew off all her fingers?

The Dangers Of Drugs

Ananova: Student cuts off penis and tongue after drinking hallucinogenic tea

A student cut off his own penis and his tongue after drinking an infusion of the latest drugs craze to sweep Germany. The 18-year-old, only named as Andreas W, from Halle in Germany drank a tea made with the hallucinogenic angels' trumpet plants.

His mother said: "Andreas was behaving normally the whole day until he left the house and disappeared into the garden for a couple of minutes."

When he returned to the house he was wearing a towel wrapped around him and was bleeding heavily from his mouth and between his legs.

The emergency doctor who arrived a few minutes later said the student had cut off his penis and his tongue with garden shears and it was impossible to reattach the organs.

Dr Andreas Marneros, from the local psychiatric hospital the student was admitted to, said: "Andreas will have to receive psychological help for years. Tea from Angels' Trumpets is extremely dangerous as the drug cannot be dosed."

Angels' Trumpets, known for their fragrant and trumpet shaped flowers, have increasingly become popular as an alternative drug in Germany.

The World Beard Championships 2003

I'm very disappointed that I won't be able to attend this celebration of beards. At least it's coming to the UK in 2007, I can't wait!

The World Beard and Moustache Championships will take place in Carson City, Nevada, on November 1, 2003. A panel of distinguished judges will determine which beards and moustaches in seventeen separate categories merit their owners the championship trophies and the coveted world champion titles. Special prizes will also be awarded to the youngest contestant, the contestant who traveled the farthest to attend, and the people's favorite.

[via Linkfilter]

Ewww!

I, like many other people, hate nail clippings so when you see someone licking a box full of them it just makes you cringe. If you really must there are more pictures of him licking the nails and close-up shots of the 20-year-old clippings. Here's what it says on his site about his collection.

My nail collection began in 1983. Since then, it has been spilled 3 times. Each time, I managed to save about 80% of the collection. It was lost in my basement for about 2 years as well. I have been very careful not to allow others to contribute to the collection. It contains both toe and finger nails. Once, when I licked the nails, I made a girl in my college drama class cry.

[via Jaggle]

Cat Infestation

Yahoo!: 3 Feet of Feces Dug Up in Home of 130 Cats

Last week, Milwaukee police found 130 felines and a dog in house where trash and cat feces was found up to 3 feet deep. Inspectors came to the house last week after neighbors complained about smells coming from the three-bedroom house. When they arrived, they found the sinks and bathtubs filled with cat food. The cats had crawled into the walls, ducts and ceilings, said Donn Jacobson, an animal control officer for the Milwaukee Area Domestic Animal Control Commission.

The cats drank water from the house's three toilets and a leaky basement pipe, he said. The house has been condemned by the city and may have to be razed.

"Once the cats breed inside the walls, its economically impossible to clean it up," Collins said. "You can imagine what's inside those walls, and what the house is going to smell like forever."

I can't understand why the man kept going back to the house when it was in that state. [via Linkfilter]

Stupidest Man Ever?

Western Daily Press: Is This The World's Stupidest Man?

Tv cameras have captured the agonising moment when a 350lb bull shark attacked a man convinced yoga would protect him from one of nature's most dangerous predators. The shark's razor-sharp teeth tore a chunk out of scientist Erich Ritter's leg as he stood in waters off a Bahamian beach that had been heavily baited with fish parts, it was revealed yesterday.

He suffered massive blood loss before being attended by first aiders and flown to hospital in West Palm Beach, Florida for treatment in intensive care.

The Discovery Channel will broadcast the incident on Sunday next week, claiming it as the first TV footage of a shark attack on a human being.

He practised yoga to reduce his heartbeat when swimming with sharks to make them believe he was a fellow predator and not prey.

Before the attack, he claimed that because of his ability to understand the sharks' body language he had never even been "nipped".

But the 43-year-old behavioural scientist badly miscalculated when a remora, a semi-parasitical fish associated with sharks, swam between his legs in search of shelter.

One of the sharks pursuing the remora missed the fish in the low visibility and sank its teeth deep into his left calf.

Family Share Home With 7.5 Million Ants

Edinburgh News.com: Family share home with 7.5 million ants

A mother and her nine-year-old daughter are being forced to share their home with an estimated seven-and-a-half million ants. They say their lives have been made a misery by the massive infestation which has plagued their flat for three years.

Louise Armstrong, 27, attacked the council for failing to rid her and daughter Samantha of the insects. Their Cobbinshaw House South home, in the Calders, has been invaded by pharaoh ants and is also infested with hide beetles.

Efforts to remove them by the council have proved useless, and it is now estimated there could be as many as 25 colonies of the insects in the flat, containing approximately 300,000 ants each.

Ms Armstrong said one environmental officer who examined the flat recommended that they be moved to a new house. However, the council has only offered to temporarily relocate them while it attempts to tackle the problem again.

Ms Armstrong once discovered thousands of ants marching between her toilet cistern and a bar of soap, which they had bored into. On another occasion she discovered them eating the body of a beetle she had killed earlier that day.

In one horrific incident, she found that her daughter’s hamster had died during the night and that the insects had eaten away its eyes and ears. Now the family keep their clothes in black bags in a bid to avoid contamination with ants.

How do these people manage to sleep at night? I would go crazy at the thought of all those ants crawling around the house.

Buy A Part Of Hurricane Isabel

Own your very own 'piece' of Hurricane Isabel. At present, for just $103 you could own 'Official wind from Hurricane Isabel'. How can you afford to miss out on this opportunity? [via Madville]

World's Oldest Genitals Found

MSNBC: World’s oldest genitals discovered

Scientists have discovered fossils of the world’s oldest genitals — belonging to 400 million-year-old insects — in ancient rocks in Scotland. The penis of the ancient harvestmen insects, commonly known as a daddy longlegs, was two-thirds the length of the body and remarkably similar to the modern-day species.

[via zFilter]

Sick Bag Collection

People collect the strangest of things.

The Exploding Jawbreaker

News4Jax: 9-Year-Old Recovering After Jawbreaker Blows Up

Be careful what you give your children. I didn't know this could happen to a jawbreaker.

Investigators in Bradford County and several state agencies are trying to figure out what caused a piece of candy to explode in a 9-year-old girl's face. Taquandra Diggs said she was holding a large piece of candy in her hand, about to put it in her mouth, when it exploded. The girl suffered severe burns on her face, neck and arm.

"I can't say if it's a product defect or if it's tampering at this point in time," Bradford County sheriff's Lt. Kenneth Hinds told Channel 4's Adam Landau.

The was also some speculation that the candy was left in the sun, the liquid inside was boiling or had some chemical reaction.

[via Linkfilter]

Very Strange Marriage

Strangecosmos: Woman Bridesmaid To Ex-hubby And Mum!

A woman whose husband left her for her mother was a bridesmaid at their wedding, it has emerged.

Alison Smith discovered her husband, George Greenhowe, 21, in bed with her mother, Pat, 44, just 10 days after their marriage in Angus in November 2001.

The 20-year-old filed for divorce naming her own mother in the papers but then managed to forgive the pair and gave them her blessing to wed.

The 20-year-old said she now had mixed feelings about marriage but remained positive about her unusual experience.

"I think it's a mug's game. I may have lost a husband but I've gained a father," she said.

Just a little too strange for me.

Old Men Crying

I fail to see the purpose of this site. Images are posted of old men crying, some well known and others who are not. The site also publishes pictures of men crying after being involved in disasters or after losing family members. Very strange site.

Oh! The Smell!

Imagine how bad the Mexian riot police must have smelled after having that thrown at you. If you can't work it out it's a big bucket of liquid feces being hurled by anti-WTO demonstrators. It must have taken a bit of time to collect all that.

Cheese House Revisited

Last week I posted a picture of a house that was covered entirely in cheese. Thanks to The Future Of Real Estate blog from The Great Team here's a link to some pictures of the house including interior pictures of the house and the artist creating 'the work of art'.

Freaky!

This guy likes to dress up as Britney Spears and takes photos of himself for a weblog. [via Linkfilter]

Cheap Way To Fly

Boston.com: Man ships self in cargo crate from New York to Texas

Charles McKinley found a unique way to save a few bucks getting to his parents' house: He crawled into a wooden airplane cargo crate and succeeded in shipping himself from New York to Texas.

After hours of traveling, McKinley, 25, of New York City, pried open the crate with a crowbar Saturday morning. He popped up outside his parents' doorstep in the south Dallas suburb of DeSoto, shook the hand of a shocked deliveryman and walked away.

The deliveryman called DeSoto police, who arrested him on outstanding Texas warrants. The FBI and the Transportation Security Administration are investigating. McKinley has not yet been charged with a crime, officials said.

A cheap, but uncomfortable way to fly and you don't get an in-flight movie or meal.

[via Boing Boing]

Ghost or Fake?

Take a look at this video and decide for yourself whether the ghost is real or fake. Being a skeptic I'm inclined to say fake. [via Linkfilter]

Adding and Subtracting

Ryan and Dave are the most unique identical twins you'll ever meet. After tiring of piercing, tattoos, and implants about three years ago, they began exploring much heavier surgical modifications. Dave had spent two and a half years in pre-med at Queens University in Kingston, and using contacts made both there and online he and his twin brother have changed themselves in ways far beyond anything anyone else has ever attempted.

Yes you read correctly, 'surgical modifications'! There are a few pictures on the site that may or may not be real, it's difficult to tell. The site itself is dedicated to the most extreme forms of body modification so there's a pretty good chance that the pictures are real. You judge for yourself. [via Jaggle]

You Wouldn't Catch Me Doing That!

Most kids are content with a rubber duck in the bath but not this brave little tyke. [via Linkfilter]

The Big Cheese House

I've always been confused by what is classed as art and what is not. The Turner Prize 2003, which starts at the end of next month, is bound to have many 'works of art' on display. Whilst taking a look at Presurfer today I came across a link to a 'work of art' created by Cosimo Cavallaro. He decided to cover a house with over 12,000lbs of pepper jack cheese. Unfortunately for the artist the house was torn down in 2001. I can only imagine how the neighbours felt living next to a big stinky cheese house. A selection of pics can be found here.

Google Mirror Site

A new meaning to the term 'mirror-site'. When searching remember to spell your search term backwards. [via The Daily Aardvark]