PEOPLE DIFFERENT FROM US Asparagus is healthy and delicious. But for 63-year-old Jemima Packington of Bath, England, the columnar vegetable is much more: Packington is an asparamancer, a person who can foretell the future by tossing the spears into the air and seeing how they land. "When I cast the asparagus, it creates patterns, and it is the patterns I interpret," … [Read more...] about News of the Weird: A serial doorbell licker, inexplicable bologna, PokeWeddings, and more
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News of the Weird: A man outsmarts himself, a modern-day duel, and a clever “smuggler”
UNCLEAR ON THE CONCEPT Kentarias Gowans, 20, of Flowery Branch, Georgia, came up with a novel way of celebrating Thanksgiving. He was scheduled to work at the Steak 'n' Shake in Oakwood that day, but called in "intoxicated" and said he wouldn't be in. But around 10pm that evening, Gowans arrived at the restaurant with a handgun, which he held to another employee's head while … [Read more...] about News of the Weird: A man outsmarts himself, a modern-day duel, and a clever “smuggler”
Eh Brah! Thanks, but…
Eh, my fellow office workers! I know you love your coworkers and want to express your aloha by bringing delicious treats to share with everyone but please don't try to force them on me. Just because I'm fat it doesn't mean I want to get fatter and sicker by eating donuts, cookies, brownies, cake, or your late wife's special cheesecake recipe. While I appreciate the sentiment, … [Read more...] about Eh Brah! Thanks, but…
Eh Brah! Rethink your actions or karma will come…
It sure took the aloha spirit out of my sails when I came out from a hike at the Bamboo Forest to see my side window smashed in. Seeing as I drive an Outback you knew I wasn't a tourist, and the car seat in the back showed me to be a parent (a single father at that). You took only a shiny waist pack that had my 8-year-old daughter's fake phone and doll "make up" kit. When you … [Read more...] about Eh Brah! Rethink your actions or karma will come…
News of the Weird: A special hotel deal for exhibitionists, perks of a deep belly button, and more
CURIOUS TRADITION Animal Help Now, a group that assists in "animal emergencies," has gathered almost 160,000 signatures on a petition to repeal legislation allowing "Possum Drops" in North Carolina. In a number of communities in the state, the custom of putting an opossum in a transparent box, suspending it in the air and then slowly lowering it to the ground is a feature of … [Read more...] about News of the Weird: A special hotel deal for exhibitionists, perks of a deep belly button, and more