Monday, January 31, 2011

Our Wacky World—1/31/2011

"It brings a lot of happiness," said Silicon Valley resident Nguyen Tuong Tam ... He likens a good ear picking to good sex. Indeed, fans of ear picking gleefully talk about "ear-gasms."


Creepy children's playgrounds in Russia (pictures)

English Russia


A UK Border Agency official  has been sacked after putting his wife on the terrorist watch list to prevent her from flying home

Mailonline



Two teenagers went on BB gun shooting spree out of boredom. Bonus—it's Pinellas County



China's state broadcaster caught repurposing footage from the movie “Top Gun” for use in a news story about an air force training exercise

China Realtime Report


A former Miss Canada finalist has become the first person in the world to graduate with a Masters degree in Beatles studies

Reuters


Woman who objects on religious grounds to introducing anything into the body to prevent disease or treat illness denied custody of child

Dispatches From The Culture Wars

Seventh Circuit Court rules that (Advanced) Dungeons & Dragons is a threat to prison security


Dave Mustaine repels wolves—no comment from former bandmates who are much more famous and really suck now

RIA Novosti


How to recognize explosives from a long way away

The Register

2 comments:

obnostic said...

I like to twirl a damp q-tip in my ears (pant, pant). The audiologist said mine were the cleanest he'd ever seen.

Dave Mustaine with pancakes? Is he gonna shoot hoops with Prince?

Anonymous said...

Me want pancakes! Me want pancakes!!!