Bizarre
X-ray vision… for real
Comics of the 70′s, and early 80′s were graced with mail-order children’s novelty advertisements. These, I used to practically drool over, but it was torturous, as they never posted outside of the US. There were two items that I coveted most (well, three if you include ‘Kissing Secrets’ but that’s a bit embarrassing)… The classic [...]
Who’s afraid of the big bad wolf?
PaisleyJade just finished reading a story about wolves, entitled ‘A Wolf Story’ (witty title), by James Byron Huggins (her review is over at flannelgraph). I’m a huge Huggins fan, but reading about cuddly talking animals doesn’t sound all that macho… that is, it didn’t until this morning. I was researching broad-tipped arrow heads (Deadfall got [...]
Freaky Cloverfield squid discovered
I’ve always been fascinated by the giant squid. Click here to read the account of when my father’s friend witnessed a giant squid attacking a whale. Imagine my excitement when I discovered the following? On November 11, 2007, an unknown species of giant squid (6 meters long) was filmed off a drilling site in the [...]
Mike the headless chicken
As Mr. Taloola was relieved of his head yesterday, he didn’t realise it for a couple of minutes. Perhaps he wanted to kiss his girlfirends (Daisy and Cornflower) goodbye before he went to the big chicken coop in the sky. We need our inner-ears to keep balance, maybe that’s why Taloola couldn’t walk straight… I [...]
Killer Trench Rats
War is hell. As a kid, I thought war was cool (as most boys do). Films like ‘Saving Private Ryan’ gave me a much needed education. We need to be reminded occasionally about what the former generations endured for our freedom. The following is a little disturbing, so please don’t read on if you’re squeamish. [...]
Exploding whales
It appears that dead whales have a habit of exploding at the most inconvenient times and places. Exploding whale 1: Nov 12, 1970… on a beach in Oregon USA The following youtube clip proves once and for all, that deliberately blowing up a dead whale using generous ammounts of dynamite is not a very bright [...]
Treasure, death and a severed hand
I was reminded today of the ‘Money Pit’ of Oak Island, probably the longest running treasure hunt in history, and the most mysterious… For all you archaeologically-challenged readers out there, prepare to be enlightened. Oak Island is a small island off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada. While exploring the island (1765), 16-year-old Daniel McGinnis [...]
Crowded
We took the kids swimming at the Aquatic Centre last summer holidays. Needless to say, it was rather crowded. After watching the clip below, my definition of ‘crowded’ needs adjusting ;-)
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