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Archive for April, 2008
The Lynching Of The Penis Snatchers
Apr 23rd
KINSHASA, Police in Congo have arrested 13 suspected sorcerers accused of using black magic to steal or shrink men’s penises after a wave of panic and attempted lynchings triggered by the alleged witchcraft.
Reports of so-called penis snatching are not uncommon in West Africa, where belief in traditional religions and witchcraft remains widespread, and where ritual killings to obtain blood or body parts still occur. More >
Church Of The Universe Uses Pot As Sacrament
Apr 23rd
Church of the Universe uses pot as sacrament. Founders face jail and forfeiture of their building. Defence: “Your Honour, when alcohol was illegal, nobody asked the Pope about the sincerity of his religion.
: Church of the Universe founders Walter Tucker and Michael Baldasaro are battling the Department of Justice, which wants the pair jailed for two years and their assembly’s east Hamilton headquarters confiscated. More >
Man superglues condom to penis to save on safe sex!
Apr 22nd
A Romanian man needed some help after his ‘great idea’ started to feel not so great. He had super glued his condom to his penis.
The 43-year-old father-of-five told doctors he and his wife didn’t want any more children. Their obvious solution was to start using condoms, but the condoms Nicolae Popovici’s wife bought were a bit ‘roomy’.
The couples solution for this small problem was not to buy new condoms that did fit, but to make the big ones fit. One way or another.
They used superglue to glue the condom to the man’s penis. This did not only solve the size-issue, but they could also re-use the condoms, so they thought. More >
Man Arrested After Pumping Gas Into Imaginary Car
Apr 22nd
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A Frankfort man was arrested on drug trafficking charges early Sunday morning after he was reportedly pumping gas into an imaginary vehicle. According to the arrest report, Metro Police arrived at a gas station at First and Jefferson streets in Louisville and immediately smelled marijuana coming from Joshua L. Moore, who station clerks contend was filling up an imaginary vehicle.
Officers searched Moore and found “two large baggies” of marijuana and a large amount of Ecstasy. Police said Moore also had a cell phone and a large amount of money, which they said was indicative of trafficking.
Police said that more narcotics were located on Moore when he was being booked into Metro Corrections.
Telepathic Dog Experiment Video
Apr 22nd
Alex Tsakiris, the host of the Skeptiko podcast, selected replication of the “Dogs that know when their owners are coming home” experiment of Rupert Sheldrake, as the first one of his OpenSourceScience initiative.
Today, the project posted the first video, describing the experiment and some preliminary result. Our forums section now also added a new forum to discuss the replication, alongside the active Skeptiko podcast forum. After seeing the video, go to the new DogsThatKnow experiment discussion forum.
He also released show #41 of the Skeptiko podcast about the experiment.
Scooter on A19: “Why did you pull me over?”
Apr 22nd
An elderly man on a motorised scooter was stopped by police as he travelled along a busy dual carriageway at 4mph.
Motorists on the A19 near Middlesbrough dialled 999 after swerving to avoid the man, who was thought to have been on the major route for two miles before he was stopped.
Elderly man in 4mph joyride
The unusual case of the 4mph joyride More >
10 weird phobias
Apr 22nd
I think i have a bad case of SOCERAPHOBIA 
ARACHIBUTYROPHOBIA – fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth.
DEXTROPHOBIA – fear of objects at the right side of the body.
HIPPOPOTOMONSTROSESQUIPPEDALIO-PHOBIA – fear of long words.
AULOPHOBIA – fear of flutes.
DOXOPHOBIA – fear of expressing opinions.
CLINOPHOBIA – fear of going to bed.
SOCERAPHOBIA – fear of parents-in-law.
SYMMETROPHOBIA – fear of symmetry.
OPTOPHOBIA – fear of opening your eyes.
LITICAPHOBIA – fear of lawsuits.
41 Hours In A Elevator [video]
Apr 22nd
Remember the story about the guy who got stuck in an elevator for 41 hours ?
Well someone made it into an video art project and it is awesome ! Check it out
Man with road rage accidentally shoots himself
Apr 21st
TEMPE — A man accidentally shot himself after he waved a gun in anger at a fellow driver in Tempe, police said.
He was waving the gun in an attempt to threaten the fellow driver when the gun suddenly fired. Police were already dispatched to the incident and tried to stop the now wounded driver.
The man tried to evade police by driving into a nearby neighbourhood after the Friday night road-rage incident, but he crashed his car into a canal embankment, according to a police report.
The man then got out of the car and ran away, but police soon caught up to him. He was taken to a hospital and was in serious condition.
The other driver in the incident, who was uninjured, fled the scene, but was later located by police, department spokesman Brandon Banks said.
The drivers’ identities have not been released.
Banks said authorities are talking to the uninjured driver but have not been able to speak to the driver who shot himself.
Buzz of the day: Last Flight from Nam 1975
Apr 21st
The last flight from Da Nang in 1975. The 727 is rushed by thousands as people desperate to leave force themselves on board while the plane is moving, clinging to the landing gear and stairs as the plane takes off