Category Archives: Wacky News

A model has been coated in a million individual Swarovski crystals and is being slowly undressed online. The crystals are being sold off individually on eBay for upwards of one euro (68p) each. As the crystals are sold, more and … Continue reading →

BROWNSVILLE, Texas — Cingular Wireless LLC pulled a ringtone from its Web site Tuesday after learning that it carried a message the company called "blatantly offensive." The cell phone company became aware of the ringtone, which uses mixed English and … Continue reading →

A pet fish has been blamed for a house fire which nearly cost a woman and her two daughters their lives. Kipper, an eight-inch catfish, is thought to have triggered the blaze when it fought with a rival in their … Continue reading →

DENVER, May 1 (UPI) — Colorado authorities are watching to see if June 6, 2006 — or 6/6/06 — spurs demonstrations or violent activity. To some people, the number 666 signifies the Mark of the Beast or the Antichrist in … Continue reading →

Any Scrabble aficionados will enjoy Brian McGrory’s column in today’s Boston Globe. Note: the Dowbrigade would be National Scrabble Champ if not for a congenital inability to spell… For kicks, he overturned seven random letters in front of him — … Continue reading →

The Beerbelly – a secret strap-on beer holder that disguises itself as a bulging beer belly – is being marketed in the US. It was the brainchild of three middle-aged men who wanted a way of sneaking beer into movies … Continue reading →

US doctors found 12 nails stuck in the skull of a man who came in complaining of a headache. Medics believe the man fired the two-inch nails into his head himself in a bizarre suicide bid – but somehow survived. … Continue reading →

Unflattering pictures of German Chancellor Angela Merkel in a British newspaper have sparked a backlash from the German government and media. The Sun printed photos of Mrs Merkel on holiday taken from behind while changing into her bathing suit. A … Continue reading →

We, the Da-Net group, have hacked into this site and erased all its abomination A CELL of ultra-Orthodox Jewish hackers has declared war on porn sites and is breaking into them and replacing pictures with those of a famous rabbi. … Continue reading →

A mumified child called ‘the smallest mummy in the world’ is seen (left photo) on display at the mummy museum in Guanajuato, Mexico on April 11, 2006. Ten mummies on display in this museum will tour the U.S. starting at … Continue reading →

GRANBY, N.Y. – The one-eyed, noseless kitten that inspired an international debate last year over whether it was a hoax is coming to a new museum of oddities in central New York. The museum founder, who believes in creationism, said … Continue reading →

ROME — For more than 40 years he eluded arrest. He dispatched orders on little typewritten notes and shunned telephones that might pinpoint his location. His resume allegedly included some of the most gruesome murders in Mafia lore. Yesterday, the … Continue reading →