Bizarre News of the Day
Aug 19, 8:48 PM EDT Corpse kept upright for 3-day wake in Puerto Rico SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A Puerto Rican man has been granted his wish to remain standing – even in death. A funeral home used a special embalming treatment to keep the corpse of 24-year-old Angel Pantoja Medina standing upright [...]
Dogs for Dinner – YUCK!
China Bans Vendors From Serving Dog Meat At Beijing Olympics Read More About It Here
Bizarre News of the Day
Suspect got away clean, almost WICHITA, Kan., Aug. 18 (UPI) — A man who broke into a house Wichita, Kansas, fled in his underwear after the homeowner showed up unexpectedly and caught him doing his laundry, police said. Read Full Story Here
Lessons in Chinese Etiquette
I noticed this morning that the post dated August 11th about “Lessons in Chinese Etiquette” video is not longer available… I figured that rather then removing it from the blog that maybe I could find another — I found this one on YouTube. The quality of the video is not great — but it’s interesting, [...]
Bizarre New of the Day
In honor of my four days spent in Las Vegas the “City of Sin” — this seemed like an appropriate choice for today’s, Bizarre News of the Day. Man banned from girlfriend’s home after noisy sex By RAPHAEL G. SATTER, Associated Press Writer (08-14) 18:00 PDT LONDON, United Kingdom (AP) – A British man has [...]
Special Olympics Update – Controversies
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Excerpt |08:41 | The ad the Spanish basketball team posed for is truly offensive and isn’t the kind of thing we would do in America.
Bizarre News of the Day
Ohio man buys new truck with thousands of coins (08-13) 18:21 PDT CINCINNATI (AP) – An Ohio man who says he doesn’t trust paper money has delivered enough coins to cover half the price of a brand new pickup truck. Employees at a dealership in the Cincinnati suburb of Springdale say 70-year-old James Jones plunked [...]
Bizarre News of the Day
Sweden relaxes rules on givings kids unusual names STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) — Swedish authorities say parents can now name their newborns “Budweiser” or “Metallica” if they so wish. For decades, Swedish tax authorities had banned parents from naming their children after fast food chains, rock bands or their favorite brand of beer. But tax authority [...]
In Las Vegas
I’m leaving in the morning for the New Media Expo in Las Vegas. I will do my very best to keep up with my daily posts while I’m there till Sunday, August the 16th.
Anderson Cooper Rocks!
Regis and Kelly: Anderson Cooper on the Lohans








