Weird Stuff
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Weird Stuff Very Scary Halloween Costumes
Posted by David Kish on Sun, Oct 11, 2009 at 4:37 PM
What do "Pink Leopards," "Oatmeal Bears," "Sleeping Beauties" and "Debonair Vampires" have in common? No, they're not designer drugs. They're just a few of the many Halloween costumes available for your toddler, according to Party City's recent 24-page mailer.
More than 600 get-ups adorn the pages, with models modeling each one. Even if you have an infant under 6 months—who you'd like to pretend is something else for the night and then reveal the emotionally scarring pictures years down the road—you still have two costume buntings to choose from: "Tootsie Roll" (which could be dangerous should any ravenous older kids be nearby), and "Pea in a Pod" (which looks less like Little Sprout, and more like Invasion of the Body Snatchers).
Perhaps you're a pragmatic parent looking for a costume which implies a respectable future for your child? Well ... you can dress your boy as "UPS Guy." Feeling less confident about his prospects? Try "Li'l Hobo" (ages 3-6).
I say "boy" and "his," because beyond 18 months, the offerings
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Weird Stuff Dancing DeLay McBirther
Posted by Mari Herreras on Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 5:01 PM
Former Texas Congressman Tom DeLay was forced to step down from office in 2005 when faced with dozens of criminal charges. The man was called The Exterminator and The Hammer while in office, and was not known for bipartisan love.
But there he was on Dancing with the Stars last night, trying to make us forget about Jack Abramoff, and the Republican Revolution. The irony of this week's dance is that DeLay is a birther and, while not working on his legal problems, regularly stirs the pot on Obamacare and such.
Fear not. According to E! Online, DeLay McBirther is possibly stepping down from the dance show because of stress fractures. I'd like to see a copy of the note from his doctor.
Perhaps an attempt to buy the judges just didn't work out?
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Weird Stuff Greed State USA
Posted by Mari Herreras on Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 10:01 AM
I'm so proud of our Grand Canyon State. Yes, proud!
Seems we have more to boast about than uncontrolled growth and friendly retirement. According to a series of maps on Wired Magazine, we are now a great place for Lucifer to retire—or we must be a vacation destination for him when it's just too hot below.
Evidently when it comes to the Seven Deadly Sins, we're up there in Greed, Pride and Envy, with only a dash of Wrath. I was particularly disappointed in our devilish standing on Lust—we're just a little pink in that sin. The Lust numbers came from STD statistics, and, according to the map, the northeast area of our state needs a Trojan air drop immediately.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Weird Stuff Even French Debate Polanski
Posted by Mari Herreras on Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 4:44 PM
Despite some French folks beating the drums of freedom for Roman Polanski, including the country's own president, not every French national is wearing a Free Polanski badge this week.
Polanski has citizenship in Poland and France—but it was interesting to read that his fellow French citizens, according to this piece in today's New York Times, still think it unwise to rush to defend a celebrity who raped a 13-year-old girl (even if that rape occurred in the early 1970s). Perhaps a campaign would be better waged in Spain, where the age of consent is reportedly 13.
C'est la vie!
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Weird Stuff Have You Listened to White Knuckle Driver Lately?
Posted by Mari Herreras on Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 5:59 PM
This is a great opportunity for Weekly World Central to change the blog category "Weird Stuff" to "Holy Shit!"
If you didn't feel comfortable at the HocoFest at Congress last weekend, perhaps you need to make plans to travel to the beeeuutiful town of Tonopah, Ariz., on Saturday, Oct. 24 for Oi Fest II 2009 (see promo above for last year's festivities). Hey, every town in Arizona has something wonderful and magical to offer, and Tonopah is no slouch.
I'd like to think this could be a great idea for a Pepe Le Pew festival. We'd all travel there on Vespas wearing black T-shirts with white stripes down our backs. Sadly, no, this is a rather special festival for those who don't mind being called Neo-Nazis. This is a Neo-Nazi music fest featuring the bands White Knuckle Driver, Slaghammer, Storm Troop 16, White Wash, Max Resist and according to white supremacist Website for Stormfront, there will be more.
If you're interested in tickets ... never visit this blog again.
That other alternative weekly in the city-that-must-not-be-named has a great take on Oi here.
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Weird Stuff No Johnson From Levi
Posted by Mari Herreras on Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 11:24 AM
News flash: Levi Johnston, father of Sarah Palin's first grandchild, is going to pose for Playgirl. Read the story here on Gawker.
Unfortunately—or perhaps this is good news—Johnston won't pose showing his privates. What's the point of being in Playgirl? He doesn't seem ripped enough to make other photos worth the newsstand price? This is as disappointing as the HBO series Hung, about a male escort. Female frontal nudity? Yes. Male frontal nudity? No. The guy is supposed to be hung, but
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Monday, August 3, 2009
Politics / Weird Stuff School Tuition Organizations on Defense Again
Posted by Mari Herreras on Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 8:47 AM
Take a good look at Tom Horne's face. This is the man elected to advocate for public education in Arizona, but it always seems he's more eager to screw public education that advocate for it when it comes to vouchers and legislators.
But after reading two articles recently on school-tuition organizations, it feels like the hounds have been let loose on them—and that feels pretty good.
First the article from the East Valley Tribune, then the Arizona Republic shared more insight into the underbelly of school tax credits—but it was Blog for Arizona's David Safier that brought it all home here. Safier deserves a lot of credit for his blogs on education. Thanks David.
After interviewing Tucson mom Jenifer Darland about the paper trail she uncovered that pointed out major ethics violations of Rep. Steve Yarbrough, it made it seem like the entire school-tuition-organization system is a circus. While I keep cringing at what the two Phoenix papers brought to light—that tax credits are paying for the tuition of rich white kids—I've cringed even more thinking about our Tom Horne. He's been a huge supporter of vouchers - saying this STO system makes public schools stronger.
Wow, how foolish we've been folks.
East Valley Tribune lead:
Only God and the health of loved ones rank higher with Beth and Doug Fitch than an elite education for their two boys.The $20,000-a-year cost is exorbitant, Beth said, even though the Fitches are both personal injury attorneys and own an Awatere Foothills home valued at a half-million dollars, Maricopa County property records show. But the Fitches haven't had to worry about the bill.
Arizona has paid the price.
