Switzerland’s answer to speeding motorists wouldn’t even raise an eyebrow in California… Dostoevsky could have had fun with this one even though it has a happy ending Aliens may be controlling the stock market (or not) but it’s a fun theory Slowly, slowly the world is turning into the that of the Jetson’s – starting [...]

You may have thought Cupid was a cherubic boy – turns out he’s a slug More odd animal pairings – horse with ducklings You know that thing you’ve always wanted to say to the most annoying person on your public commute?  Now it’s art A word that’s been missing is finally found  – recombobulate (after [...]

Overall, a bizarre week in the odd news world and that’s saying rather a lot. Nobody reads the fine print – that’s not news but those that didn’t signed over their souls A hidden basement church/speakeasy discovered in England – why can’t my basement be this exciting? Iconic architecture in Legos -what have you built [...]

One of the most reviewed spots on Trip Advisor doesn’t even exist Never, ever block a toad crossing – the toads did not provide a statement, possibly because they had decided to leave in advance of an earthquake A business card that turns into a spirograph – would someone please hand me one of these!

The week started with the Ides of March and just got more interesting: You have a unique bacterial signature – did you even want to know that? 116 year old wisteria vine is world’s largest flowering plant When Star Trek geeks get time and fancy equipment you end up with the world’s smallest Enterprise The [...]

Really odd animal fostering – mother hen and puppies Yorkshire pudding may get protected origin status like Champagne Guerrilla knitting is the new trend in urban tagging A King penguin goes goth

2 (not just 1) exorcised ghosts are up for auction Garden zombies hit the market – unclear if these were gnomes before they became the undead A giant pumpkin is being grown as a sailing vessel The gummi bear chandelier has been reinvented in acrylic (but it didn’t get any cheaper)

Matilda the hen laid a giant egg but didn’t beat the world record set in 1896 Snowmen are becoming more politically active You can now send your stuffed animal on its own vacation in the Czech Republic – it’s exhausting looking that cute all the time! You gotta love a man in uniform

Unintentionally this week is all about quirky  animals but the humans in the story are a little bit odd too… Odd snake with tentacles – am I the only one that sees a resemblance to a slug? Cat proves that felines have untapped powers even when blindfolded by tin can Giant rabbit – evolving to [...]

It’s hard to believe that Nurdle.Net has been online for one full year – particularly since I’d been  sitting on the domain name since the .com days.  It’s been quite a year; Seth Godin left the very first comment, proving that talking about someone’s socks will get you more attention than high volume traffic. For [...]