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 with the plastic helmet

• 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 you’ve been discombobulated)
• Earthworms are social – so don’t go frying them up!

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 lately?
• Apparently vampires are becoming too American

• 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 odd finds of Google Streetview… odder that people have time to find this stuff

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 something truly menacing?
• The sheep that thinks he’s a house pet and gets away with it

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 all that, the most popular posts from the year have had to do with holidays and art – who would have guessed?

1. How to analyze art so you sound like an expert

2. Don’t forget to celebrate! Unusual holidays in June

3. 55 Model T’s will race from New York to Seattle

4. Don’t forget to celebrate! Unusual holidays in May

5. How to promote your favorite artistic experiment as a masterpiece in thee easy steps