Does anybody remember the episode of The Simpsons called Moe Baby Blues? Well, the wonderful smell of rotten meat will soon be clouding over the Garden of Eden! No, I’m not ‘high’.
Mighty Titan enters final act at Eden
The world’s largest, smelliest flower, the Titan arum, has entered its last stage in Eden’s Rainforest Biome.
The bizarre [...]
Technology, the police and the general public can sometimes go hand in hand, even in Somerset, it appears:
Cameras issued to catch flasherDisposable cameras have been handed out to women in a Somerset coastal resort to help police catch a serial flasher.
Several women walking dogs through Apex park in Burnham-on-Sea have reported a man indecently exposing [...]
Recently, , in his journal, commented on the usefulness of the Roomba - a small autonomous vacuum cleaner. However, I spotted the slight flaw in his otherwise perfect cleaning plan, you see, it still requires him to press a button.
Well, no longer does that seem a problem, thanks to THE SHOOVER!
Shoes help out with the [...]
In the Marvel Comics, Dr Doom ruled over the micro-nation of Latveria, where he was feared and worshipped, and from there he could make plans for world domination secure in diplomatic immunity.
In parts of the Street Fighter series, the criminal Shadowloo empire have an island off of Thailand - called Mriganka - from which they [...]
I offer my thanks to Ian at the office for pointing me in the direction of something that had me gnawing through the leather restraints with my teeth.
Mums in burger backlash over healthy eatingTWO mums are organising junk food runs to a South Yorkshire school - because they don’t agree with its healthy eating policy. [...]
It’s time for the seamless segue portion of the news, a time to point out foibles, link it to good news and bring it round for a good laugh.
Yesterday, the Prime Minister addressed a standing ovation at the Trade Union Congress. Wait. Sorry. The Prime Minister addressed the TUC, many of whom were standing and [...]
The Air Anti-Terror Campaign continues, with further news from nearby Local Authorities taking up arms to fight the screeching hordes.
Decoy gull eggs scheme expandedA new scheme to cut the number of gulls across Gloucester by placing plastic eggs in nests to fool the birds, is being introduced across the city. A trial by the city [...]
Scary as it seems, Norfolk are not only accessing technology, but with a new development scheme they are straight-out embracing it.
Norwich pioneers free city wi-fi
Norwich is pioneering a free wi-fi project which covers three sectors of the UK city and its centre.
The £1.1m, 18-month pilot has been live for three weeks and is backed [...]
Anybody who has wandered around Weston with me will no my disdain for seagulls and pigeons, and the idiots who insist on feeding this airborne vermin. The council here doesn’t want to upset anyone with the idea of pest control, however Bristol seems prepared to bite the bullet (as opposed to a biscuit):
Gull cull sees [...]
I just know that Sarah will want to know about this story of ‘the pitter-patter of little feet’.
‘Burglar’ squirrel ransacks houseA stunned couple returned from a weekend break to find their house had been ruined by a squirrel.
Retired engineer Alan White, 67, and his wife Janice, 65, came home to find their lounge ransacked, [...]
Tracking through the quirkies of Ananova led me to some great information. Comic books may be fiction, but just like the technology from Star Trek is becoming apparent today, so the borders between the multiverse are comin’ a-crashing down.
Mole Man banned from home
An eccentric known as The Mole Man has been banned from his [...]
I haven’t really written about local news for a while, in fact, I haven’t really written anything of much substance recently - I’m getting closer to the level of journal with quizzes and random forwarding of images. I thought I’d refresh on ‘the youth of today’.
Over the last few weeks there seems to have been [...]
I heard about this on It’s Been A Bad Week, but I really wanted a slightly more reliable source as they are reknowned for just re-telling urban legends without any actual research.
Bugs Bunny sparks security alert
A girl of six triggered a security scare at an airport – with a pink Bugs Bunny water pistol rammed [...]
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Press - Chocolate Christ
Originally uploaded by Guise Dugal.
Mmm, sacrilicious…
Chocolate crucifix ‘takes the mickey’ out of JesusA sculptor has sparked fury among Christians at an Easter arts exhibition with his collection of chocolate crucifixes. Experimental artist George Heslop displayed all 17 of his white, milk and dark chocolate sculptures, complete with Jesus’ [...]
Not going to bother too much with some tale of mutated freakery of Bridgwater, a cheap knock and what a wasteland it is, or that kind of thing. Instead, I’ll just post this :
Is N-train the weakest linkThe transfer of nuclear waste through a West town has been highlighted as the country’s “weak link” and [...]
The house of tomorrow cleans up after you, even when you’ve been your filthiest (if not your dirtiest ::cough::).
Self-cleaning bathroomScientists have developed a bathroom that cleans itself.
The bathroom’s surface coatings kill bacteria and cause water to run straight off, washing them in the process.
The team at the University f New South Wales in Australia treated [...]
Forget the giant squids found in the last few years, even the threat of squirrels, squirpions and the army they have gathered. The end of the world is marching towards us, with a sideways gait and tasting nice as a paste.
Giant crabs set to invade BritainEnvironmentalists warn that Britain’s waterways are set to be invaded [...]
Something innovative has come out of Wales, beyond a new form of panic from English people trapped in Wales and a new breed of sheep away of zippers being undone at 500 kilometres.
New gadget repels teenagers
A new gadget repels gangs of teenagers by emitting a high-pitched noise that can be heard only by under [...]
Last year, while looking at Toyota’s I-Unit and I-Foot projects at the World Expo 2005 at Aichi, Japan, I was taken in by another type of system that spurred the imagination. The system was Toyota’s IMTS (Intelligent Multimode Transit System), by which on main roads, the buses run in automated platoons on dedicated roads similar [...]
It’s time for a prediction of who President Bush will declare war on this year, in my view there are two main stories that stir up the most controversary and distain. The first is all about the benefits of land held by a country full of foreigners for whom the Americans seem to have a [...]